The first in a series of artists to create pieces for Bioshock 2, Invader Zim and Johnny the Homicidal Maniac creator Jhonen Vasquez has produced this wonderful picture entitled “The Sisters”. “I approached Jhonen Vasquez a few months back and asked him to create an image for BioShock 2 that represented the game, its characters, and the atmosphere of the city,” says 2K’s community manager of the project.

Head here for more pictures and a full explanation by Vasquez. Also, the large version can be found here. It’s a great picture, and has a certain Tim Burton-esque quality to it, obviously with the trademark creepy Zim eyes. More artists to come in the run-up to the game’s release.

So yeah, I was bored and the lack of news coming over the wire convinced me to pop open Adobe Photoshop and mess around for a while. One thing lead to another, and a few hours later I ended up with my own little Gears of War Movie poster. Dan Landis added his two cents on the casting over Skype.

Yes, we know that Kilmer is currently a bit on the heavy side, and Batista may not be the best actor on the face of the planet, but we figured what the fuck — they sure as hell look the part. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Lester “Terry Tate” Speight were obvious choices. To be perfectly clear, the Gears of War movie has NOT been officially cast yet, these are merely our “shooting the shit” selections.

Hit the jump for a high res version and make sure to let me know what you think of it in the comment section below. Thanks guys.

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Edric Stanley, digital artist and all around space cadet, began to pout over the public outcry that ensued when Kotaku brought his “Space Invaders blows up the World Trade Center” art to the attention of the internet masses.

Upset with what the artist deemed an “immature” response to his work, Stanley has requested that his work be removed from the Leipzig Games Convention show floor.  The image above is a photo of the letter he wrote which now stands in the spot his art once was.

In this he claims that he was not pressured to remove his work, and states that:

“Due to these profound misunderstandings, I simply feel that from an artistic point of view, the work has lost the ability to have any valuable impact, poetic or otherwise.”

Wow, someone is definitely not taking his meds.

Source: Kotaku

Okay, so this isn’t really porn in the traditional sense.  It just happens to be some truly amazing ATARI artwork done in neon awesomeness.

Once again, I stumbled upon some neato videogame-related artwork while trapsing through the deviantART world.  These pictures were created by Surround, an artist whose profile describes him as a Venezuelan political writer.  If this is what politics are like down south, I may have to migrate there and run for office.

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You can check out the rest of Surround’s artwork at his page on deviantART.

We all know that videogames are good for your fine motor skills, inspire creativity, etc, so check out these photos of great knit game projects courtesy of the talented crafters on Flickr.

1. Above: Atari + Pitfall

Notice the little Pitfall Harry on the screen.

2. Magnetic Katamari Ball

Add magnets and you can actually roll up metal objects. Slug tokens not included.

3. Katamari Hat

Now you can tell people, “that’s how I roll!”

4. Mario Pillow

This pillow actually comes from Princess Peach’s bedroom.

5. Pac Man hat

I’ve got a fever, and the only cure is more pellets.6. Knit LocoRoco

So cute, and looks simple enough to do.

7. Link’s Hat

The hat looks warm, but why does the end need to be so long? What else are you keeping in your hat?8. Konami Logo

For keeping Solid Snake’s wrists warm during his Alaskan sabbatical.

9. NES Afghan

Drape this over your couch and bask in the 80s nostalgia.

10. Bonus Knit Game: courtesy of Aqua Teen Hunger Force

All the challenge of knitting with none of the result!

Thanks to Flickr users: Jm3, Esmecat, Geekmom, Mackenzieeeee, Loxosceles, Greggman, 22180710@n03, Sachap, Marimbachick, and Yogineo for creating such great work!

Now I had some pretty cool professors in art school, but I still spent the majority of my time drawing hands and feet. Looking at this, it really makes me wish that I had received an assignment that involved video game peripherals.

At the very least it would have been a reason to phone home for some extra cash — “but dad, I need to buy ten videogame controllers…It’s for school!” — would have been worth a shot.

Via: Flickr

While the debate over videogames as art continues to rage, Joshua Cadmium has taken it upon himself to make art out of videogames. Specifically, Samus Aran.

Taking a cue from his childhood love of Metroid, the artist has created some nostalgia-inducing pixilated pictures, painstakingly recreated line for line on wood. Joshua is currently looking for fellow Samus enthusiasts to offer up some cash for the works of art, and any hard-core old-school Metroid fan can appreciate the simple yet elegant designs he has created.

His techniques and art style are above my head, so I’ll let him do the talking as far as the art side is concerned. I’m just here to talk videogames.

Read all about it at his blog.