New Joystick Junkies perspex pendants! Are you a robot or a monster? ;-)

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Some 8-bit love for the weekend

Sitting next to this billboard in london's trendy shoreditch this 8-bit cctv by Invader is a welcome relief from the usual dull advertising
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8-bit invasion of New York captured by director Patrick Jean

Gotta love the these real life 8-bit invasions. Just like Royksopp's use of super real 8-bit invaders in their video Happy Up Here direct Patrick Jean has created an even more incredible 8-bit pop culture invasion.

Capturing an 8-bit attack on New York Patrick draws on world famous icons in his climatic encounter with the big apple for his new film PIXEL and we love it! Produced by French production team One More Production it's a great addition to their growing portfolio.

New Atari Designs - Technical & Ishihara in stock!

We just got some really cool new official Atari designs in - check out these pictures and click on them if you're interested - they're just £24.99 from JoystickJunkies.com

Sushi and some PAC Man

Fluid bar in Farringdon is an experience to savour sample yourself some sushi then unwind with some classic old school arcade games such as pac man donkey kong and the universal favourite space invaders!!

Who will join the band wagon?

This summers ashes mania continues to grow with the impending victory for England over the Australia. This new game seem to be hitting all the right bouncers for sixes, as critics rave about the fluidity of the game play!

Were on the telly!

We're on this week's Gadget Show in the UK with a couple of recent Atari t-shirts - go check it out!

Eurogamer Expo

For those interested in video games, this is a must see event! It takes place at Old Billingsgate, London on the 30th and 31st October and at Saviles Royal Armouries Square in Leeds on the 27th and 28th October. The Eurogamer Expo has always been seen as a popular feature of the London Games Festival. It brings you (the potential buyer) the chance to see Christmas releases before hand, with work from EA, SEGA, Konami and many more included. The tickets only cost £6 per day- a bargain if you ask me, so book in advance before the event sells out! That way you’ll have something to look forward to once summer is over and the rain begins again.

The King of Kong

Ken Burns has put together an amazing 90 minute documentary that will seriously be enjoyed by anyone, but if you are a computer game fan, its AN ABSOLUTE MUST!

The King of Kong, is a documentary about bragging rights among video game geeks. Its about the earlier days of video gaming, nostalgic, humorous and utterly compelling.

The story in a nutshell: Back in the mid-80s, a video game mega-guru named Billy Mitchell set the all-time world record for Donkey Kong. (Donkey Kong, you'll remember, is the game in which Mario made his debut while trying to rescue the princess from a grumpy giant ape.) Mitchell's record remained uncontested until 2006, which is when a mild-mannered family man called Steve Weibe broke the all-time high -- but when he submitted his score to the "official" gaming commission, it was denied because Steve racked up all his points on a home-based machine. Apparently the only way to truly claim the record is to play the Donkey Kong machine that's inside a specific Funland location. But that didn't stop Mitchell from submitting his own video-taped record -- and that score WAS accepted as yet another new world's record.

Suffice to say it's a long and winding road to the title of Kong King, and director Seth Gorden captures all the whole damn story in all its geeky glory. True that the flick paints Mitchell as an arrogant lout while Wiebe is portrayed as a sensitive little sweetheart, but both of the guys' legitimate personalities seem to burst through at every opportunity. Wiebe is a sad-sack nice-guy who's had a bunch of financial problems, while Mitchell's a cocksure and self-adoring entrepreneur who basically refuses to acknowledge his challenger's existence! Throw in a handful of video game experts and a few insights from the long-suffering spouses, and you've got a human interest story that's just too delicious to ignore.

If you loved the 80’s computer game vibe from our t-shirts, you will love love love this movie.

Alice in Wonderland

I was shocked (and a little scared) to see the photos of Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, out March next year). Not quite Jack Sparrow anymore… And with characters like the Queen of Hearts (Helena Bonham Carter) and the two Tweedles (Matt Lucas), I’m counting down the days to see Tim Burton’s twisted alteration of the classic tale.

A seriously bad hangover...

The Hangover comes across as a shameful, offensive and crass comedy promising absolutely nothing to a cinema audience. The former is all true but it is also utterly hilarious and strangely gripping. It has been described as “the perfect bad-lad comedy if you don’t mind misogyny”. It tells the story of a groom-to-be, three of his best mates and his soon to be brother in law who take a weekend trip to Las Vegas for a bachelor party just before the wedding day.

The guys wake up to a wrecked hotel suite with no recollection of the night before. There’s a baby in the kitchen, a tiger in the bathroom, a wandering chicken and the groom is nowhere to be seen. They then attempt to piece together what happened over the preceding twelve hours, find the groom and get to the wedding on time. A lot of laughs and a plot that keeps you watching. Well worth the price of a cinema ticket!

Pac-Man Twitter!

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Ashley Walters wears Joystick Junkies..

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Tomorrow night, 12 JUNE @ Proud

Mario T on BBC Switch

Fan and friend of JJ, Tom Deacon was spotted wearing his Mario T yesterday on BBC Switch..

Ibiza Opening Parties

The opening parties 2009 are upon us...

Being an old raver from back in the day, there is only one party that I would be seen at...Pete Tong, the godfather of house at his night, Wonderland...launching 5 JUNE..












Check here for listing throughout the summer and tickets...

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Moondance, 13 June

Junkies tees in Saints Row 2

Well after about a year of working towards it the designs we did for the Saints Row 2 have finally gone live in their first big download pack. Check out all the details here

We've been selling the hoodie and Stilwater Saints t-shirts designs since the game came out - there was a nice advert for them on the back cover of the game manual. It was a great tie-in with Joystick Junkies - we got them stocked in a bunch of fashion stores across Europe and did a lot of promotion with the fashion press together.

The hoodie has been a great seller and we'll be re-producing it for Christmas in a nice Saints Row purple too!

Goldie Lookin' Chain on Switch

Goldie Lookin' Chain were on the BBC's Switch with Tom Deacon yesterday (another 'Junkie fan) and one of lads was sporting our Invaded Legs design you can watch it here

Metrovelvet shoot for Joystick Junkies

Online fashion magazine Metrovelvet recently shot some of Joystick Junkies spring-summer collection. It's a great 14 page spread, click on the image to check it out in full