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Behold, Low-Budget Death Stranding Cosplay

Earlier this month, Kotaku’s Tim Rogers brought Death Stranding to life in a realistic yet inexpensive way. He is not alone. Others have also been doing their own Death Stranding cosplays on the cheap. Below is a GIF of Tim’s Death Stranding budget-priced cosplay in action. In case you missed it, you can watch his video…

The Entrance. Portland, Oregon, USA. By Benjamin Aus 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!

The Master & The Apprentice

Vyacheslav Gluhov is an artist at Saber Interactive, the studio behind games like Spintires and ports of stuff like The Witcher 3 You can see more of Gluhov’s work at his ArtStation page

Toyota Is Ending Its Weird Holdout From Racing Games

As one of the biggest car companies in the world, it sure was weird when back in 2017 Toyota simply stopped licensing its vehicles to racing video games. It was even weirder that the company, despite its size, never actually explained why that decision was made. Aside from an appearance in Gran Turismo Sport—whose licensing…

The Bug Pokémon Snom Is Actually Incredibly Violent

Snom, a precious Bug/Ice type Pokémon that’s new to the series with Sword and Shield, appears unassuming at first glance. At least until you see the Twitter account dedicated to exposing his inner thoughts. I have a soft spot for bug type Pokémon. They fit naturally into the series’ themes of evolution, and they manage…

Let Me Tell You About A Very Specific Death Stranding Problem That Only I Have

I’m loving Death Stranding so far, but I’m having an unusual problem with it: Heartman sounds exactly like James Kennedy from Vanderpump Rules to me. I can’t unhear it. In case you were not aware, Vanderpump Rules is a show about horrible people being horrible. Lisa Vanderpump is the owner of the restaurant SUR, which…

Some People Who Pre-Ordered Stadia Say They Still Can’t Access It [Update]

In June, Google made an enticing offer for its new streaming service, Stadia—anyone who pre-ordered the Founder’s Edition would be able to lock in the usernames of their choice before anyone else could. Now, however, some people who pre-ordered the service say they haven’t even gotten in. Instead, they still find themselves waiting for an…

Track: Kiss Like the Sun | Artist: Jake Bugg | Album: Kiss Like the Sun (single)

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. Tokyo, Japan. By Pedro Maia. 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!

Queen In The North

Max Birdfall is an illustrator and concept artist based in Russia. You can see more of Max’s stuff at his ArtStation page

Activision Blizzard’s CEO Doesn’t Think Its Games Should Be Political

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick doesn’t think his companies’ games should be used as platforms for sharing political views. He said as much an interview appearance on CNBC earlier today “We’re not the operator of the world’s town halls,” Kotick, who in 2017 made 28.6 million running the video game company behind Call of Duty…

Our Favorite Cosplay From Armageddon Expo 2019

Most of our cosplay show coverage comes from North America and Europe, so it’s great tonight to get the chance to feature some amazing work from the southern hemisphere instead. Namely, this year’s edition of Armageddon Expo, which has been going down in New Zealand since 1995. All photos and video by Mineralblu, and you’ll…

Jedi: Fallen Order Pays Tribute To A Lucasarts Star Wars Veteran

Fallen Order is a game that, between its echoes and scanning, has a lot of incidental background fluff. Amongst all that, though, is a lovely tribute from a son (who worked on Fallen Order) to his father (who worked on a ton of classic Star Wars games back in the 90s) Respawn level designer Nicholas…

Twitch Streamer Gives Away $5,000 After Failing To Catch Shiny Pokémon In 15 Hours

You win some, you lose some. Some days you eat the bear, some days the bear eats you. Long have these sorts of aphorisms existed in the cultural lexicon. Now, thanks to popular streamer Jeremy “DisguisedToast” Wang, we’ve got a new one: Sometimes you catch the shiny Pokémon as part of two streams that last…

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Bugs Are Forcing Players To Start The Game Over

Players zipping through the newly released Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order should tread carefully and find a way to back up their saves, if possible. We’re now aware of two spots in the game where glitches have trapped players with no way to advance and no recourse but to start a new game from scratch.…

Say No! More, A Game For Anyone Who Has Hated Working In An Office

Which would be…nearly all of you? This is Say No! More, coming next year for PC, Switch and iOS. Described as “a One-Button-Game about saying ‘No!’ and a stolen lunchbox”, you don’t really say “no” as much as you blast it into people’s faces with the power of 1000 hairdryers. If nothing else, it looks…

Overwatch Voice Actors Hit BlizzCon Cosplaying As Their Characters

Back in March, we ran a little feature on Carolina Ravassa, the voice actor behind Sombra who spent a day cosplaying as the Overwatch hacker. That was at Katsucon, but for BlizzCon 2019, she was joined by two other cast members, Anjali Bhimani (Symmetra) and Matthew Mercer (McCree). Cosplayer Melanie Jasmine (below, left) made Ravassa…

The Outer Worlds Gets A Bigger Text Mode

The Outer Worlds received an all important new feature in today’s patch: a bigger text mode. Finally, no more squinting at my TV from six feet away. The option to shift to the larger print can be found in the settings menu. There’s no slider so you can only toggle it on or off, but…

The Internet Reacts To The Announcement Of A New Half-Life Game

It is 2019. Valve just announced a new Half-Life game. All bets are off now. Quit your job. Buy a lottery ticket. Fail to win the lottery. Buy several more lottery tickets. Fail again. Give up. Sell your car so you can make rent. Go online. Find out that the new Half-Life is a VR…

Death Stranding Takes Me Back To The Smoky Mountains

I’ve never been outdoorsy. I’m allergic to pollen and most animals, and not exactly athletic to boot. While I appreciate nature, I mostly do it from indoors, looking out, or by caring for my growing menagerie of plants. That’s why I managed to surprise myself a little getting lost in Death Stranding—I realized I didn’t…