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When Japanese TV News Trolls Criminals

Crime is serious stuff. But everyone once and while, some Japanese TV news stations make it as goofy as possible. For example, the above photo is a likeness of a suspect. Around 25 years old. Plump, with a thin moustache. Have you seen him? Eh… Other times, unflattering photos are used for criminals. Not sure…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2019

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For the first time in 17 years, a totally new Angelique love sim has been announced. According to Koei Tecmo, the game will have a new illustrator and is headed to the Switch in 2020. No word yet about an international release. As ANN points out, the game originally launched in 1994 as “the world’s…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2019

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Fire Fall. Iida, Nagano, Japan. By Orrin Heath | Instagram 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!

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2019

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Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em

Hasan Hameed Tabrizi is an illustrator and concept artist based in Lyon. You can see more of Tabrizi’s stuff at his ArtStation page

By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2019

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UFC Fighter Plays Smash While His Tesla Drives Itself

Tesla cars have an “Autopilot” feature where the car can, on a long straight drive like a highway, take care of some stuff like lane changes and cruise control. The driver is supposed to still be paying attention, but some people—like UFC fighter Kevin Lee—haven’t got time for that. Lee posted a video of himself…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2019

Culture

Fallout 4 Mod Lets You Pet Any Dog

Fallout 4 first came out in 2015, and it shows. In the base game, you can only pet a single dog—your dog, Dogmeat—and you can only do it once, during a cut-scene. 2019, emboldened by the Can You Pet The Dog Twitter account, will not stand, sit, lie down, shake, or roll over for that.…

By Nathan Grayson Published September 16, 2019

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Detective: City of Angels is a board game inspired by LA Noire. I’m in the middle of my review of it right now, actually, but there’s already a Kickstarter for the game’s second expansion, which adds more expert cases to the game.

By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2019

Culture

The Next Castlevania Game Is Coming To Phones

Konami quietly announced a new Castlevania game at the Tokyo Game Show last week, called Grimoire of Souls. Before you get too excited, you might want to check out the trailer first. It’s coming to phones and phones only, and while it features appearances by series favourites like Simon Belmont and Alucard, it also looks…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2019

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Steam’s Big Discovery Update Is Hurting Some Indie Developers’ Games

Last week, Valvereleased an update as part of a recent push to make it easier for users to find new, under-the-radar games. The update purported to decrease the presence of popular games in Steam’s recommendation algorithms, increase overall variety, and give people a more personalized selection of games. However, the update appears to have produced…

By Nathan Grayson Published September 16, 2019

Culture

22 Years Later, A Major Milestone For RPGs Is Finally Coming West

Amongst all the many, many games coming to Nintendo Switch soon, you should pay close attention to Moon, a port of a 1997 role-playing game for the PlayStation that’s never left Japan before. Why should you care? Well, Moon was sort of the flashpoint from which a whole little community of unique, avant-garde Japanese game…

By Chris Kohler Published September 16, 2019

ReviewsControllers

Big, Beefy Switch Controllers For Big, Beefy Hands

Joy-Cons are small. They are designed so that Switch can be a sleek, nearly-seamless handheld gaming device. Hori’s Split Pad Pro is what happens when ideas like “small” and “sleek” and “not ridiculous” are tossed out the window. The more I play with them, gripping them in my larger-than-average hands, the less I mind their…

By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2019

Culture

How A High School Smash Bros. Joke Became A World-Famous Saying

In 2014, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, beloved among the Super Smash Bros. competitive community, formally blessed the group before that year’s EVO fighting game tournament. It was the first year that Nintendo had officially sponsored the event. “Today, you’re all showing your abilities at Super Smash Bros. Melee,” he said in a video…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 16, 2019

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Zero Escape Director’s New Game Is Another Twisty, Captivating Mystery

When you play a video game directed by Kotaro Uchikoshi, you know you’re always going to get a few things. There will be tangents about fascinating pieces of science and mythology. The characters will frequently make terrible lewd jokes. And the story will be a sprawling tapestry full of twists, emotional moments, and ruminations on…

By Jason Schreier Published September 16, 2019

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Chris and Riley are streaming the early access roguelike Noita over on our Twitch channel. Join us in the chat and subscribe to us for more streams as they happen.

By Chris Person Published September 16, 2019

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Player Catalogues List Of Games That Still Have Poorly Implemented Subtitles

Just from playing games, I know that the subtitles they offer are often too small, have weird line breaks, or don’t show up properly against the background of the game. This handy Reddit post offers a more detailed look at just how bad the situation can get in certain games. Over on the PC Gaming…

By Gita Jackson Published September 16, 2019

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Gwent’s next expansion, Iron Judgment, arrives October 2. It brings back the armor mechanic and will add over 80 new cards

By Riley MacLeod Published September 16, 2019

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Street Fighter Champion Gives Up Thousands In Protest Of Japanese Bureaucracy

This past weekend, a legendary Street Fighter player placed first in what was perhaps the most stacked Street Fighter V tournament ever, but he will only be taking home a fraction of his prize money. That’s due to Japan’s heavily restrictive laws on competitive gaming and his own personal principles. Yusuke Momochi is one of…

By Ian Walker Published September 16, 2019

Culture

Final Fantasy XIV Director Talks Class Changes, Music, And Role-Playing

Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion, Shadowbringers, brought a sweeping storyline and tons of job adjustments that streamlined how the game played. Last month, we emailed questions to Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki Yoshida (through Square Enix PR) about class adjustments, roleplaying, and how the game’s music is composed. Heather Alexandra: One of the goals for…

By Heather Alexandra Published September 16, 2019

CultureKotaku Game Diary

I Stopped Playing Control Because I Don’t Want It To End

Control checks a lot of my boxes when it comes to not only games but media in general. I love conspiracies and secretive government agencies and stories about human beings trying to grapple with the supernatural. Control is a game about all of those things, and you can fly. I love Control so much that…

By Gita Jackson Published September 16, 2019

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Sega has slipped a new Sonic the Hedgehog hoverboard racer into its latest Olympic Games game. It’s one of three “Dream” events in Novermber’s Switch exclusive Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, along with third-person shooting and something called “Dream Karate”.

By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2019