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Dragon Age Cosplay Gets Hammered, Makes Out
This merry band of cosplayers figured that if they were going to get together and dress up like Dragon Age characters, they may as well act like them. All photos by Anton Timofeev. Cosplayers are Sons of a Gun Cosplay (Hawke, Isabela), Ren Sinclair (Merrill) and Dark Incognito’s Cassandra, which we’ve actually featured here before…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2016 -
Grieving Fans Ask Nintendo To Name Zelda Character After Murdered Singer
Christina Grimmie, the young singer (and former The Voice contestant) who was tragically shot and killed in Orlando earlier this month, was a massive and very vocal fan of the Legend of Zelda series. In the wake of her murder, fans have been asking Nintendo to honour her in an upcoming game. As Timereport, there…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2016 -
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By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2016 -
Culture
The Weapons Of The WarCraft Movie
Jonathan Berube is an artist who, after a long spell at Blizzard as a matte painter and member of their cinematics team, is now in the movie business working on the Avatar sequels. Below are some of his contributions to the WarCraft movie, most of which are weapons. Big, heavy, very WarCraft weapons. You can…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2016 -
Sony Could (But Probably Won’t) Pay Millions Over Old PS3 Lawsuit
All the way back in 2010, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Sony after the ability to run Linux on the PS3 was removed. Last week, after six years of haggling, the company agreed to pay up. As Ars Technica report, the decision was made last Friday, and—provided the judge agrees to Sony’s terms—will see…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2016 -
Aww, We’ll Never Get This Benedict Cumberbatch Disney Infinity Figure
Disney Infinity is toast, because Disney manufactured way too many figures nobody wanted and not enough of the ones people did. Which means, sadly, we will never get to pay over the odds on eBay for this excellent Benedict Cumberbatch figure. Well, technically it’s a Doc Strange figure, but I’ve never seen an Infinity figure…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2016 -
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X-Men For The 90s Kids
Carlos Fabián Villa is a concept artist from Mexico who has worked in both video games and animation. You can see more of Carlos’ work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2016 -
The Unity Engine Sure Has Come A Long Way
Once was a time people would make fun of the crummy little web games that were made using the Unity Engine. That time is long gone. The multi-platform engine is now used on a ton of big games (the gorgeous Deserts of Kharak and Satellite Reign are recent examples), but not even they look as…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2016 -
Civilization VI Makes America Great Again
As America faces an uncertain future, there’s comfort to be found in looking to the past with Civ VI’s choice for the game’s US leader: Teddy Roosevelt. America has long been a Civ mainstay, but its leaders have always been drawn from a small pool: Lincoln and Washington for the most part, with one-off appearances…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 20, 2016 -
Culture
That’s One Way To Land A Spaceship
Ivan Tantsiura is a concept artist at Crytek, the developers of the Crysis series, where he’s most recently worked on their VR game The Climb You can see more of Ivan’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 20, 2016 -
Look At These Amiibo Stands
Shelves? We’re well past shelves here. Because the average Amiibo spends 99.99-100% of its life on display, there’s a growing market in making sure they’re on display and looking good. We’ve had cute Mario platforms and Smash stages, but this new stuff from PDP (via Tiny Cartridge) is even better. The Donkey Kong stage looks…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 20, 2016 -
CultureCosplayRobot Dinosaur Cosplay Was One Of The Stars Of E3
Hollywood effects studio Spectral Motion were hired by Sony to create a little something for Horizon Zero Dawn’s E3 demo. The suit they came up with ended up being one of the lowkey stars of the entire show As you can see, it goes way beyond your usual E3 cosplay performance, seeing as it’s basically…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2016 -
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The Future Fashion Of Mirror’s Edge
If there’s one thing every costume in Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst has in common, it’s that they all look like they walked right off the runway of some sci-fi fashion show. Not that this is a bad thing! While some of the touches you’ll see below are a bit naff, for the most part everything looks…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2016