Toast isn't just something you eat at breakfast. Oh no. It's also a canvas for cute character art.
Why just spread jam on your bread, when you can cover it in Pikachu?
The trend first started to pick up steam in 2008, but existed before that. New Zealand artist Maurice Bennet was exhibiting toast art a decade ago.
Several Japanese food blogs continue to post toasted character bread called "Toast Art" or even "Picture Drawn Toast". Recently, Japanese sites have been linking to toast artists Apple Cheek 88 and Kummy.
But it's also easy to see toast art's appeal. For those who want to make their own toast art, here's how: Cut out shapes in aluminum foil and place them on bread. Put said bread in a toaster. That's it! I've included photos in the above gallery to hopefully make these easy directions easier. Note that you might have a trickier time making toast art if you have a pop-up toaster.
If you are interested, there is more toast art right here for you to eat up.
The rigamarole is always the same: Big game is released, problems ensue. But for Diablo III, the launch was bigger—twelve years in the making. And the problems? They seem bigger, too. And when that happens, people get angry.
As previously detailed, Diablo III's "always-online" feature was problematic to say the least, and players have been dealing with errors like Error 37 and Error 3003. The whole thing hasn't exactly been smooth.
And the reaction to all this has...not been good. People paid good money for an experience, and the experience hasn't been good for many players. They have every right to complain. No wonder the game is getting clobbered on review site Metacritic, where the user reviews are especially brutal. On Amazon, there are biting reviews as well, but less of the endless vitriol. The general tone, however, is one of anger and frustration.
Some of the reviews seem knee-jerk and not directed at the actual gameplay—the result of frustrated people trying to get online, but unable to. Others seem to truly not like the game, which, of course, is fine. And, yes, some of them are merely trolls (but funny trolls!).
But let's not look at the normal venting. Let's look at some of the "best" haterade spewed at Diablo III (SPOILERS).
You know when they sold the rights to The Neverending Story 1 & 2 to some random production company and they came out with a steaming pile called The Neverending Story 3 that went straight to VHS? Well that pretty much describes Diablo 3.
This is for that what i must wait fuc*ing 7th june. This is for that what i must wait fuc*ing 7th june. This is for that what i must wait fuc*ing 7th june. This is for that what i must wait fuc*ing 7th june. This is for that what i must wait fuc*ing 7th june. This is for that what i must wait fuc*ing 7th june. This is for that what i must wait fuc*ing 7th june.
Diablo 3 is so boring you would have more fun at a bingo hall. Also the connection problems at launch are awful and show how incompetent Blizzard is. The graphics in game are also not close to what a Diablo game should look like.
Decade of experience running online games to have the game fail to launch ON SINGLE PLAYER due to their network. They took everything that was Diablo and flushed it down the toilet, from gameplay to graphics.
I have paid for a game and can not even start a single player!? What exactly is on that disc?! It is a sick joke... Give my money and wasted time back!
They've had 10 years to make this game and when the game went live only 600 players were online... Hours later only 1000 players were able to get on! Its been like this the whole entire launch!
If your a true Diablo series fan you'll know its a gothic themed game and it'll break your heart to find out that the act 1 boss is damn fairy queen that looks like the disney villain maleficent
Diablo 3 is out. It took 11 years to make. The graphics look 10 years old and its only 6 hours long. But don't worry kids you can buy hats with moms credit card!
You want 150 words minimum to accept my review? Ok. FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL. DO NOT BUY !!! SERIOUSLY. Vote with your wallet, dont give these **** money.
One of the worst play time to cost ratios. I could have a whole day at a paintball stadium for the money I shelled for this game, which, due to an unstable internet connection, I can't even play smoothly, even though I'm only interested in single player. Good job, Blizzard.
If you want a watered down, pay2win piece of junk, Diablo 3 is just the ultimate game in this regards. Don't expect to find a game reminiscent of the jewels such as Diablo 1+2 (actually made by different people). Only saving grace is... no wait I can't think of one.
This game is a massive pile of **** It shouldn't be named like that. WoW is nice like a prostate cancer, and this "Diablo"3 is like a bunch of bloody hemorrhoids in your mouth.
stupid game,GO TO HELL!. oh wait, it's already in hell. All about it is disappointing. I've been a Diablo fan for a long time but then you give me this.. What the hell Blizzard? This all errors things and your stupid DRM giving me a headache. Why no in steam? money whoring company
Blizzard apparently had no idea how many people would REALLY want to play this game AFTER WAITING FOR 12 YEARS! The North Koreans had better launches last month than this. Way to go Blizzard.
It is a very good game, VERY GOOD!!!! It even comes with a challenge, beat the login server, error 37 is the prime evil, if you beat it, all will obey your orders. Now seriously, if you don't mind spending 3 hours to get in, you should totally buy, if not, don't waste your money.
the worst first person shooter I've ever played cant even log in, and i even stood in line for at least two hours to pay for this dont waste your money BLIZZARD IS FINISHED
Can blizzard just crawl into a hole and sit there until they starve to death. after they do that they can come back as undead and try to make the game work
Never played it. And now thanks to all of your reviews i will never buy it and play it. Thanks for saving my money. I don't usually follow what people say but the majority is overwhelming.
