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Tivoli Boys. Melbourne, Australia. By Shawn Danker | Official Site 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: More Than This | Artist: Roxy Music | Album: Avalon Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Yokai Watch 4 has been delayed again in Japan. Originally slated for winter 2018, the Nintendo Switch game was delayed to June 6. Now it is scheduled for June 20 to improve quality. No word yet about an international release.

The Perfect Apartment For An Evangelion Fan

Do you like Evangelion? Like, a lot? Then, you should live in this apartment in Gunma, Japan. Amazingly, it’s not the only apartment in the country that is Evangelion themed. Go figure! Located in the city of Maebashi, the two-bedroom apartment is 45,000 yen ($411), including maintenance fees.  The kitchen cabinets, sliding doors and wallpaper…

Rice Fields. Shiga, Japan. By Brian Ashcraft | Twitter 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: Ordinary World | Artist: Duran Duran | Album: The Wedding Album  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Pokémon Rumble Rush Is Heading To iOS And Android

Back in 2017, The Pokémon Company announced Pokéland. Slated for iOS and Android, the game was to feature toy Pocket Monsters duking it out on various in-game islands. But the game went M.I.A. That is, until today. The Pokémon Company has just revealed that the game is now called Pokémon Scramble SP in Japan, while…

Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii is creating a new anime series for a new studio called Ichigo Animation. Details are scant, but Oshii has been working on the idea for this series for the past ten years. The series is expected to begin airing next spring or summer.  

Tiny Custom Arcade Cabinet Models Are Glorious

Twitter user Ostraking makes models of iconic Japanese arcade cabinets. The results are spectacular. As IT Media shows, Ostraking’s little models were recently on display at a hobby show in Shizuoka.  Inside are small LCD screens, running captured demo footage. There is so much detail in Ostraking’s work! These 1/12 miniatures do an incredible job…

A Beautiful Day. Kyoto, Japan. By ShuYung Wu. 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: Sekishun | Artist: My Hair Is Bad | Album: Hadaka – EP Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Omega Labyrinth Life Toned Down For PS4, But Not For Nintendo Switch

Who would have thought that for this console generation the Nintendo Switch would be home to slightly racier content than the PS4? Omega Labyrinth is proof of that. Dungeon crawler Omega Labyrinth was released on the PS Vita in 2015, telling the story of Aina, who hoped to increase the size of her bust. By…

Detective Pikachu Director Explains A Most Unexpected Easter Egg

Pokémon Detective Pikachu is full of Easter Eggs—namely, a bunch of Pokémon getting cameos. You’d expect that! But there is one Easter Egg I was surprised to see. [Note: This article includes spoilers] During one scene early in the movie, Justice Smith as Tim Goodman goes to his missing father’s apartment. On the TV, an…

Thanks to this mod, 2B comes to Sekiro We’ve seen other characters modded for the game, including Shrek, but 2B certainly seems at right at home.

Cave exploration. Olango Island, Cebu. By MarLin Chen | 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! 

The official Twitter for Square Enix’s Studio Istolia is M.I.A., and the studio’s official site is gone. In March, former Tales producer Hideo Baba, who had been working on a new game for Studio Istolia, left the company. The status of the game, known as Project Prelude Rune, is still unclear. 

Avengers: Endgame Doesn’t Dominate In Japan

Marvel movies are definitely popular worldwide, even in Japan. But you know what is more popular in Japan? Pikachu, it seems. And depending on the week, Detective Conan, too During opening weekend in Japan, Avengers: Endgame debuted at number one. Bravo! Cinema Today reports that the following weekend, Detective Conan: The Fist of the Blue…

Like A Bullet. Shin-Osaka Station, Osaka, Japan. By Brian Ashcraft | Twitter 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! 

Detective Pikachu Is A Good Movie

Based on the Nintendo 3DS game by the same name, Pokémon Detective Pikachu is the first live-action Pocket Monster adaptation. Hollywood has an abysmal track record with video game movies, but this time, it seems to have pulled off the impossible: Making an enjoyable live-action Pokémon movie that will delight fans and non-fans alike. This…

Track: Satisfy My Soul | Artist: Bob Marley & The Wailers | Album: The Complete Bob Marley & The Wailers 1967 To 1972 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.