Kotaku: Tattoo

Love is a Fresh New Etna Tattoo

Mike Fahey — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:30:00 EST

In what is quickly becoming a Valentine's Day tradition for my family, last night I hit up Psycho Tattoo in Sandy Springs, Georgia to add another role-playing icon to my growing (and until yesterday Final Fantasy-centric) party. Why are all the Prinnies running away? More »

From Skyrim Meme to Lady's Flesh

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:40:00 EST

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Skyrim's "Arrow in the Knee" meme didn't only inspire an epic dubstep anthem. It also inspired this tattoo. More »

When Plants Vs. Zombies Meets the NHL, Horrible Tattoos Happen

Mike Fahey — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:40:00 EDT

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42-year-old hockey fan Mike Schaaf was in the market for some more permanent body art to demonstrate his passion for the pastime, but wasn't sure which artistic direction to go in. Then he saw someone playing Plants Vs. Zombies. More »

A Painfully Permanent Way to Never Lose Your 3DS Augmented Reality Cards

Mike Fahey — Mon, 02 May 2011 13:40:00 EDT

IHeartChaos' Cranberryzero was so impressed with the Nintendo 3DS augmented reality cards that he decided to have one permanently stabbed into his skin. What could be better than this augmented reality tattoo? I have a few suggestions. More »

It's Dangerous To Go Alone! Get Inked Together!

Owen Good — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:00:00 EDT

Reader Tim T., perhaps taking a page from Fahey and the soon-to-be Mrs. Fahey's art, sends in these his-and-her Zelda tattoos he and his wife have. The heart containers are mirrored so that both halves form the same whole. Dawwwwwww. More »

OK, This Gaming Tattoo Is Pretty Amazing Too

Brian Crecente — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:00:00 EDT

Earlier this week I posted a video of a mind-blowing gaming sleeve that a tipster sent us, saying it was the best gaming tattoo I had ever seen. More »

Most Unbelievable Game Tattoo I've Ever Seen, In Motion

Brian Crecente — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Devin from Michigan sat in a chair for 26 hours over several days to get this masterpiece injected into his skin. More »

Full Screen, Half Arm Street Fighter Tat

Brian Crecente — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:30:00 EDT

As seen on Izit. More »

The Big Picture, in a Tattoo

Owen Good — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST

Tattoo spied at the Brighton Tattoo Convention in London last month. It references the lyrics of "Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start" by the Ataris. Picture by Iris James, seen via Hawty McBloggy. More »

The Party Is Complete

Mike Fahey — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:20:00 EST

First Black Mage, then Fighter, Red Mage, and finally Thief. Let's go see if we can rescue a princess in exchange for a bridge. As seen on my arm this weekend. More »

Gamer, Rapper Game's New Tattoo

Brian Crecente — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:00:00 EST

Rapper Game's future tattoo, The Evolution of Gaming, as seen on Rap-Up.com. Thanks mvab10. More »

Whoops

Brian Crecente — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:20:00 EDT

As seen on Jared Rea's Twitter feed.... and some guy's appendage... for the rest of his life. More »

Snake Makes a Solid Tat

Owen Good — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:00:00 EST

There seems to be no shortage of the impressive art gamers are both willing to pay for and have etched into their skin. More »

Check This Awesome Mirror's Edge Tat

Owen Good — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:30:00 EST

This guy Patrick emailed us to say he got a tattoo like Faith's from Mirror's Edge. Immediately I thought of her eye sunburst and figured he's gonna look like Mike Tyson. Nope. Much, much cooler. More »

The Peter Moore Challenge

Brian Crecente — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:30:00 EDT

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. More »

Eat Fahey's Tattoo

Leigh Alexander — Thu, 29 May 2008 20:30:00 EDT

Even though I began at Kotaku maybe a little over four weeks ago, I think this is the day I am truly inaugurated, as I post my very first cake picture. More »

My First Gaming Tattoo

Mike Fahey — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:20:00 EDT

Since I started writing for Kotaku I've been exposed to sides of gaming culture I was never really aware of. Game cakes, game crochet, papercraft...all ways for the more creative and skilled of us to express their dedication to our great passion, but what about those of us without mad crafting skills? I could probably pull off a game cake of the Adventure hero sans arrow sword, or fold up some origami throwing stars and toss them at my cats, pretending I am Ryu Hayabusa, but it wouldn't be the same. Luckily for the unskilled (and perhaps slightly unbalanced) of us, there is another way. The gaming tattoo. Armed with the knowledge provided me by Flynn's excellent feature back in January of this year, I decided it was time to make long sleeve shirts a requirement for job interviews for the rest of my life and get inked. More »

Tattoo You

Drew Crecente — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:00:00 EST

Kotaku faithful T3CHTony loves all things Mario and doesn't care who knows it. Here's his recent tattoo that he received at Electric Tattoo in Pasadena, Maryland. More »

