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You know, I’m usually a big fan of crossover art, and as such, feature it all the time. And when it involves Community? I’m even more pumped about it. Artist Benjamin DeGuzman has brought the show into another universe before, and his series of Batman heroes and villain portraits were fantastic.

But I’m not so sure how I feel about his new effort, jamming the cast into street fighter. Namely, I’m a bit concerned with how he’s made the gorgeous Annie and Britta into men, which is quite strange considering all the other characters are pretty much dead-on. What’s the deal Benjamin? What’s the obstacle with these hot ladies’ faces?

Today marks my anniversary with the gf (errr fiancee), and thankfully I have my fantastic memory device firmly implanted in my brain so that I won’t forget.

Our first date was also the day Mewtwo was born! Now how could I ever forget a significant event like that?

Side Note: I always thought Mewtwo was a clone of Mew. Mew literally popped it out? Impressive. By the time I finally stopped re-beating Pokemon, I had Mewtwo, Mewthree, Mewfour and Mewfive all on my team. And Charizard. Can never leave out ol’ Charizard.

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I felt this was an appropriate image to post today, considering I was just talking about Half-Life 3 yesterday. It may still be a long ways off, but we can dream, can’t we?

Artist Nitro Killer has crafted this fantasy piece where Freeman is not only back, but taking on a new foe along with the G-Man, GLaDOS. And could we possible get a gravity gun/portal gun hybrid? That would be phenomenal.

Make it happen Valve! Why the hell can’t you?

If Unreality took human form, and was a person that balanced nerdiness and coolness, I think that person might be one of our readers, David Hoang. You’ve seen him featured here many times, along with his very cute girlfriend Cin cosplaying a whole host of video game characters from Mortal Kombat to Killer Instinct to Street Fighter. Also, he has some pretty sweet dance moves.

Anyway, he’s now auditioning for a new Capcom show called Cross Assault. It’s based around Street Figher X Tekken, and chooses five people via audition videos for each side. This is David’s video, and without him even asking, I thought it was funny enough to feature.  He makes a better Ryu than almost any I’ve seen, and his Sagat friend is rather cool as well. And of course, you can’t beat that Chun-Li.

So yeah, watch the video like 500 times, thumbs up it, all that stuff, and it will help him stand out among the other entrants. Thanks.

Look, I’m all for nerdy wedding proposals, and I’ve featured a good many of them on the site before. But if you’re going to go with a Pokemon themed proposal, you HAVE to go with the ring in the ball and an “I choose you.” Conversely, if you’re going with a card game, at least pick MTG.

Via Geekologie comes this misguided effort, and I’m noticing there’s a distinct lack of a reaction picture. But hey, maybe I’m being too harsh, and this girl has her room wallpapered in holofoils or something.

I love how it says “fake card” on the bottom, just in case you weren’t sure.

I’m sort of unclear as to what exactly the market is for horrible video game console knockoffs. Are they for grandmothers who don’t know what the hell their grandkids want for Christmas? Are they for foreigners who speak atrocious English and can’t recognize a ripoff from sight? Who are these made for?

This gallery shows some of the worst examples of console knockoffs that exist all around the world. Almost all are guaranteed to make a kid very happy for three seconds, and very sad for the rest of the week once he figures out what the hell he’s just gotten.

Check out the full gallery below, and send me any I missed.

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This is far and away one of the most complex cosplay costumes I’ve ever seen. Its the Shiva Sisters from Final Fantasy XIII, and I’ll just let the designers explain how they made it:

“I made the jumpsuit in actionwear and attached navy fleece-backed pleather on top. The “wings” are pleather with a wire frames to make they stand up. The armour is mostly made with styrene and lined with foam, camping/yoga mats. The seat is made entirely of foam. The feet are made with styrene and plastic bottles.

Claws are wonderflex. All small detailing were sculpey and light sculpey.  All the chain was made by hand then spray painted gold. The headdress is also made with styrene and foam. It is lined with wire to give it shape. It has a piece of wood along the centre for stability. The handle bars are straws and pixie sticks. The clear top is black sheer vinyl. The wheel is foam, the spokes are wire and straws, and pixie sticks. The headdress is held on by one black strap under the chin.”

Many more photos below, along with the characters that inspired it.

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Olly Moss has long been one of our favorite artists on the site, and his latest project is a series of Mario Posters that draw on the original Japanese.

It’s a menacing design, and one that would look perfect framed in my room so I can pretend I’m cultured and know Japanese. Prints aren’t on sale quite yet, but I’ll update this post when they are.

A long time ago, there was a game that was almost going to be the singular reason I bought a PS3. I loved the first two God of Wars, engrossed by not only the addictive combat and sheer brutality, but also bywhat I found to be an especially compelling story. The creation of a modern Greek myth could have been laughable, but Kratos was the singular most badass video game character created in the last ten years, and had an epic tale to match.

Knowing God of War III was on the horizon for the PS3, it was enough to tempt me to make the purchase. But for years I stuck with my Xbox, and never got to experience the final chapter in the saga until now. It’s my last major exclusive title I’ve put off playing on the PS3, outside of the Shadow/Ico HD pack. Does it live up to my anticipation? Read on.

I often complain with a good number of series that even if something was good once, by the third or fourth or seventh time you come around, it’s just not all that great anymore. It’s been true for games like Gears of War, Call of Duty and even Uncharted to a certain extent. God of War is somehow different, though. Even if little has changed across three console titles and two handheld games, the formula is SO good and SO fun in the moment, there’s rarely a time you can actually say the repetitiveness has made it boring.

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I always love discovering a great new artist online, and Patrick Brown is the man of the hour today. The comic book artist has an incredibly clean style and apparently all the same favorite video games as I do. He can go realistic, or sometimes even border on caricature, but all his pieces are amazing.

There’s a giant gallery of his best work below, and though the title says video games, there are a few famous films and shows thrown in there as well. Check them all out for yourself. What should he get to next? I’m going to go with some cool Portal art.

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