Brian Ashcraft

The Seven Samurai Looks Glorious in 4K

Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece Seven Samurai is over sixty years old. Film prints have become worse for the wear, which is why movie studio Toho is going back and restoring the picture in 4K, making it more beautiful than ever. NHK and AV Watch report that Toho converted the film’s nearly 30,000 frames into digital data…

The Most Anticipated Games in Japan 

Every week, Japanese game magazine Famitsu releases a list of the most anticipated games. The list varies somewhat from week to week, but it does give you a good idea of what Japanese gamers are looking forward to. The poll is done via postcard forms that come with magazine, and one section asks readers for…

Yurikamome Elevated Train. Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan. By Nathaniel Chan. 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 Snorlax Cushion of Your Dreams Costs $460

Enormous, officially licensed Pokémon cushions aren’t cheap. According to Inside, Premium Bandaiis rolling out a huge Snorlax cushion. You might remember that Kotaku previously introduced a Snorlax pillow (which was official) and a Snorlax bed (which was not). This cushion if an officially licensed product. It’s also huge. How huge? [Image: Bandai] It’s bigger than…

A Look at the Manga Artist Infamous for Taking Time Off

Manga artist Yoshihiro Togashi is known for two things: Creating Hunter X Hunter and taking lots of time off. Togashi is infamously known as the “King of Hiatus” among manga fans. As Kotaku previously reported, many demanding manga fans want Togashi to churn out more Hunter X Hunter asap—whether or not they fully understand why…

One of the Rarest and Most Beautiful Xbox Ones Ever Made

Apparently, there are only two of these consoles in the whole world. They are official, from Microsoft, and given out this month to two lucky winners in South Korea. Earlier this month, Microsoft Korea held a contest for these very limited-edition Xbox Ones. As tipster Sang points out, these traditional Korean style mother of pearl…

Old and New. Tokyo, Japan. By Ty Givens. 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!

A Whopper with 700 Pickle Slices Doesn’t Look Appetizing 

There’s having it your way and then there’s this. Japanese site RocketNews, the folks who once ordered a Whopper with a thousand pieces of bacon, a burger with a thousand slices of cheese, and one with a hundred slices of grilled onion, have returned to order yet another ridiculous Burger King burger. This: This time,…

Conan Gaming with Pewdiepie Was Kind of Awkward

Earlier this month, famed YouTuber Pewdiepie (aka Felix Kjellberg) appeared on Conan to promote his new show. After the interview, Conan filmed a “Clueless Gamer” segment, which aired tonight. It was okay, but not great. There are a couple reasons why this “Clueless Gamer” fell somewhat flat. For one, as Pewdiepie tweeted, he was a…

Track: Astroboy feat. Honey-B & W-Trouble | Artist: FEMM | Album: PoW! / L.C.S. ＋Femm-Isation Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Devil’s Third Online, the online shooter version of Devil’s Third, is going into beta, Famitsu reports. In case you missed Kotaku’s review of the Wii U game, you can read it here.

Move Over Steve Austin, Pikachu Can Do the Stunner, Too

And like that, Pokkén Tournament is suddenly that much cooler. The above GIF is from a Pokkén trailer for Masked Pikachu. It’s not a new trailer (it’s old!), but Redditors on r/Pokemon recently pointed out that, yes, this certainly appears to be the Stunner. [GIF via AfraidIdenticalCatfish] During his career, Stone Cold Steve Austin popularized…

‘Claw Game God’ Snags Over 3,000 Plush Toys in Six Months

If you own an arcade with claw games, this guy is the last person you want to see. In China, Chen Zhitong has nabbed thousands of plush toys thanks to his claw game skills. According to Net Easeand ShanghaiIst, rooms of his house are now filled with his arcade spoils. Chen says he doesn’t spend…

Game Delayed Due to a Lack of Pre-Orders

Here’s what happens when you stop pre-ordering games, I guess. According to Hachima, Marvelous has delayed its PS Vita game Uppers due to a lack of pre-orders. On the official Uppers dev blog, game creator Kenichiro Takaki stated this about the delay: “The number one reason is that the number of pre-orders didn’t stretch as…

Kiyomizu-dera. Kyoto, Japan. By Simon Chartier 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 Private Psychedelic Reel (Live) | Artist: The Chemical Brothers | Album: Dig Your Own Hole Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

IBM Is Making Sword Art Online for Real

You’ll be happy to know it won’t follow the Sword Art Online in-game rule that if you die in the virtual world, you die in real life. Phew. Dubbed “Sword Art Online The Beginning Project,” this IBM-sponsored concept is based on the popular virtual world anime in which people play a game by the same…

Hideo Kojima Hug Pillows Exist

I’m not sure what to say exactly. Okay. Let’s see. Recently, this tweet appeared online: That particular pillow is owned by Twitter user Drool Prince, who brought the pillow to this month’s MagFest. Drool Prince has a wonderful sense of humor about the Kojima hug pillow. Because, really, you’d have to. So, yes, this is…

Japan’s Perverted Superhero Is Back

And this time, it looks like he’s coming to New York. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. The follow up to 2013’s HK (short for “Hentai Kamen” or “Masked Pervert”) is slated to hit Japanese theaters this May. It’s getting released by a major Japanese studio (Toei) and is based on…

Itsukushima Shrine. Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. By Evany De Jesus. 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!