Brian Ashcraft

Akihabara. 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!

Some of Akihabara’s Most Expensive Games

This afternoon, I hit the streets of Akihabara. I wasn’t looking for the best deals, but the most expensive games I could find. No doubt there are other expensive games and hardware, but here are the pricest ones I found at Beep, Mandarake Complex, Retro Game Camp, Super Potato, and Surugaya Specialty Store (note: Friends…

Neo Tokyo. Tokyo, Japan. By Benoit Perreault | 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: Twisterella | Artist: Ride | Album: Going Blank Again 

Inside South Korea’s Unofficial But Totally Cute Godzilla Cafe

Bae Tae Hyun is a big Godzilla fan—so much so that he has opened a cafe to show off his collection. Besides coffee, the cafe also serves up Godzilla cookies! According to Lexi from Seoul Searching, Bae began collecting Godzilla goods in 2014 after seeing the Hollywood version that was released that year. He started…

Man Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Osaka Game Company With Arson

A 25-year-old man has been arrested after sending threatening messages to Osaka-based visual novel company Visual Arts. One of the company’s brands, Key, had its visual novels adapted into anime by Kyoto Animation. According to FNN and MBS (via ANN), suspect Toshiki Benikawa, from Shizuoka Prefecture, allegedly sent messages threatening arson and murder to the company…

Pacific Coast Highway. North of San Francisco, California. By montjp | Flickr 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: Juicy | Artist: The Notorious B.I.G. | Album: Ready To Die

Dragon Quest Walk, Square Enix’s version of Pokémon Go, will be released in Japan on September 12. No word yet on an international release yet.

Kyoto Animation has delayed its next film Violet Evergarden: The Movie because the film is still being finished. The movie was originally slated for January 10, 2020, and the new release date will be announced at a later date. Kyoto Animation’s most recent film Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll recently opened in…

After several delays, the Japanese-made Xbox One exclusive shoot-’em-up Natsuki Chronicles is slated for a late 2019 release. The game was first scheduled for and 2015 release but has been delayed four times. In a blog post, the studio’s president apologized for the repeated delays. 

The Dotonbori River. Osaka, 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: Killer Tune Kills Me | Artist: Kirinji feat. YonYon | Album: Killer Tune Kills Me (single)

Ten years later, the website for Japanese puzzle game Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan has updated! The last game came out in 2008, and now that Mojipittan Encore has been announced for the Switch in Japan, the site has gotten a long overdue update. Maybe the next one will be a decade from now!

Kyoto Animation is listing all the victims of the July fire in the end credits of Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jido Shuki Ningyo. This is the first film it has released since the arson attack that left 35 employees dead. The film was finished on July 17, which is the day before the attack. 

Smash Bros. Creator Just Made “Xbox” Trend On Twitter In Japan

During a special Nintendo Direct for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Masahiro Sakurai introduced the Banjo-Kazooie DLC. Not only does he want you to get that, but he would also like you to play the original game on Xbox. The original Banjo-Kazooie games were released on Nintendo hardware, but as Sakurai explained, Microsoft now owns the…

Evening Rain. Osaka, 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: Lithium | Artist: Nirvana | Album: Transmission Impossible (Live)

Square Enix Shows Real-Time Graphics Of The Future

Square Enix studio Luminous Productions has unveiled a new tech demo called “Back Stage” that shows how it uses ray-tracing tech. The demo is rendered in real-time  Luminous Productions was established last year and staffed with former Final Fantasy XV staff. The game’s director Hajime Tabata initially headed up the studio. He has since left Square…

CD Projekt Red has announced that, yes, Cyberpunk 2077 is getting multiplayer. The game will launch with single-player next April. After DLC is released, the multiplayer will be rolled out.