In a surprising announcement, Final Fantasy XV’s Noctis is joining Tekken 7. But fans have their own ideas regarding which characters they’d like to see in the King of Iron Fist Tournament. Namely, Kazuma Kiryu. The one character many fans keep saying they’d like to see in Tekken 7 is the Yakuza protagonist. For a…
Beijing Alley. Beijing, China. By Ronald Delgado. 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: Rock Me Amadeus | Artist: Falco | Album: Adventureland Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Worth over $47 billion, Jack Ma is therichest man in Asia. He’s the 18th richest one in the world. He’s also making his martial arts movie debut. Titled Gong Shou Dao (The Art of Attack and Defence), the 20-plus minute short film is being shown in full for free online. As Asia One points out,…
Like Peanuts? What about green tea? If you’re in Japan, be sure to visit one of the Snoopy teahouses. Called Snoopy cha-ya (茶屋), which means “teahouse,” there are locations in Ise, Yufu, and Kyoto. They serve Japanese food and drinks with a Snoopy spin. How wonderful. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture,…
Sega launched a teaser site that reads “Valkyria Project Nov. 20 Coming Soon.” There’s no other info, but the background is snowy.
Big cities can feel lonely. The likes of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya are no exception. Pixel artist Motocross-Saito captures that loneliness in retro-style GIFs. Motocross-Saito’s work is somewhat reminiscent of these retro-style GIFs Kotaku previously posted, but there’s something more isolating and alienated about them. The following GIFs are from Motocross-Saito’s Tumblr You can follow…
Godafoss Waterfall. Bárðardalur, Iceland. By Russell Eck. 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: The Firm (Main Title) | Artist: Dave Grusin | Album: The Firm Soundtrack Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Black Desert Online is famous for its character creation tool. There is an upcoming mobile version of the Korean massively multiplayer game, and it also has an impressive-looking character creation tool. Wait, there’s a mobile version of Black Desert? Yes, there is! Black Desert Mobile was announced last year, and you can see game play…
The mega hit anime Your Name is going to be a Hollywood movie. What does Your Name creator Makoto Shinkai think about that? It’s kind of like your children leaving home. When speaking at a recent press event, Shinkai talked about the Your Name adaptation. “I often compare my works to my children,” he said,…
It’s not. It’s made now, but if Dragon Ball Super was made in the 1990s, the show would probably look something like this. On Deviant Art, the incredibly talented Salvador Vera Llanos has uploaded some images of Dragon Ball Super done up in a Dragon Ball Z art style. The results look fantastic. But first,…
A Cat In Angkor Wat. Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia. By Kent Kee. 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: Garage Palace | Artist: Gorillaz feat. Little Simz | Album: Humanz Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
In late September, a guy on South Korea’s Ruliweb posted that his PS4 had roaches coming out of it. He decided to take it apart and stream the experience on Twitch. Apparently, at peak, his stream had over 30,000 viewers! The guy, whose Twitch and YouTube channels are now called “Roach Man” in Korean, bought…
Nihon Falcom has announced that the latest entry in the The Legend of Heroes series is planned for the PlayStation 4. Moreover, the first and second Legend of Heroes games will also get PS4 releases. These were announced in the company’s September 2018 plans.
Last year, one of Japan’s most famous cosplayers Nekomu Otogi, then 20 years old, announced that she was marrying 50-something year-old manga artist Kosuke Fujishima, best known for Oh My Goddess! and character designs for numerous Tales games. That’s when things got complicated. Otogi made the sudden and unexpected announcement on Twitter, adding that she…
Ryogoku Kokugikan. Tokyo, Japan. By Kyle Ellis 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: Hey Ya! | Artist: OutKast | Album: SpeakerBoxxx/The Love Below Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Why only cosplay as Star Wars characters when you can also cosplay with or as Star Wars vehicles? That’s exactly what these folks do. AT-AT Death Star* *Whether or not the Death Star is a vehicle is up for debate! AT-ST Imperial Star Destroyer Millennium Falcon Sandcrawler Snowspeeder TIE Fighter X-Wing D’aw.
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