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Track: Muhammad Ali | Track: Round 2: I Am the Double Greatest | Album: I Am The Greatest! Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

A Next-Gen Yu-Gi-Oh! Playmat 

When you think of typical Yu-Gi-Oh! playmats, you think of actual mats. This is hardly your typical setup. Here is the previously mentioned traditional Yu-Gi-Oh! playmat Twitter user Reo posted this do-it-yourself projected playmat. The sound effects are a nice touch! Let’s hope this is the future.

Stop-Motion Gundam Is Like Toy Story With Plastic Mecha

For the past few years, YouTuber Rihito Ue has been creating stop-motion clips. They are great. Ue juxtaposes scenes from the Gundam anime with stop-motion recreations. Each clip takes place in a single shot in real-world locations. It’s like the models have come to life, Toy Story style. As IT Media points out, Ue’s clips…

Crazy Taxi. Tokyo, Japan. By J.T.Pettersen | Official Site | 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: Good News (Mono) | Artist: Sam Cooke | Album: Good Times (single) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Reality Of Anime Girl VR Massages

There are plans to open a VR-based massage shop called Toranoana VR Relaxation in Tokyo’s Akihabara. Customers don VR headsets as they get foot rubs from virtual anime girls. Before the shop opens, free VR massages are being given out for a limited time at a temporary location in the Akihabara UDX building The sessions…

Anime Characters That Have Changed

Just as manga characters change and evolve, anime characters do the same. Maybe it’s because artistic styles come in and out of fashion or due to the visions of different studios or directors. Whatever the reason, they change. Twitter user Billy Morgan recently cataloged some of the years. The time that they cover varies. For…

Frieza From Dragon Ball Has A Talking Life-Sized Statue

To promote the upcoming anime movie Dragon Ball Super: Broly, several statues are being exhibited at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza in Japan. The Frieza one talks. This isn’t the first time it’s been on display at DiverCity. As website Robot Start reports, the “Frieza Robotics” was first shown in 2016 to mark the Dragon Ball anime’s…

The Tower. Tokyo, 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: Late in the Day | Artist: Supergrass | Album: In It For The Money Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Faker’s Grandma Knows A Lot About League of Legends

It’s one thing for a gaming pro’s parents to know about the game their offspring play, but quite another thing for granny to also be well versed. As Twitter user Mixen614 pointed out, in a documentary about Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, the LoL pro’s grandma showed how closely she follows her grandson and esports. She totally…

Pikachu Rave Held In Japan 

Every summer, Yokohama is overrun by people wearing Pikachu costumes. In year’s past, they’ve marched and danced. They did that this year. But that’s not all. For the first time, there were electro dancing Pikachus. With a rainbow afro Pikachu Called Pokémon Synchronicity, the event runs until August 16 The stage show looks especially nuts…

Summer Cosplay Heats Up Japan

Besides self-produced manga and art, Comiket is famous for all the cosplayers it attracts.

Onioshidashi Park. Gunma Prefecture, Japan. By Ronan Brodvac | 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: Anarchy In The UK (Live) | Artist: The Sex Pistols | Album: Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Grandpa Has 11 Phones To Play Pokémon Go

Taiwanese feng shui master Chen San-yuan sure likes Pokémon Go. He has nine phones affixed to his bicycle and another two he’s carrying around for catching Pokémon around Taipei. Chen rocketed to fame after a photo of him appeared on Reddit Last month, Youtubers EXP.GG TW (via AsiaOne) interviewed Mr. Chen about his love of…

Official Resident Evil 2 Remake Keyboard Costs Only $675

Capcom is releasing a Lexington typewriter-style keyboard. It costs 75,000 yen ($675) plus tax. The Bluetooth-enabled keyboard is designed after the in-game Lexington typewriter. It’s a nice looking keyboard. You can scroll up and down by turning the knob and use the lever as the Enter key. The Premium Edition is priced at 99,800 yen…

Nintendo Switch Online is slated to launch in the second part of September, Nintendo has announced. For more, check theofficial site

City Works. Sky Tower, Auckland, New Zealand. By María Jesús Montecinos. 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! 

Japanese Porn’s Most Infamous Vehicle 

In Japan, there one vehicle that if you see it rocking on the Tokyo streets, you should definitely not go a-knocking. Run by a Japanese porn company, it’s called Magic Mirror Unit (マジックミラー号 or Majikku Miraa Gou). Japanese television once explained what it was: a mobile porn studio with a one-way mirror. People inside the…