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Climbing A Tree. Central Park Zoo, NYC, USA. By Ramón Avendaño Arechavala. 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: Emily (Live in Helsinki) | Artist: Bill Evans Trio | Album: Letter to Evan Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Low-Spec Version Of PUBG Released In Thailand

It’s called PUBG Project Thai and went into closed beta testing last month. This low-spec version of PUBG is currently Thailand-only. Here are the recommended specs: And the minimum ones: A PUBG Corp spokesperson told Inven (via tipster Sang), “The low spec version is a separate project developed for Thai players only. It was primarily…

Hollywood Is Making A Live-Action Mega Man Movie

Capcom has announced that a live-action Mega Man film is going to written and directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman of Paranormal Activity 3 and 4 fame. Chernin Entertainment (Planet of the Apes series) is producing the picture along with Masi Oka, who produced the Hollywood Death Note adaptation and previously starred in Heroes…

Shiraito Falls near Mt. Fuji. Shizuoka, Japan. By Joey Elam. 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! 

Artificial Intelligence Gets Good At Creating Anime Girls

The types of anime-style characters artificial intelligence was making in 2015 weren’t good. But now in 2018, the machines have improved. A lot. As Twitter user Yoshiwo Konogi points out, it’s amazing at how good AI has gotten at this type of art. Have a look below: Earlier this year, the deep learning AI character…

Track: The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (Live) | Artist: The Smiths | Album: The Queen Is Dead (Deluxe) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Inside Riot Games’ New League Of Legends Stadium In South Korea

This is LoL Park. Located in Seoul, it’s a brand new esports arena for Legend of Legends. It’s very cool, so let’s check it out. As Inven reports, LoL Park also has a Riot shop, a cafe, a 24-hour PC bang, a commemorative hall with the pro jersey and 3D printed figures of players, a…

Pringles Flavored Ramen And Noodles Exist In Japan

Of course they do! This month, Pringles Sour Cream and Onion flavored fried noodles and Pringles Jalapeño and Onion ramen will go on sale in Japan. Pringles is teaming up with instant noodle maker Acecook to make this happen. If that wasn’t enough (it’s not, I guess!), chicken-bone soy sauce flavored ramen Pringles and squid…

Tokyo Nights. Tokyo, Japan. By Esben Bech Hornbøll | 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: Oedo Controller | Artist: Yunomi feat.TORIENA | Album: Oedo Controller Album Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Japan’s Crappiest Apartments 

Because Japan has lots of people and not as much space, interesting housing solutions are a necessity. Some of them are cool. Some of them are terrible. In the past, people have posted crappy real estate under the tag #クソ物件オブザイヤー2017 (#kuso bukken obu za iyaa 2017 or “shittiest real estate of the year 2017″) or…

Hollywood’s Monster Hunter Movie Still Sounds Kinda Eh

The Monster Hunter games are about people who track and hunt, well, monsters. The plot of the upcoming live-action film has monsters as well as the United Nations and a portal to another dimension. Because, Hollywood! As with the Resident Evil movies, the Milla Jovovich vehicle puts its own spin on the popular games. According…

Cloudy. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. By Rudy Promé | 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!   

Track: Sunday Morning (Cover) | Artist: Beck | Album: NA Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Pokémon Go Doesn’t Want You Playing Outside During Typhoons

This weekend, a typhoon hit Japan. Pokémon Go players noticed something: a warning system. Players were alerted of rain and strong winds. These warnings, however, aren’t new and have been appearing over the past few months. Guess some folks are just noticing! The above Tweet pointing out the warning system this weekend went viral Here…

Mai Shiranui Cosplay Made Better With Fight Moves And Poses

Last month, Kotaku introduced Australian cosplayer A.K. Wirru’s terrific Mai Shiranui. Not content to only bring Mai to life with padding, Wirru also does a very good rendition of Mai’s moves. Have a look in the clip below: Check out Wirru’s practice clip: Becoming Mai isn’t easy! Just look how much padding goes into this…

The PS4 Pro is getting a price cut in Japan. Originally priced at 44,980 yen ($394), the PS4 Pro will be 39,980 yen ($351) from October 12. The Glacier White PS4 Pro will also be available as a standard color as it is in North America.

Cyber Swoosh. Milan, Italy. By Davide Sasso | 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: Here Comes The Sun | Artist: Nina Simone | Album: Here Comes The Sun Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.