EA Sports head Peter Moore is not a man to mince words. That's why we loved him so when he was at Microsoft, he cuts through the BS and gets straight to the point.

In a recent post on his blog over at It's In The Game, Moore talked up his new studio alluding that EA Sports is primed to have one of the best years in its history. In particular Moore sings the praises of NASCAR, NBA LIVE, Madden and NCAA Football. He's so sure that this season is going to be unrivaled, in fact, that he's promising to get a new tattoo if they don't deliver.

Big talk Moore, but lets put a little reality into this pie-in-the-sky promise. Why not say that if you don't have an overall Metacritic increase (yes I hate review scores) on all four of those games you've failed to deliver and it's time to ink up? We've even found this swell logo for your possible future use. Let us know.

Not Resting on our Laurels [Peter Moore's Official Blog]

Moxie Girl tipped us off about this Final Fantasy Black Mage/White Mage cake. As I'm weak in the knees over buttercream, normally I'd find this very delicious, but now it just makes me think of Fahey's blood and arm hair.

I feel like a real part of the family now!

What follows is my experience getting my very first tattoo, along with some images the squeamish might want to avoid like the plague. It seems I enjoy photographing blood. Call it residual goth.

The Plan

It started off as a joke. My best girl was coming to stay for a week, and we wanted to do something to commemorate the occasion. At first I suggested getting a Prince Albert, which you should probably not Google if you don't already know what it is. That didn't go over very well, so I suggested getting tattoos...again, as a joke, but she got excited about the idea, and by extension so did I, and before I knew it we were in a local tattoo parlor nervously pacing back and forth, straining our ears just in case we heard screaming coming from the back room.

Okay, that last bit was just me.

The Concept

We swung by Psycho Tattoo in Sandy Springs Georgia late on a Friday night, fully expecting them not to have any appointments available for the next several days. Well, I was fully expecting this, the scared-of-pain portion of my being trying to subconsciously sabotage the endeavor at every turn. As luck would have it there were two openings for the next day, so we put down a deposit and headed back to my apartment, dizzy with the possibilities...mainly because I hadn't thought this through.

Yes, I broke one of Flynn's rules. I had no idea what I wanted to get permanently drawn on my body. Not the where, not the what...I just had the when, and that would be tomorrow afternoon, so I had to get cracking.

My first choice was a Space Invader alien. Simple, small, elegant, and possibly tasteful. Recognized the world round as a video game icon. Pixels. Hmm. From those simple pixels my mind wandered to more complicated pixels. From Space Invaders to Galaga, Mario to Link, and finally (no pun intended), Final Fantasy. Flynn suggested the perfect gaming tattoo be something simple yet easily recognized by fellow gamers, so I decided to go with something that would forever brand me an RPG whore. The Black Mage. Holding up a tiny printout to my wrist, it felt good. Soon I would have my own little spellcasting buddy to talk to when things got lonely.

Bravery

When we arrived at Psycho Tattoo the next afternoon we were informed that my girlfriend would be going first. The audible sigh of relief was probably not the manliest move, but come on, it was my first time. Hers too, but someone had to do it. She opted for a half-dollar sized heart at the base of her neck, which took all of 15 minutes. She barely felt a thing. This gave me hope. Surely my experience would be similar!

We're Gonna Need A Bigger Black Mage

Psycho Tattoo is the closest thing you'll get to a tattoo parlor chain, with several locations throughout Atlanta, all with a fine stable of artists. After spending a few moments in the waiting room, I met mine. Justin seemed a nice enough fellow, calm and confident, which I suppose is exactly what you want in a guy who would shortly be plunging a needle into your skin. I showed him my concept, which he took, going to the photocopier behind the counter and returning with a much larger Black Mage than I had intended.
Pixels, while simple enough to draw, are a bit harder to tattoo. Due to the way skin moves and ink gets absorbed, pixels need to be pretty big to be recognizable as pixels. My tiny tattoo just got a whole lot bigger. Justin took the picture in the back and traced it out, returning with an outline of the pixels that revealed a much more complicated job that I expected. He would have to trace all of those lines with as steady a hand as possibly and then fill them in with color. How many lines?

That many lines. Oh boy. This was going to take more than 15 minutes.

