Hondori. Hiroshima, Japan. By Roland Kaur | 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!
Today Neko Atsume VR was released in Japan. That’s right, cat-collecting in VR. Understandably, folks are going gaga. Priced at 1,944 yen ($17.84), Neko Atsume VR is a download game. It’s currently Japan-only. Check this out. Goodness. Here is the tutorial This might be the cutest VR game ever made Remember, you don’t need PlayStation…
As previously reported, Professor Layton and the Curious Village is coming to smartphones. Here is the debut trailer. The app will be released on iOS and Android next month in Japan. No word yet on an international release.
YouTuber Frisk P is quick to point out this effect wasn’t created by CG effects. Instead, this is the result of a modded Nerf gun and rotating LEDs. As Get News explains, the effect is generated by a 3D hologram display called the Phantom. Created by Tokyo-based Life Is Style, the Phantom is outfitted with…
One of the most beloved Pokémon is Snorlax. Meet the man who inspired the character. In a recent interview with Japanese newspaper Yomiuri, Pokémon art director Ken Sugimori confirmed that planner Koji Nishino served as the model for Snorlax. Nishino has worked on the series since Red and Green Previously, it seems, that it wasn’t…
The Motorway. Kyoto, Japan. By Patrick Allan | 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: Bells & Circles | Artist: Underworld & Iggy Pop | Album: N/A Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
The Alola version of Exeggutor turned the Pocket Monster into a full-sized palm tree. The character’s design was rather silly! So is this Pokémon Go depiction. Earlier this month, it was announced that Alolan forms were coming to Pokémon Go You cannot see Exeggutor’s head, right? Hilarious, right? But you can see the full character…
Back when the first Deadpool movie was released, a giant Deadpool statue was wheeled around Tokyo on a flatbed. Now that there’s a sequel, a huge Deadpool head has been erected in Shinjuku. This is reminiscent of the huge cat head billboard that appeared in Tokyo a few years back Kotaku East is your slice…
This Past Spring. Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. By Christian Green. 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: Buddy Holly | Artist: Weezer | Album: Weezer Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Professor Layton and the Curious Village, originally released on the Nintendo DS in 2007, is getting an HD remaster for smartphones in Japan. Tilted Professor Layton and the Curious Village EXHD for Smartphone, the app’s release date is TBA. No word yet if it will be out internationally.
In Sailor Moon, when Usagi finally married her beloved Mamoru, she wore a pink heart-shaped stone offset by jewels. Now, Bandai is making real-life versions of that ring. Priced at 162,000 yen ($1,486), the ring is made from platinum and made in Japan. The heart-shaped jewel is synthetic corundum, while the smaller stones are 0.13ct…
South Korea’s PUBG Corp., the studio behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, is suing Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, for copyright infringement. The lawsuit was filed this past January, according to The Korea Times, although it only became public this weekend. PUBG Corp. is claiming that Fortnite’s popular Battle Royale mode copies PUBG’s interface and in-game items. When…
Out Of The Rain. Songdo, South Korea. By Steve Roe | 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: I’ve All I Need | Artist: Liam Gallagher | Album: As You Were Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
The king of hiatus, Yoshihiro Togashi, takes lots of breaks from his manga Hunter x Hunter. But he says he plans to finish it or die in the process. In a recent Weekly Jump interview, translated by Redditor VeraciousCake, Togashi discussed finishing Hunter x Hunter “I need to finish writing Hunter x Hunter,” Togashi said…
This weekend, a set of two Yubari melons fetched a record-breaking 3.2 million yen ($29,000) at auction in Hokkaido, Japan. According to Mainichi News, these melons went for more than the previous record-holding pair, which sold for 3 million yen in 2016. “I wanted to make a record-setting bid by all means,” said winning bidder…
The first Dragon Quest game went on sale in Japan on May 27, 1986. To mark the occasion, Square Enix has registered the day as a holiday. Yesterday, was Dragon Quest Day! It’s not a national holiday, though some might wish it were. As IT Media points out, Square Enix registered the day with the…
Tower of the Sun. Suita, Osaka. By Jeffrey Eldredge | 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!
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