Ok, let me first introduce you to what MegaCon is: Mega Convention (read: giant nerd fest). It’s held every year in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. They have something there for just about everyone: comics, manga, anime, movies, artists, collector’s items (action figures, figurines, etc…), video games, swords, dice, clothing, and plenty of miscellaneous stuff. One of the things you’ll also notice before you even get in is that there is a lot of cosplay; there’s even a contest for it! Now that you’re aware of the awesomeness of this convention, I took plenty of pics below for you to see what it’s like.

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There are cosplayers that know how to make their own costumes. Then there are cosplayers that know how to make their own costumes and look hot in it, like Yaya Han.  This female version of a scout, from Team Forrtess 2, below is the latter.

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Watch out Yaya Han.  This girl might grow up to be one bad ass costume designer or cosplayer. Grim Hammer (a.k.a. BEST DAD IN THE WORLD) has posted pictures of his process in making one of the most awesome and cutest costumes I have ever seen. This “Voltron Girl” has made its rounds around the net but still no one has seen the other bad ass yet cute costumes he has made.

Like what other costumes you may ask? Well how about Bumblee from Transformers? Or Maybe a Megazord from Power Rangers? And how about my new favorite, PREDATOR!

 

Check out more Voltron process photos here and Grim Hammer’s blog here.

Artist of the Week continues with this week’s featured artist Yaya Han. A recent guest on the Pixelated Podcast, Yaya has been a cosplayer/model for about 10 years. If you’ve ever attended a Convention you’ve probably seen Yaya. Be sure to check out her new website www.yayahan.com for more Cosplaying fun.

Artist of the Week: Yaya Han
Website | Deviant Art

Tell us a bit about yourself?

Hello, my name is Yaya Han and I am a cosplay idol and costume designer currently residing in Atlanta, GA. I have been making costumes and modeling for over 10 years now and am one of the only cosplayers in the world to turn this hobbyist activity into a career. I guess you can say that I’m a household name in the world of geekdom. I travel world-wide to teach workshops and panels on costume making, and to judge contests and host events, not to mention constantly working on new costume projects. I have a lot of fun playing dress up every week but also work hard and never have a day off lol.

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How do you know if a video game is good? Fans cosplay as the game characters.  How do you know if a video game is great? Fans create a live action film around it. Left 4 Dead is one of those great games.

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Ever wonder what James Rhodes does while off duty? He flys to his local bar, disguises himself as an Asian cosplayer, and enjoys a good cold bottle of Corona.  Check out more photos of this cosplayer past the break.

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So, what are or were you for Halloween? Anything funny, interesting or just plain weird? Show us some links to your photos. If its good enough, I’ll get something out of our prize box for you. Oh, and before I head to Andrew’s party, can you guess what me and Jesmes15 are dressed as?

Hint: From an 80’s music video

Well the MCM London Expo is over for this year and the long wait till May 2010 is upon us. It’s been a decent outing for the London Expo, which has expanded in size and seen more games attention than ever before, including the unveiling of the Operation Chastity Warthog! But before we go, here’s a little wrap up in pictures for you to browse. We’ve got cosplay galore, the good, the bad and the down right sexy. So what are you waiting for, hit the jump and see what you missed. (more…)

Here are the photos that we tried to upload during the weekend of the show. But as you read from Bill’s articles, the internet was non-existent due to a lame hotel and internet problems at the con. Also, there were hardly any cosplayers and/or booth babes to take photos of. Nonetheless, here they are. Enjoy them past the break.

Again, big thanks to the GameX staff for a kick ass event.

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Day 2 of GameX, while starting an hour late for us due to an alarm clock failure, has proven to be just as fun and successful as Day 1.  More, actually, on both fronts.  I’ve never managed to have this much fun at a gaming convention before.  The staff is smart, hard working, friendly and willing to help with whatever anyone needs.  The exhibitors were, with one small exception I will mention later, top notch and full of win.  The floor? Packed today, people old and young, hardcore gamer and people new to the scene.

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