Ink Meets Flesh: A Gaming Tattoo Primer

fdemarco — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:00:16 EST

Years ago, tattoos were considered quite the taboo for normal folk. They were usually reserved for the likes of bikers, thugs, sailors and circus sideshow performers. In the last ten to fifteen years, tattooing has become de rigueur amongst the alternative set, slowly spreading its inky wings to a larger part of the general populous. Even more recently, a certain subset of the gaming community has gotten on board the tattoo train and begun immortalizing their favorite video game icons on their skin, permanently embedding their love of the medium into their skin. More »

The Power Glove Tattoo

fdemarco — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:00:00 EDT

Sometimes video game tattoos just make me laugh (with them and not at them) and this is definitely one of those cases. I certainly wouldn't choose this as a tattoo for myself, but more power to the person who got it on whatever unnameable body part this happens to be (my guess is calf). The inclusion of the "It's so bad" at the bottom takes this from highly questionable to actually pretty funny if not a little odd. Still, it's really well done and the electricity looks great. More »

The Zelda Sleeve Tattoo: The Beginning

fdemarco — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:00:00 EDT

Some of you may remember Sam Mullin and his kick ass Nintendo/Mario sleeve tattoo. Back when we first posted it, Sam had mentioned that he would soon be getting a Zelda sleeve on the other arm and well, it looks like he's started the process! Already present are Link, Princess Zelda and Ghoma, with Gannon and others yet to come. The tattoo work is being done by Daniel Innes , the same artist from the Mario piece and if this new one turns out as good as the last one, it's bound to be great. More »

The Mega Man Tattoo

fdemarco — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:00:00 EDT

Kotakuite Aronn sent in this picture of his brand spankin' new Mega Man tattoo that his sister got him for his birthday. I have to say I am really impressed with the precision with which this was rendered. It is pixel perfect and looks quite sharp. You don't see a lot of really well done 8-bit tattoos and this one definitely makes the grade. Congratulations Aronn, you've got a keeper! Not that you'd have much choice... More »

A Human Back's Worth of Sephiroth

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:00:30 EDT

As far as villains go, Final Fantasy VII's Sephiroth is a pretty bad dude. So, by that rational, COVERING YOUR ENTIRE BACK with him would make you a pretty bad dude, too. Even if you have love handles. More »

The Nintendo 3/4 Sleeve Tattoo

fdemarco — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:00:00 EDT

Ah, the ever present gaming tattoo. Some are good, some are bad and some are just meh. This one however is pretty damned cool and extremely well executed. The guy (A faithful Kotakuite by the name of Sam) is apparently going to have a Zelda themed sleeve on the other arm and eventually Metroid piece on his chest. He also plans on going back and finishing the Mario sleeve to the wrist. That's an awful lot of ink on such a skinny arm. How did they fit that all on there? Impressive! Make the jump for a few more shots. More »

The Full Back Nintendo Tattoo

Brian Crecente — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:00:50 EDT

Wow, just wow, This really is one of the top three game-related tattoos I've ever seen. Perhaps the best.
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The NES Pad Tattoo

fdemarco — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:00:00 EDT

Game tattoos come and go with varying degrees of technical prowess. Being a heavily tattooed gentlemen myself, I feel I'm qualified enough to pass opinion on other works and I must say, this one is quite well done. The only part I question is the Nintendo logo, but with the quality of the picture and bend of the arm, it's kind of hard to tell how well it's done. I am impressed that they added in the cord and the plug since usually you just see the controller itself. According to the bbps where this picture originated, this is just the start of what will eventually be a full game tattoo sleeve. One can only imagine what further video game wonders will adorn this disembodied arm. More »

Bach, Mattrick Talk Moore, EA

Brian Crecente — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:40:01 EDT

I had a moment to talk with Robbie Bach and Peter Moore replacement Don Mattrick a few minutes ago as they made the rounds calling interested media. You know an interview's going to be fun when it starts out with the interviewees congratulating you on scooping their press release. Nice. More »

Day O Tattoos

Brian Crecente — Mon, 28 May 2007 15:02:36 EDT

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. More »

Family Gets Zelda Tats

Brian Crecente — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:00:07 EDT

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. More »

The Zelda Tramp Stamp Tattoo

fdemarco — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:00:00 EDT

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. More »

The Konami Code Tattoo

fdemarco — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:00:00 EDT

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 More »

Katamari Tattoo Goodness

fdemarco — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:00:00 EST

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 More »

In Search of Okami Tattoo Guy

Brian Crecente — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:18:07 EST

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. More »

Call Of Duty 3 Inspired Game Tattoo

fdemarco — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 14:00:29 EST

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. More »

The Best Okami Tattoo We've Seen

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 07:19:03 EST

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

Best Game Tattoo Ever

kotaku.com — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:40:45 EDT

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." More »

DDR Tat

Brian Crecente — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:55:58 EDT

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. More »

Mario Mystery Block Tattoo

kotaku.com — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:40:12 EDT

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 More »

First Gears of War Tattoo Hits the Wild

Brian Crecente — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:44:49 EDT

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 More »

Greasy Castlevania Tattoo To Adorn Gamer's Flesh Forever

brownlee — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 08:00:31 EDT

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. More »