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Track: Nijikan Dake no Vacance | Artist: Utada Hikaru (feat. Sheena Ringo) | Album: Fantôme Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Phantasy Star Online 2…pizza. At upcoming Phantasy Star events in Tokyo, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Nagoya, and Osaka, fans can eat Phantasy Star branded pizza. Limited to these events only! 

Sino Alice Art Gets Covered Up Because Of Cleavage

The art for Sino Alice has been changed on both the Google Play Store and the App Store in Japan. The original key art, which can still be seen on Square Enix’s website, featured low cut outfits. The new art, however, does not. Sino Alice was created by Yoko Taro of Nier fame and developer…

Going To Japan? Short On Cash? Stay Here, Maybe.  

Visiting Japan can be expensive, so here’s how to cut costs. This article was originally published on December 6, 2016. It has since been updated and expanded. For ages, internet cafes have been a viable option for budget travellers visiting Japan. (Heck, I wrote about one chain of Japanese net cafes back in 2004 as…

This Past Spring. Miyajima, Japan. By Piyush Bedi. 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: Hallelujah (Live) | Artist: Jeff Buckley | Album: Grace  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Internet Reacts To The Newest Legendary Super Saiyan

The latest Dragon Ball Super episode showed off new character Kale’s Super Saiyan form. Fans knew this was coming, as well as how the character appeared to be inspired by Broly. Now that the episode has aired, those fans have opinions. When Kale goes into her Super Saiyan form, her hair turns green and she…

Months Later, Long Nintendo Switch Lines In Japan

Over the weekend, a shipment of Nintendo Switch consoles hit Japanese retail. That mean some stores saw long lines months after it originally launched. For many folks in Japan, it’s still hard to walk into a store and purchase a Switch. It’s certainly not impossible. Sometimes, people wander into a shop with stock, but those…

The three-day Tales Festival, celebrating the Tales RPGs, has wrapped up in Japan. Fans seem disappointed that a new Tales console title wasn’t announced at this year’s event. There were, however, trailers for new mobile phone games (here, here, and here). 

Resident Evil‘s Umbrella Corporation Logo Is A Terrible Choice For A Skin Clinic

In Ho Chi Minh City, a clinic was reportedly surprised to learn its logo looked exactly like Umbrella Corporation’s emblem from Resident Evil. The Medcare Skin Centre logo popped up website Geek Culture’s Facebookpage, before infecting Reddit. This is the clinic’s official site. And the actual clinic. The logo makes everything sinister. Medcare Skin Centre…

Pokémon World Festival. Incheon, South Korea. By Lexi | Seoul Searching  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: Star | Artist: Primal Scream | Album: Vanishing Point Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Game Freak Is More Than Just A Pokémon Developer

The studio is always experimenting with new projects

Japanese Trains Get Final Fantasy Music 

As part of Final Fantasy’s 30th anniversary, a Yokohama subway station is playing FF music when trains leave. At Minatomirai Station, a “Victory Fanfare” plays as the “departure melody” (発車メロディ) for trains heading towards Motomachi Park. (If you’ve forgotten what that tune sounds like, have a listen to eight minutes of Victory Fanfares.) For trains…

Poll: The Most Popular Action-Adventure Games In Japan

Wonder what action-adventure games are most popular in Japan? Let’s find out! There might be some surprises… Then again, there might not. Famitsu already did an action game poll, but this week it published an action-adventure game one. Next week, it will be running its adventure game survey, so now let’s take a look at…

Chinatown. Boston, Massachusetts. By Kevin Guiral. 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: Wall of Glass | Artist: Liam Gallagher | Album: As You Were  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

A Nier: Automata Anime Seems Like A Good Idea

If this fan-made sequence is anything to go on, then a Nier: Automata anime could be a very good idea. YouTuber Shiika Sadamasa uploaded this 2B sword action clip, showing what a Nier anime could look like: Sadamasa is a self-taught animator who previously spent four years making a “World Is Mine” music video, which…

Splatoon 2 Voice Chat Set-Up Looks Totally Bonkers

If you are planning on using voice chat for Splatoon 2, here’s an official headset with an officially nutso set up. As Kotaku reported earlier this year, Splatoon 2 voice chat will be in the form of an app through your phone. If you’ve been wondering what exactly that will look like, we now know…

Studio Ghibli Getting Its Own Theme Park In Japan 

“Ghibli Park,” a Studio Ghibli theme park, is slated to open outside Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. According to Chunichi Web, the park is set in the world of My Neighbor Totoro and will allow visitors to enjoy flowers and trees during each of the four seasons. Don’t expect rides per se, but rather, a…