Street Fighter’s ‘Beast’ Is Now An Underdog

Daigo Umehara is arguably the best fighting game player of all time, so his relatively poor performance with Street Fighter V since the game’s release in February 2016 has surprised the competitive community. After sticking with series protagonist Ryu for for more than a year, Daigo recently made the switch to Guile taking advantage of…

The penultimate day of The International 7 starts today, where five teams will be whittled down to the top three. Fun fact: Earthshaker has a 75 percent win-rate at the main event.

Anime Film About Hiroshima Bombing Opens In U.S. Theaters Today

The latest in a series of tear-jerking anime moviesto make their way over to North American theaters is a coming-of-age story set in 1940s Hiroshima. In This Corner of the World, a tender World War II anime rendered with hand-drawn animation, will open to theaters across the country today. Suzu Urano is an artist and…

The PC version of Sonic Mania has been pushed back from August 15 to August 29. Announced during alive stream this morning, the PC version apparently requires further optimization. Steam preorder customers will get a copy of the original Sonic the Hedgehog as compensation.

GTA Online Updates Push Crime Into The Suburbs, Frustrating Residents

In real life, people leave the bustle of city life for the country all the time. Turns out, that phenomenon happens even in digital places like GTA Online, too. GTA players sometimes choose sleepy neighborhoods to avoid crime at their doorstep, but recent updates have turned the real estate market upside down. In GTA Online,…

Five Things I Already Love About Agents Of Mayhem

Next week Volition launches Saints Row spin-off Agents of Mayhem, an open-world action adventure featuring a group of super-powered operatives battling an evil organization bent on world domination. I’ve played five hours of the game, and already there’s a lot to like. It’s Basically G.I. Joe Meets Overwatch A multi-national fighting force comprised of women…

Cops Bust Fake Arcade Company, Interrupt Baller Lifestyle

Six people from Santa Clara, California have been arrested and charged with selling arcade cabinets full of “counterfeit games”, which they are alleged to have been profiting off to live like rock stars. As the San Francisco Chronicle report, a woman, her son, ex-husband and three others were arrested on Thursday and accused of “forging”…

Sonic Mania‘s Opening Movie Gets The Party Started Right

What better way to get fans ready for some newfangled old-school 2D Sonic the Hedgehog action than some newfangled old-school 2D animation? Produced by comic book writer/artist Tyson Hesse and featuring killer music from Hyper Potions, Sonic Mania’s opening movie is a delightfully frantic piece. Sonic and his two original super friends run, jump and…

Robbery Suspect Was Allegedly Living In A Video Game Arcade

It’s not that uncommon to hear of criminal suspects residing in manga cafes. Those establishments have daily rates, and if you get a booth, there’s enough space to stretch out and sleep. However, a suspect living in an arcade? That’s new. According to the Kobe Shimbun, 30 year-old Kazuki Maehara was arrested for trespassing after…

Cosplay Heats Up Japan In August 

Today the summer Comic Market gets underway at Tokyo Big Sight. Where there are comics, there are cosplayers, and you can bet the bi-annual Comiket is crawling with those. As in the past, the cosplayers at year’s summer Comic Market run the gamut of incredibly accurate to incredibly silly. The result is some truly enjoyable…

The Big Wheel. Bay City, Pasay, Philippines. By Martin Tan. 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! 

Grand Moff Tarkin Toy Looks Better Than The Rogue One Version

Hot Toys have a couple of new Star Wars toys coming, one for Darth Vader, the other for his shift supervisor Grand Moff Tarkin. Both have existing Hot Toys figures, but these are new versions of them, featuring stuff like better head sculpts and fancier uniforms. Tarkin’s Peter Cushing is especially terrifying, with the wrist…

Australian Qualifies For Quake World Championships With 272 Ping

Remember the Aussie who forced his way through an online Quake Champions qualifier on crappy ping? Well there was a second round of qualifiers for the Quake World Championships over the weekend, and despite having an atrocious ping yet again, Daniel “dandaking” De Sousa somehow made it through. Last time we checked in with dandaking,…

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Anna Fehr is a concept artist and illustrator currently working at Avalanche, the studio behind the Just Cause series. You can see more of Anna’s work at her personal site To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work…

Polygon Parts Ways With Nick Robinson Following Twitter Claims

Longtime Polygon video producer Nick Robinson has “parted ways” with the site following a string of allegations that surfaced on Twitter at the beginning of the week. The accusations were made in the wake of a tweet Robinson wrote about the Nintendo Switch title Overcooked, which prompted this in reply: This led to an outpouring…