Shinjuku Gyoen National Park. Tokyo, Japan. By Colin Laycock. 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!
Star Wars movies aren’t cheap. They are filmed all over the world and require numerous practical and digital effects. That costs money. But what if you made The Force Awakens trailer with friends on a budget? A very low, low budget. Then, I guess it would look like this. Nice work, penny pinchers! This isn’t…
Just a friendly reminder that Capcom’s Dark Souls-eque game Deep Down is still M.I.A. There’s no real news last year since the spring and the official Twitter account hasn’t been active since March 2015! The game was announced in 2013 and is slated for the PS4.
Track: Hotaru no Hikari | Artist: Foresta | Album: N/A Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
Listen up, King of Fighters fans. SNK exec Yutaka Noguchi tells Famitsu that many former SNK devs have returned to the company since it has refocused on gaming and left the pachinko business. Noguchi also added that devs who were working on pachinko-slot machines have been switched back to games. This all sounds promising.
And that just might be the best way to say it. This year’s winter Comic Market has drawn to a close. It’s the last big otaku (geek) event of the year and the last chance for all the cosplayers to gather in a major way and strut their stuff. Let’s have a look at some…
Inside a Cave. Jahrom, Iran. By Aria Khosh Sirat. 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 is now home to the newest and neatest McDonald’s around. Say hello to McDonald’s Next, the McDonald’s of the future. According to Trend Hunter, Contemporist, and Hong Kong Navi, design firm Landini Associates joined forces with the fast food chain to create this oh-so slick McDonald’s in Hong Kong, located near Admiralty Station.…
Track: Disco 2000 | Artist: Pulp | Album: Different Class Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
Throughout 2015, just when you thought things couldn’t get any more bizarre for Konami, they did. Let’s take a look back at the weirdness that was Konami in 2015. I’ve been working at Kotaku for a long, long time. I’ve never seen a company have a year like Konami just had. While publishing one of…
There is no such thing as Grand Theft Auto Taiwan. However, as this live action clip shows, there should be. Sure, you might say, we already have Sleeping Dogs. But Sleeping Dogs is set in Hong Kong, not Taiwan. C’mon on Rockstar, make Grand Theft Auto Taiwan, if anything, so we can call it G-TAT!…
4Gamer asked 147 of the biggest names in Japanese gaming which title from 2015 they admired the most. Coming in at number one was Splatoon with 27 game creators saying they admired that most, followed by Bloodborne, Super Mario Maker, and Fallout 4.
Old Doctor Yellow Nagoya, Japan. By Christopher Broughton. 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!
Here we are again. It’s December. It’s time to look back at the year in Kotaku East that was. You ready? I know I sure am. Frequently Asked Questions about Visiting Japan Going to Japan? Have questions? Perhaps, we have answers. Why Ash from Pokémon Isn’t Dead Yet There is a good reason. You know,…
This “new animation project” is currently in production and slated for 2016. Here is the anime’s first teaser. The Berserk manga debuted back in 1989, and there has already been an animated series and several movies. Well, what do you think of this upcoming effort? To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com…
This is how you cosplay Zangief in December. Spotted by Twitter user Sol_Getnews (via Afternoon News) at this year’s winter Comic Market in Japan. Glorious.
Star Wars is very, very popular in Japan. Guess this means, though, that Yo-Kai Watch is more popular? For the second weekend in a row, the new Yo-Kai Watch animated feature film, Yo-Kai Watch the Movie 2: King Enma and the 5 Stories, has topped Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the Japanese box office.…
Itsukushima Shrine. Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. By Shoko Hosokawa. 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 am a Kitten | Artist: Kahimi Karie | Album: I Am a Kitten: Kahimi Karie Sings Momus in Paris Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
The Nintendo 2DS is coming to Japan in the best way possible: With Pokémon! The clear plastic 2DS units, some of which already got a U.S. release, will be Pokémon themed and pre-bundled with Pokémon Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow—along with a download code for Mew, which can be used in Pokémon XY, Omega Ruby…
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