In Real Life

Hand Painted Sonic Shoes Have Impressive Details On Them

Reddit user lumpyheadedbunny drew these awesome Sonic 2-inspired kicks with graffiti pens. My first thought was that it must have taken her a while, because you can see how much detail went into the drawing.


March 16, 2012
In Real Life

Lovely Lady Mario Shoes

Kotaku AU

While we’re still waiting for the Fruit Ninja developers to make giant watermelon shoes, we will make so shoving our giant ogre feet into these custom hand-painted Super Mario shoes.


March 13, 2012
In Real Life

Step Out In Style With Mario On Your Heels

Artist Jamie Ferraioli proves that stunning, feminine accessories are in no way at odds with nerd culture with her gorgeous, hand-painted shoes.


February 29, 2012
In Real Life

Uncharted-Themed Shoes Can Guide You In Drake’s Steps

Perhaps Nathan Drake should have written all his notes on his shoes. Surely, they’d be harder for nefarious baddies to steal repeatedly than journals are?


August 21, 2011
PC

Minecraft-Inspired Shoes To Help A PC That Went SSSSS-Bang [Update]

KyozoKicks, a custom shoe designer featured recently in Official PlayStation Magazine (and before on Kotaku), intended to wear these Creeper Vans to Gamescom this week. Instead, as his PC up and died, he’ll be selling them to raise money toward a new one.


July 29, 2011
In Real Life

Why Wear One Pair Of StarCraft Sneakers When You Can Rock 3?

Reader Petey is on his way to MLG Anaheim to play some StarCraft. So he looked the part, he had some custom sneakers made, in a StarCraft theme. They’re amazing.


June 18, 2011
Uncategorized

Get A Good Look At Converse’s Beautiful Super Mario Bros. Sneakers

You may have seen Converse’s Super Mario Bros. 25th anniversary Chuck Taylors before (or maybe just its gorgeously designed shoebox), but here’s a better, more detailed look at the Nintendo licensed sneakers we’re currently drooling over.


March 26, 2011
In Real Life

Crysis 2 Shoes Want You To ‘Be Fast’

Crysis 2 is a wonderful, wonderfully different shooter. The shoes? Not quiet yet.


November 24, 2010
News

You’ll Never Get Your Hands On These Killzone, PlayStation Move Nikes

Sorry, sneakerheads and Killzone fans, but these new ultra-limited edition kicks from the most recent Nike and PlayStation collaboration are for “friends and family” only, two more Sony commissioned sneakers that will likely become instant collector’s items.


October 15, 2010
In Real Life

These Tron Heels Are Perfect For Stripping

Exotic dancers and folks who like to dress as exotic dancers, listen up! Has Disney got a pair of shoes for you.