Giant Robot Store and GR2 News

giant robot time: 6.13.14 | art by: eddie xu     Event     Origins Plushes Uglydoll New and insanely cute Uglydoll plushes. Featuring Ice-Bat, Wage, Babo, and Ox! Plush Clip Ons Uglydoll We have a handful of fun new clip ons to check out! Hats Uglydoll Stay cool and gear up for Uglycon! Toothbrush Holder Owl Kikkerland There’s no better way to replace that old grimy toothbrush holder! Cards Ray Young Chu A fun alternative to the traditional, plain, and boring card.           GR2: Photos Game Over Art Exhibition and Game Night By ERIC Game Over and Game Night proved to be a fun combination at GR2. It’s where Game art, meets games and gamers! We have to thank Kyoto Wild, The Pack, and Scratch Race! >> 2015 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 2062 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025           
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Uglycon will be next week and we’re working on the bits and pieces of the exhibition and associated events. The images you see here might all be for nothing. We might change everything in the next week, etc. But we’re up to some of the same “tricks” as last year and it should be fun.
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    Game Over June 7 – June 18 Reception: Saturday, June 7, 6:30-10 PM Giant Robot, Angry Bananas, Destructoid and Meatbun is proud to present GAME OVER – Art Inspired by Games. It’s not just an art exhibition, it’s also a Game Night. Imagine seeing art but also trying out some of the games made by equally talented designers! It’s happening. Experience, KYOTO WILD by Teddy Diefenbach is a 4 player weapons battle, SCRATCH RACE by Messhof is a one button velodrome racing game, and experience Ben Vance’s THE PACK with Art by Rob Sato. Artists Include: Aaron Brown, Alex Chiu, Andrew Hem, Bert Gatchalian, Brian Luong, Caitlin Anne, Cam Floyd, Candie Bolton, Cassia Lupo, Chris Mostyn, Cory Schmitz, Dan Goodsell, Danni Shinya, Edward Robin Coronel, Elliot Brown, Enky Skulls, Eric Nyquist, Gary Musgrave, Hawk krall, James Kochalka, Jen Tong, Jeni Yang, Jeremiah Ketner, Jerome Lu, Jesse Tise, Joey Chou, Jon Lau, kaNO kid, Ken Taya, Kenneth Wong, Kerry Horvath, Kevin Luong, Kiyoshi Nakazawa, Koshin Finley, Kwanchai Moriya, Leah Chun, Lena Sayadian, Lucky Nakazawa, Luke Chueh, Mari Inukai, Mari Naomi, Mariel Cartwright, Mark Nagata, Martin Hsu, Mike Kuo, Minion Me, Miso, Nick Arciaga, Nidhi Chanani, Omo Cat, Peter Kato, Ray Young Chu, Rina Ayuyang, Roland Tamayo, Ronald J. Llanos, Ryan Crippen, Ryan Jacob Smith, Sana Park, Sara Saedi, Scott Bakal, Sean Norvet, Shawn Cheng, Shiho Nakaza, Shihori Nakayama, Stasia Burrington, Theo Ellsworth, Tyson Hesse, Wayne Johnson + even more. Red Mountain Print Dan McCarthy Five color print on white paper. Signed and numbered by the artist. Ninja Mug Set & Day & Night Heat Sensitive Mug ThumbsUp! Wake up the world with your morning cup of coffee. Kaiju Monster & Mole Miner Light-Up LED Keychain Gama-Go A playful take on the traditional LED keychain. Fionna & Princess Bubblegum Funko x Adventure Time Your favorite Adventure Time characters are now available in vinyl form! Optic Nerve Adrian Tomine Several issues of Adrian Tomine’s Optic Nerve are back in stock!           The Mural at Wirtz Elementary School By MARTIN My buddy and fifth-grade teacher invited me to a mural painting at his school in Paramount, CA, last weekend and it was rad. Visiting artists for this second annual outing included Dustin Klein and Rich Jacobs from Oakland, Tim Kerr from Austin, and Koji and Kota Toyoda, Yosuke Hanai, and Hi Dutch from Japan. >> Preview of The Future Crew (E3! Edition)/LA Game Space benefit w/ Daedulus, Starry Kitchen, Attract Mode, and other homies By MARTIN Monday night’s event at The Well (which also features contributions from Doseone, Daniel Rehn, The Future Crew…) is a fundraiser with proceeds going toward LA Game Space, our city’s very own experimental, open source, and very cool epicenter of video games supporting innovation, education, and exhibitions. >> Q&A with Josh Landau of The Shrine By MARTIN I met the guys after their killer set at The Roxy a few weeks ago and they happened to be the coolest dudes ever. I went...
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