Brian Ashcraft

LEGO Turned into Delicious-Looking Food

Builder Tary is a genius at turning unappetizing LEGO bricks into yummy-looking treats. Based in Tokyo, for the past few years, Tary has been producing an array of excellent custom LEGO sculptures, but his food work, in particular, is quite brilliant. For example, here is his LEGO ten don (天丼), which is tempura on rice.…

Angkor Wat. Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. By Peter Schmidt. 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!

Drawing Dicks on Conan’s Face When He Loses at Mario Kart

Seth Rogen and Zac Efron race Conan O’Brien in Mario Kart 8, with the loser getting covered in weenies. Conan is terrible at Mario Kart, meaning he got covered in dong doodles, including a teardrop drawing for the dick he killed in prison. Rest in peace, prison penis.

First Look at the Gantz CGI Movie

As reported last fall, a CG Gantz anime film is coming out this year in Japan. Here’s the first, very short teaser trailer. The Gantz manga debuted in the year 2000. It has spawned an anime and two live-action films. Titled Gantz:O, the movie is based on the Osaka chapters, and it will hit Japanese…

Nintendo will “greatly reduce the amount of Wii U systems produced and shipped” during the financial year ending March 2017, company president Tatsumi Kimishima recently said. “Taking into consideration demand for the new NX hardware and overall demand forecasts,” he added, “we plan to ship 800,000 units.”

The Most Perverted Ramen in Japan

It’s not everyday that you see a noodle dish designed to look like a superhero with panties on his head. Today you will. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. To help promote the upcoming Hentai Kamen film, noodle restaurant 2-Chome Tsukemen Gachiin Tokyo’s Shinjuku is releasing Hentai Kamen ramen. According to…

Sony just announced it sold 17.7 million PS4 consoles worldwide during the 2015 financial year. That’s up from 14.8 million PS4s sold during the 2014 year.

Spring at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. Tokyo, Japan. By Chris Macheichok. 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!

The Nintendo NX Will Be Out March 2017 Worldwide

Nintendo just announced that the Nintendo NX will be out in March 2017. That release window is global. Via a financial release, Nintendo states, “For our dedicated video game platform business, Nintendo is currently developing a gaming platform codenamed ‘NX’ with a brand-new concept. NX will be launched in March 2017 globally.” In a tweet,…

The New Legend of Zelda Game Is Delayed to 2017

After being delayed from its original 2015 release date, the new upcoming Zelda game won’t make this year, either. Nintendo announced today that the game is now scheduled for 2017. In a financial report released today, Nintendo has the upcoming Zelda game slated for 2017 in Japan, North America, and Europe. The Legend of Zelda…

Tokyo with Mt. Fuji. Tokyo, Japan. By Colin Korbelas 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!

First Look at the Final Fantasy XI Reboot for Mobile 

Nexon is making a mobile version of Final Fantasy XI with Square Enix. Today, we get our first peek at the title. According to Ruliweb(via tipster Sang), the game was shown today at the Nexon Developer Conference in South Korea. Note that the slides are titled Final Fantasy XI Reboot. The announced title is Final…

Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem Are Getting Mobile Apps [Update]

Today, Nintendo announced that it’s releasing Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem apps for mobile devices. Update, 4:50am EST: A previous version of this story stated that the release date for these apps was unknown. That was incorrect. They will be out this fall. Here’s what Nintendo said about the apps in a financial report released…

It’s 2016 and Japanese People Are Lining Up for an Arcade Game

Not just any game at that, but the Kantai Collection arcade game. Awesome! Kantai Collection, or KanColle, features anime girls that represent warships. It started out as a free to play game and turned into a phenomena, spawning manga, an anime series, a PS Vita game, and an upcoming animated movie. As Kotaku previously reported…

Japan is getting to see Resident Evil: The Final Chapter first worldwide. According to Famitsu, the movie will open on December 23 in Japan. Elsewhere, the film opens in late January.

College Students Punished with Emoticons

A professor in China apparently made his late students write out 1,000 emoticons by hand after being late to class. ┐(‘～`；)┌ As reported on The Straits Times, CNBeta and ShanghaiIst, this went down at the University of Electronic Science and Technology in Chengdu, where one rather strict professor thought this was the best way to…

Tokyo Skytree from an Asakusa street. Tokyo, Japan. By Sean Ishii. 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!

The Beauty of Martial Arts and Self Defense in GIFs

This is virtuosity. Truly. Via 2ch, here is a collection of martial arts and self-defense GIFs that feature the likes of Tetsuzan Kuroda,Doug Marcaida, Vladimir Vasiliev, and Seiji Nishimura, among others. There’s an incredible series of moves in an array of styles on display here. Feel free to add more martial arts and self defense…

Track: Flash | Artist: Perfume | Album: Cosmic Explorer Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

From July 31, Sony is ending warranty service for the PSP Go in Japan. The reason, Inside reports, is that it’s difficult to source parts, since production has ended for the portable.