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Track: The Only One I Know | Artist: The Charlatans | Album: Some Friendly Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Manga Artist Creates A Relaxing Work Chair

Who needs a desk when you can work from an easy chair? That seems to be the logic behind this manga-artist created workstation. Yoshimi Sato created this set-up after some trial and error, which the artist says, “It pretty much turned into a dentist [office].” Looks comfy! Not sure how conducive it is to work,…

Nintendo’s Thoughtful Reply To A Blind Fan

Fifth grader Hibiki Sakai sent Nintendo a letter, thanking the company for its Rhythm Heaven games. Hibiki is blind, and these music titles are the only games he’s really able to play. Nintendo replied to his letter in a most thoughtful way. Hibiki’s father uploaded the letter to Twitter. “I can’t see, but I felt…

Japan’s Biggest Indie Game Event Hits Kyoto

This past weekend, BitSummit got underway in Kyoto. Each year, the event gets bigger and bigger, and this year’s appeared to be the biggest yet! The show has come so far from the first year—which was held in a tiny auditorium and with participants setting up on card tables. Now big name game developers like…

Sunrise at Angkor Wat. Siem Reap, Cambodia. By Sash Ollik. 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: Crazy Train | Artist: Ozzy Osbourne | Album: Blizzard of Ozz Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Saint Seiya is being turned into a live-action flick. Toei Animation is teaming up with Chinese film company A Really Good Film for the English language picture, which will be helmed by Tomasz Bagiński of Witcher game intro fame.

First Details About Mamoru Hosoda’s Next Film

If you’ve seen Wolf Children, The Boy and the Beast or any of Mamoru Hosoda’s films, you know he has directed some truly wonderful pictures. Good news, because he’s making a new film called Mirai, and here are its first details.  According to Variety, Mirai tells the story of a 4 year-old boy who has…

Dragon Quest Slime eyedrops are coming to Japan. Starting later this month, Rohto’s refreshing “Z!” branded eyedrops will be bottled in a cute little Slime container.

How To Work On Hayao Miyazaki’s New Movie

Hey, did you hear? Hayao Miyazaki has officially come out of retirementto make a new feature film. If you want to work on it, here’s how you can apply! Studio Ghibli has a job listing for the feature—which also means that Ghibli is going back into feature film production! The listing mentions how Miyazaki has…

Lit Up. Tokyo, Japan. By Nick Carney. 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: Hikari | Artist: Mondo Grosso feat. UA | Album: Hikari single  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Splatoon 2 Hardware Announced For Japan And Europe

A colorful game like Splatoon 2 deserves colorful hardware. That’s why Nintendo is rolling out special Splatoon themed controllers for Japan and Europe.  In Japan, the Splatoon 2 hardware will be available when the game launches on July 21. According to GoNintendo, the same is true for Europe. No word if all this will be…

Innovative Kyoto game studio Q-Games is making its smartphone debut with Eden Obscura It’s the latest entry in the PixelJunk series and is the brainchild of Q-Game creative producer Baiyon. Slated for iOS and Android, no word yet on a release date.

Poll: Japan’s Favorite Fighting Games

For a country that has made a whole bunch of fighting games, you better believe that Japan has its favorites. A recent survey revealed top twenty beloved titles, according to Weekly Famitsu readers. Between April 13 and April 19, the magazine asked 2,461 readers to name their favorite fighting games. Ninety-two percent of respondents were…

Splatoon 2 Is Getting A “Game Card Free” Package Version In Japan

Nintendo has announced three different retail versions of Splatoon 2 for Japan. One of the download version comes with a game case, but no game card. According to Nintendo, there is a standard Splatoon 2 package version, which comes with the game case and the game card. Then, there is the Splatoon 2 download version,…

Cherry Blossoms. High Park in Toronto, Canada. By Evan Chambers 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!

The Witcher Is Getting A Netflix Series

The Witcher series is being turned into an English language Netflix drama by CG visual effects company Platige Image S.A. The Witcher series was spawned by Polish novelist Andrzej Sapkowski and has spawned highly successful (and wonderful) video games. “I’m thrilled that Netflix will be doing an adaptation of my stories, staying true to the…

A PS Vita Minecraft is coming out in Japan…again! The hardware was released in Japan last December, and it’s now slated for July 27 for 27,700 yen (US$247). The bundle comes with Minecraft hardware, the game, DLC, a PS Vita pouch, and original wallpaper. 

Inside Chinese “Click Farms”

A “click farm” is where fake ratings and rankings for mobile apps and social media posts are manipulated. Here’s a look inside.  This footage was recently uploaded by Russian site English Russia.  It looks similar to the set-up shown in another click farm from 2015. (Note that similar “tables”have been available for purchase online in…