As of now, the Anime Expo is still scheduled for early July in Los Angeles. “With that being said,” reads an official statement, “the health and safety of our community is our number one priority. During the coming weeks, we will continue to monitor the situation, review the guidance by global health authorities, and consider…

A Snowy Morning. Kyoto, Japan. By Michael Kilcoyne 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 

Nintendo’s Japanese store will start taking preorders for the Animal Crossing Switch dock and Joy-Cons on March 7. Check out our story about how to import them if you want to buy either one of them separately without having to buy the whole bundle.

A bright spot of news for Google Stadia: The cloud gaming initiative has recruited PlayStation veteran Shannon Studstill, who led Sony Santa Monica during the creation of 2018’s acclaimed God Of War, to run a Stadia studio in Playa Vista, California that will focus on making exclusive games and game features.

The esports company Echo Fox has settled claims in a defamation suit brought by co-founding partner Amit Raizada. The suit stemmed from accusations made by co-founder Rick Fox, who left Echo Fox last fall. Editor’s Note: March 5, 2020, 10:42am: This item has been updated to clarify the resolution of the lawsuit.

Tips For Playing Granblue Fantasy Versus

I love fighting games and wish more folks played them, but I also realize that they aren’t all that welcoming. They hyper-focus on a very specific kind of competitive player to the detriment of pretty much everyone else. Granblue Fantasy Versus is better than most at providing useful ways for beginners to learn and improve,…

How Edith Finch Helped Me Deal With My Family’s Dark Secret

One dry October morning in 2019, my father came to my apartment, already in tears by the time I opened the door, to tell me a family secret. I was still in my pajamas. I’d planned to spend the morning playing a video game. By the time my father left two hours later, I, too,…

Planet’s dyin’ Cloud! I’m streaming the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo alongside Highlight Reel maven Chris Person right now on Twitch. Join us to talk about mako reactors and how Shinra is ruining the damn world!

Maverick, one of EA’s Star Wars projects, has apparently leaked onto the PlayStation Network. Kotaku can confirm that this is EA Motive’s “smaller, more unusual project” we previously reported on in February.

Just in time for the third season of the Netflix animated series it inspired, PlayStation classic Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is now available for $2.99 on iOS and Android devices. It’s the PS Vita and PS4 re-release of the game, now with virtual on-screen controls, which everybody loves.