Brian Ashcraft

Outside London. The UK. By ShuYung 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: Kimi ga Umi | Artist: My Hair Is Bad | Album: Boys 

In Japan, Nintendo Giving Refunds For Tokyo Mirage Sessions After Family Friendly Changes

When Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore is released in Japan, the game will be based on the modified Western release. Starting today, Nintendo is offering refunds for its local customers. Last week, Nintendo apologized for not initially announcing that Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore was based on the family friendly Western version, recognizing that it…

Kotaku previously reported that Bang Dream fans were upset after a character in the mobile game suddenly revealed she had a younger brother. The character had appeared in Bang Dream for years without mentioning this. Responding to criticism, developer Bushiroad has updated the app and removed any mention of the sibling. 

For A Rug, There is No Better Dragon Quest Monster

Out of all the characters and monsters in Dragon Quest, there is no better one for a rug than Liquid Metal Slime See what I mean? The character’s liquid-metal part is a bit larger than in Dragon Quest, but it all works so well. As Famitsu reports, the rug went on sale in Japan last…

Night Lights. Jeonju, South Korea. By Christian Mata | Instagram 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: Uneventful Days | Artist: Beck | Album: Hyperspace 

Hideo Kojima Asked Conan O’Brien If He Wanted To Be In Death Stranding [Update]

Move over Geoff Keighley. When visiting Kojima Productions, Conan O’Brien had his face scanned for a Death Stranding cameo. After going through the game creator’s toy collection, watching a Death Stranding trailer, and wondering what was wrong with Hideo Kojima, Conan had his face scanned as he made a variety of typical expressions. The result…

Mom Draws Massive, Highly Detailed Zelda: Breath of the Wild Map

Twitter user Hajimerumeru’s mom has been really enjoying Breath of the Wild. She’s totally into the game—to the point where she’s even drawn her own massive, highly detailed Hyrule map. Just look at this! As Hajimerumeru (via Otakomu and SoraNews) points out, the map denotes all sorts of things, including where his mom found Korok…

Tokyo Burger King Is Crawling With Zombies. Literally

The Burger King in Tokyo’s Shibuya is infested with zombies—or, at least, people paid to look like zombies. To celebrate Halloween, this Burger King has been turned into what the fast-food chain is calling the “Shibuya Ghost Store.” Inside, there are people dressed as zombies, a new “No Whopper After Life” slogan, and a white-bunned…

Hyogo Nishiki Rice Field. Hyogo, Japan. By Brian Ashcraft | Twitter 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 Feel For You [Acoustic Demo] | Artist: Prince | Album: I Feel For You [Acoustic Demo] (single)

Anime’s Dance Sequence Looks Similar To A YouTuber’s Choreography

Melochin has been uploading his dances to YouTube for years. Recently, he noticed that the ending sequence for this season’s anime Stars Align looks like a routine he uploaded back in 2016. Judge for yourself in this comparison Melochin made to see how the anime’s sequence compares to his work. Here is his original upload.…

First Look At Nausicaä‘s Live-Action Kabuki Version

Hayao Miyazaki turned down Hollywood but OKed an official kabuki adaptation of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Via Sports Hochi, here is a first look at actors Onoe Kikunosuke as Nausicaä and Nakamura Shichinosuke as Princess Kushana. It’s interesting to see how the character’s costumes were changed for the kabuki version, especially Nausicaä’s…

Nintendo Tokyo, the first official Nintendo shop opening in Japan, will of have a slew of exclusive merch. Of course, it will! Above is a first look—the t-shirts and the tote bag are quite nice! The shop opens next month.

The Internet Reacts To The Ghost In The Shell’s Full-3D Anime Style

Next spring, the new series Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 is coming to Netflix. The show is in full-3D animation, which is a first for the series. There is a range of reactions, but for the most part, many are either lukewarm or put off entirely. Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed) and Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the…

Kenrokuen Garden. Kanazawa, Japan. By Suman Kugadasan 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: Who Are You | Artist: The Who | Album: Who Are You (single)

The Zelda Theme Played On Musical Calculators Sounds Great

The AR-7778 is a calculator that makes musical notes when the buttons are pressed. Twitter user Atarime uses this neat calculator to play famous tunes. The Zelda tune, for example, sounds terrific: So do other tunes.

Mother Creator Shigesato Itoi’s Memories of Satoru Iwata

When Shigesato Itoi started work on Mother 2 (Earthbound), development hit a wall. Things were at a standstill, and the programming was apparently to blame. That’s when Nintendo suggested Itoi meet with another programmer who could help out. His name was Satoru Iwata. In an interview with GameCenter CX’s Shinya Arino, Itoi recalled how Iwata…