Robot Restaurant. Tokyo, Japan. By Laevateinn. 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!
It’s like Final Fantasy meets figure skating. Yoshitaka Amano of FF logo fame did a version of Olympic skater Yuzuru Hanyu for album art the illustrator designed. Pretty neat! [Image via Yosiy9]
For goodness’ sake, someone get out there and help Domo-kun! The mascot appeared at an NHK Trophy skating competition in Nagano, even taking to the ice in a special Domo-kun on Ice event. This isn’t Domo-kun’s first time on the ice. As you can see in this clip, the character is quite a good skater.…
I know, I know, 2015 isn’t over yet, but the Oricon charts (think Billboard, but for Japan) have listed the biggest selling manga of this year. According to Oricon, the 2015 figure is from December 1, 2014 to November 30, 2015 (in actuality, the numbers are collected from November 17, 2014 to November 2015, because…
Shibuya. Tokyo, Japan. By Kaesebrot 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!
Welcome to the story of how the DigiDestined grew up. Originally published 11/27/15 Digimon Adventure Tri is a series of six planned films continuing the plot of the first two seasons of Digimon. The first of these, Reunion, was released in Japanese theaters this past week (and in the West as four separate episodes). And…
Everyone has secrets. You do. I know. And so do Machoke and Machamp. These fighting Pokémon first appeared in Pokémon Red and Blue. And all that time, they kept something hidden. Today, on an official Pokémon website, Machamp finally came clean: [Image: Pokemon.jp] The secret? As it says above, neither Machamp or Machoke are wearing…
Behold, Men Macho Ramen. It’s not Japan’s best ramen establishments, but as far as over-the-top noodle restaurants go, this is the over-the-toppiest! In Japanese, the restaurant’s name is a pun: “Macho” (マッチョ or maccho) means, well, “macho” but could also be a pun on “much,” while “men” (麺) literally means “noodles.” Geddit? Clever! [Photo: 日本海雑談部屋]…
The Famicom, which launched in Japan in 1983, is getting a new cartridge. Titled 8Bit Music Power, it’s less a game and more an 8-bit album, but hey, it’s a new Famicom cart and you can play it on an old Japanese Nintendo console. As noted on Matome Naver, the album will be out early…
Maybe you’re tough! I’m not, so I’m certain these children could beat the tar out of me. Then again, most kids probably could. Via Buzz-Net, this National Geographic clip gives an inside look at the Shaolin Temple Kung Fu Academy in China. Dazzling footage, this. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com…
Here’s the first trailer for Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories. Previously canned, the game is back on for the PlayStation 4 with improved graphics and newly added toilet breaks.
Sony announced that it’s ending PSP software sales on the PSP’s PlayStation Store as well as the UMD Passport service on March 31, 2016 in Japan, Inside Games reports. Previously purchased content will be still available and can be downloaded again. According to the official release and pointed out by Twitter user Mazyx, PSP owners…
I just finished the newest Neptunia game, Uberdimension Blanc + Neptune Faction Vs. The Zombie Army, and its ending credits are its best part. [*Spoilers Begin*] Uberdimension Blanc + Neptune Faction Vs. The Zombie Army is your run-of-the-mill hack-and-slash game. Each level you are dropped into an area where you kill swarms of enemies and/or…
Sounds like there could be another Final Fantasy XV demo! Hajime Tabata spoke with Chinese site VG Time (via ZhugeEX) and reportedly said they’re making a new demo. Yup, another one! Update: A Square Enix spokesperson clarified this demo to Kotaku, stating, “The demo mentioned in Hajime Tabata’s VG Time interview is in reference to…
The Urban Sprawl. Osaka, Japan. By Joey Crowdell 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!
Fighting game Dissidia Final Fantasy hit Japanese arcades today, and there are reports of dissatisfaction. Namely, the biggest complaints are that the game is buggy and slow. There are apparently freeze issues, too. If so, hope they get that sorted out!
While the world is raving about the new Captain America: Civil War trailer, on my shelf, it’s still The Age of Ultron It’s been a while since I’ve last written about a figure from Hong Kong collectible maker Hot Toys, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been collecting them. After completing my first Avengers collection,…
Champions in traditional Korean attire. Or put against traditional Korean artistic backdrops. Riot Games has teamed up with a handful of talented Korean artists to bring the game to life in a fascinating way. The result is an exhibit calledLeague of Legends: the Summoning. As tipster Sang points out, Riot Korea put together a documentary,…
He fights so he doesn’t have to work. It’s a dystopian future where the world is dominated by the rule of work. Those who commit their lives to their jobs to become brainwashed drones are treasured and those who would be parasites, living off the hard work and resources of the working population, are hunted…
A boring photo of some kid’s messy room, right? Wrong. A seventeen-year-old student in Tokyo who goes by “Mozu” created this 1/6 scale diorama of his bedroom. [Image: Mozu] Mozu introduced his work on the Japanese webforum 2ch and impressed the hell out of everyone. [GIF via yabukarabou] Here’s a miniature he did of a…
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