I love the weekly Kotaku 'Shop Contest

This week it's a strange but fitting mash-up with video games and Antiques Roadshow. It's a world of possibilities with video game items. I've fallen back in love with TF2 since I returned to NYC so I thought I might do a little tribute to one of my favorite items. I was just lucky and found the picture with the guy making the perfect face and the owner having tons of potential for being made into the Sniper.

p.s. if anyone wants to actually play some TF2, I am rip raring to go. I've learned that I'm not a very good Engineer and I've found a new existence for the Demoman as a melee monster.

*addition* I actually didn't read the post before I started working on my idea, I just went off of the pictures that others were posting. Well, after reading, this contest was inspired by the fact that Namco trademarked the name "Antiques Roadshow the Game," and an alternative option was to depict what gameplay could possibly be like. After deliberation, here's my second entry:

p.p.s. In case anybody was wondering: it's a fucking bitch to photoshop a hat onto somebody. Making glasses into tinted shades however - smooth as butter.

As Insane As It Gets

Traffic Laws in Appalachia are Pretty Crazy

At least the HOVs get the flamethrower. Must really encourage carpooling.

Dancing Pigeons - Ritalin from Blink on Vimeo.

It's too late for your future

You have already will have going to be dying by the time you finish reading this. Know why? Because there is a new song, from the future which was in Blade Runner, but it wasn't. But it is going to was be. It's by Justin Bieber. From the past. The past of your future. Maybe that is going to be your future now when you have already read this.

Ok, that's all was lies when I typed this before your current future's past. But this is by Justin Bieber. And it sure as hell does sound like something that could've been in the Blade Runner soundtrack. As long as you slow it down 800% that is.

Here's the original song. It's the ultimate in its whateverness:

And here's the magic of the future's echo in the now:

J. BIEBZ - U SMILE 800% SLOWER by Shamantis

Let's see what you are going to will have thought of that... TOMORROW!

WTFNWTFD&D!?

(Why the Fuck Not What the Fuck D&D)

Zack and Steve on the cosmology of the D&D universe:

Z: Now I'm completely lost.

S: Maybe this will help explain everything.

Z: Alright, got it! I think we're good to go.

S: See, the bird headed guy shooting represents the Aztec Mythos as well as chaos.

Z: Just stop right there. I think I'm going to vomit.

S: That's a good sign. That means you've almost got it.

You guys have absolutely no reason not to ravenously dive into this series. Have ats:

WTF D&D!?

Oh Quelenna. Where art thou?

Here's my current work on the sketch of our adventuring group. Haven't traced all the stuff in the background yet and most of the characters are still at the basic coloring stage but since this is the first time I've gone for a painting-esque look (or what I could pretend to pass off as a painterly-esque) I'm pretty pleased. More to come.

This Spawned This

The Sith of Insane Pictures...

always come in pairs.

WHAT COMPANY NEEDS A STOCK PHOTO OF DROPPING A BABY!!?

Even I'm confused.

D&D: because sharks aren't fucked up enough already

I'm glad that this is finally happening. Let's get it on.

The Video That Plays in My Own Personal Hell

The Predators have the best pop n' lock routines in the universe

I think I like this ending alot better!

I thought this would have ended differently

No way I saw this coming. Not at all.

*NSFW*

This Musical Festival is Perpendicular to Our Reality

I blacked out while watching this and when I awoke, I had clown-painted my face in my own blood and my walls were covered with unthinkable symbols.

About 20 minutes later my room fell back into step with the universe and so, now that I can connect to the outside world again (you lied to me Linksys - cross-dimensional computing my eye), I feel compelled to share this video with you. All I can say is that you have to watch the whole thing and, let us not forget, as the ancient sea beast of Ch'Ka Lo'Areth voicelessly whispers into the back of our dreams, "magic, all up in dis bitch":