Brian Ashcraft

Hideo Kojima’s Controversial Tweets Are Different In Japanese

Over the past few years, Hideo Kojima’s Twitter accounts have been tweeting in Japanese, his native language, and English, his second language. While it’s unclear whether or not Kojima is doing the English tweeting himself, he’s not a native speaker. There are mistakes in his English tweets, and for a non-native speaker, that happens. No…

2D Cafe Looks Like A Manga Drawing

Last month, a monochrome cafe opened in Tokyo’s Shin-Okubo neighborhood. Called the 2D Cafe, it looks like a manga drawing brought to life. A 2D Cafe opened in South Korea a few years back, quickly becoming a popular spot to grab snacks and take Instagram photos. This latest 2D cafe in Tokyo is not connected…

It’s Spooky. Tokyo, Japan. By Brian Ashcraft. 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: Everyday | Artist: Perfume | Album: Perfume The Best “P Cubed”

SNK Reveals The 20 Games For Neo Geo Arcade Stick

Earlier this month, SNK announced the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro. It’s packed with 20 built-in games, which weren’t revealed—until now. According to IT Media, the 20 games SNK is including for the release are: The King of Fighters ’95 The King of Fighters ’97 The King of Fighters ’98 The King of Fighters ’99…

Nagoya. 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: Never Say Never | Artist: That Dog | Album: Retreat from the Sun

The Art of Writing JRPGs

If there’s one thing Yoshitaka Murayama knows better than most people in the world, it’s how to bring Japanese role-playing games to life. While at Konami, he created the Suikoden series, and more recently did the scenario for The Alliance Alive. During the Tokyo Game Show, I sat down with Murayama and asked him how…

Before The Harvest. Osaka, 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: When I’m Five | Artist: David Bowie | Album: David Bowie

Why The Most Recent Tales Game Is Taking So Long

Between 2002 and 2012, Bandai Namco released a mainline Tales game almost every year, save for 2006 and 2010. After 2012, there was a two-year gap before Tales of Zestiria. The following year, Namco Bandai released Tales of Berseria. But since then, there hasn’t been another Tales game. The next one, Tales of Arise, won’t be…

The Sega Genesis Turned Tiny For Capsule Toys

The Sega Genesis Mini is small, but these capsule versions are even smaller. Sure, they don’t play games, but they’re tiny and cute. Over the years, numerous game consoles have been miniaturized for capsule toys. As IT Media points out, what makes this latest line so interesting is how extensive the peripherals and add-on versions…

Junior High School Student Wins $46,000 Game Tournament, Doesn’t Get Any Money

During the Tokyo Game Show, legendary Street Fighter player Momochi forfeited tens of thousands of dollars in prize money because he doesn’t have a pro-gaming license in Japan. He wasn’t the only one who lost out on money. The winner of the Puzzle & Dragons tournament did, too. Junior high school student Yuwa came in…

Riot has revealed the new logo for League of Legends (pictured). The game will celebrate its 10th anniversary on October 15 and, according to Riot, sees about 8 million concurrent players every day. That’s a lot!

Ride On. Bater, Croatia. By Eduard Tucaković | Instagram | Official Site 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: Rebellion (Lies) | Artist: Arcade Fire | Album: Funeral 

When Japanese TV News Trolls Criminals

Crime is serious stuff. But everyone once and while, some Japanese TV news stations make it as goofy as possible. For example, the above photo is a likeness of a suspect. Around 25 years old. Plump, with a thin moustache. Have you seen him? Eh… Other times, unflattering photos are used for criminals. Not sure…

For the first time in 17 years, a totally new Angelique love sim has been announced. According to Koei Tecmo, the game will have a new illustrator and is headed to the Switch in 2020. No word yet about an international release. As ANN points out, the game originally launched in 1994 as “the world’s…

Fire Fall. Iida, Nagano, Japan. By Orrin Heath | 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: Magic | Artist: The Cars | Album: Heartbeat City