Brian Ashcraft

Your Name‘s Anime Locations Compared With The Real-World Ones

A big part of Your Name takes place in Tokyo. Over on Tofugu.com, Kanae Nakamine visited the real-world locations depicted in the movie.  The resulting comparisons between the anime and real life are fascinating. Nakamine also created a helpful itinerary in case you want to make a Your Name seichijunrei (聖地巡礼) or pilgrimage, visiting the…

According to Total Licensing (via ANN), there’s a Professor Layton TV series in the works. It’s apparently slated for 2018 with 26 episodes planned. It’s unclear whether this is animated or live-action, but smart money says animated.

Years Later, The Laputa: Castle In The Sky‘s Minecraft Recreation Is Done

For the past several years, Mocchi Hajikura has been working on recreating the classic Studio Ghibli film Laputa: Castle In The Sky in Minecraft. His work is now finished. Hajikura started uploading his Laputa recreations to YouTube in 2013.  In 2015, he created this clip to correspond with Laputa: Castle In The Sky’s Japanese television…

Tsukiji Fish Market. Tokyo, Japan. By Anssi Määttä. 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: Here Comes My Girl | Artist: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | Album: Damn the Torpedoes Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

PlayStation Management Shake Up 

Starting today, Andrew House is no longer the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Interactive Entertainment. He is being replaced by Deputy President John Kodera. House joined Sony Computer Corporation twenty-seven years ago, before SIE (then Sony Computer Entertainment) was founded. House worked on the PlayStation 1’s launch and by 2002, he was Executive…

Former Square Enix Employee Arrested For Allegedly Stocking Up Game Consoles For Resale

Koji Takada made his name at Square Enix as a sales manager, with his name in the credits for games like Dragon Quest IX. Earlier last month, he was arrested for allegedly improperly ordering game consoles for resale, a violation of Japanese trust law. According to Jiji Press, the 56-year-old Takada allegedly would deceptively buy…

Anime Fan Shaves Head After Director’s Abrupt Removal From Show 

The biggest anime controversy of 2017 is director Tatsuki’s sudden removal from surprise hit anime Kemono Friends. People were not happy! One fan even shaved his head in hopes of changing the decision. Originally a mobile game, Kemono Friends follows of the adventures of animals anthropomorphized into anime girls. Since it’s January 2017 debut, the…

The Wait. Tokyo, Japan. By Daniel Chan. 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: Namida | Artist: Kana-Boom | Album: Namida Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Sony Announces An Updated PlayStation VR Headset

The newly updated PlayStation VR headset features a revamped design with some welcomed changes like integrated stereo headphone cables and an updated processor. Via the PlayStation Blog, here is the full Q&A: Is there a new PlayStation VR model? How is it different? A hardware update to PlayStation VR is being prepared. The new version,…

An update on that questionable Chinese Ultraman film: It was released today in China with the movie’s studio saying it legally licensed the rights from a Thai company with the international rights and that China’s highest court ruled in the studio’s favor. Noted!

Twitter Users In Japan Imagine Hollywood’s Your Name 

J.J. Abrams and Paramount Pictures are developing a live-action remake of the hit anime movie Your Name. Wonder what it’ll be like? On Twitter in Japan, people are already predicting just that. Let’s have a look! It will probably have big Hollywood stars. A bit more action. Certain Japanese culture specific things will have to…

At Sasuke Inari Shrine. Kamakura, Japan. By Nama. 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: King of Rock | Artist: RUN-DMC | Album: King of Rock Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

In Japan, Nintendo has announced that it’s shuttering the Wii Shop Channel. Wii Points can be added until March 27, 2018, while games can be bought on the Wii Shop Channel until January 31, 2019. No word on how this impacts regions outside Japan. 

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Team Spun Off Into A New Company 

Now that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a smash hit, its developer Bluehole Inc. is worth $4.6 billion. No wonder the team at Bluehole that handled the game is being turned into a subsidiary called PUBG Corporation. Via Gametoc (and tipster Sang) is the company’s new corporate logo: Gametoc (via Sang) reports that PUBG producer Chang-han Kim…

Statue of Liberty Plus Moon. New York, NY. By Michael Bruno 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: Turn It Up | Artist: Blur | Album: Modern Life Is Rubbish  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Wondering how Shenmue 3 is coming along? The devs released a new progress update to show how the facial animations are looking.