Preparation

Justin took the line drawing and created an ink transfer, which he then applied to my inner arm, creating an outline of the design on my skin for him to follow with ink. After about five minutes worth of drying, I was ushered into the back room, where he shaved my skin, set out his equipment, and prepared to get down to business.
Two things about the inner forearm. It's one of the more sensitive spots on the body, and in order for say, a tattoo artist to have access to it for an extended period of time, you have to twist your arm into the most uncomfortable position it can possibly rest in. Just a little FYI.

Two Hours Of Pain, All At Once, All For You

As Justin first placed the ink-dipped needle to my skin, I felt a pinch. A hard pinch. Like someone with neatly filed nails was pinching the skin and then pulling in the direction the needle is traveling. As he filled in the lines - so many lines - I whimpered, I have to admit. It wasn't agonizing, and surely not torture, but not something you'd want to experience every day. Once the needle passed the skin felt like it had been precision burned, which made the fill in all that much more fun. The initial line work took around 30 to 45 minutes, during which my girlfriend ran to the Starbucks next door to get me a chai frappachino. Nothing takes your mind off tattoo pain like an intense ice cream headache - the only time I asked him to stop during the whole process.

Where's That Blood You Promised?

The blood didn't really start until Justin began filling in the colors. Then it welled up big time, and he had to wipe it away every 15 seconds or so to see what he was doing. I made good use of my camera's macro setting as he continued to draw the needle rapidly back and forth across my already burning skin. Two hours after initially sitting down I was done. I was given care instructions, paid my $125, and we were on our merry way, immediately heading over to my parent's house to show my mother what we had done to ourselves. She was most envious. God I love my mom.

But Wait, There's More

So great, now I have a tattoo! A colorful pal to sit on my arm and impress friends and strangers alike for the rest of my life, right? Well, not quite yet. You always see people on television and in movies leaving the tattoo parlor with freshly colored skin, no problem. They never tell you about the proper care and handling of a tattoo. Or the scabbing.

Warning - some of the pictures coming up are not pretty.

There are basically two things you have to do for a new tattoo - keep it clean, and keep it moist. Most good tattoo parlors will have products on hand to get you started. I had to use special tattoo wax for the first several days before moving on to a scentless skin lotion.

Keeping it clean is a high priority, as infected tattoos are just nasty. On the sheet we were given, they placed especially strong emphasis on cat hair, which led to me being absolutely terrified of my cats for a good two weeks. I had visions of cat hair tumbling through the air in slow motion, lighting on my arm while I screamed "NO!" in slow motion, my arm exploding as it made contact. For the first few nights I went to sleep with my arm straight up in the air, just in case they tried to cuddle.

While my girlfriend suffered only minor irritation, my tattoo felt like a sunburn for a few days, though that might have something to do with the whole shaving my arm bit. Then came the scabbing, and the peeling. Brace yourselves.
At least the scabs are color coordinated? See, tattooing basically makes the top layers of skin die. You have to deal with a good week or two of cloudy, dead, zombie skin over your tat before the true colors come shining through, or in this case, peeling off.

It took a full two weeks before the scabs finally healed and flaked off, which was a period of total agony for me. I am scratcher and picker. I am poker and prodder. I am peeler of scabs wherever they may be found. I might also be Beowulf. The point is that as someone who doesn't suffer skin blemishes well, I was desperate to dig into my arm with my fingernails for the better part of two weeks. Towards the end I might have helped the process a long a little bit, but for the most part I behaved.

The Final Product
Now it's been about a month since I got inked, and as you can see my Black Mage has grown a fine head of hair, yet is still easily recognizable as the fantasy RPG icon that he so is. There was a bit of pain involved, and no small amount of frustration, and I'm definitely going to have to go back in for a touch-up, but all in all I am glad to be among the tattooed-gamer masses. Would I do it again? Oh I am. Black Mage needs friends.

It's a relief to see that it's a cool tattoo. I like good tattoos and actually just got a new one in memory of my daughter two weeks ago but cringe whenever I see one that looks like it was drawn with an Etch a Sketch or whose subject matter may necessitate a lengthy explanation to the grandkids one day.

Very cool Tony - wear it with pride!

But not every gaming tattoo is a good gaming tattoo. We've seen some pass through the hallowed halls of Kotaku Tower that would raise your hair. From the goth speed metal Silent Hill logo to the slightly out of shape Zappers, some tattoos just make you say "What the hell were you thinking?" Fortunately, I have a wee bit of experience with tattoos. So if you're ready to take the plunge and allow needle to meet flesh, repeatedly, hit the jump for a couple of important rules.

