Puma has decided to make gaming shoes that are “sock-like,” “comfortable,” “lightweight,” and “grippy.” According to Puma, the shoes are the perfect gaming tool for arena and home use. OK!

Following on from the Nike x PlayStation PG2's that dropped earlier this year — and are now not cheap — there are two more pairs of Paul George’s signature shoe coming, this time in grey and white.

Korean sneaker/Overwatch fan upboy has transformed a collection of Air Force 1s, turning them into Overwatch kicks with shoes based on heroes like D.Va, Widowmaker, Genji and Zarya.

By all accounts, the original 1991 release of Asics' Gel Saga was inspired by the aesthetics of Gundam, making it one of the first nerd sneakers in history. The shoe's 2018 re-release is paying homage to that heritage.

When reader Cong Cao wanted to get his girlfriend Mavis a birthday present this year, he skipped the whole “buy her a corny gift” angle and went straight to the heart.

In the classic Simpsons episode "You Only Move Twice", after hurling his moccasins out the front door, Hank Scorpio asks Homer if he's ever seen a guy say goodbye to a shoe. The throwaway joke has sparked countless discussions online about why it's actually funny, but there's no debating that Scorpio would have never tossed his shoes in the first place if he were wearing these new Simpsons-themed ones from Ubiq.

During Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent trip to Israel, he and his wife Akie dined with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara. Desert was chocolate served in what appeared to be shoes.

Puma has a new sneaker coming based on Sonic, and... well, they got the colours right?

When Pixar collaborated with Vans a couple of years ago for a line of Toy Story-themed skate shoes, the results weren't exactly subtle. So we're thankful that the studio's latest partnership with Converse has resulted in some more subdued ways to show off your obsession with Buzz, Woody, and the rest of the toys.

There's an official Evangelion x New Balance line of joggers coming out in Japan and China this weekend.

Ubiq, a high-end footwear store based out of Philly, is collaborating with Capcom on some video game-themed shoes that look a little more stylish and reserved than your average Mega Man sneakers.

Just in time for Valentine's Day, the Rihga Royal Hotel in Osaka has nine pairs of edible men's shoes. They come in three different shades of leather (er, chocolate) and look like real shoes.

Nike showed off an all-new sneaker for NBA star Paul George today, and it has something weird inside: A screenshot from NBA2K17.

There's an obsession with "immersion" in virtual reality. Everyone wants to find the next way to make VR experiences feel more real. So far, the best ways to do it have been room tracking sensors that let you walk around a designated area or wireless hand controllers that let you grab things in the virtual world. Now, a new startup is betting big on plastic shoes that give you a sensation that you're actually walking around in the virtual world.

Just as there must be balance in life, so too must there be balance in sneaker concept posts on Kotaku, a website that is occasionally about video games. We have had Adidas designs recently, so now we must share these very nice Jordans.

The Tales Japanese role-playing series is being immortalised in footwear. See how Yuri Lowell from Tales of Vesperia and Leon Magnus from Tales of Destiny inspired these shoes?

Converse will launch two new Super Mario-themed sneakers for no less than ¥20,000 (roughly $200) in late August in Japan, with Bowser and Mario on them. The stars in Super Mario games match Converse's 'All Star' brand after all.

Created by Bobsmade.com, it is just one in a long line of equally great-looking custom-made shoes -- you can check out the others on the website.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson Jr is my favourite football player. OK, he's the only football player I can name, and that's only because people call him Megatron. Now I love him even more, because he's the inspiration behind a $US550 box set of three pairs of sneakers and a limited-edition Transformer.