Brian Ashcraft

Metal Gear Solid V Definitive Edition Sneaks Out This Fall

On October 11, Konami is re-releasing MGSV Ground Zeroes along with The Phantom Pain and both games’ DLC. Dubbed Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience, the collection will be available on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC (Steam) for US$49.99. Below is all the DLC that comes with The Definitive Experience:

A Storm is Approaching. Venice, Italy. By Christian Astorga 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: Lyrics Zensen ni Tsugu | Artist: Sayonara Poesie | Album: Lyrics Zensen ni Tsugu Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Why Final Fantasy XV Was Recently Delayed

Final Fantasy XV was delayed earlier this month. It will now be released in late November. (Fingers crossed!) If you were wondering why, director Hajime Tabata recently shed some light on the situation. Speaking with Famitsu, Tabata talked about the delay. Some of the reasons will be obvious, but not all. “For starters,” Tabata told…

One of the Most Ridiculous Anime Cosplay You’ll See This Year 

Even though it’s similar to one you might have seen last year, this cosplay will still be hard to top. That’s right, here’s another Hunter x Hunter Gon cosplay. This cosplay depicts Gon after he transformed into an older version of himself, and it appeared at this year’s Fancy Frontier manga and anime events in…

Dead Or Alive VR Is…Yup

Pretty much what you’d expect, really. Team Ninja’s Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 is already out, but when the PlayStation VR is released on October 13, the game will get a PS VR update. Japanese sites Famitsu and Gamer recently checked out the game’s VR function. Which went something like this. And this. You can…

Hatsune Miku And Her Virtual Hair Are Selling Shampoo In Japan 

Hatsune Miku might be virtual, but that isn’t stopping her and her blue-green hair from appearing in a shampoo spot with the very real Scarlett Johansson. Lux released a web teaser in which Miku announces that she will be starring in her first shampoo commercial. She also says it’s the first time she’s worked with…

Osanbashi Pier. Yokohama, Japan. By Florian Kaib 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: I Want You To Love Me | Artist: Cheap Trick | Album: Cheap Trick at Budokan Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Only Half Of Final Fantasy XV Is Open World

The second half, says FFXV director Hajime Tabata, goes linear. In a recent interview with Famitsu (via Siliconera), Tabata talks about how the game is structured. Tabata explains that the game’s chapters go from zero to 15. But here’s where things get interesting. “As for Final Fantasy XV’s structure, it has both an open world…

Man Thinks He’s Destroying The Internet, Gets Arrested

After participating in a local neighborhood square dance, a man in China apparently became worried that photos would end up online. According to several major Chinese news sites (here, here, and here) and noted by The Nanfang, a man in Weifang became upset after photos were taken of him square dancing, an activity often enjoyed…

Another Pokémon Go Death Reported In Japan

In the Japanese city of Kasugai, a 29-year-old woman was fatally hit by a car as she crossed the street on her bicycle. The driver had been playing Pokémon Go. This is the second report this week of a Pokémon Go player allegedly hitting and killing a pedestrian. On Wednesday, Kotaku reported that two women…

The View From Mt. Fuji. By Hiro Tanaka. 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: We Can Work It Out | Artist: Stevie Wonder | Album: Signed, Sealed & Delivered Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Hideo Kojima has joined the advisory board of VR firm Prologue Immersive, which was co-founded by longtime Kojima collaborator Kyle Cooper

The Five Biggest Selling PS4 Games In Japan

Here we go. Famitsu has calculated a list of the top five selling PS4 games in Japan, and the results probably won’t surprise you. Maybe they will! The results are sales estimates dating from each game’s release to August 21, 2016. 5. Dark Souls III (release date 3/24/2016) 321,931 copies sold 4. Dragon Quest Heroes:…

Hollywood’s Ghost In The Shell Cast Photos Apparently Leaked

We’ve already gotten glimpses of Scarlett Johansson as The Major and Pilou Asbæk as Batou. If theseleaked photos are to be believed, here is our first look at the other members of Public Security Section 9. Of course, Section 9 is the intelligence department in the Ghost in the Shell universe and headed up by…

The Temple of Athena. Athens, Greece. 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!

Track: To The End (la comedie) | Artist: Blur Et Francoise Hardy | Album: Country House single Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Woman Killed By Pokémon Go Driver

Last night at around 7:25pm in the Japanese city Tokushima, two women were hit while crossing the street, fatally injuring one of them. The driver, 39 year-old Keiji Goh, admitted he wasn’t watching the road ahead, because he was playing Pokémon Go According to ANN, one of the women, 72 year-old Sachiko Nakanishi, was transported…