In Real Life

An Adorable Scott Pilgrim Wedding Game

When reader Simon got married recently, he wanted there to be a little surprise for his new bride. So he and a few friends sat down, took a knife to the Scott Pilgrim game and ended up with this little clip which played after the ceremony.


May 4, 2012
In Real Life

How A Video Game Rock Band Made Me Long For Winter In Toronto

I’ve only been to Toronto once, and it was in high school for a band trip. I think we went to “Medieval Times”? Enter the New York-based chiptune/rock band Anamanaguchi. Their tune “Another Winter” (above) is probably my favourite track from their soundtrack to Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. So kicky, so grooving, excellent melody, dynamite breakdown/build-up… it’s got it all.


April 16, 2012
In Real Life

Scott Pilgrim’s Creator Designed This Adorable Mario Level When He Was A Kid

Canadian comics man Bryan Lee O’Malley, the creator, artist and writer behind Scott Pilgrim, obviously grew up loving video games. So much so that he was designing his own Super Mario Bros. levels.


December 6, 2011
PC

To The Moon Tells A Personal Story In The Language Of Video Games

Video games have a language all their own. It’s a language that most people understand implicitly — concepts like extra lives, levelling up, experience points and boss battles have gone mainstream. That language has begun to seep into other media as well — movies like The Matrix, Source Code, and books like Scott Pilgrim vs. The World all use the language of games to tell stories in fresh, interesting ways.


July 10, 2011
In Real Life

30 Comic-Con Exclusive Toys You’ll Sell Your Organs For

The cruel economics of Comic-Con dictate that gee-whiz collectibles (produced in ludicrously small quantities) will be rewarded to those who make the pilgrimage to San Diego. Here are the 2011 exclusives destined to whip convention-goers into a rampage.… [io9]


April 12, 2011
In Real Life

Scott Pilgrim Certainly Knows His Street Fighter

Scott Pilgrim, a comic series never afraid to wear its gaming love on its sleeve, goes the Street Fighter Alpha 2 route for volume 5 & 6′s release in Japan (via WPIP)


February 22, 2011
News

The Scott Pilgrim Video Game Could Have Been A Big Adventure

When comic book series Scott Pilgrim came to video game form last year – Ubisoft’s Scott Pilgrim Vs The World: The Game – it played like an old-school beat ‘em up, with pixelated style. But it could have been a very different adventure.


December 26, 2010
In Real Life

Marvel Vs Capcom Vs…Scott Pilgrim?

By Master Angel, as seen on HeroChan.


November 11, 2010

10 Must-Watch Movies That Influenced Scott Pilgrim

In celebration of today’s Scott Pilgrim DVD/Blu-ray release, guest editor Edgar Wright is posting all day at io9. First up: his detailed list, given to io9 exclusively, of the top 10 DVDs that influenced Scott Pilgrim.


October 27, 2010
In Real Life

Take These Scott Pilgrims Home With You

Having starred in his own motion picture and video game, comic star Scott Pilgrim is now rendered in small plastic form, ready for you to take home and… do whatever you want with him.