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If you're planning on being in Los Angeles in June and have a penchant for game-inspired art, you might want to make time to visit the latest Iam8bit exhibit. Opening on June 7, 2013, the Iam8bit Entertainment System exhibit will be held at their gallery on Sunset Boulevard. The show will feature... More

The latest round of news about Batman: Arkham Origins revealed that the assassin Deathstroke will be playable in the game through DLC . While on the cover story trip for the game, we asked creative director Eric Holmes about his thoughts on and plans for incorporating DLC into Batman: Arkham Origins... More

Bungie admits that there is no secret to creating a brand new fictional universe from scratch. In order to create the world of Destiny, Bungie drew hundreds of pieces of concept art, argued about the team’s ideas in meetings, and scraped a lot of concepts and started over before they finally landed... More

Link does a lot of battling in every Zelda game, but never quite at this scale. The imaginative piece comes from artist Tyler Edlin, who has a whole collection of interesting video game art. You can check out his gallery of work by heading here . [via Reddit ] More

What if Jason Brody had spent years on the Rook Islands in Far Cry 3? And what what if he couldn't find a beard trimmer? The image comes from artist Patrick Beaver , and my favorite detail has to be the tattoo sleeves covering Brody's arms. I think once the tattoos start creeping up the neck... More

An art student recently put a pinball machine to work making modern art. If cats can do it, why not pinball machines. Jackson Pollock eat your heart out. Graphic designer and art student Sam van Doorn put together an art installation built around a pinball machine for his graduation project. The installation... More

Deviantart user ThaL-DAWB recently posted an impressive The legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword piece that deserves to be hanging on any Zelda fan's wall. It manages to cram just about every element of the game into one elongated banner. You can click the iumage above to see the whole thing, and make... More

The box art puts a focus on Infinite's protagonist Booker DeWitt, which is a change from the original BioShock's box art, which highlighted the the Big Daddy. BioShock Infinite is set for release on February 26 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. More

Are game art? According to New York's prestigious Museum of Modern Art they are; the museum just added 14 games to its collection, and says more will follow. According to the MOMA's website, this initial acquisition of games will be a " the seedbed for an initial wish list of about 40 to... More

These digital renderings prove that Sonic and Mario would fit right in at a creepy abandoned carnival. French artists Tony and Emmanuelle Lugand have created a series of iconic pop culture figures envisioned as wood-carvings. Check out the rest of the series here . [Source: TheAwesomer ] More

D-Arts is releasing a realistic fully detailed Mewtwo sculpture. The 160mm Mewtwo, from Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back, will be released March 2013. The figure comes with a private pedestal stand and bonus edition D-arts Mew along with effect parts. This is D-Arts first Pokémon... More

How old would Ash be after he finally caught every single pokémon in the world? What would he do do celebrate? Would pikachu have to pick up a bartending job to help support him? All of these ideas are explored in this sweet piece of game inspired art. If you act fast, you might be able to snag... More

A survey recently appeared on Pac-Man's Facebook page asking fans pick a new art direction for the renowned franchise. I'm partial to the D option myself. We're not sure what the yellow man with a mouth that takes up three-quarters of his face is up to, but he is one of video games' most... More

Irrational Games has some of the best concept artists in the business, and we'd love to hang some of BioShock Infinite's art on our walls. Soon enough we'll be able to put much of BioShock's concept art on our coffee table. The deluxe hardcover, The Art of BioShock Infinite , explores... More

Pokémon Conquest takes place in feudal Japan ( we think ), and it would have been amazing if it looked closer to the art featured here. Conquest is a pretty good game, but it never seemed to fully embrace its feudal Japan setting. You can check out our review of the game here , and our Pokémon... More

The original Tomb Raider came out in October 1996, and Crystal Dynamics is celebrating the series 15th anniversary with an art exhibition that will showcase eight unique pieces featuring Lara Croft. The first depiction of Lara (posted in full below) was created by artist Andy Park. New pieces are scheduled... More

The grunt work for the Smithsonian Museum's exhibit The Art of Video Games is mostly done now. If you didn't get in on the voting process, in which 80 classic games were picked to represent gaming as a whole, there's still a way to get involved in the project. If you donate to the exhibition... More

Black velvet never caught on in the art world the same way that canvas did. Perhaps it's because the surface is inherently silly. Maybe it's because of its association with black lights and that subversive counterculture. All of those bad pictures of Elvis certainly didn't help it gain any... More

Do you have shelves that need filling? Do you like video games? Are you a fan of that crazy 8-bit retro thing that the kids just seem to go wild over these days? If you answered "yes" to at least two of those questions, this could be the most incredible day of your entire life. 72 Pins is selling... More

Art aficionados and video game geeks aren’t the only ones roaming the halls of the SUPER iam8bit exhibit. For its current video game art exhibit, iam8bit teamed up with iRobot and fabricator Kelice Penney to create a variety of character covers for Roomba vacuums. Check out this video where the... More