Brian Ashcraft

Track: Teenage Blues | Artist: Sunny Car Wash | Album: Teenage Blues Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

An Inside Look At PUBG Arrests In China

Earlier this year, 120 people were arrested in China for alleged connection in either designing or making PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds cheat tools. Then, in late April, another 15 were nabbed. Now the current arrest total is reportedly 141 alleged cheaters. That’s according to Pubg.qq, the game’s official Chinese site, which recently published these photos of suspects…

Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild is a new upcoming 3D animated special that’s slated for 2019. That’s all the official Monster Hunter Twitter account has announced so far.

Arcade Mania. Osaka, Japan. By Luis Montemayor | 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: Everything Counts | Artist: Everything Counts | Album: Construction Time Again Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Namco Bandai’s upcoming RPG Code Vein was supposed to be out this September, but it has been delayed to 2019. According to an official Namco Bandai statement, the game was pushed back “to further refine its gameplay.” Code Vein will be out on the PS4, Xbox One and Steam sometime next year.

Zangief Cosplay Visits A Japanese Public Bath 

Bodybuilder Taichi Shimizu already does an excellent Zangief cosplay. So put him in a public bathhouse, and the cosplay looks like the downtime during Street Fighter II These photos were taken by photographer Maruo Kono for a Red Bull shoot. You can see more of Kono’s work on his official site and more of these…

This Year’s Banned Pokémon Anime Episode

Earlier this spring, the 64th episode of the Sun & Moon anime aired in Japan. Since then, the episode’s English dub has not been broadcasted in the U.S. Rather, it was skipped entirely. As Bulbapedia and Gamerant (via Yurukuyaru) explain, Ash dresses up like a Passimian in the episode. However, it’s not merely that he…

Old Wheels. Québec, Canada. By Akinetopsia | Kinja 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!   

Rules For Eating And Drinking In Japan

Visting Japan? Or perhaps you already live in the country. Here are some handy rules to follow for eating and drinking protocol. Generally, Japanese society is rather lenient towards the manners of foreigners. As long as you try to follow along with how things are usually done and don’t leave a mess after yourself, you’ll…

All 151 Original Pokémon Are Getting New Plush Toys In Japan

This month, a bunch of plush toys based on the first gen Pokémon plushies will go on sale. Later this fall, even more will. According to the official Pokémon site, thirty plush toys of Generation 1 Pokémon will be released this month at Pokémon Center shops in Japan. The second round will feature another 121…

Kenroku-en. Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 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: Bring It On Home to Me | Artist: Sam Cooke | Album: The Best of Sam Cooke Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Faces Behind Resident Evil 2‘s Remake Characters

Last month when the Resident Evil 2 remake was announced, some fans weren’t feeling the new faces Leon and Claire. Their appearances changed because Capcom had scanned real people and created character models based on that data. Here are those people. Fashion model Eduard Badaluta was the basis for Leon, which he revealed on his…

Titanfall Online Canceled In South Korea

Late last year, it was announced EA and Nexon were teaming up for Titanfall Online, which was aimed for Asia. The game, however, has been canceled. According to Game Focus (via tipster Sang), development took over three years, and the reaction to the limited-time-only player tests wasn’t so great. What’s more, Game Focus said that…

Eiichiro Oda’s Drawing Of Goku From Dragon Ball

For an upcoming Shonen Weekly Jump, One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda drew Luffy with his arm around Dragon Ball’s Goku. According to website Japaaan, the issue will go on sale July 14 in Japan and features a chat with Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama and Slam Dunk creator Takehiko Inoue Oda, who is a massive…

The Crossing. Tokyo, Japan. By Nanda Kusumadi | 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: Rain | Artist: The Beatles | Album: Paperback Writer single Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

English Teacher Corrects Student’s Professional Gamer Dreams

Twitter user Zyirue is studying English but has big pro gamer dreams. “I want to be progamer [SIC],” Zyirue wrote on a recent test. The teacher marked the word wrong, correcting it as “programmer.” Zyirue lamented the correction This tweet has gone viral in Japan. Replies included suggestions for how Zyirue could have avoided confusing…

The Sailor Moon Theme On Traditional Japanese Instruments

You might have heard “Moonlight Densetsu,” Sailor Moon’s opening theme song before, but probably not like this. As Japan Trends points out, shamisen player Nami Kineie has done a more traditional version of the song, accompanied by such instruments as the fue, koto and shakuhachi The resulting arrangement and performance works surprisingly well Kotaku East…