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CultureCosplay
Original Cosplay Is The Best Cosplay
Amazing. I’ve never seen anything like it. Who cares if it’s not a fictional character: cosplay is 100% about fandom, and who isn’t a fan of soy sauce? Monsters, that’s who. Photo by Mark Clifton, taken at Animazement 19. Cosplayer is Katie Cunningham. Update:
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2016 -
CultureTransmission: When Classic Sci-Fi And Video Games Collide
Nathaniel West is a veteran concept artist who served as lead concept artist on Interstellar, and has also worked on Godzilla, Inception and Iron Man 2. His latest project, though, is as creator of the upcoming video game Transmission Taking cues from classic sci-fi design like 2001 and Alien, and some of his favourite games…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2016 -
Culture
When Your Default Look Is “Glum”
Alexis Rives is a young French artist just starting out in the video game business. You can see more of Alexis’ work at his 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 the “expand” button in the top-left…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2016 -
CultureTransmission is a sci-fi exploration game that looks out of this world. It’s got a great sense of scale and style, and it’s not just for show. The game touts a high degree of environmental interaction as a key feature. Transmission is on Steam Greenlight right now.
By Nathan Grayson Published June 7, 2016 -
Culture
2016’s Best* Video Game Concept Art
Every year, around the time of E3, an exhibition called Into The Pixel is held, which celebrates the work of professional video game artists. With a panel made up of veterans from companies like Blizzard and 343 Studios, it’s a great way of recognising the best work in the field. While there’s no way to…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Jamie Lee Curtis Cosplayed At The Warcraft Premiere
She’s not even in the movie, but that didn’t stop noted Warcraft nerd and cosplay afficiando Jamie Lee Curtis from snagging an invite to the Hollywood premiere of the (terrible) film adaptation.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2016 -
Culture
The Art Of Uncharted 4
Uncharted 4 is one of the prettiest video games ever made. Here is a look at some of the art that made this possible. Below you’ll find pieces from a range of Naughty Dog’s artists, covering environments, characters, 2D, 3D, the works. Note that some of this stuff might be slightly spoilery, so if you…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2016 -
CultureFour Soldier: 76s Get 86’d
Today on Highlight Reel we have McCree vendettas, high-level Lucio play, Solider: 76 denial and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube Page, then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below Rise of the Tomb…
By Chris Person Published June 6, 2016 -
CultureThe Making Of A Popular Counter-Strike Map
Santorini is one of Counter-Strike’s most well-regarded recent maps. It’s attractive, well-balanced, and compact enough to create tense showdowns. How do you make a map that stands out in a Dust2-obsessed CSGO landscape? Like this. Santorini creator Shawn “FMPONE” Snelling teamed up with Max Reiger to create a slick video of Santorini’s methodical evolution over…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 6, 2016 -
Culture
Dishonored 2’s Star Needs A Hug
James Cain is a freelance sculptor and illustrator from the UK. Shame these aren’t available for sale as physical items. I’d murder for some of those Dishonored and Banner Saga busts to be sitting nice and heavy on my desk. (Note: Cain has had some of them 3D-printed, and they look awesome) You can see…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Where Are My Cosplay Testicles, Summer?
Cosplayers Drcane (who built Snowball) and his friend Jerry (Rick) have outdone themselves here with this Rick & Morty shoot. Snuffles/Snowball isn’t an outfit (there’s nobody in there), it’s more of a prop, but still. It looks awesome. The matching graffiti is also a nice touch.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
My copy of CSPLY EU arrived last week. It’s a hardcover book specifically about European cosplayers that was successfully Kickstarted a little while ago (though you can also buy it from a store). Its not bad! The focus is more on images than words, so there’s not much to necessarily learn about the European scene,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Good Cosplay You Got There, Atlanta
Atlanta’s MomoCon was held late last month, and there was some good cosplay on show. Over 28,000 people went through the gates over four days, and below you’ll find shots of some of the best cosplayers in attendance. All photos by Mineralblu. Note that while I’ve got credit info for some cosplayers, others are missing,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2016 -
CultureA Look At Some Of The Animation Behind Overwatch
Those Overwatch characters didn’t just animate themselves. Someone had to get in there and make them move, and Blizzard’s David Gibson is one of those responsible. We featured some of Gibson’s stuff a little while ago, when he shed some light on the technical side of making the game look so buttery-smooth. Today, though, we’re…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2016 -
CultureSnacktaku Eats A&W Root Beer And Orange Crush Pop-Tarts
When Kellogg’s and the Dr. Pepper Snapple company announced they would be collaborating on a pair of soda-flavored Pop-Tarts, we here at Snacktaku scoffed. You should have heard the scoffing. It was Olympic-level scoffing. Now, having eaten them, we feel a little bad about it. Before we begin, a couple of items we must address.…
By Mike Fahey Published June 5, 2016
