Costumes Archive

  • Photos and videos: CrunchGear visits Japan’s biggest Otaku party (CGM Night)

    Photos and videos: CrunchGear visits Japan’s biggest Otaku party (CGM Night)

    Japan's most famous Otaku culture blogger Danny Choo invited video games/anime/manga/Cosplay/figures/maid cafe fanatics from all over the country last weekend, and about 200 showed up at Digital Hollywood University for the eighth "CGM Night" (here's my report on the last one). The idea is to bring Otaku and geeks out of their rooms and socialize among people of their kind. Needless to say, I was one of them (I live in Tokyo).

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  • GameStop details in-store DLC service, to be launched in 2010

    GameStop details in-store DLC service, to be launched in 2010

    It seems the Internet doesn't like GameStop too much, so I'm not sure how this story will be received. The retailer announced at a conference in New York yesterday that it will launch some sort of in-store DLC service next year. That is, let's say you buy Game, then immediately buy related DLC from inside the store via a special interface. (GameStop worked with both Sony and Microsoft to figure all this out.) Then, when you get home, the DLC is ready to be added to your game.

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  • And our costume contest winner is…

    And our costume contest winner is…

    What do a crane game, two Iron Men, and Wall-E have in common? They’re all some of the amazing costumes you guys sent in to our First Annual Costume Contest. You’ve all picked your winners and it’s time to unveil him – or her – to the world… It was a heavily contested race and some [...]

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  • Final day for the Halloween Costume Contest Vote-Off!

    Final day for the Halloween Costume Contest Vote-Off!

    Happy post-Halloween! Thanks for sending in your costumes and thanks, most of you, for following the rules. That said, I'm proud to show you the 11 best costumes in this line-up, as judged by all of us at CG. I added one extra because we just couldn't bear to choose between the various Iron Men we saw. Here's how to vote:

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  • Remember to vote for the CG Costume Contest

    Remember to vote for the CG Costume Contest

    Happy post-Halloween! Thanks for sending in your costumes and thanks, most of you, for following the rules. That said, I'm proud to show you the 11 best costumes in this line-up, as judged by all of us at CG. I added one extra because we just couldn't bear to choose between the various Iron Men we saw. Here's how to vote:

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  • The Halloween Costume Contest Vote-Off Begins!

    The Halloween Costume Contest Vote-Off Begins!

    Happy post-Halloween! Thanks for sending in your costumes and thanks, most of you, for following the rules. That said, I’m proud to show you the 11 best costumes in this line-up, as judged by all of us at CG. I added one extra because we just couldn’t bear to choose between the various Iron Men [...]

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  • DIY Werewolf Costume

    DIY Werewolf Costume

    FN5WHU6F7YGTDFR.MEDIUM With All Hallows' Eve creeping up at the end of the month, that means its time to get cracking on your costumes! Missmonster posted a very elaborate Instructable on how to turn you (or a loved one) into a lycanthrope, complete with fully articulate jaw. Be forewarned, this is a rather complex project. You're pretty much casting the mask out of plaster and resin. But you can't argue with the results.

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  • Daily Crunch: The Zune Strikes Back Edition

    Daily Crunch: The Zune Strikes Back Edition

    Zune Originals artwork now available for the Zune HD Zune HD’s UI: the full tour Ribcage pulled out by a bear? There’s an app for that.

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  • Weekend Project: Star Wars AT-AT Imperial Walker loft bed

    Weekend Project: Star Wars AT-AT Imperial Walker loft bed

    star warsNO FAIR! This lucky whippersnapper surrounds himself with the intimidating protection of a Star Wars AT-AT Imperial Walker every night as he drifts off to sleep. And while it could be argued that the Rebel Alliance did indeed manage to destroy most or all of the AT-AT fleet, let's just admire the handiwork here and pretend none of that ever happened.

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