Track: Yume Miru Koro wo Sugitemo | Artist: Kinoko Teikoku | Album: Time Lapse JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
According to Hideo Kojima, there is a countdown for Death Stranding that will end on May 29 for a worldwide reveal on PlayStation’s Twitch channel.
A few years back, Japanese artists began posting photos of their work spaces on Twitter. They have not stopped. Thank goodness for that! Professional and amateur artists alike continue uploading photos of their workstations under the tag #絵描きさんの作業環境が見たい (“I want to see artists’ work environments”). The photos show a side array of desks and work…
Under The Bridges. Porsgrunn, Norway. By Marcus Patai | Instagram JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
It’s fitting that the first few minutes of Godzilla: King of the Monsters are a flashback. The movie, which is a sequel to Legendary Pictures’ 2014 Godzilla, feels like a natural evolution of the previous film. In some ways, it’s a better movie—rather, a better Godzilla movie. In other ways, it’s not. Gareth Edward’s Godzilla…
Track: Gate of Living | Artist: Ringo Sheena | Album: Sandokushi Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
This weekend, the seventh annual (seventh!) BitSummit will get underway in Kyoto. Keita Takahashi (Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy fame) will be keynoting, while others, like Platinum Games Atsushi Inaba and Koji “Iga” Igarashi, among many others, will also be on hand. Official site here.
Bandai is releasing a life-sized Detective Pikachu plush toy. His ears, hands and tail are all poseable. Just look at it! The doll is priced at 21,780 yen (nearly $200) and will go on sale this December in Japan. No word on an international release. Check out more images below.
A Deer Friend. Nara, Japan. By Julian Rincon | Instagram JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
Nintendo is holding a special Pokémon Direct on June 5 from 6:00 am PT and 9:00 am ET. It will cover Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Be sure to tune in!
Track: Merry Christmass Mr. Lawrence (Live) | Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto | Album: Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence OST Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Until recently, Japan didn’t have much of an influx of foreign tourists. Now, it does, and with that comes problems. Of course, Japan should have a thriving tourism industry! This is a beautiful country with a rich culture, a long history and delicious food. But for much of the 20th and 21st century, foreign tourism…
Buildings in Clouds. Shanghai, China. By Alex Mehl. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
Track: Story | Artist: Never Young Beach | Album: Story Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency has fined McDonald’s after breaking the law and misrepresenting the Tokyo Roast Beef Burger sold in summer 2017. According to NicoNico, the fine is 21.7 million yen (nearly $200,000) and must be paid by December 25 of this year. The original “Tokyo Roast Beef Burger” ads featured what looked like real…
In Mie Prefecture, a 26-year-old man has been arrested for suspected theft after security camera footage showed the man stealing volumes of the Detective Conan manga. In total, eighty copies were stolen, and the suspect has confessed. According to Tokai TV, the alleged thefts occurred on three separate occasions with the suspect, 26-year-old Aoi Hattori,…
I Love Anime. Akihabara, Tokyo. By nerdydesi. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
Track: The Robots | Artist: Kraftwerk | Album: The Man-Machine Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Castle in the Sky themed sunglasses are going on sale in Japan. Muska’s tinted lenses are getting real-world recreations and Pazu’s goggles are also being reworked as glasses. The Muska sunglasses are 27,500 yen ($250), while the Pazu ones, described as “goggle-shaped glasses frames,” are 32,000 yen ($290) Both are made in Japan and will…
PlayStation Europe has uploaded footage of the Nioh 2 closed alpha Have a look! The game was announced last year at Sony’s E3 press conference. In case you missed it, check out Kotaku’s review of the first game.
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