I have seen quite a few people with gaming tattoos over the last year, some good and some bad. Whenever I see them I try and chat the person up and get an idea why it is they decided to go with a particular design. I ran into a fellow named Shane the other day who was sporting a Pac-Man tattoo. While Pac-Man is admittedly a simple design, it is also infinitely recognizable. I asked him what made him decide on a Pac-Man design and this is what he had to say.

"I just really loved that game so much. It was in integral part of my childhood. I spent a lot of time in arcades playing Pac-Man and most of my allowance went to that game. It was also a game I played with a group of very close friends on a regular basis. As I got older I would play Pac-Man in some of the bars I would go to and the rush of nostalgia was so great. So when I decided to get tattooed, I really wanted something that would remind of all those great times I had when I was younger and of those friends that I don't really see anymore."

I spoke with Rick B., a tattoo artist who has surprisingly done quite a few gaming tattoos and asked him (in his experience) what seems to be the most popular designs amongst gamers.

"The Zelda Tri-Force is a pretty popular one. I have done four or five of those, mostly due to references from the first one I did. Honestly, I didn't even know what the hell it was the first time I saw it. When the guy told me what it was I vaguely remembered watching my little brother play it when we were kids, but I was never really into video games after high school. I've also done a couple Marios, but other than that most have them have been pretty random."

We chatted a bit more and I asked him if he had ever discouraged someone from getting a gaming tattoo or just a tattoo in general.

"I don't usually make any commentary on what people choose to get on their bodies, but I do have a few rules. I won't tattoo anyone's face or anything racist. There have also been a few instances where people bring in drawings that are just a mess. I try and get them to let me clean it up but a lot of times they want what's on the paper so they get what's on the paper. I remember this guy brought in a Mario that looked like he was a melting candle. Horrible. Since then I've actually gathered some images of the more popular characters so that people who come in looking for something like that will have more spec images to draw from."

Whenever we post readers' gaming tattoos here on the site, they are always met with mixed reactions. (which is why you haven't seen mine gracing the front page until now) Some love them, some hate them, some are just ambivalent, but they always have an opinion. It seems like people tend to become extremely judgmental when it comes to what other people put on their bodies but let's face it, an ugly tattoo is an ugly tattoo. So, I thought I would take the time to give some advice to those of you who are considering getting a gaming tattoo and how to avoid some of the common pitfalls that go along with it. Some of this is just good solid advice for getting tattoos in general, but gaming tattoos can be tricky so they deserve a little special attention.

1. Make sure the art that you bring to the tattoo artist is exactly the way you want it. Be sure that all the lines are the way you want them, etc. Also be sure that the colors are correct so you don't end up with a Link wearing a teal outfit instead of his standard green. Unless of course you're going for the Four Swords look...

2. If you are not positive that this is the design you want, try it out first. On more than one occasion I have drawn a potential design on myself with a Sharpie or other non-toxic marker just to check it out. You do not want to bet that full back tattoo of Lara Croft fighting the T-rex only to discover down the road that it really wasn't what you wanted and now you feel like an idiot.

3. Try to avoid logos. I know you love Nintendo, but perhaps choosing a character or symbol might be a better choice than emblazoning their corporate identity across your body. It ends up crossing the line between what could be a nice piece of tattoo art and looking like a billboard.

4. Go somewhere with a good reputation. Cleanliness is a must. If you know people with good tatts, ask them where they got theirs. In pretty much every tattoo studio you go into, the artists will usually have a book of their work available to check out. Try to pick someone who has a style similar to what your looking for. There are not that many tattoo artists who specialize in "video game style" but for instance, someone who does good portraits might be a good choice for 3D work.

5. It's a tattoo. It will be there for the rest of your life. Are you still going to love that cute Animal Crossing character in 20 years? Is it really worth it to spend the money on that completely obscure character that you yourself might forget when you get older? Is your band's name in Rock Band so awesome that it will last the ages?

6. While this might seem to contradict the last tip, it's just as important. This is YOUR tattoo, no one else's. If you want to get the PowerGlove put on you, by all means do it, but remember that if you post it to the Internet, who knows where it will end up. And wherever it ends up, you can be sure everyone will have plenty to say about it.

Me? I have two half-sleeves (I'm tattooed from sternum to elbows on both sides and have a few on my legs), but I didn't get my first gaming related tattoo until last year. I wanted to get something gaming related, but I didn't want the Tri-force or a Mario. I was looking for something that was gaming, but wouldn't be recognized immediately by the general public. Something that only people who gamed would recognize, sort of like a secret handshake. I was also waiting for that game to come along that made enough of an impression on me to make me want to have it added to my already large collection.

