Brian Ashcraft

In Japan, to celebrate the Nintendo eShop’s 5th anniversary on the 3DS, Nintendois selling 100 3DS titles for up to 50 percent off. If you have a Nintendo Account, you get another ten percent off. It goes from June 7 to June 13. No word yet if other regions will get similar sales.

Nine More Things Revealed about Final Fantasy XV

In one form or another, this game has been in development for ages. Yet, as recently revealed in Square Enix’s Active Time Report(via Dengeki Online), there are still new things we are learning about it. 1. Crash the Flying Car and It’s Game Over. You can crash the car during take off and landing. However,…

Pixel Street. Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan. By Craig Stuart 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: Flavor Of Life -Ballad Version- | Artist: Utada Hikaru | Album: Flavor Of Life -Ballad Version- (Single) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

A Gaming PC You Can Wear on Your Back 

If you’ve ever wanted to wear a PC on your back while you play VR games, lucky you! Because, your dreams are real. Gigazine reports that MSI recently showed off its Backpack PC, which is outfitted with an Intel Core i7 processor and a NVIDIA GTX980 graphics card. The idea is that by wearing the…

Gran Turismo Sport won’t have dynamic weather and time changes. Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi told GTPlanet, “We opted to not have the transitions in the race this time in order to raise the framerate and the quality of the image during the race.”

Making VR people with Unreal Engine 4. This is Project M from South Korea’s Evr Studio. The teaser clip shows they’ve done a good job with facial expressions; however, the hair isn’t quite there yet. Below is a making of clip. (Thanks Sang for the tip!)

At Age 41, This Anime Director Is Already Burnt Out 

Yutaka Yamamoto is one of Japan’s best known young anime directors. Most recently, he helmed the anime series Wake Up, Girls! He’s very talented and sounds very exhausted. As pointed out by Hachima, Yamamoto announced via Twitter that he was taking “an indefinite leave” because he’s fallen into poor physical health after “excessive” and “unreasonable”…

Power Pole. Asahikawa, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. ByAlex Naef 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!

Hong Kong Pokémon Fans Protest Pikachu’s Name Change

In the English-speaking world, Pikachu is “Pikachu.” In Hong Kong, things are more complex, especially after Nintendo renamed the franchise’s most famous Pocket Monster. Upcoming titles Pokémon Sun and Moon will be released in traditional and simplified Chinese in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Until now, different regions have used different translations to reflect…

Track: Glider | Artist: The Peggies | Album: New Kingdom Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

An Adult VR Festival Is Coming to Japan

In what’s being called a first for the country, the Adult VR Festa gets underway in Tokyo’s Akihabara next month. According to Kai-You, the event kicks off on June 12 with tickets priced at 3,000 yen (US$27), and photo i.d. is necessary. There will be a handful of demos available for people to check out.…

Why Mamoru Oshii Doesn’t Want To Make Anime

From Patlabor to Ghost in the Shell, Mamoru Oshii is one of anime’s greatest directors. Yet, these days he’s switched over to live-action movies. He’s no longer interested in directing anime. Here’s why. Looking at Oshii’s filmography, his early career is dominated by anime. However, his last anime project was in 2010, and that was…

Upcoming JRPG Black Rose Valkyrie has been delayed. The PS4 exclusive was slated for a June 30 release, but that has been moved to July 21. The reason given was to “improve quality.”

Ibuki’s Street Fighter V Trailer Interrupted By Mouse Cursor

It’s only a few seconds, but damn, it just hangs there. You can’t unsee it. Capcom recently announced that Ibuki was the latest fighter to join Street Fighter V. And, as pointed out by YouTube commenter Rey Robinson, it looks like whomever made the PlayStation trailer left their mouse icon in the frame. The full…

Mt. Fuji from the Hakone Ropeway Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. By Josip Sore. 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: The Sidewinder | Artist: Lee Morgan | Album: The Sidewinder Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Sixteen Years Old and a Special Effects Make-Up Wizard

This is Lara. She’s sixteen, self-taught and very talented. Lara has really started to hit her stride, and her work continues to get better and better. She’s even just been featured on Japanese site IT Media, so she’s certainly on her way up.

Japan Celebrates Splatoon‘s Anniversary with Fan Art

On May 28, Splatoon was released in Japan one year ago. Players fell in love, got damn good, and the game became a hit. Today is May 28, and on Twitter, folks online in Japan are celebrating. (Nintendo is also celebrating by, as Famitsu reports, announcing a Splatoon Wii U bundle that comes with a…

Kyoto Looks Beautiful from the Sky

If you plan on visiting Japan, do yourself a favor and go to Kyoto. And if you can fly around like a drone, even better. As Dylan Cuthbert at Q-Games points out, this 4K footage gives a peek at Kyoto’s incredible beauty. This footage was taken by Tyler Walkey at Awadrone. Kotaku East is your…