Pixel master JACKAL, who at very least we know is aware of Roger Dean, shows off his album cover for Disasterpeace's still-unreleased chiptune album Rise of the Obsidian Interstellar.

Even if you missed the third edition of Giant Robot's Game Over art show — which opened alongside this year's Game Developers Conference — a good number of the pieces… Read the rest of the article: Paintings, prints available from Giant Robot's Game Over art show

Local favorite illustrator Ghostpatrol (previously featured here) does vague tribute to computer game classic International Karate+, available as a crazy-limited Gocco print direct from the source.

Eric Rautio's cat Iggy goes paws-on with the iPad and discovers he loves the Noby Noby Boy app almost as much as we do. Time to add an entire new… Read the rest of the article: Video: Cat Vs. iPad

Best known for his "irresponsible" art/game Lose/Lose — which deletes files from your hard drive every time you take aim at its retro-pixel-invaders and was classified as malicious by Symantec… Read the rest of the article: Soundshapes: Amit Pitaru/Zach Gage bring Sonic Wire Sculptor to iPhone

Now available as prints at Zazzle, a series of arcade game propaganda posters for Donkey Kong, Dig Dug, Frogger and Joust (above) by illustrator Steve Thomas. [via SuperPunch]

Still life with Yars' Revenge, by Hollis Brown Thornton, available in desktop-wallpaper sizes alongside a healthy selection of similarly rustic game-y art at his flickr, some available in print via… Read the rest of the article: Hollis Brown Thornton, Atari & Flower Wallpaper

For the past seven years, Czech creator Jakub 'Amanita' Dvorský has been behind some of indie/adventure gaming's most striking designs, most recently and notably with his rust-washed pen-and-ink point &… Read the rest of the article: Kooky's Return: Machinarium, Samorost designer turns to film

It gave me goosebumps. That's about the highest compliment I can pay the upcoming iPhone adventure game Sword & Sworcery EP, and just about all you need to know for… Read the rest of the article: One to watch: new details on Superbrothers' iPhone adventure Sword & Sworcery EP

As if this week's teaser trailer premiere of Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. The World — the film adaptation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's cult hit comic series (which I have… Read the rest of the article: Gallery: First images, details of Ubisoft's Scott Pilgrim game

The "Indie Gamer Rant" session of this year's Game Developers Conference was a rapid-fire burst of ideas and ideals regarding the shape of the videogame industry — where it was… Read the rest of the article: Less Talk, More Rock: a manifesto by indie game dev Superbrothers

Like UK studio Introversion's indie-rallying clarion call at the 2006 Independent Games Festival, the announcement of an indie-led investment strategy — simply called the Indie Fund — could be the… Read the rest of the article: GDC Gallery: How The Indie Fund Could Change Game Dev Destiny

If you thought Valve's switch from Internet Explorer to WebKit for its new beta version of digital distribution platform Steam — or the semi-irrefutable hints of OSX compatibility within —… Read the rest of the article: Gallery: Valve tease Steam/Half-Life/Left 4 Dead for Macs, in style

This afternoon's best mystery from the new reigning champs of brilliantly artful viral campaigns: a seemingly innocuous new update to the PC version of Valve's cult hit puzzle game Portal… Read the rest of the article: Not a lie: Valve updates Portal with secret radio broadcast images

Due for downloadable release next week (unfortunately, in Japan only), Rittai Kakushi e Attakoreda (which, via Tiny Cartridge, roughly translates to Hidden 3D Image: There It Is!) probably comes as… Read the rest of the article: Video: Motion-tracking 3D with the DSi camera

Cory mentioned this briefly the other day, but I thought I'd give a longer look (not least with the hi-res concept art James passed on) at Glorkian Warrior, a videogame… Read the rest of the article: Glorkian Warrior: help James Kochalka (and Pixeljam) make his first game

Noby Noby Boy [Namco, iPhone] In 2009, Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi had a problem. He'd just designed and released Noby Noby Boy, the world's most massive and passive multiplayer… Read the rest of the article: Get This Game: Katamari creator's Noby Noby Boy stretches onto iPhone

It's been almost four years to the day since UK developer Introversion fired their shot across the bow — a rallying call that I count as the first defining moment… Read the rest of the article: Indie gaming hit Darwinia+ invades Xbox Live

What makes Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi so easy to love? It's got a lot to do with stuff like this: a series of videos to promote the iPhone version… Read the rest of the article: Noby Boy iPhone app for kindergartners, businessmen alike

Still an essential trick in the indie developer's promotional kit, six studios have banded together to create a similarly essential Indie Love Bundle, offering their wares on deep, deep discount… Read the rest of the article: Show Indie Game Devs You Care with the Indie Love Bundle