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Royal Casino. Valencia, Spain. By David Espinoza. 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!

Radiant Historia is getting a Nintendo 3DS full remake called Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology. It will feature a new scenario and is slated for release in Japan on June 29. No word if an international release is coming.

Japanese Pro Gamer Claims To Be Descended From Ninja

We all have ancestors. Yours might be farmers or doctors. Street Fighter pro Yusuke Momochi’s are ninja, it seems. Momochi currently plays for LA-based Echo Fox. He’s one of the most famous players on the scene, winning a Capcom Cup as well as the Ultra Street Fighter IV title for EVO. Asahi News reports that…

The King of Fighters is getting a CG animated series. Titled The King of Fighters: Destiny, it’s starting this spring in China. No word if and when it will hit other regions. 

The Legend Of Zelda Makes For Nice World Baseball Classic Music 

During last night’s World Baseball Classic game, people noticed a familiar song. Make that, they noticed lots of familiar ones, but if you like video games, one in particular stood out. And here is said Zelda music during the Puerto Rico versus Netherlands game. Wonderful, no? Since this was at Dodger Stadium, the organist was…

An Inside Look At Yu-Gi-Oh Creator’s Studio 

An inside look at Yu-Gi-Oh creator Kazuki Takahashi's studio

Nintendo Switch Is Getting Seiken Densetsu Collection in Japan

Following up on yesterday’s teaser, Square Enix has announced a Mana collection for the Switch. Slated for a June 1 release in Japan, it will feature Final Fantasy Adventure, Secret of Mana, and Seiken Densetsu 3. You know, the first three Seiken Densetsu games. According to Famitsu, new to the Switch release is a quick…

Hirose Entertainment Yard in Akihabara. Tokyo, Japan. By Linus Hagman. 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: Roll Over Beethoven | Artist: Chuck Berry | Album: Roll Over Beethoven (single) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

On the official Mana Twitter site, footage of what looks like Seiken Densetsu 3 on the Nintendo Switch has surfaced. No other details were revealed, but there you go. 

Pokémon Developers’ Hiring Ads Lead To Inevitable Switch Speculation

New job ads from Pokémon developer Game Freak are causing speculation that a Switch entry is in our future. There is reason for such conjecture. Last fall, a report appeared that Pokémon was coming to the Switch as Pokémon Star This recent character modeler wanted ad is for a “new title.” Based in Tokyo, the…

Excellent Cosplay This Weekend In Osaka 

On Sunday, the streets of Osaka’s geek area Nipponbashi were overrun with cosplayers, photographers, and rubberneckers. Last year, an estimated250,000 people showed up. I’m betting even more were on hand this year. Once again, the cosplay was terrific. (Though, as reader Yotsuba&Tochan points out, there was reportedly an incident with a cosplayer getting groped, which…

Monster Hunter XX‘s Voice Acting Sounds Pornographic

XX? Surely, Capcom means XXX. The just released in Japan Monster Hunter XX has a handful of voice options for players. One in particular stands out.  Check out how the game’s Type 17 voice compares to hot and heavy Type 18. Goodness. Voices Type 19 and Type 20 don’t sound nearly as porny. This voice…

From Enoshima Sea Candle. Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. By Tom Perrine. 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: Everyday Is Like Sunday | Artist: Morrissey | Album: Viva Hate Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Nintendo is doubling the number of Nintendo Switch consoles its plans to make in 2017 from 8 million units to 16 million. Kotaku reached out to Nintendo for confirmation but didn’t hear back prior to publication. 

An Erotic Game With A Very Big…Script

Who knew erotic game scripts were so big? Maybe you did! It makes sense, because these games, sexy stuff aside, sure can get chatty. The official Twitter for eroge Shin Koihime Musou Kakumei Souten no Haou announced that voice recording for the latest entry in the long running Koihime Musou series is getting underway. Here’s…

VR Schoolgirl Turned Into Life-Sized $23,000 Figure

In Namco Bandai’s VR game Summer Lesson, players are the tutor of schoolgirl Hikari Miyamoto. But that’s the virtual world! Now, they can have a real, life-sized Hikari statue to…put in their living room? I guess? According to Dengeki Hobby and Game Impress Watch, the highly detailed, 160-centimeter Hikari is produced by a high-precision 3D…

Tokyo Crossing. Tokyo, Japan. By Thomas Ito [Facebook| Instagram] 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!

Capcom Might Have Put A Resident Evil 7 Conspiracy To Rest

If you’ve finished Resident Evil 7, please continue. If not, don’t! Because Capcom has commented on something that’s been bugging fans since they’ve finished the game. Spoilers ahead! At the end of Resident Evil 7, a character named “Redfield” descends out of a helicopter, takes off his mask and helmet, and says, “I’m Redfield.” Even…