Last, but certainly not least, there's internet comedian Francis. His rage may not be as real as that seen above, but it still sums up the spirit of the times.
There was a bit of an uproar earlier in the year when LEGO introduced a line of modified products targeted exclusively at girls. To provide a little context for that uproar, social media marketer and LEGO fanatic David Pickett has written a great feature breaking down the history, and statistics, of just how many LEGO characters/figures have been dudes and how many have been ladies.
It takes a while to get going, since for years the only times a female would specifically appear was in an advertisement, but the introduction of the Pirates line in the late 80s changed the game.
It's something you probably would never have even thought about, but seeing it all laid out, with stats on the annual breakdown between male/female, is super interesting.
While this is on one hand the very worst the internet is capable of conjuring, namely putting human clothes on cats, I don't care. This is Journey cosplay. For cats.
Since the guys in Journey aren't really humans - humans have arms! - that's how I'm convincing myself this is OK.
No idea how they got the thing on its head then got it to stand still without scratching somebody's face off.
Looking mildly like Zynga's first foray into religious Facebook scamming, Journey of Jesus is Lightside Games' attempt to get us all putting down our other social games and start playing one where we can learn about Jesus instead.
As a game, it's horrific. It turns an educational yarn about the Bible into a grinding Facebook adventure game. Click on axe to collect axe! Click axe on tree stump to clear path to baptism! Collect coins!
So, yes, it's not really an educational title at all. While there's the veneer of religious study to proceedings, it's really just a procession of clicking, with the emphasis on buying crap with real money, just like any other Facebook game.
About the only redeeming thing I can see if that, if you want to be an asshole, there's the option to spam your friends lists with random bible quotes (though you can only do it once every ten hours).
Which is a shame! I'm not a religious man, but regardless the Bible - and especially the Old Testament - is an amazing story, one which not enough games are able (or willing) to tackle.
Looking mildly like Zynga's first foray into religious Facebook scamming, Journey of Jesus is Lightside Games' attempt to get us all putting down our other social games and start playing one where we can learn about Jesus instead.
As a game, it's horrific. It turns an educational yarn about the Bible into a grinding Facebook adventure game. Click on axe to collect axe! Click axe on tree stump to clear path to baptism! Collect coins!
So, yes, it's not really an educational title at all. While there's the veneer of religious study to proceedings, it's really just a procession of clicking, with the emphasis on buying crap with real money, just like any other Facebook game.
About the only redeeming thing I can see if that, if you want to be an asshole, there's the option to spam your friends lists with random bible quotes (though you can only do it once every ten hours).
Which is a shame! I'm not a religious man, but regardless the Bible - and especially the Old Testament - is an amazing story, one which not enough games are able (or willing) to tackle.
Like this suit. Made by Englishman Mark Pearson, it looks like it fell straight out of a movie, but is actually made of cardboard.
Pearson coated 400 sheets of cardboard in fibreglass, and crafted the details out of household objects like an ashtray. It also lights up in certain areas.
Weirdest part is, it doesn't even fit Pearson; he had to get a friend to wear it to the debut of The Avengers in his stead.
To celebrate the release of what will probably be the biggest PC game of the year (sorry Crusader Kings II, I still love you), here's a big collection of concept and promotional art from Diablo III.
You'll find character art, environment art, images that appeared on things like magazine covers, and even some amazing class pictures drawn by Duncan Fegredo (whose Mignola-esque style, seen above, got him a regular gig on Hellboy a few years back).
Many of these images are big, so if you're in need of some new Diablo III wallpaper, you're in luck.
To see the larger pics in all their glory (or so you can save them as wallpaper), right-click on them below and select "open in new tab".
Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If you're in the business and have some concept, environment or character art you'd like to share, drop us a line!
Not for Square Enix. Final Fantasy VII character designer and current Square Enix bigwig Tetsuya Nomura spoke with Japanese game magazine Famitsu about the much desired FFVII.
In the interview, Nomura stated that the Final Fantasy must surmount the old FF games.
Nomura acknowledged that there was considerable fan interest in a Final Fantasy VII remake.
"New Final Fantasy games take precedence over a FFVII remake," said Nomura.
The goal, Nomura added, was to make games that rivaled or possibly surpassed Final Fantasy VII.
That's an admirable goal, but most would simply be happy with a Final Fantasy VII. For those of you who cannot wait, here's a HD remastering of the original game.
Toast isn't just something you eat at breakfast. Oh no. It's also a canvas for cute character art.
The rigamarole is always the same: Big game is released, problems ensue. But for Diablo III, the launch was bigger—twelve years in the making. And the problems? They seem bigger, too. And when that happens, people get angry.
There was a bit of an uproar earlier in the year when LEGO introduced a line of modified products targeted exclusively at girls. To provide a little context for that uproar, social media marketer and LEGO fanatic David Pickett has written a great feature breaking down the history, and statistics, of just how many LEGO characters/figures have been dudes and how many have been ladies.
While this is on one hand the very worst the internet is capable of conjuring, namely putting human clothes on cats, I don't care. This is Journey cosplay. For cats.
Looking mildly like Zynga's first foray into religious Facebook scamming, Journey of Jesus is Lightside Games' attempt to get us all putting down our other social games and start playing one where we can learn about Jesus instead.
May is International Iron Man Cosplay Appreciation Month. Which means we 