That game ended up being BioShock. The tattoo was the small three link chains that your player character has on his wrists and can be seen throughout the game whenever you fire certain weapons of shoot yourself up with a plasmid. It turned out to be the perfect tattoo. Smallish, and to the untrained eye, just a simple chain but to anyone who's played BioShock, it's instantly recognizable. For me, it was the perfect blend of video games and tattooing.

[Thanks, cooper]

The Zelda sleeve [SamuelMullin.com]
[via GayGamer]

[Thanks, Chris!]

Lets get the obvious out of the way first, Bach is adamant that Moore's resignation from Microsoft had nothing to do with the recent announcement of an extended Xbox 360 warranty and the hardware malfunctions rearing its ugly head.

"This decision was directly related to him wanting to be in California," Bach said. "He was in California when we hired him, his kids grew up there... and it's where he and his family wants and needs to be right now. I think it's sometimes a tendency to think, 'oh gosh, it's something else, but there isn't any other reason.

"It's not tied at all (to the recent warranty announcement), it's not related. If you think about it, the timing's really more about the EA reorganization. They created the job and were looking for someone and Peter was evaluating his situation."

Bach said that Moore first came to him "awhile back" to tell him he might be leaving to go to EA, but that it's only been "weeks" since the details were locked in.

"Once we got to that point I started talking to Don and looking at what we would do," Bach said.

I asked Bach about the difficulties in replacing the man who has essentially been the face of the Xbox 360 since its launch. His response: Everyone, including Moore and Bach himself is replaceable.

"My guess is in a few months from now no one will be thinking about it."

Mattrick too was there, a bit low-key but that's understandable on the day his predecessor's retirement was announced. He was a bit taken aback, I think, when my first question was whether he was prepared to get ink for Microsoft.

"That wasn't the first thing on my to-do list," he said. "I understand the personal reasons for his decision, but I think the job he had was the best one to have in the industry.

"If a tattoo is necessary we can double back on that."

I just wish I could look at the screens without thinking how awesome it would be to play this on the DS. Michael Fahey

Not sure why, but I received emails from two guys this long weekend about cool gaming tattoos that are either injected into their skin or the skin of a friend.

Thom! Watson! writes to say he just received this Zelda-inspired tattoo at Primal Urge Tattoos in Arkansas. He adds that he's not just a gamer, he's also a youth minister.

And then you have Tavit who just returned form commencement weekend at his old college where he ran into a friend, 5 Limbs, with this truly artful Okami tat.

That is all. Back to drinking and Warhawk. Brian Crecente

Eurogamer posted a cryptic image from an unnamed publisher, challenging their readers to solve the mysteries contained within. Internet denizens made short work of it, deciphering the teaser image's anagrams and burning through the puzzle contained within the Flash site. The solution to the puzzle is posted above, if you don't feel like doing the footwork.

The Cry Gaia site contains nothing more than concept artwork and a trio of trendy countdown clocks which promise new insight into the game. There's little we can glean from the imagery contained within, but my gut—and I trust that gut—tells me this is more single player adventure than it is something MMO-related. Time will tell whether I should reevaluate how I feel about my gut. Michael McWhertor

Dark Days Are Coming

A Joystiq writer and his immediate family recently got Tri-Force tattoos on various body parts as a sign of solidarity after the passing of the writer's mother.

The father's tattoo has all three of the triangles of the tri-force filled in while the three brothers' tattoo's each have a different triangle filled.

Last week, I was finally tricked into going (the tattoo parlor's sign was replaced by one proclaiming "Free Hamburgers!") and just seven hours later it was finished. We all got different parts of the Triforce filled in (Dad got the whole enchilada) and all on different spots. I got mine on my calf, because I thought it would be easy to cover up. One brother, Griffin, got the forearm, because he wants to have the sort of job where that's acceptable, and my dad, Clint, got his right arm, largely because he already had a tattoo on his left. My remaining brother got one on his chest, which is apparently extra painful. I know this, not just because the tattoo dude Eric told us so, but because Travis spent the entire session periodically mumbling "Oh, this is very unpleasant." Also, he now has a square of hair shaved off of his chest.

