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Mirror Lake and Mt Hood. USA, Oregon. By Zack N. 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: La Hora Del Crepúsculo | Artist: Los Cinco Latinos | Album: Barcelona OST Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Today, Katy Perry Ate Too Many Nuggets On Japanese TV

Have you ever had the chicken nuggets from the Japanese convenience store chain Lawson? They are so effing good. I know it, you might know it, and Katy Perry definitely knows it. Earlier today when Perry was on Japanese morning show Sukkiri, she ate lots and lots of Lawson’s “Karaage-kun” nuggets. The above GIF is…

Sega Opening A New Snack Food Stand In Tokyo

Have you ever had taiyaki? It’s a classic Japanese fish-shaped snack typically filled with sweet red bean paste or custard cream. Sega now has its own taiyaki stand in Tokyo. The stall is called “Sega no Taiyaki” (Sega’s Taiyaki) and is operated by taiyaki maker Kurikoan, so it’s bound to taste good. Currently, there are…

Korean TV’s Food-Slapping Trope 

In 2014, South Korean TV drama Everbody Kimchi featured one epic kimchi slap. It was not an isolated incident. Korean dramas are no stranger to painful slaps—with food or without. Keep in mind, these programs are soap operas. Just like in the West, they are overblown and overwrought, hence the hyperbolic and humiliating food slapping.…

A Brief Pause. Tokyo, Japan. By Alessandro Arcidiacono | 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: Honnou | Artist: Sheena Ringo | Album: Shouso Strip Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

When Ni no Kuni II Sounds Like Dragon Quest, It Gets YouTube Dislikes

The latest Japanese commercial for Ni no Kuni II appears to be backfiring on Twitter and, as of posting, has racked up 847 dislikes compared to 188 likes. What gives? Blame the music. You can watch the commercial below: Does the song sound familiar? Jump to around 23 seconds in, and you can hear one…

Toei Animation is reorganizing its various departments and, starting April 1, will have a new one in its Anime Planning and Production headquarters. The good news? The department will focus primarily on Dragon Ball

PlayStation VR Bundle Is Getting A Price Cut, Will Be $100 Cheaper

As of tomorrow, the starter PlayStation VR PlayStation Camera Bundle will be $299, which is a hundred dollars less than the original $399 retail price. That means, the PlayStation VR Doom VFR Bundle will be $299.99 (down from $399.99), while the PlayStation VR The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR Bundle will be $349.99 instead of…

Checking A Message. Seoul, 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: Copenhagen | Artist: Orbital | Album: Copenhagen Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Square Enix Creates A New Studio Headed Up By Final Fantasy XV‘s Director

The studio is called Luminous Productions. It will be headed up by Hajime Tabata, director of Final Fantasy XV. According to Square Enix, it will primarily develop AAA games as well as new and unique entertainment experiences. Tabata will be the studio boss as well as the Chief Operating Officer, and the studio aims to…

Pepsi Launches J-Cola, A Special Pepsi Aimed At Japan

This is Pepsi J-Cola. According to website NariNari, it is aimed at Japan’s cola-loving “heavy users.” That’s exactly what NariNari wrote: ヘビーユーザー (hebiiyuuzaa), which is, of course, what’s used in the cola industry to refer to people who drink loads of the fizzy beverage. J-Cola was developed after getting feedback from over a hundred Japanese…

Akihabara Alley. Tokyo, Japan. By Karol Rogozinski. 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: Don’t Stop | Artist: The Stone Roses | Album: The Stone Roses Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Evangelion Makes For Excellent-Looking Race Cars

Since 2012, Tokyo-based Run’a Entertainment has had an official Evangelion motorsport team. This was a very good idea. Not because it has any tangible impact on the team’s winning record. But what it does impact is the cars and bikes’ appearance. While the Eva cosplay race queens might seem like pandering to anime fans, the…

Square Enix is ending service for mobile game King’s Knight: Wrath of the Dark Dragon this June. “We would like to express our sincerest apologies for ending the service but we hope you have enjoyed your time with the game,” the company said via Twitter

Goku’s Voice Actress Hopes Dragon Ball Will Return To TV Sooner Rather Than Later 

While this weekend saw the last episode of Dragon Ball Super, no doubt Dragon Ball will be back on the small screen. Until then, Masako Nozawa, Goku’s Japanese language voice actress, had this message for fans. “We finished recording the last Dragon Ball Super and…even now I’m filled with emotion,” the 81-year-old is quoted as…

A View of the Acropolis. Athens, Greece. By Sotiris Frankos | 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!