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Two Old Men Rank The SNES Games On Switch

After years of wishing and hoping, Nintendo finally added a selection of Super Nintendo gamesto its Switch online service. Which of the 20 classics should you play first? We had Kotaku’s resident old men, Chris Kohler and Mike Fahey, Statler and Waldorf together a ranked list. 20. Super Soccer Chris Kohler: I played this for…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for baking a peach cobbler, telling myself I’ll share it because that’s too much dessert for one person, and then eating the whole thing myself. You know what goes well with too much dessert: video games. I’m still working my way through the early stages of Control, which I am finding needlessly…

Returning To Final Fantasy VIII After 20 Years Is Letting Me Resolve Childhood Shame

I vividly remember when Final Fantasy VIII came out in February 1999. I coveted it for months but didn’t get it until October for my 11th birthday. It was my first Japanese role-playing game ever. I struggled desperately just to get through its opening moments of tutorials and text walls and Y2K CD-Rom-ass menus. I…

The Switch’s online service, Nintendo Switch Online, will no longer add several NES games to the service each month, nor will it give SNES games that treatment. “More NES games will be added in the future, but those releases will not adhere to a regular schedule,” a representative from Nintendo told Business Insider.

Track: Juicy | Artist: The Notorious B.I.G. | Album: Ready To Die

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!

Time For Some Terrifyingly Realistic 3D Models

Tomonori Shimizu is a 3D character artist from Japan who has worked on games like Yakuza Kiwami and Tokyo Mirage Sessions You can see more of Shimizu’s stuff attheir ArtStation page

YouTuber Reported To Police For Saying Powerful Soccer Executive Looks Like A Doraemon Character

Spain’s AuronPlay is one of the biggest video game YouTubers out there, with almost 20 million subscribers. He’s revealed this week that in 2018 he became the subject of a hilarious police complaint by Josep Bartomeu, the president of Barcelona FC, arguably the biggest football club on the planet. AuronPlay, aka Raul Alvarez, details the complaint…

Frog Detective‘s Creator Is As Surprised As Anyone That Her Weird Comedy Game Is A Hit

There is no formula for surefire success on Steam, but there are at least some commonalities among games that pull ahead of the rest of the 30,000-strong pack. A big name. Roguelite elements. Survival. Multiplayer. Hundreds of hours of content. Frog Detective, a game about a detective who is also a frog, has none of…

Why It Matters That Star Wars Jedi Knight Is Coming To Switch

2002’s Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and 2003’s Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy are coming to the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. These games have been available through Steam and GOG, but plenty of players missed out back in the day. A whole new generation of Jedi will get to experience these…

Customizable Stairs In The Sims 4 Blow Interior Design Options Wide Open

I don’t know how to explain why this latest update to The Sims 4 is so exciting for me, because the main thing that has been added to the game are customizable stairs. I promise that is not at all as boring as it sounds. Prior to this update, every staircase you put inside of…

Stop Telling Me To Drink The New Tea Pokémon, Nintendo

Last night’s Nintendo Direct was full of announcements, but the most exciting for Pokémon fans was likely the segment that detailed new content in the upcoming Pokémon Sword and Shield. This included reveals for two new Pokémon, one of which Nintendo is very eager for fans to literally drink. The last few installments of the Pokémon…

Popular Streamer Tfue’s Use Of A Racial Slur Could Be His Last Strike On Twitch

Popular Twitch streamer Turner “Tfue” Tenney seemingly used a racial slur while streaming Minecraft earlier this week. Twitch has yet to take action, but if it does, this will be Tfue’s third violation of Twitch’s policies, which is grounds for being permanently banned from the service. As reported by The Verge, the Minecraft clip isn’t…

‘It Wasn’t Meant To Be This Lightning Rod’: Valve Developer Looks Back At Company’s Epic Store Exclusivity Comments

When Metro Exodus was made an Epic Store exclusive just two weeks before its launch, Valve added fuel to the fire by appending a note to the game’s Steam page that called the move “unfair to Steam customers.” A Valve developer has told Kotaku that it wasn’t expecting the vitriolic reaction that followed. It’s as…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: Did I Make A Mistake Getting Married?

Hello, you evil bone machines, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column to help you remaster your love life. This week, we’re tackling the hard questions about relationships: What do you do when you think your marriage may have been a mistake… four days after the wedding? How do you deal…

Sakurai Playing Smash With Two Controllers Is Always A Pleasure

In a video last night, Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai casually took out two controllers to show off the new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter Banjo-Kazooie. He was on his own. That’s how he sometimes plays the game. Against himself. If you’re a Smash aficionado, you might already know about this. There are pictures…

I’m Suddenly Proud Of The Collector’s Edition World Of Warcraft Pets I’ve Had Since 2004

I never intended to have tiny Diablo, zergling, and Panda pets following me around World of Warcraft. Purchasing the collector’s edition of the original game back in 2004, where these three rare in-game companions were a bonus, was a fluke. Now I’ve brought them into World of Warcraft Classic. Since the cuddly trio are the…

The State Of Overwatch In 2019

Overwatch is a game with gravity. Assembled from the scraps of the never-released MMORPG Titan by one of the most trusted game companies of all time, the first-person team shooter was always too big too fail. And since its release three years ago, its publisher Blizzard has continued feeding it, nourishing and fluffing its feathers,…

Track: Killer Tune Kills Me | Artist: Kirinji feat. YonYon | Album: Killer Tune Kills Me (single)

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!