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Cosplaying Father and Son. Osaka, Japan. By David McCurrach. 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!

Yakuza 6 Features Cam Girls

Previous Yakuza games let players talk with virtual hostesses in bars and clubs. As a sign of the times, the upcoming entry in the long-running series features cam girls. Yep. According to Famitsu (via Siliconera), Yakuza 6 has some sort of “Live Chat” cam girl feature. It looks to be point-based, and details, which should…

D3 Publisher just launched a teaser site for a “new project,” which will be revealed next week as Sony’s press conferences kicks off in Tokyo. The lead image says “Love Ping Pong?”

Naruto Spin-Off Might Get a TV Anime

Don’t be surprised if Naruto’s son got his own anime TV series. I won’t be. The homepage for the upcoming Jump Special Anime Festa was updated with listings for 上映アニメ (jyouei anime) or “screening anime” during the festival. Included in that was Boruto: The tagline reads, “Watch next-generation ninja!!” (次代の忍見参!！), with Boruto also saying that…

Looks Like The Unannounced PS4 Slim Already Has A Teardown

If folks are apparently reviewingand unboxing the unannounced PS4 Slim, you can bet they are taking the console apart and looking inside it. YouTuber Links-Tech upload a video that allegedly shows a PS4 Slim teardown. Below is a longer version of the above clip: Via website Segment Next and Rectify Gaming, here are some stills:…

Golden Silhouette. Male, Maale, Maldives. By Majyd Hassan 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!

One Of This Year’s Most “Embarrassing” Japanese Games

This is Toraware no Paruma (Captive Palm). It’s about a young man who has lost his memory. It seems, you can play it like this. Neato! The woman’s speech bubble reads, “We’re really gonna do this with our foreheads?! How embarrassing…” I guess this would be embarrassing if you were on the train or out…

Before You’re A Famous Anime Creator, Life Is Hard

Now, Hideaki Anno of Evangelion is rich and famous. But he wasn’t always that way. He’s paid his dues in full, even when he was barely getting paid at all. Way back in December 1984, Japanese manga Comic Box Jr. (via Himasoku) published a piece in which Anno went through, month by month, what he…

People Are Saying This Korean Animated Movie Looks Like Spirited Away

According to some, newly released South Korean animated feature film Lost in the Moonlight appears very familiar. Namely, the comparison that is being made is with the classic 2001 Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away—something that even the mainstream Korean is reporting. The film’s director Kim Hyun-Joo is quoted by Choshun Online as saying that he…

Ni No Kuni II Sounds Massive 

Don’t fret! Level-5 is still making Ni no Kuni II. That is, lots of Level-5 is making it. Ni no Kuni II was announced last December, but was M.I.A. at this year’s E3. In a recent interview with IGN Japan, Level-5 founder Akihiro Hino talked about how development was going. Here is that exchange: IGN…

Funding Your Fiancé’s Esports Team Is Romantic And Expensive

It also helps when your fiancé was one of the greatest StarCraft players ever. Oh, and if you are a famous celebrity in your own right, too. Both pluses! Actress Kim Ga-yeon, who’s marriedto Lim Yo-hwan (aka BoxeR), was recently on South Korean TV Videostar. According to My Daily (via tipster Sang), she surprised the…

After Konami Feud, Beloved Train Game Gets Sequel

Last year was a totally bizarre year at Konami. One of the oddest moments was when game creator Akira Sakuma tweeted that his long-running train series Momotaro Dentetsu was officially over after a very public feud with Konami. Odder still is that a new Momotaro Dentetsu game was just announced. In Japan, the latest Nintendo…

The Nintendo 2DS is getting re-released in Japan this month. It will be available in five colors, priced at 9,800 yen (US$95), and is being aimed at kids as their first game machine. The 2DS was previously released in Japan last year, bundled with Pokémon, but is currently not on sale. The Nintendo 2DSwas originally…

Sunset. Tumon Beach, Guam. By Motoko. 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!

In Hong Kong, KFC Serves Up Something Different 

I live in Japan. We have lots of KFCs (including buffets!), where you can get lots of fried chicken. It’s probably the same where you live. But if you live in Hong Kong, you can now order something slightly different. According to Excite and Sina, Hong Kong KFC has started offering “Kansai-style” sukiyaki nabe, which…

Matsumoto Castle by Night. Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. By Martijn Koetsier 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!

Kingdom Hearts III’s Japanese Xbox One page has vanished, it seems. As Twitter user @bKvEBVAvUq (via KH Insider) points out, there was previously a Japanese language page on Xbox.com, butit’s now gone. The game’s official Japanese site still lists Xbox One as a platform, and there has been no confirmation that the Japanese version has…

Ash From Pokémon Is Insanely Strong

Okay, so Ashis a big loser as a Pokémon Trainer. But damn, that kid is a physical marvel. The perpetual ten year-old has showed off his muscle power in the Pokémon anime several time In the above photo, for example, you can see him hold up Fletchinder with one arm. Fletchinder weighs 16 kilograms (35…

Why Final Fantasy XV Was Recently Delayed

Final Fantasy XV was delayed earlier this month. It will now be released in late November. (Fingers crossed!) If you were wondering why, director Hajime Tabata recently shed some light on the situation. Speaking with Famitsu, Tabata talked about the delay. Some of the reasons will be obvious, but not all. “For starters,” Tabata told…

One of the Most Ridiculous Anime Cosplay You’ll See This Year 

Even though it’s similar to one you might have seen last year, this cosplay will still be hard to top. That’s right, here’s another Hunter x Hunter Gon cosplay. This cosplay depicts Gon after he transformed into an older version of himself, and it appeared at this year’s Fancy Frontier manga and anime events in…