In Real Life

You’ll Swear This Half-Life Headcrab Was The Real Deal

You may have seen this years ago, but since there’s a good chance you haven’t, here. See it now. Last week’s story on that awesome StarCraft statue outside Blizzard’s French offices reminded us that the primary artist involved, Steve Wang, is no strange to amazing video game craftsmanship.


In Real Life

Miyazaki’s Films Reimagined As Dog-Eared Penguin Book Covers

Hayao Miyazaki’s films are marked by rich landscapes and innovative character designs, but these illustrations reduce those films to their most basic components, imagining them as minimalist Penguin book covers.


May 26, 2012
Retro

Get Out Of Our Real World, Video Game Characters, You Look Too Good

Artist Jamie Sneddon’s 8-bit scapes is a collection of prints showing video game characters let loose in the real world, taking over locations like Cologne, Hong Kong and Manhattan.


May 25, 2012
Uncategorized

If Art Was An Adventure Game

You’d either click everywhere on a painting until something worked, or you’d be greeted with messages like these, done by artist Joe Alterio.


In Real Life

Nobody Loves Rayman Quite Like This Guy

Yeah, he’s been in some decent platformers, but I never thought much of Rayman as a character. He’s just too 90s. So it’s a little surprising seeing him paid tribute in one of the biggest and best pieces of gaming graffiti I’ve ever seen.


In Real Life

Images Of This Skyscraper City Will Blow Your Friggin’ Mind

To say Hong Kong is crowded is an understatement. Over seven million people are squeezed into just 1108 square kilometres. And boy, in some places it’s a tight squeeze.


May 24, 2012
In Real Life

That Fake Retro Nintendo Event Looked More Interesting Than A Real One

You’ve already had a taste of the fake, one-of-a-kind game cartridges on display at Japanese indie Meteor. Now have a look at the event itself. As previously posted, the goal of the exhibition is simple: artists submit a cartridge for a fake Famicom game. It can be whatever they want, basically, meaning some can be funny, and others can be super stylish. Submissions are taken from all over the planet, not just Japan.


May 23, 2012
Uncategorized

Superstars Of Indie Gaming…Unite!

Coming together like a less muscular version of the Justice League, Steve Courtney’s INDIES, ASSEMBLE! brings together the stars of games like Braid, Journey and Minecraft in the one incredible image.


In Real Life

Zombie Playground Turns Art Into A Video Game Starring Kids, Zombies & Rap

Back in 2009, Masive Black artist Jason Chan (who draws wonderful pictures and even Kotaku mascots) gave the world an adorable piece of art that, while not directly inspired by Left 4 Dead, certainly captured people’s attention at the time. Mostly because it looked like a Fisher Price version of Valve’s shooter.


May 22, 2012
In Real Life

What If Mass Effect’s Reapers Had Captured The Useless Species Too?

During the Mass Effect trilogy you fight a few friendly species “re-appropriated” as bad guys by the Reapers. But not all of them. So concept artist Andrew Ryan decided to imagine what it would be like if the Reapers had been a little more thorough.