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CultureTrack: I Wanna Be Your Dog (Live Cover) | Artist: Sonic Youth with Iggy Pop | Album: (Original – The Stooges) 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 June 4, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanPerfect Kingdom Hearts Hair
Cosplayer Laki specializes in Kingdom Hearts. To show how to bring those characters to life, Laki got a wig and worked some hair styling magic. The result doesn’t look like real-world hair, but rather, what the characters’ locks look like in-game. Laki does not use any hair wax for the styling, but mainly hairspray. After…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanRealistic Human Face Coin Purse Is Nightmare Fuel
Japan’s DJ Doooo not only makes music but also wraps everyday objects in realistic-looking human flesh. The result is starting, and ghoulish. For example, check out his iPhone case. Here’s a better look, complete with holiday festivities. Even the equipment he performs with gets the same treatment. Doooo made an unusual cover for an inkan…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGallerySome Of Our Favorite Cosplay From Comicpalooza 2019
From May 10-12, The George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston played host to the 2019 edition of Comicpalooza, one of the biggest games, anime and pop culture shows in the US. Alongside guests like Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke, thousands of cosplayers were in attendance, and we’ve captured a ton of their amazing work…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedActivision Says A Call Of Duty Lawsuit Is “A Direct Attack On The First Amendment”
Back in 2017 AM General, the manufacturer of the iconic Humvee, sued Activision over the military vehicle’s inclusion in the Call of Duty series. That case is still rumbling on, but Activision is now trying to have it dismissed as “nothing less than a direct attack on the First Amendment.” As The Hollywood Reporter report,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2019 -
UncategorizedShenmue III Delayed Again, This Time Until November
Shenmue III was originally supposed to be out at the end of 2017. Then the first half of 2018. Then August 2019. Now it’s being pushed back further, to November 19. Yu Suzuki made the announcement earlier today on the game’s Kickstarter page, saying: Whilst almost ready, the game simply needs a little more refinement…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2019 -
UncategorizedWatch Dogs Legion Leaks, Will Let You Play As Any NPC
It wouldn’t be E3 without every Ubisoft game leaking, wouldn’t it? Following Roller Champions last month, the third Watch Dogs has now leaked out thanks to Amazon UK, and it’s called Watch Dogs Legion. Kotaku can confirm that this one’s real, as we’ve heard the name from several sources plugged into the company. Watch Dogs…
By Jason Schreier Published June 3, 2019 -
UncategorizedIn Ditching Paid Maps, Call Of Duty Finally Gets With The Program
Over a decade after the original era-defining Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision said last week that 2019’s Duty will be a re-imagining of Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare series. Along with the campaign trailer that dropped on May 30, the community also received a dash of hope that Activision might finally be giving Call…
By S.E. Doster Published June 3, 2019 -
UncategorizedAfter Raising $120,000 On Kickstarter, Cult Classic Charles Barkley RPG Sequel Has Fallen Apart
Over the weekend, the Kickstarter for Barkley 2, the sequel to the 2008 cult classic RPG spoof Barkley Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, got its first backer updatein nearly two years. It’s not good news. According to the update, Barkley 2 has lost nearly its entire development team, and forum posts from former devs suggest…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 3, 2019 -
CultureArtifact Designer Says It Failed Due To Cards-For-Money System, Review Bombs
Artifact was supposed to be so many things: Valve’s first proper video game in years. A marketplace that drew on the trading card traditions of yore and Valve’s cutting-edge community tech. A game with a player base of more than a 100 people at any given moment. Months after release, however, hardly anybody’s playing it,…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 3, 2019 -
UncategorizedIn A Few Weeks, Minecraft: Story Mode Will Be Impossible To Download [Update]
In the aftermath of development studio Telltale’s closure, games like Tales From The Borderlands and Batman: The Telltale Series were delisted from major stores like Steam and GOG. Now, that hissing green creeper has finally come for Minecraft: Story Mode. The story-based Minecraft spinoff is about to get delisted from stores. However, in this case,…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 3, 2019 -
EsportsPreviously Banned Fortnite Duo Qualifies For World Cup Finals
Yesterday, Fortnite duo Damion “XXiF” Cook and Ronald “Ronaldo” Mach qualified for the World Cup by placing third with 91 points in the eighth week of North America East duo competition. On May 3, both players were temporarily banned from Fortnite and were dropped by their esports team, Rise Nation, for alleged cheating in previous…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 3, 2019 -
UncategorizedCode Vein‘s Network Test Was Packed With Trashy Anime Action
This weekend, the anime-nonsense action role-playing game Code Vein held a closed network test. The results were both everything I expected and more fun than I imagined. Beat-for-beat Dark Souls gameplay and edgy anime designs might seem groan-worthy, but teaming up with other players to defeat difficult bosses was incredibly badass, if a little simplistic…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 3, 2019 -
UncategorizedMy Switch Is Full Of Screenshots My Friends Took By Accident
The Nintendo Switch is a terrific machine for playing video games with friends, for reasons that at this point have been expressed ad nauseam: It’s ridiculously versatile, portable, and not too intimidating. Cliche as they are, those reasons are also true: If I throw a party that segues into video games, odds are we’re going to…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 3, 2019 -
CultureE3One Year Later, Did Microsoft (And Friends) Keep Their E3 2018 Promises?
E3 2019 is just around the corner, and it’s going to look very different this year without PlayStation. Before we look to the future and are blinded by the razzle-dazzle of trailers and announcements at this year’s event, we need to address what happened in 2018. As we ask every year: Did the three big…
By Narelle Ho Sang Published June 3, 2019