Three Dimensions (Part Three): Video Game Guys

Today's post is the third part of the Three Dimensions series, focusing on statues, toys, and dioramas.  This time around, the focus is on the guys of video games in non-virtual form.

This statue of Vega from Pop Culture Shock shows the Street Fighter hottie unmasked:

 

Kratos, our favorite God of War, gets his due courtesy of Sideshow Collectibles:

 

Pop Culture Shock is behind this upcoming statue of Scorpion from Mortal Kombat:

  Finally, some guys from Resident Evil courtesy of Hot Toys beginning with Krauser...

 ...and the ever-sexy "I wish he was real" Chris Redfield:

 

Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition

For its release of Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition on XBLA and PSN, Capcom enlisted the awesome Stanley "Artgerm" Lau to provide new character artwork.  The results are wonderful.

 

 
Capcom currently has a contest called Finish Me going where artists are invited to add backgrounds to the character artwork. You can find high-quality PNGs of all the characters for download on the contest site.

More Tatsunoko vs. Capcom

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars is currently available in stores for the Wii.  With that in mind, I figured it would be a good time to post the remaining artwork I found.  Enjoy the pics!

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Artist Spotlight: Stanley Lau

The focus of today's Artist Spotlight post is Stanley Lau.  Also known by the name "Artgerm," Lau is one of the founding members of Imaginary Friends Studios.  He's an incredible artist who most recently has done work for DC Comics, providing the cover artwork for series Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance, The Great Ten, and The Web.  He's also done promotional artwork for Sony's God of War video games and artwork for various trading cards among other stuff.

You can view more of his artwork at his DeviantArt page.

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Tatsunoko vs. Capcom

In the spirit of Marvel vs. Capcom and Capcom vs. SNK comes the new game Tatsunoko vs. Capcom for the Wii.  Set to be released next month, this game pits Capcom characters against characters from Tatsunoko Productions.

The name Tatsunoko might not be familiar to some, but if you're an anime fan, chances are that you've heard of something they've produced.  Their works include Speed Racer, Tekkaman (aka Teknoman), Casshan/Casshern, and Gatchaman, which is better known under the G-Force and Battle of The Planets names.

I like the art style of this game.  I especially like the way the Tatsunoko guys are portrayed.  I'm a big fan of superheroes in tight lycra and well, that's what many of those guys are wearing.  Check out some more art from the game below.

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