Brian Ashcraft

Square Enix announced it is announcing a new action title at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. That’s right, an announcement of an announcement! Ungh. But hey, new Square Enix action title.

Theories About The Mysterious New Pokémon

The latest Pokémon Sun and Moon trailer features a rather unusual Pocket Monster, even by Pokémon standards, called “Type: Null.” There are already theories about what exactly is up with this Pokémon. Where to start? Type: Null is one odd name, there’s that medieval-looking thing it has going on, and it appears to be a…

Meet Kpop’s Answer To Chun-Li

This is Cheng Xiao. She is a member of Kpop group Cosmic Girls, and for the past few months, she’s been either doing her hair up like Chun-Li or, more recently, even cosplaying as the character like she did on Korean TV. A native of China, perhaps Xiao feels a kinship with Chun-Li? Or maybe…

Here’s a fascinating look at doujinshi, Japan’s self-published, fan-produced works. They’re often manga, but can also be video games or anime.

Cosplaying Father and Son. Osaka, Japan. By David McCurrach. 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!

Yakuza 6 Features Cam Girls

Previous Yakuza games let players talk with virtual hostesses in bars and clubs. As a sign of the times, the upcoming entry in the long-running series features cam girls. Yep. According to Famitsu (via Siliconera), Yakuza 6 has some sort of “Live Chat” cam girl feature. It looks to be point-based, and details, which should…

Track: D’You Know What I Mean? (2016 HD Remaster) | Artist: Oasis | Album: Be Here Now Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

D3 Publisher just launched a teaser site for a “new project,” which will be revealed next week as Sony’s press conferences kicks off in Tokyo. The lead image says “Love Ping Pong?”

A Look At Spielberg’s Ready Player One Shoot

Steven Spielberg is bringing Ernest Cline’s book Ready Player One to the big screen. The famed director is currently filming in the U.K., and here’s a peek at the production. As The Birmingham Mail points out, the production has turned the city’s historic Jewellery Quarter into a dystopian American future. Our colleagues at io9 already…

Naruto Spin-Off Might Get a TV Anime

Don’t be surprised if Naruto’s son got his own anime TV series. I won’t be. The homepage for the upcoming Jump Special Anime Festa was updated with listings for 上映アニメ (jyouei anime) or “screening anime” during the festival. Included in that was Boruto: The tagline reads, “Watch next-generation ninja!!” (次代の忍見参!！), with Boruto also saying that…

Is a Red Dead Redemption remaster coming? According to Korean site Game Focus (via tipster Sang), a Red Dead remaster for PS4, Xbox One, and PC is in the works. Kotaku is following up with Rockstar and will update this story should the company comment.

Looks Like The Unannounced PS4 Slim Already Has A Teardown

If folks are apparently reviewingand unboxing the unannounced PS4 Slim, you can bet they are taking the console apart and looking inside it. YouTuber Links-Tech upload a video that allegedly shows a PS4 Slim teardown. Below is a longer version of the above clip: Via website Segment Next and Rectify Gaming, here are some stills:…

Golden Silhouette. Male, Maale, Maldives. By Majyd Hassan 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!

One Of This Year’s Most “Embarrassing” Japanese Games

This is Toraware no Paruma (Captive Palm). It’s about a young man who has lost his memory. It seems, you can play it like this. Neato! The woman’s speech bubble reads, “We’re really gonna do this with our foreheads?! How embarrassing…” I guess this would be embarrassing if you were on the train or out…

Before You’re A Famous Anime Creator, Life Is Hard

Now, Hideaki Anno of Evangelion is rich and famous. But he wasn’t always that way. He’s paid his dues in full, even when he was barely getting paid at all. Way back in December 1984, Japanese manga Comic Box Jr. (via Himasoku) published a piece in which Anno went through, month by month, what he…

People Are Saying This Korean Animated Movie Looks Like Spirited Away

According to some, newly released South Korean animated feature film Lost in the Moonlight appears very familiar. Namely, the comparison that is being made is with the classic 2001 Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away—something that even the mainstream Korean is reporting. The film’s director Kim Hyun-Joo is quoted by Choshun Online as saying that he…

Ni No Kuni II Sounds Massive 

Don’t fret! Level-5 is still making Ni no Kuni II. That is, lots of Level-5 is making it. Ni no Kuni II was announced last December, but was M.I.A. at this year’s E3. In a recent interview with IGN Japan, Level-5 founder Akihiro Hino talked about how development was going. Here is that exchange: IGN…

Sunset at the Coliseum. Rome, Italy. By Caleb Lesch. 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!

Bethesda Memorializes Fallout 4 Player As A NPC

Two months ago, Redditor NoohjXLVII wrote a post thanking Bethesda for Fallout 4, which helped take his mind off family tragedy. “I have spent over 500 [hours] in this game,” NoohjXLVII wrote on the Fallout 4 Reddit (via Eurogamer). “Partly due to the fun gameplay, the new survival mode, and just the game in general.…

Funding Your Fiancé’s Esports Team Is Romantic And Expensive

It also helps when your fiancé was one of the greatest StarCraft players ever. Oh, and if you are a famous celebrity in your own right, too. Both pluses! Actress Kim Ga-yeon, who’s marriedto Lim Yo-hwan (aka BoxeR), was recently on South Korean TV Videostar. According to My Daily (via tipster Sang), she surprised the…