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Brilliant Skies. Osaka, Japan. By Pedro Szekely | 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! 

Persona 5‘s Joker, A Stage Builder And More Are Coming To Smash Bros. Ultimate Tomorrow

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s 3.0 update will be out on Wednesday and will add a lot to the game, even if you aren’t buying the game’s paid DLC. Those who do pay for the $5.99 add-on will be able to play as the Persona 5 character Joker and summon his persona, Arsene. A 15-minute video…

When Life Gets Tough, I Make A New World Of Warcraft Character

This is Raisin. She is a level 43 gnome Mage on the Proudmoore server. I created her a few days ago to help me cope with a horrible situation I am dealing with in real life. Like many throwaway World of Warcraft characters before her, she’s been doing a bang-up job. It’s doubtful Raisin will…

Track: Misirlou | Artist: Dick Dale & The Del Tones | Album: A Swingin Affair (Movie) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Torii At Miwa. Nara Prefecture, Japan. By Boudewijn Klop. 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 Heartache Of A Video Game That Makes You Shred Real Books

The British developer behind the unusual game The Book Ritual calls it a BYOS—bring your own shredder. Alistair Aitcheson showed it to me last month in San Francisco at the Game Developers Conference, the first time he’s shown it in the U.S. I spoke with him and played it for about an hour. During that…

The Internet Reacts To Bran’s Smug, Creepy Face In Game Of Thrones

Last night marked the return of Game of Thrones, now in its final season. Per usual, lots of viewers were entranced by the dragons and the boobs, but the standout moment for meme fodder was one character’s piercing, smug gaze. Viewers are itching to find out how everyone is going to die brutally at the…

The Week In Games: Too Many Zombies!

Once again, it is time to kill some zombies. World War Z comes out this week and brings with it thousands of zombies. Literal hordes of zombies. I might even say too many zombies. How much time do you think I have, World War Z. Do you think I can kill all of these things?…

Track: From Chaos To Harmony | Artist: Ian Brown | Album: Ripples  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Cutest Lil’ Assassins

Viviane Herzog is an artist based in Canada who has worked on stuff like Assassin’s Creed and Day’s Gone You can see more of Viviane’s art at her personal site and ArtStation page

Power Rangers Cosplay Is Here To Crush Cities

The obvious thing to do when cosplaying something from Power Rangers would be one of the lycra-clad Rangers themselves, but nope, Jason Aulicino had bigger ideas. This is his Dragonzord outfit, and it looks like it just walked right off the set after a busy day fighting dudes in rubber suits. All photos here by…

Track: W.U.G. | Artist: Chris Fleming  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

‘Shop Contest: Models And Video Games

Recently, EA and clothing company Moschino revealeda new line of fashion items based onThe Sims 4. More importantly, to advertise this new clothing line, Moschino photographed their models in different virtual areas from The Sims 4. Your challenge this week: Add more video game stuff to these fashion photos. I love The Sims, don’t get…

Sunday Comics: What A Freak

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 8. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published April 11. Read more of Corpse Run  Clueless Hero by Luis…

‘Shop Contest: Nintendo Secrets, Winners!

Last week I challenged the wonderful readers of Kotaku to reveal some Nintendo secrets. After learning that Nintendo has some Kirby secrets, I wondered what else the company was hiding? You folks delivered a wide variety of secrets. Our winning image this week was created by Mrichston who reveals that Master Chief is a master…

Skarmory Is A Bird Made Of Swords And Knives

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Skarmory! Skarmory Details Type: Steel/Flying Average Height: 5‘ 07“ Average Weight: 111.3 lbs. First Added In Generation II Skarmory…

Let The Dog Do His Job, You Jerk

Today we talk about the origin of our online usernames, hang out with Snoop Dog, figure out what is going on with Dragon Age 4, watch a jerk ruin a dog’s day and find out bees are evil creatures. It’s Morning Checkpoint! Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled…

The Internet Reacts To Nintendo’s Weirdly Suggestive Toad Promotional Video

Hey, it’s Toad, loyal pal of Princess Peach and Mario. Who doesn’t love Toad? What are you up to, buddy? How’s it hangin— Oh. Oh no. This clip of someone seemingly stomping on Toad’s whole dick—which, as long as we’re opening this Pandora’s Box, probably has its own little face—comes to us courtesy of Nintendo’s…

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Banned In Nepal Because Of Addiction Concerns

While the World Health Organization does include “gaming disorder” in its International Classification of Diseases, some recent research suggests that only a very small percent of game players are at risk of getting addicted. That, however, hasn’t stopped Nepal from banning the game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds under the auspices of protecting kids from addiction. According to…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for doing my taxes, because I said here that I’d do them last weekend and then played Titanfall 2 all weekend instead. It was great! (The game, I mean. Not doing my taxes was also great, but now I regret it.) I’ve spent a lot of time playing Fortnite to write my…