Hasta La Gadget!

A few weeks back, we told you about some awesome ice cream cups and mugs that look like zombies. Well the guys behind that Kickstarter project are also working on a cool goblet, inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos.

Created in collaboration with the guys behind the Achtung!Cthulhu RPG, this ghastly green ceramic goblet is the perfect pimp cup for those times when you’re feeling evil. It’s a pretty awesome looking vessel, though it really needs some wings on it so it can truly fit the description of the Lovecraftian monster.

If you pledge at least £20 (~$31 USD) over on Kickstarter before this Sunday, April 28th, you’ll be able to get your very own Cthulhu goblet (in either ice cream cup or beer mug variants.)

What do you get your fiancee when you are both Star Wars fans? Well, you could get her a boxed set of movies, but a steampunk AT-AT is an even better idea. Too bad it doesn’t actually spew smoke. That’s just some clever Photoshopping.

Broken Journalist made this awesome AT-AT to give to his fiance as an engagement present and thereby assaulted her cold Hoth heart. I’m sure her heart is fine, but it never hurts to present an amazing gift to the one you love.

It actually started out as a vintage AT-AT toy. I love the patina on this thing, which took a bunch of coats of paint to create. You gotta love that widow’s walk on top too.

[EPBOT via The Mary Sue]

The Girl Scouts is an organization designed to help children learn all sorts of skills with the rewards being patches or badges. The Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles has announced that they are working on introducing a new patch that scouts can earn for creating video games. The Boy Scouts of America already announced a similar patch for game creation.

The organization is working with Women in Games International to create a program that meets Girl Scout patch requirements. The patch program will focus on the STEM, or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, academic initiative. They’ll be encouraging girls to use Gamestar Mechanic to learn to develop their games.

The goal of creating the badge according to those working on the program is to get young girls excited about technology and science. Women in Games International wants to let young girls know that they can have a career in the video game industry. While the Girl Scout’s patch will be specifically for designing video games, the similar patch that Boy Scouts can earn is for the designing of any game be it digital or board.

[via Girl Gamer via Polygon]

So you’ve had a long hard day wandering through mazes, gobbling up dots and running from ghosts. You’ve worked up a Pac-Manly sweat. What better way to wash away the grime, but with some unofficial Pac-Man soaps?

These handmade soaps come from Fushichos Gallery, and come in a set of four ghosts and two Pac-Men for just $6(USD). They’re available in a variety of fragrances and colors, so you should be able to match up the colors to Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Stinky Clyde. Just be sure to make any special requests when you place your order.

Or, just order a set in all dark blue so you can start chasing the ghosts instead of them chasing you all day.

I’ll be honest- I haven’t played Warhammer 40K myself, but I do know the soldiers in the game can be pretty bad-ass. Though no tiny game figurine or polygons on my computer screen could possibly compare to this:

I spotted this ginormous Warhammer 40K costume over on Dezilith’s DeviantArt page, and it is truly epic. It was made by Daniel Høgh (Boltshells) and Justina Šniukštaitė (Roses) over at Roses and Boltshells, who make custom props and cosplay accessories, and it truly shows off how amazingly skilled they are at their trade.

The costume is based on a Imperial Fists Terminator Captain, Tancred, but since I’m not too familiar with the game, I’ll just have to take their word for it. All I know is that I wouldn’t want to run into this guy in a dark alley – or in broad daylight for that matter.

It’s made from foam and can be walked in. It took them about 2 months and $2,000 (USD) of parts to build, and it looks like it was worth every penny. Its creators say there are still a few kinks to be worked out (like rivets coming off while walking), but fully expect to resolve these minor quirks.

Check out the full gallery over on Roses and Boltshell’s Facebook page. I wish I could click their “Like” button 1,000 times for this.

Update: Just found a video clip of this awesome costume in action. It’s even more amazing when it’s moving…