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BIZARRO ART POST SHOULD HAVE WORDS, NOT PICTURES
Eric Spitler is a character artist who has worked at studios like NCsoft, Warthog and at Vigil on the Darksiders series. You can see more of Eric’s art 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Lego Gatchaman, Justice League, And Girl With A Pearl Earring
Ieyasu Tse’s Lego creations include vehicle Voltron, the Big Bad Wolf, various Marvel and DC heroes, and more: You can see more at Flickr Via TBB You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Turning Destiny Into A Racing Game
Destiny fans are hoping to turn the game into a racing game with The Sparrow Racing League. The work-in-progress home page for the project is here Previously You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Lego For Girls Starfighters
Lego Friends pieces used by Bricksy to create candy-colored starfighters: You can see more of his creations at Flickr You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Ralph Bakshi’s The Lord Of The Rings
Ralph Bakshi’s Twitter feed is regularly updated with cels, deleted scenes, and concept art from his movies, including these from The Lord of the Rings. (I’d be much more excited about the new Lord of the Rings game if the graphics looked like this): You can see more in his Twitter feed, some probably NSFW…
By John Struan Published August 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Fantastic Optimus Prime Figure Lights Our Darkest Hour
Hot Toys are releasing an Optimus Prime figure. I know you can’t see it, but my wallet is suddenly flapping around like a bat, and I’m having a devil of a time trying to catch it. The 30cm figure, based on Prime’s G1 design, is actually Starscream-inspired, and for whatever reason – I can’t remember…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Ico-est Little Indie Game
Toren is a puzzle adventure that wears its Ico/Shadow of the Colossus influences on its sleeve. The architecture, the sense of inescapable loneliness, the grimly beautiful color palette—there is, in other words, a lot to like here. Here’s what it’s all about: “Experience the mysterious, timeless world of Toren, the first adventure game from Brazilian…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Little League World Series Player Is 6’4″, 229
Erick Figueroa, who is playing for the Caribbean’s Little League World Series team, is 6’4″, 229. The scouting report says he’s a pitcher with “intimidating mound presence.” Via Busted Coverage You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedFor Four Years, One Man Has Been Making His Own Animated Film
Kory Martin Juul, an artist who worked on Lord of the Rings and Avatar, has for four years been toiling on his own animated feature film, White Tiger Legend. By himself. So it’s time for some help. The film, which runs for 100 minutes, already has a rough edit, but in order to get it…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Parents Going To Jail For Playing WoW Instead Of Feeding Kids
Lester Louis Huffmire and his wife, Petra Huffmire, have been sentenced to five years and three years prison respectively for “obsessively” playing World of Warcraft while “keeping their two young daughters locked inside their filthy mobile home for years without adequate food or basic care”. KTLA reports that the couple, arrestedlast year, plead guilty to…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 14, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Couples, Don’t Cosplay The Last Of Us, Please
There are a great many relationship dynamics at play in the story of The Last Of Us. This is, ew, not one of them. Though granted, while on the subject, we’ve seen worse For the record, Joel is Luke Asher McLaughlin, and Ellie is indeed his girlfriend. Photos by Shaddy (and they were actually taken…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 14, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Cosplay, Meet Fashion
Cozdayis what happens when the DIY, bootstrap nature of cosplay meets the world of boutique fashion. It’s the work of designer Leetal Platt, and the idea is that she’s selling tailored clothing that, as you can see, combines the influences of both cosplay and clothes people actually wear outside cons. A warning: the stuff is…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 14, 2014 -
Uncategorized‘Play Offline’ Is An Advertised Feature In New City Sim
Something tells me people haven’t forgotten about SimCity‘s notorious online debacle. That something’s name? Cities: Skylines, which will also allow for extensive modding and “massive” cities. The “play offline” bit comes toward the end of the video (worth noting: SimCity can now be played offline as well; it’s still not very good), but that’s hardly…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedEyes, teeth, and gallons of blood. Surgeon Simulator: Anniversary Edition is now on Steam, and it’s more bonkers than ever. New bits include eye/teeth operations, better graphics, new levels (surgery while running down a hallway!), and stat tracking so you’ll never forget how much of a monster you are.
By Nathan Grayson Published August 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedFor one moment, Hotline Miami 2‘s Steam page showed that it was coming out tomorrow, but it’s since switched back to just “2014.” A representative for Hotline Miami 2 says the game has no release date yet, so the date was a mistake. Alas. The original version of this post reported that Hotline Miami 2…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedCatch Up On Tales of Xillia Before The Sequel
Tales of Xillia 2 comes out on Tuesday, and if you’re like me and never quite got around to beating the first game, here’s a solid refresher video to catch you up on the story. Namco Bandai’s Nick O’Leary promisesthat you don’t really need to play Xillia in order to enjoy Xillia 2—and by many…
By Jason Schreier Published August 14, 2014