It's nice to see a family of gamers come together in such a personal way. Brian Crecente

Zelda Tattoos or an Ink to the Past [Joystiq]

Wow. Not really a whole lot to say about this one. I'm sure some of you will find this extremely sexy while others of you will find it distasteful. For me, well... the best thing I can say is at least it's well executed. Oh, and can I have one of those Oreos? Wait, those are the vanilla ones, never mind. now there is officially nothing in this picture to interest me.

A picture of Oreo cookies... [the bbps]

Shannon over at ModBlog has posted this pic of a young lady's rather saucily placed tattoo that I'm sure will make some of you a bit overexcited and still others of you go "Um...why?" While I appreciate the sentiment behind the Konami code part, I feel kind of bad for her that she will have to go through life with that rather poorly done Gameboy right where every boyfriend and or girlfriend will have to be faced with it every time they want to get "biz-ay". Flynn De Marco

Many thanks Felipe!

Moontasticmel loves Katamari Damacy. Loves it so much in fact that she has decided to get a half sleeve Katamari themed tattoo! She has posted a bunch of photos of the piece in progress on her Livejournal page and I gotta say, it looks pretty great. As you can see from the photo, it's not quite finished yet, but judging by the portion that's already done, the completed piece is going to be a beauty. LOVE the donuts. Nice work! Flynn De Marco

Moontasticmel's Katamari Tattoo Gallery [Livejournal - Thanks, Redeyegirl]

Hey hairy-calved Okami-loving Kotaku reader, this message is for you. A certain gaming magazine dedicated to the Playstation-scene would love to show-off your glistening-shaved calve and the wonderful Okami tat located thereupon. Please make yourself known to us editor types so we can hook the two of you up.

You know, the more I stare at that thing, the more I agree with McWhertor, it does inspire a gag reflex. Brian Crecente

The only problem? The game kinda sucked. I've only seen it in person at one arcade—Playland—in central Pennsylvania where it was installed for no more than a month. One look at this video will show you why. Michael McWhertor

Tattoo Assassins (60 Fatalites out of 2196) [YouTube, via negatendo]

I have a lot of tattoos, A LOT. But, one thing I'm lacking is a video game tattoo. There's never been a game I've played that's inspired me enough to have it permanently emblazoned on my body, not mention it would probably clash with most of my 1940's olde school style artwork.

Xbox forum poster GrinDSouL, was so inspired by what he called the "intense action" of Call of Duty 3, that he ran right out and got the back cover art inked on his arm. Unless you're really familiar with the ins and outs of video game box art, you may not recognize this as a game tattoo, but rest assured it is. I give the artist props for his excellent rendering of an otherwise questionable tattoo. But, hey, who the hell am I to talk, I have one of Ralph Wiggum. Flynn De Marco

call me crazy.... [Xbox forums Thanks, Vanden]

Nevermind that it's the only Okami tattoo we've seen...

Reader Eric has taken the celestial needle to his calf, forever marking himself with the wolf god Amaterasu to always remember one of the greatest development studios of all time, the short-lived Clover. R.I.P.

Nice work, Eric, but I'm going to have to stop writing, as the one thing that seems to threaten to fire off my gag reflex is the shaved, black haired male calf, glistening with the shine of Bacitracin. Gack!! There it goes. Michael McWhertor

Usually, we just snicker when you gaming doofs get yourself inked with whatever fruity pixelated elf you're enamored with. "Whatever!" we larf. "You let us know how that pouty, effete Link looks on your treasure trail when you're sixty."

But this? Well, we have to admit. It's pretty cool. The guy who did it looks like an actual artist, not some jactitating boozer channeling the artist of the Zelda CDi games. We approve. Thumbs up! That's some great ink. Florian Eckhardt

Nintendo Fanboy Sleeve [Modblog]

Josh writes that while club-hopping in Tokyo over the weekend, between TGS stints natch, he and his friends ran into some hardcore Swedish gamers. How hardcore? So hardcore that one of the guys had DDR symbols tattooed into his leg.

