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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Lonely Crash Bandicoot
Gamescom’s Opening Night Live event happened earlier this week. It had a few game announcements, some new trailers, and other stuff. But it also provided us with a haunting image that summarizes 2020 in a single photo. Your challenge this week: Put sad Crash in images. Within the fiction of Opening Night Live, Crash had…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: King Shark, Winners!
If you are a fan of comic book character King Shark, last week was a treat. We got two different and new versions of King Shark announced at DC’s online FanDome event. One from the new Suicide Squad movie and one from the new Suicide Squad game. So to celebrate, I asked you all you…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: King Shark
Yesterday was a great day for King Shark fans, like myself. We got two different digital King Sharks. One from the recently announced game Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League and one from the upcoming Suicide Squad movie. This is a good thing. Let’s celebrate. Your challenge this week: Have some fun with King Shark!…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Halo Delayed, Winners!
Last week, after we all learned that Halo Infinite was delayed until 2021, I realized that poor Master Chief would need something to do while he waits for them to finish making his big game. So I asked you all for help. Our winning image this week comes from TheWorldof who decided to just show…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Halo Delayed
Halo Infinite has been delayed until next year. This is most likely for the best, as it seemed like it needed some more time in the oven. But it does mean the Master Chief will have a lot more free time on his hands. So, let’s help the big guy out. Your challenge this week:…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Fall Guys, Winners!
Fall Guys has taken the internet by storm. It seems everywhere I look I see some guys falling. And that was the theme for last week’s contest: Add these little bean boys to more games, movies and TV shows. Our winning image this week comes from MonoArtan who combines Pokemon and Fall Guys into one…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Fall Guys
The internet has a new favorite game: Fall Guys. I’ve played a bunch and I’ve enjoyed it. And I’ve fallen in love with the little bean men you control. They should get a break from dying all the time in their game. Let’s help them out! Your challenge this week: Bring the bean boys from…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Next-Gen Brute, Winners!
Whoops! Due to a communication and planning error, I accidentally left you all without winners for a week. I hope you survived this week of suspense and chaos! Our winning image this week comes from Neuroplastique who lets this sad brute have some ice cream. How nice. A lot of great entries this week. This…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Next-Gen Brute
We got to see some gameplay from that new Halo game coming out later this year. It didn’t look…amazing. But it did give us a next-gen Brute. And he looks sad. Let’s get him out of Halo Infinite and let him explore other worlds! Your challenge this week: Add this new Brute to other games,…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Special Eyes, Winners!
They say eyes are the windows to the soul. I assume that if the eye in question is super high resolution, then you probably have a 4k soul. Regardless, last week I asked you folks to take a high-quality Luigi eye and create images with it. Our winning image this week comes from Raptureiscoming who…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Special Eyes
One of my favorite Twitter accounts I follow is Supper Mario Broth, an account that tweets out weird and tiny details and facts from various Mario games. Recently they tweeted about Mario and Luigi’s incredible eyes. Your challenge this week: Do something with this eye texture. You probably expected something cake related? Well, while I…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Giancarlo Esposito, Winners!
We now officially know that Far Cry 6 is a thing and does in fact star Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad.) But last week we first heard about this via a leak. So I asked you all to take the actor’s digital avatar and have some fun. Our winning image this week comes from MonoArtan who…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Digital Giancarlo Esposito
Oops! Far Cry 6 has leaked a little bit ahead of the official reveal, which is happening later today. Now we know that Giancarlo Esposito is the bad guy. So let’s have some fun with this digital Esposito! Your challenge this week: Add digital Giancarlo Espositio to video games. Let’s try to stick to games…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Pascal, Winners!
Pascal, Animal Crossing’s cute and chill otter, has returned in the most recent summer update for New Horizons. So in honor of his arrival, I asked you all to create some fun images featuring this adorable critter. Our winning image this week comes from sciteach, who improves a classic film with one simple change. I…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Pascal
Animal Crossing: New Horizons recently received a new update that lets players swim around their islands. And it also brought back a fan favorite animal, Pascal. He’s cool. Let’s welcome back Pascal with some fun images! Your challenge this week: Add Pascal to stuff. I haven’t played Animal Crossing in weeks. I just don’t find…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Vault Boy, Winners!
The loveable mascot from all the Fallout games was recently added to Smash Bros. So, it felt like a great time to have some fun with Vault Boy and I asked you creative people to spread Vault Boy to other games. Our winning image this week comes from Frode who adds yet another surprising cameo…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Vault Boy From Smash
Vault Boy is being added to Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Well, not actually as a full-on new character, but as something called a “Mii Fighter.” I don’t understand what that means, but hey Vault Boy seems like a fun ‘Shop Contest! Your challenge this week: Add Vault Boy from Smash into other games. I’ve taken…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Summer 2020, Winners!
Summer is finally here. Turn on those fans, jump into a river, or go buy some ice cream. In honor of the hottest time of the year, I asked you folks to show how video game characters are enjoying the summertime. Our winning image this week comes from Badonkagronk who shows how handy it is…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Summer 2020
This weekend marks the official start of summer. Most folks will be stuck inside and most pools are closed, but still, it’s summertime! Your challenge this week: Let’s have some summer fun with video games! In the picture above Leon is not wearing a mask, but he is practicing social distancing. So, better than nothing.…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: The PS5 Cat, Winners!
One cute and futuristic cat caught my attention during the PS5 reveal. So I asked you folks to add this furball to more games, movies and TV shows. Everyone deserves a good, future cat. Our winning image this week comes from sciteach who pulls off the rare back-to-back wins! Can they be stopped next week?…
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