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Kinkaku-ji. Kyoto, Japan. By James Wu. 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: Rouge no Dengon | Album: Kiki’s Delivery Service Soundtrack/Single | Artist: Yumi Matsutoya Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Final Fantasy Agito Is Dying, But Will Be Reborn

Today, Square Enix announced that free-to-play mobile title Final Fantasy Agito is shutting down. But don’t fret, this isn’t the end of Agito. Originally, the “Agito” named first, years ago, was a FFXIII spin-off title that later became Final Fantasy Type-0—but the name was resurrected for Final Fantasy Agito, which launched on iOS and Android…

Dogs Get Official Attack on Titan Costumes

Pet cosplay is a thing. Case in point? These Attack on Titan outfits for dogs. Dress your four-legged friends up as Attack on Titan’s Survey Corps. There’s even a green cloak like the character Levi Ackerman wears. It doesn’t look like dogs will get realistic-looking Three Dimensional Maneuver Gear. They’ll have to be content with…

Real-Life Princess Mononoke Yakushima, Japan. By Romell Roberts. 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 Ecstasy of Gold | Album: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Soundtrack | Artist: Ennio Morricone Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Blow-Up Dolls Make VR Sex Worse

Don’t worry. This gentleman is fully dressed, and he isn’t actually making love to this blow-up doll. Oh good. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. At this month’s Ocufes, a regular event dedicated to the Oculus Rift in Japan, there were loads of VR demos to try, including this: This comes…

Grand Theft Auto Would Make for a Cute Anime

Doraemon is one of Japan’s most beloved anime. Grand Theft Auto is a hugely popular video game series. Put them together, and you get this. This was created by an artist named En, who drew this series because Doreamon is his favorite cartoon and GTA is his favorite game. He did not specify which Grand…

Metal Gear Solid Weddings Are Both Romantic and Sneaky

If you are looking for a special theme for your wedding, how about Metal Gear Solid cardboard boxes like in this PlayStation ad? In this spot for The Phantom Pain, the bride thanks her father and Metal Gear Solid for the various things she’s learned over the past 28 years, such has never giving up…

View from the temple. Kyoto, Japan. By Anthony Le. 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: Sonatine I – Act of violence | Album: Sonatine Soundtrack | Artist: Joe Hisaishi Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

“Sprout Heads” Are a Trend in China

Putting sprouts in your head, it seems, is now a thing in China. According to The Beijinger and ShanghaiIst, folks have taken to wearing plastic sprouts in their hair, because they think it’s cute. Bean sprouts seem to be the most popular. I think it kind of looks like Pikmin, but hey, that’s me. [Photo:…

You Can Buy Boobs for Cosplay

Anime and video game characters often have unrealistic proportions. But you shouldn’t let that prevent you from cosplaying as your favorite characters. Note: This article has content that might be NSFW. In Japan, a special effects maker called Anime Body Parts has a range of, well, anime body parts for sale. Need elf ears? They’ve…

Square Enix just launched its official Tokyo Game Show site. According to Famitsu, Star Ocean 5 will be playable for the first time at the show.

A Metal Gear Solid Restaurant, It Can’t Be 

Dubbed “Metal Gear Cafe,” this temporary restaurant recently opened in Paris. Besides “Le BigBoss Burger,” there are also Phantom cocktails and Mother Base themed desserts (above). And yes, it’s serving up “hot Diamond Dogs.” [Photo:Kaizerkunkun] [Photo:Kaizerkunkun] [Photo: NAYSHOW] [Photo: Shinkendo] The Metal Gear Cafe will be open until the game is released on September 1,…

Kind of Like Battlefield 4 Shanghai, China. Via Kurtis Jacques. 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!

Konami Giving Away Mysteriously Autographed Metal Gear Solid V Posters

Remember when Konami took Hideo Kojima’s name off Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain? Oh, and dissolved the production company that bore his last name? What’s going on over at Konami is a bit of a mystery! Ditto for who signed some MGSV: TPP giveaway posters. If you’ve been paying attention for the past,…

Track: Yeah! Meccha Holiday | Album: T.W.O | Artist: Aya Matsuura Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The First Gen Nintendo DS Is Alive and Trending on Japanese Twitter

Bulky. Heavy. Ugly. That was the original Nintendo DS. And just when you think that handheld was dead, it starts trending on Twitter in Japan. As Japanese website Dechisoku points out, this week, a tweet asking if people still had their original DS portables led to many Japanese Twitter users uploading photos of their Nintendo…

Mod Splatoon into Skyrim? Sure, Why Not. 

Well, we can add Splatoon to the lengthy list of Skyrim mods. This mod brings what looks like Splatoon’s Splattershotgun to Skyrim, letting players cover enemies in orange or blue. [Image: Higeyoshi] [Image: Higeyoshi] Dubbed “Peryitoon,” the mod’s name is a word play on “Peryite” and Splatoon. According to the mod’s creator Higeyoshi (via My…