Players Are Trying To Unlock A Mysterious Steam Achievement For A Game’s Source Code

Sean Walton, the developer of the ecosystem-creation game Intelligent Design, promises that he will release some of the game’s source code if someone manages to unlock the game’s final Steam achievement. Despite being out since May, no one has cracked the mystery yet. Intelligent Design: An Evolutionary Sandbox is a game where you play as…

Recent Dragon Ball Super Episode Featured Some Familiar Animation

You might have noticed. You might not have. But as Twitter user AnimeAjay points out, Dragon Ball Super’s episode 97 recycled some animation from earlier Dragon Ball Super episodes, such as number 85. In the Tweet below (via SankakuComplex NSFW), you can see the comparisons between the earlier numbered episodes and the recent episode 97…

Elf Earphones Sound Interesting 

Why use regular earphones when there are elf earphones? Via Japan’s Thanko, these buds are outfitted with pointy elf ear covers. The wired earphones come with a small mic and toggle switch. They might be good for cosplay or just as a pair of interesting earphones. Priced at 1,980 yen ($17.40), they’re currently Japan only…

Assassin’s Creed Is Getting An “Anime Series”

Adi Shankar, producer of the animated Castlevania series starting on Netflix this week, has just announced his next project: an anime adaptation of Assassin’s Creed In a Facebook post, Shankar writes: I’m happy to let you guys know that I’ve selected my next project! I played the first edition of Assassin’s Creed the year I…

The Year’s Biggest-Selling Games And Hardware In Japan So Far

It’s July. We’re past the year’s halfway point, so now is a good time to take stock and see how things are doing in the Japanese game industry. Famitsu is reporting game and hardware sales data from December 26, 2016 to June 25, 2016. Here are the ten top-selling games for that period: 10. 1-2…

Farmhouse. Iida City, Nagano, Japan. By Orrin Heath 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! 

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Christie On Vacation

Over the holiday weekend, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was caught sun bathing on a beach that was closed due to a government shutdown. What other forbidden shores has the Republican politician visited I wonder? The state’s government shutdown comes as the legislature and governor’s office struggle to find a compromise on the budget. But…

Overwatch vs Overwatch

Robert Kim is a concept artist and illustrator based in Canada. You can see more of Robert’s work at his ArtStation page 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 of video game artists, showcasing the best of…

Epic Sax Guy, Meet Dark Souls

When Old Memes go up against Popular Video Games, courtesy of a mod for the PC version of Dark Souls, who comes out on top? It’s the mod. Mostly for that keyboard shield. Via Kotaku Australia

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Zynga Co-Founder Wants To Make American Politics More Like FarmVille 

Do you remember Mark Pincus? He co-founded Zynga and led the burgeoning online games company as CEO until 2013 when he was replaced by then czar of Xbox entertainment, Don Mattrick. After returning to the company for a short stint in 2015, Pincus now has a new pet project: making the Democratic Party more like…

Watch The Third Day Of The 2017 Summer Games Done Quick Speedrun Marathon

Summer Games Done Quick is on its final day and its going out with a bang. Along with Awesome Games Done Quick at the start of the year, SGDQ has grown bigger every year and proved an awesome way to kick-off the summer. Setup at the at the Marriott City Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, speedrunners…

Final Fantasy IX Had Some Spectacular Backgrounds 

Series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi recently reiterated which Final Fantasy was his favorite. Hint: it was the last one he happened to work directly on. While Final Fantasy IX isn’t at the top of my list, you can’t deny it had some really beautiful backgrounds. With Sakaguchi playing favorites again, illustrator Kevin Hong took it as…

Project To Curate A Thousand Small Indie Games Is Finally Complete

“One Thousand Voices” is Steve Cook’s freeware curation project. It’s a Twitter thread of hundreds of experimental games by unique individuals that tries to highlight all of the amazing work being done in the game’s space that doesn’t get the attention it deserves, and over the weekend he tweeted out the 1000th and final game.…