If I were to ever get another tattoo, and that isn't happening without a swift heave-ho from my wife, it would probably be some sort of gamer symbol. Though, I think I'd lean more toward Invader aliens than a bunch of arrows. Brian Crecente

This excellent Mario Mystery Block tattoo adorns the slender, porcelain forearm of a pouty-lipped, posturing gangster, but we think there's something frankly discordant between the setting and tattoo. You get heterosexuality points for the Mario block gangster tattoo, my friend. But then we see the Eeyore pillow and you just lose them twice as quickly. Florian Eckhardt

Gaming Tattoo Mario Style... [Art of True Player]

CliffyB forwarded on this sweet tattoo of the Gears of War logo some guy got on his arm. It's the first bit of Gears flesh art he's seen to date. I sure hope it's the photo that's out of focus. Brian Crecente

When I was 16, my best friend tried to convince me to get a tattoo of Tweety Bird holding a shotgun glaring menacingly with bloodshot eyes. He swore this summed up in one indelible image my entire personality. He may have been right, but I demurred. He then suggested that I get a urinating Calvin flipping the bird tattooed on my left buttock, just like on the mud flap of a truck. Maybe it was just something about the way he earnestly suggested I get a micturating six year old tattooed on my ass, but that was the day I became officially creeped way out by his friendship and we stopped being B.F.F.s.

Still, it could scarcely have been as stupid as some of the video game tattoos we've been seeing lately. First, this tattoo on the shoulder of a dumpy Eve Online player, which looks like he got it at a combination tattooing school and clown college. And now, this guy's overly elaborate Castlevania tattoo.

I'm really not sure Dracula's supposed to look that smuggly effeminate, guy, but I'll admit, it could just be you posing half-naked in front of the bathroom mirror that makes me think homoeroticism. Florian Eckhardt

orgiamidildo's Castlevania Tattoos [Flickr]

Eve-Ink chronicles Eve Online gamer Skarsnik's game-related tattoo project. The Eve-O player decided to have his back covered in a giant tattoo inspired by different game wallpapers depicting the game's four races.

So far only one of the four characters have been stenciled into his back, and a bit of the color added. Skarsnik says the work took eight hours. Figure he's doing four, in color and that there will be artwork filling in the space between the races and you've got one hell of a big, expensive and painful tattoo going on.

The Eve-Ophile reports that he's paying £100 an hour, so figure he can expect to be paying about £2400 for the end product.

Good thing he got the game designer's approval ahead of time. Brian Crecente

Eve Ink: A Tattoo Story [Thanks Joel]

After checking out the picture of the Earthbound tattoo we ran earlier this week, Morgan decided to send us a pic of his twin game-related tats. The first is an image of the triforce and the second, an 816-bit Link. Nice. Brian Crecente

An arm tattooed with characters from Mother (Earthbound)? Yep. The ink is still fresh as it was done a week ago. The tattoo artist said this was one of his more "unusual tattoos." This was found on *surprise* LiveJournal. Go figure. Brian Ashcraft

More Here [LiveJournal]
More Here [Photobucket] Thanks, LWG!

Aspiring tattoo artists take note! The character design team over at Pandemic has been snorting Pixy Stix out of each other's navels for the past three days, and they are tired. And if there's one thing I've learned at Kotaku Headquarters in the few weeks I've been here, it's that only through great adversity (and vageuly homoerotic sugar bingeing), are great gaming ideas born.

To spare their delicate artists further trauma, Pandemic Studios has launched a contest to decide what will be indelibly poked into main mercenary Mattias' arms:

For the upcoming Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, Pandemic Studios is calling for their fans to contribute to the design of the lead character, Mattias Nilsson. In "Design the Ink" - the current Mercenaries 2 contest - Pandemic is currently accepting original tattoo designs for the lead Mercenary. The winner will have his or her name featured in the credits and Mattias will actually wear the winning design in the final released version of the game!

Shut down that pirated copy of Illustrator, no tribal designs are being accepted! Also on the "no" list are nudity, profanity, or copyrighted works. So that charming rendering of Samus, in dishabille, dropping a fat f-bomb in a speech bubble, will just have to remain in your My Pictures folder a trifle longer. Very sorry. Eliza Gauger

Design the Ink Contest [Mercenaries II site]

UK Resistance, home of all things Sega, shows off a Sonic tattoo a reader had etched into his hairy leg. Not one, but four Sonics races around some part of his appendage (calf? thigh? who knows?). Willing to bet dollars for donuts that this guy twirls around, just to see those Sonic tats "run."

More Here [UK Resistance]

That s one thing you can say about gamers, they re devoted and intelligent. When a gamer say his 30th birthday looming he decided to celebrate turning older by creating a video game totem and having it tattooed on his leg.

The totem tells the story of the games that effected him through-out his life. Love the tattoo, what a brilliant idea. I m just surprised that a 30-year-old gamer would have Pong as the base and not something more Nintendoy.

holy crap, this hurt a lot [Blog]

Congrats, you've made it to the last question: When and where was Satoru Iwata born?