Brian Ashcraft

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown has been delayed. The game was originally slated for a 2017, but Namco Bandai has pushed it back to 2018, citing the need for extra time to finish the game. Better late than not ready!

Asakusabashi Before Rush Hour. Tokyo, Japan. By Ross Goodwin. 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!

Evangelion VR Puts You In The Pilot’s Seat. Literally. 

Namco Bandai announced a new virtual reality experience called Evangelion VR: The Soul Seat.  According to Famitsu, the attraction will be at Namco Bandai’s VR Zone amusement center in Shinjuku this summer.  You wear the VR headset and sit in a pilot’s seat, which shakes and moves about. In the VR experience, after regular Eva…

Weekly Manga In Japan Have Seen Better Days 

Across the board, the print circulation numbers for Japan’s most popular weekly aren’t getting better. They’re getting worse. According to IT Media Business, the average number of printed copies in circulation for Weekly Shonen Magazine (週刊少年マガジン), Weekly Shonen Jump (週刊少年ジャンプ), and Weekly Shonen Sunday (週刊少年サンデー) continue to see a steady decline. Print has long been…

Solidus Snake Voice Actor John Cygan Dies

Best known for his video game and TV work, John Cygan has passed away. He was 63. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cygan had long been battling cancer. A versatile actor, Cygan appeared in television shows like Bob, co-starring with Bob Newhart, and The Commish as well as other shows like Frasier, NYPD Blue and…

Those Aren’t DS Games, They’re Windows

Surely you can see it? I know I can. Those windows look like DS game cards. Twitter user Yorunotobari spotted a shopping mall in Chiba, Japan with windows that look like Nintendo DS games. Inside the windows are advertisements for the building’s shops. They really look like DS cards. In case you forgot what those…

Now This Looks Like A Pocket Monster

Here’s a Squirtle cushion that’s about as phallic as they come. This incarnation of the popular Water type was apparently spotted in Indonesia. I’ve seen Squirtle cushions before, but I’ve never quite seen one that looks like this! It looks even worse when isolated: See? No, this is worse. Much worse. Kotaku East is your…

Kiyotaki. Kyoto, Japan. By Edson Chilundo. 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!

Japanese Game Companies That Won’t Allow YouTube Comments 

Nintendo America, for example, allows comments on its YouTube videos. The company’s Japanese headquarters does not, and some people online in Japan don’t sound too happy. This has been going on for a while now, but a recent 2ch thread shined a light on the discrepancy. It’s kind of strange that Nintendo doesn’t allow comments…

Tokyo Ghoul Gets An Official Cafe With Disgusting-Looking Food

That seems to be the point! An official Tokyo Ghoul eatery is opening in Tokyo later this month features freaky food inspired by the manga. As Japan Trends points out, meals have names like Kaneki’s One-Eyed Curry and Tsukiyama’s Eyeball Cheese Mousse. Surely they taste better than they look! The Tokyo Ghoul Cafe runs from May…

Insane Yakuza Character Gets Cute Birthday Greetings

In the Yakuza games, psychotic Goro Majima is known as “Mad Dog of Shimano” for good reason: He’s violent and bonkers. He’s also a fan favorite, which might explain the adorable birthday messages for the character.  It’s not uncommon for artists to create fan art to celebrate a character’s birthday. Majima’s b-day is May 14,…

Report: Nintendo Is Bringing The Legend of Zelda To Smartphones

Nintendo’s beloved Zelda series is headed to smartphones, states The Wall Street Journal in an unconfirmed report. It’s somewhat unclear if this is a port or an entirely new game like Super Mario Run. If true, that seems most likely. According to The Wall Street Journal, sources say this is Nintendo’s latest effort to expand…

Walking On Water. Badian, Cebu, The Philippines. By Martin Tan. 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: Sennou (Brain Washing) | Artist: Radwimps | Album: Sennou (single) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

A Super Famicom Cartridge Is Being Released In 2017 

For those who still own a Super Famicom (or are planning to get one), good news! The console is getting a new cartridge this year. The Super Famicom is the Japanese version of the SNES. In 1995, a satellite modem peripheral called Satellaview was released in Japan (though it was later discontinued in 2000). Setallaview…

Official Sailor Moon Phone Announced In China

Meitu, the folks behind that infamous beauty app, are rolling out an official Sailor Moon phone and selfie stick. The Sailor Moon branded M8 phone also comes with a pink remote control to take selfies,Fashion Snap reports. The phone costs around the equivalent of US$430 and is limited to10,000 units. No word on whether or…

Hunter X Hunter‘s Hiatus Will Continue For Now, Says Publisher

Hunter x Hunter, no stranger to taking time off, is still on break—for now, at least. The manga’s publisher says new pages are TBA. As previously mentioned, manga artist Yoshihiro Togashi’s longest Hunter x Hunter publication streak is 30 issues, while his longest hiatus is 80 issues. The most recent break began in June 2016.…

How To Cosplay Baby Groot 

If you needed any ideas for a Guardians of the Galaxy cosplay, you can always dress as Baby Groot. AsCinema Today, Eigaland and Yahoo! News Japan report, the film’s Japanese voice actors cosplayed as their onscreen counterparts at a recent press event in Tokyo. Dressing up as Rocket or Mantis doesn’t seem that tricky. But…

Journey From Eihei-ji. Fukui Prefecture, Japan. By Luis Rivera. 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! 

Nintendo just revealed its E3 plans, which are similar to years past. On June 13 at 9am PT, there will be a Nintendo Spotlight presentation for Switch games, including Super Mario Odyssey. That will be followed by a Treehouse Live event.