While the original MapleStory gets an official chair, the Japanese version of MapleStory 2 gets shut down. A post on Nexon’s Japanese website (via Siliconera) informs players the 3D sequel will be ending service on May 27, just short of a year after launch. The English version of the game is safe for now.

There’s An Official MapleStory Gaming Chair And It’s Precious

Everybody deserves a fancy gaming chair. That includes players of a 17-year-old side-scrolling 2D Korean MMO. Nexon America has partnered with gaming chair maker DXRacer to create this adorable $380 pink, purple, and white seating surface based on MapleStory’s Pink Bean. Think all gaming chairs look like they rolled off the same assembly line? The…

Hearthstone Adds First New Class Since Launch: Demon Hunters

After six years of card-battling Mages, Priests, Shamans, Warriors, Rogues, Hunters, Warlocks, and Paladins, Blizzard’s World of Warcraft-inspired trading card game finally gets some new blood. The Demon Hunter arrives on April 7 as part of the Ashes of Outland expansion. The first new class added to Hearthstone since its 2014 launch, the Demon Hunter…

Today in Kagawa, Japan, the local government passed a rule about underage gaming: For those under 18 years old, gaming is limited to sixty minutes a day. Minors can play for 90 minutes on holidays. The government cannot legally enforce this ruling but is asking parents to 

Capcom’s Human Anatomical Reference For Artists 

Over 20 years ago, Capcom created an anatomical reference guide that is apparently still in use today when bringing characters to life. According to Gamasutra, Capcom art director Toshiyuki Kamei discussed the guide at GDC in 2017. (Capcom Japan published it online.) Kamei said that the guide dates back to the mid-1990s and was overseen…

Dotombori River. Osaka, Japan. By Mike 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 

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Doesn’t Care If Boys Wear Skirts, Whatever, It’s 2020

Despite being pretty good about letting players do what they want, the Animal Crossing series only recently made clothing gender neutral. New Leaf, released on the 3DS in 2012, was the first game to allow players to wear clothes traditionally meant for a different gender, and New Horizons takes that a little further by removing…

The Steam Game Festival: Spring Edition comes to Steam tomorrow through March 23, Geoff Keighley announced on Twitter today. It will feature demos and other highlights of over 40 games that were supposed to be shown at GDC. The event goes live at 1pm ET/10am PT.

The Best Part Of Destiny 2’s New Exotic Quest Is The Mixtape In Zavala’s Office

Today’s Destiny 2 weekly reset marks the return of the Fourth Horseman shotgun from the original Destiny. Instead of grinding for it, though, I’m currently sitting in Zavala’s office getting pumped up on his workout mixtape. The first part of the “In Rides A Pale Horse” quest has you visiting the Vanguard titan’s personal workstation…

GameStop Cancels Midnight Release Events For Animal Crossing And Doom

GameStop will be canceling midnight release events, like those for Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Doom Eternal, for the foreseeable future and shutting down demo stations in their stores, according to an internal memo sent to employees this morning and obtained by Kotaku “Until further notice, late night launch events are suspended,” the memo reads.…