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November 5th, 2009

Amazing Legend of Zelda Cosplay

by manny

Legend of Zelda Cosplay

Isn’t this some of the best Zelda cosplay you’ve ever seen? It’s so perfect.

This is famous cosplayer Lillyxandra, who has a gallery of a million awesome costumes on her site.

I knew I wanted to be Princess Zelda when I played the original Legend of Zelda game back on Nintendo in 1987…it took me 18 years but i finaly got around to it. The illustrator Yusuke Nakano did’nt hold back when drawing the new designs for Princess Zelda. The designs are saturated in details for these grown up classic characters. I was feeling ambitious and decided to try and replicate the design. I had the honor of posing with the best Link cosplayer Pikminlink in some of these photos.

[Firefly Path via Geekologie]

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October 29th, 2009

Assassin’s Creed Live Action Short Movie

by manny

The lovely and talented Courtney Coombs sent me a great tip about this new live action Assassin’s Creed short movie.

This was made by Ubisoft as part of a viral marketing campaign for Assassin’s Creed 2. Part One is 15 minutes long, and we should expect Part Two to show up on Youtube very soon.

So cool! Here’s what Courtney has to say about the costumes in this movie:

The part that stands out the most are the costumes, gorgeous choices of fabrics, authentic styles, although with the HD it’s clear that it’s machine sewn. But that’s just me being scrutinous.

Well put, Courtney. You have a great eye, I don’t think I would have noticed the machine sewing. This is awesome. Now I want to see this turned into a full blown theatrical movie. Thanks for sending this in!

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October 28th, 2009

The Guild – Special Halloween Episode

by manny

guild-halloween

Popular gamer web series The Guild has a new episode up on MSN. It’s a special Halloween episode where the gang gets to do real life “looting,” otherwise known as Trick or Treating.

It’s a fun episode. I like how Tinkerballa just runs around creating mischief, and simply says, “Trick” when the people open their door.

You can watch the video on MSN.com, or you can download the episode using your Xbox Live account.

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Photos by Brian Kameoka, courtesy Knights of Good Productions

[via MSN.com]

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October 6th, 2009

Fan-Made “Date My Avatar” Video

by manny

Wow! Check out this incredibly awesome fan-made remake of Felicia Day’s “Do You Wanna Date My Avatar” music video. I love all the costumes!

We first blogged about this back in August, when the original video hit number 1 on iTunes.

What great fans! This is fantastic!

Here’s the original video below.

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September 25th, 2009

Incredibly Magical Harry Potter Cosplay

by manny

Magical Harry Potter Cosplay

I have a real treat for you today. Jonathon Rosenthal, Head Organizer of The Group That Shall Not Be Named, the NYC Harry Potter Meetup, gave me a heads up about their impressive, possibly supernatural Harry Potter cosplay.

Over 30 members converged upon Governors Island for an amazing photo shoot with their official photographer, Ken Kohut.

Magical Harry Potter Cosplay

Magical Harry Potter Cosplay

Magical Harry Potter Cosplay

Magical Harry Potter Cosplay

Magical Harry Potter Cosplay

Magical Harry Potter Cosplay

These are just a handful of the photos. To view the entire gallery in hi-resolution, be sure to visit Ken Kohut’s official website.

A big thanks to Jonathan for emailing me. Great job!

[via HP-NYC & Ken Kohut]

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September 24th, 2009

Costumed LARPers vs the Repo Man

by manny

Oh dear. Here’s a clip from the reality TV show Repo Man. I’ve never watched the show, but I imagine it’s about a repo team as they go around bullying people and taking their stuff.

In this clip, a group of costumed LARPers do battle in character as the Repo Man tries to take their Prius.

It’s funny, but man. I think I hate that Repo guy. What a bully. That is no way to treat a princess.

[via Topless Robot]

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September 17th, 2009

Custom Skins for Batman: Arkham Asylum

by manny

Eidos Games has a nice collection of custom Batman skins in their forum for Batman: Arkham Asylum.

These skins were created by players and fans of the game. Anyone can download these skins and change the way Batman looks in the game. Very cool!

Dark Knight Costume
Dark Knight

 

Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond

 

Batman of Zur En Arrh
Batman of Zur En Arrh

 

Dark Claw Batman
Dark Claw

 

Captain America Batman
Captain America

 

Blue and Grey Classic Batman
Classic Blue and Grey

 

These are awesome! I think I like Captain America Batman the best. Although the classic Blue and Grey costume is right up there.

Visit Eidos Games to view all the skins.

If you’re interested in learning more about this game, check out this promotional trailer for Batman: Arkham Asylum.

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September 7th, 2009

The Guild Cosplay

by manny

The Guild Cosplay

Check out this group of DragonCon cosplayers paying tribute to Felicia Day’s The Guild. Compare them to the publicity photo below – don’t they look amazing!

The Guild Costumes

Meanwhile, on the other side of the country at PAX in Seattle, Sandeep Parikh found more Guild cosplayers. Very excellent work!

The Guild Cosplay

[via @sandeepparikh & @feliciaday]

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August 31st, 2009

The Guild Cosplay at Fan Expo 2009

by manny

The Guild Codex Cosplay
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Nice Codex costume! This cosplayer was spotted at the recent Fan Expo in Toronto. She did a great job.

Here’s a photo of Felicia Day as Codex, for comparison.

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If you missed the big debut of “Date My Avatar” last week, I’ve posted it below. But first, check out the exciting reaction from fans at Comic Con, who got to see the video before anyone else. This would have been such a fun panel to attend!

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August 28th, 2009

Ready for Dragon*Con?

by manny

Dragon*Con is only a week away! Check out this cool TV commerical, does it make you drool with costume desire?

Dragon*Con is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the US. Dragon*Con 2009 will be held Labor Day weekend (September 4 – September 7, 2009) in Atlanta, GA.

For more information, visit http://www.dragoncon.org/.

 

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August 27th, 2009

The Babes at BlizzCon 2009

by manny

BlizzCon 2009 wrapped up last weekend, and LA Weekly has a great gallery of BlizzCon babes.

BlizzCon is put on by Blizzard Entertainment, a gaming company responsible for the World of Warcraft, Diablo and Starcraft franchises.

I must say these ladies are looking might fine! BlizzCon looks like an elfin’ good time.

View the whole gallery at LA Weekly!

[via Topless Robot]

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August 17th, 2009

Date My Avatar – Costume Music Video

by manny

This music video is great! “Do You Wanna Date My Avatar” is a song created by the Felicia Day and the cast of The Guild, a hugely popular web series about a group of Warcraft-ish MMO gamers.

The show started a couple of years ago, as a self-funded labor of love. Fans actually donated online to help with the cost of the show. Then Felicia Day struck a deal with Microsoft, who ordered a second and (upcoming) third season to premier on Xbox Live.

If you’ve never seen The Guild, I highly suggest watching all the episodes on Youtube. Here’s the very first episode from Season One.

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