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Perched Up High. Paris, France. By Yohann Junique | 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! 

Soon, Switch Owners Can Pay With Gold Points [UPDATE]

It will be possible to pay for Switch games with My Nintendo Gold Points starting early this March, in Europe, Japan, and North America. The change will come via a future update, allowing people to use Gold Points they’ve acquired to buy Switch games from the Nintendo eShop. Gold Points will be good for a…

Jigglypuff GameCube Controller Is Wonderfully Horrifying

Based on art by Samstrojny, this custom GameCube controller was created by SmashproofGC and Design_OOS This is the stuff of nightmares. I love it. You can follow SmashproofGC and Design_OOS on Twitter or check out more of Samstrojny’s art right here

Classic Game Hardware Makes For Excellent Gundam Models

Mobile Suit…Super Famicom? Twitter user Ikkyu has been putting a classic gaming spin on Gundam models. The results are fantastic. Just check out the little details—like how the shields have controller motifs. Bravo! You can follow Ikkyu on Twitter right here Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking…

Hey there, space cats! Space Channel 5 VR is getting a download release this year in Japan. It will be based on the demo and is headed to the Vive. Pricing is TBA and no word about an international release.

Kim Kardashian Is Just Like You, She Shops For Manga

Celebrity Kim Kardashian recently uploaded a photo of herself taken in Tokyo, looking at manga. It appears the image was taken at manga and anime retailer Animate’s Shinjuku branch, but it’s hard to make out which manga she’s looking at. But as this Twitter user notes, there is an advert for beautiful boy anime A3!…

Chinatown Last December. Yokohama, Japan. By Nelson Diaz. 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 Bloody Sunday | Artist: U2 | Album: War Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Newest Taco Bell In China Sure Looks Swanky

A couple new Taco Bells have recently opened in China, and boy does this one look nice. The new eateries are also serving China-only meals, including beef kebab nachos and a ribeye steak and mushroom taco. Check out the new Taco Bell in Feng Shen Li. Fancy, huh? Yannick Boucher, a game dev in Shanghai,…

CG? Japanese TV News Doesn’t Need CG

While the stereotype might be that Japan is hi-tech, some of its biggest news broadcasters use low-tech dioramas and models to explain current events. While respected Japanese network NHK has a full CG department, able to churn out impressive computer graphics, it still uses models made by its stable of master prop makers. NHK’s prop…

As Far As PC Case Mods Go, This Sure Is Unusual

If you are going to make a PC case mod, why not use a hot water dispenser? That’s exactly what this school teacher did. Hot water dispensers are convenient for quickly making tea. Twitter user Amano0222‘s teacher used one for a custom PC casing. While it won’t dispense hot water, it is possible to easily…

Here Is The Evo 2018 Lineup

This year’s Evo World Finals will get underway this August in Las Vegas. Evo has announced which games have made the cut. As you can see above, they are: Tekken 7 Super Smash Bros. 4 Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 Injustice 2 Super Smash Bros. Melee…

Amanohashidate Station. Monju, Kyoto Prefecture. By Jim Sheppard | 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: A Hazy Shade of Winter | Artist: Simon & Garfunkel | Album: Bookends Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Hazard Of Being A Virtual Character On YouTube 

This is the year that virtual anime girls have invaded YouTube. If there’s one hazard of being a virtual anime girl YouTuber, it’s the chance that a tech snafu will reveal that you are, in fact, not an anime girl. Norakyatto, a virtual anime cat girl YouTuber, was among those Kotaku featured last month. But…

Man Creates Paper Gun That Shoots Wooden Bullets

Twitter user Harukiru loves papercraft. While he acknowledges the influence of Nintendo Labo on moving paper creations, I doubt the Switch will ever see something like this. First of all, it looks incredibly complex and difficult to make Secondly, it can fire wooden bullets! Harukiru is incredibly talented. Check out his other creations, which he…

The View From Skytree. Tokyo, Japan. By David Leonard. 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: Once In A Lifetime (Live) | Artist: Talking Heads | Album: Remain in Light Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Playing Dragon Ball FighterZ With A Piano Controller

This is Greg. He modded a PlayStation 3 Rock Band piano controller so he can use it in games like Dragon Ball FighterZ That’s not only awesome but totally intimidating. Check out these photos from TorontoJoe of Even Matchup Gaming and TFCFanboy420 As pointed out by Event Hubs, you can see Greg playing in the…

Sometimes For Cosplay Photos, Only The Pyramids Will Do

You know, like the actual pyramids. The Great Pyramids of Giza. In Egypt. That’s exactly what Japanese cosplayer Reika did. Hey, if you are cosplaying as Ozymandias from Fate Grand Order, going to Egypt certainly won’t hurt your photos! It will only help. As we’ve seen before, the Great Pyramids make for a great cosplay…