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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Skyrim is so popular these days, that even mainstream late night hosts can’t ignore it. That’s why on a recent episode of Conan, he devoted a segment to the game when it was revealed that Andy Richter actually did voices for the game. Well, not just voices, ALL the voices.

I’m not sure why, but it really makes me happy to see a game like this work its way onto a mainstream comedy show. That doesn’t happen nearly enough.

Also, if there was a mod to make this actually happen for every character, I would probably sink another fifty hours into the game trying to hear every line.

One of the cooler moments in all hundred hours of Skyrim I’ve played had to have been when I killed a woman claiming to be from the Dark Brotherhood, but then received this note in by courier after the fact. It was a chilling thing to receive, and even though I knew this would all end with me being master grand slayer whisperer of the guild, it was still pretty freaky.

Now, you too can scare your friends with this rather cool Dark Brotherhood T-shirt which has the pattern you see above. It’s available in our official Unreality store, meaning that if you buy one, you not only get a badass shirt, but a small part of the purchase helps us out as well.

Get yours here. I recommend the “fitted.” Don’t forget to check out ALL of our cool shirts there.

To celebrate yesterday’s release of Soul Calibur V, the latest entry in what is perhaps my favorite fighting series of all time, I decided to put together this little gallery.

Well, it turned out to be not so little, as I was determined to find a good cosplayer for every single Soul Calibur out there. It took a while but I *almost* got them all, and I have to say, the majority of the characters from this game  seem BUILT for cosplay.

Yes, there are many, many lovely ladies to be found here, but I also found as many of the men as I was able, and both genders have put forth some really impressive costumes. In addition to the lovely Sophitia above, the rest of the cast starts below:

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Once upon a time, there was a game called Super Smash Bros. 64. At the tender age of 12, I discovered it was in fact that coolest thing that had ever existed. I had played Mario, I had played Zelda, I had played Pokemon. I’d played every fighting game under the sun. But never before did I think that they could all combine in a game THIS epic.

There were glimpses of such collaborations with games like Mario Kart and Party, but this brought in EVERY cherished Nintendo franchise of the time, and having them slug it out was far more satisfying to a pre-teen boy then seeing them race.

There wasn’t a single moment I didn’t love this game. I quickly beat the story mode with every character, and the very first time Ness challenged me, I lost to him. I started playing against harder and harder computers, and finally ended up introducing the game to my friends.

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Usually when someone has a distinct obsession with the Pokemon series, they tend to focus on the creatures themselves. But today I’ve found a man who is determined to showcase their homes instead.

Artist Barry Wazzy has created a giant collection of “real life” Pokeballs which I believe are some combination of real objects and CGI. It’s more than just your red and white, Ultra and Master balls however. As you’ll see, he’s made them into a bona fide art form.

Check out the full and massive gallery below:

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Alright, so sorry about my less than professional title there, but there are few things out there that truly make me giddy in the media anymore. A new Christopher Nolan movie, the next Mass Effect and of course, Game of Thrones.

We’ve seen a few teasers for season two so far, but this minute long spot is the best one so far, and it quite literally sent chills up my spine when I watched it. I’m unbelievably excited for it to come back, and April 1st seems like a thousand years away.

“Even a small man can cast a very large shadow…”