What To Expect From Breath of the Wild‘s Champions’ Ballad DLC

Breath of the Wild’s Champions’ Ballad DLC released last night. There’s a lot going on and it can be hard to know where to start. But once you dive in, you’ll find some of the game’s best challenges. When you first start up the DLC, you’ll get a handful of quests added to your journal.…

Released outside of Japan for the first time last year on mobile devices, the remastered version of 1993 Super Famicom RPG Romancing Saga 2 is coming to consoles, PC and the PlayStation Vita on December 15.

EA Leak Gives Us A Glimpse At How Publishers Plan Marketing Campaigns 

A new leak from the mega-publisher Electronic Arts reveals a marketing plan for two of the company’s smaller games, and while there’s nothing particularly extraordinary in here, it makes for an interesting peek inside the sausage factory. The marketing plan was first posted last week by Reddit user OldSoul2, who said he had been accidentally…

Dreams For PS4 Is Hard To Explain, But It Looks Brilliant

Dreams is one of the most exciting upcoming releases for the PlayStation 4 next year. It’s also very difficult to explain what it is. It builds on developer Media Molecule’s “play, create, share” ethos, but unlike the studio’s previous work in the LittleBigPlanet series, it is not a cute co-op platformer that lets you create…

The Berserk Manga Is Coming Back This Month

After a half year hiatus, the Berserk manga is returning to publication. According to Mantan Web, the latest instalment will run in the January issue of Young Animal, which goes on sale December 22 in Japan. Berserk debuted in 1989 and stars a revenge-hungry swordsman named Guts. The manga has spawned anime and video games.…

Live-Action Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Is Perfect

As far as live-action Animal Crossing parodies go, this one will be hard to top. YouTuber Merry Ude uploaded this one-minute long Pocket Camp send-up: *applause* Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am. 

This YouTuber Can Probably Eat More Than You 

This is Yuka Kinoshita. And today, we are going watch her eat so much fucking food. In Japanese, Kinoshita is called a “gluttonous beautiful woman” (大食い美女 or “oogui bijyo”). Her YouTube channel is popular and featuresvideos of her doing things like eating one hundred Chicken McNuggets: Which is a snap for her. For her, this…

The Metal Gear Character People Think They’ve Found In The Death Stranding Trailer

Last night, Hideo Kojima showed off the latest Death Stranding trailer. Kojima, as he likes to do, is teasing about “some clue” he’s left. Fans think they’ve found one: Psycho Mantis The character first appeared in Metal Gear Solid, using his psychic power to remind minds and players’ memory cards. And fans think they can…

Colorful Leaves. Tofuku-ji in Kyoto, Japan. By Bert Scholtes. 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! 

All The Big Games And Announcements At The 2017 Game Awards

Tonight in Los Angeles, a bunch of game developers won well-deserved honors for the games they released in 2017. A bunch of other people showed off games that won’t be out until 2018 or later. If you want to read who won what, go here. If you want to get super hyped for games that…

Zelda Wins Game Of The Year At The 2017 Game Awards

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild managed to snatch the 2017 Game Awards GOTY from a crowded field of contenders that included Mario Odyssey, Persona 5, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and somewhat controversially, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds “I want to take all of the joy and warmth I’m feeling right now receiving this award and put…

Our First Proper Look At PUBG‘s Desert Map

Bluehole Studios showed off PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’s new map Miramar tonight at The Game Awards. The massive desert map features new vehicles and terrain. It’s also probably really hot and sweaty. Miramar is a larger desert area that’s been teased for some time. The trailer above gives us our first look at the map in action.…

‘Fuck The Oscars’: Watch A Way Out Director’s Rant At The Game Awards

Josef Fares, director of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and the upcoming A Way Out, delivered a spirited, invigorated, profanity-powered speech at The Game Awards this evening, covering his real and true feelings on the Oscars and loot boxes. I can’t do it justice. Just watch and enjoy. “The Oscars should fuck themselves up;…

A Long Look At Death Stranding, Which Is Still Weird As Hell

Tonight we got an extended look at Hideo Kojima’s next big project, Death Stranding. It appears that Norman Reedus’ character has crash landed somewhere dangerous, where invisible creatures roam the land. The whole thing gives off a horror game vibe, so maybe we don’t have to be sad about never getting that Silent Hills collaboration…

Bayonetta 3 Announced, Is Switch Exclusive

Nintendo said at The Game Awards that Platinum Games is developing Bayonetta 3 exclusively for the Switch. It showed a brief pre-rendered trailer (above), and also said that Bayonettas 1 and 2 are coming to Switch in February. Platinum’s stylish action game series, directed by Hideki Kamiya, made waves with its unforgettable main character and…

Bayonetta 1 & 2 Are Coming To The Nintendo Switch

In addition to Bayonetta 3, the earlier Bayonetta games are also headed to the Nintendo Switch, with 1 & 2 out in February 2018. They’ll come in the same box; Bayonetta 2 will be on a cart, while there’ll be a download code for the first game included as well. The classic series, revered for…