Brian Ashcraft

This Role-Playing Game Event Logo Sure Looks Familiar

“Brave Ground” is an upcoming event for role-playing game GranBlue Fantasy. I feel like I’ve seen it before. Yes, yes I have. As My Game News Flash points out, the logo appears to resemble Final Fantasy XIV’s emblem. Fans quickly noticed the similarity.

Detective Pikachu Movie Version Of Mr. Mime Is Freaking People Out

In the Pokémon games and anime, Mr. Mime is slightly unsettling. But in the upcoming Hollywood movie, the character is freaky Don’t believe me? It doesn’t look out of place when compared with other horror characters. Goodness. This isn’t freaky per se, but it sure is odd! Okay, maybe it is. Maybe people are being…

Limited Edition Neo Geo Mini Just For The Holidays

This is the Neo Geo Mini Christmas Limited Edition, a special holiday version of SNK’s small-sized console. SNK hasn’t yet announced a release date other than saying it will be out “soon.” Pricing is also forthcoming. Here are the 48 titles that are included, which is more than the originally released version. The Neo Geo…

Philly Skyline. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. By Kyle Kreiger | 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! 

Track: First World Problems | Artist: Ian Brown | Album: First World Problems Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Reality Of Official Pikachu Donuts 

Mister Donut, the Japanese based donut chain, has started selling Pikachu donuts. Many of the images circulating online look fine. These, however, appear somewhat off. Here are what the donuts are supposed to look like, compared to the reality Via Pokemon Memo, here are the “mistakes” that have been served to customers Of course, people…

First Set Images Of Hollywood’s Monster Hunter Movie 

From the get-go, it’s sounded like Hollywood’s live-action Monster Hunter movie wasn’t exactly going to be a faithful adaptation of the popular games. Set photos continue to underscore that. The movie is about a UN military team that ends up in another dimension which is overrun with monsters. Jovovich meets a hunter, played by Tony…

The Death Of Final Fantasy XV DLC Memorialized In Mod 

Last week, it was announced that 75 percent of Final Fantasy XV’s upcoming downloadable content was canceled. This past spring, it was announced that there were four more DLC episodes, called Ardyn, Aranea, Luna and Noctis. Only Ardyn remains, and it’s slated for March 2019. The others have been killed off. Requiescat in pace. As…

Sun Breaking Through The Trees. Slovenia. By blinkinglights | 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! 

Track: On Green Dolphin Street | Artist: Miles Davis | Album: Kind of Blue Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Longtime Pokémon Director Might Be Stepping Down

Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee might be the last time Junichi Masuda sits in the Pokémon director seat. Masuda has been at Game Freak, the studio behind Pokémon, since its founding. After working as a composer on Pokémon Red and Blue, the first game he directed was Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. He’s been…

Westerns To Watch After Playing Red Dead Redemption 2

While playing Red Dead Redemption 2, a handful of Westerns keep coming to mind. Many of those films are most likely explicit influences, but others simply are evocative or reminiscent. For me, at least. After each round of Red Dead Redemption 2, my list of movies I want to rewatch keeps growing. So far, it…

Super Dry. Osaka, Japan. By Pedro Szekely | Flickr 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! 

Brutal Abuse Allegations against Real-Life Mecha Exec

Method-2, the Korean mecha, has captured the tech world’s imagination. However, newly revealed footage seems to show the company’s exec Yang Jin-ho allegedly brutally beating employees and even apparently forcing them to kill animals. Yang was behind Korea Future Technology, a company that’s building a real-life mecha. The venture business brought in Vitaly Bulgarov is…

Sony Releasing a 2TB PlayStation 4 Pro in Japan

Previously, Sony released a limited edition 2TB PlayStation 4 Pro. Now a standard version has been announced for Japan. The 2TB PlayStation 4 Pro comes in Jet Black and will be released on November 21. It’s priced at 44,980 yen ($399). No word yet on an international release.

Elie Harbour in Scotland, The United Kingdom. By Kyle Kreiger | 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! 

Halloween In Tokyo Descends Into Chaos, Clean-Ups And Arrests [Updated]

It’s not Halloween yet, but the weekend before drew big crowds in Tokyo’s Shibuya. Costume-wearing revelers descended on the neighborhood, and the tricks made a much bigger impact than the treats. Update: November 1 – 6:30am: According to Japan Today, thirteen men were arrested last night for alleged theft and groping. A fire also broke…

Track: While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Acoustic Version / Take 2 / Audio) | Artist: The Beatles | Album: White Album’ Anniversary Edition Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Japan’s Infamous Halloween Trains

In years past, the “Halloween train” was a carriage taken over by costume-wearing foreigners, who turned it into an impromptu space for merrymaking and boozing. Tokyo’s Halloween train even sparked protests! My, how things have changed. When riding the Midosuji Line in Osaka in late September of last year, I saw an advertisement that, no…

Fortnite and Minecraft Nintendo Switch bundles are coming to Japan later next month. The Fortnite one is the Double Helix Bundle that already launched in North America, while the Minecraft Switch set comes with the game’s digital download and collectible real-world stickers.