In Real Life

When One Heart Isn’t Enough To Signify Your Love For Gaming

First artist Fabian Gonzalez taught us the video game ABCs. Now he delivers the ultimate expression of retro gaming love, three full hearts and a handful of classic game references. Visit his Society6 store page to plaster this banner everywhere.


July 12, 2011
News

The Role Felicia Day Was Born To Play

Felicia Day prematurely answers the casting call for the Space Invaders movie on Google+.


July 9, 2011
News

In A World Invaded By Space, Two Producers Launch A Film Project No One Wants To See

Not satisfied with aiding in the creation of the childhood-stealing Transformers and G.I. Joe movies, producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura has teamed up with Odd Lot Entertainment’s Gigi Pritzker to bring Space Invaders to the silver screen. Oh joy.


July 8, 2011
In Real Life

The World’s Smallest Functioning Space Invaders Cabinet

Here is what is believed to be the smallest playable Space Invaders arcade cabinet every built, using a ROM and parts from a Game Boy Advance.


June 24, 2011
In Real Life

Before They Were Famous: Video Game Characters

Video Game Characters weren’t always doing… whatever it is they do. They had to earn their rankings, work for minimum wage, and rise to their current super stardom.


June 23, 2011
In Real Life

Space Invaders Merch Sure Has Gotten Fancy

Fancy Swiss watchmaker Romain Jerome has teamed up with Taito to create these Space Invaders watches that go a little above and beyond your average video game merchandising deal.


May 21, 2011
News

Chelsea Football Club Repels Invasion From Space Using Their Balls

These four members of the Chelsea Football Club probably wouldn’t mind us Americans calling it soccer, as long as we gave them proper acknowledgement for saving the entire planet from “giant alien invaders”, which are definitely not Space Invaders for legal reasons.


May 12, 2011
In Real Life

Playing Space Invaders With 480 Pairs Of Sneakers

Converse’s “The Canvas Experiment” was just that: take a 4m x 5m canvas, put 480 pairs of Chuck Taylor All Star sneakers on it then play a game of Space Invaders.


April 11, 2011
PC

You’ve Got Space Invaders In My Minecraft

You can make all sorts of stuff in indie smash Minecraft – whatever your imagination will allow. Heck, you can even make Space Invaders.


March 6, 2011
In Real Life

Five-Inch Space Invaders Doesn’t Have To Compensate For Anything

This acrylic Space Invaders coin bank is just five inches tall, etched on 3 mm acrylic using a laser cutter hobby kit. By Thingiverse contributor Krusty, who designed the patterns himself and has posted them, and instructions, on the site. [Seen via Craziest Gadgets, thanks Paul.]