Pancake Baths Open In Japan

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Morinaga hot cake mix, special pancake baths are opening at a resort in Kanagawa Prefecture for a limited time. While the baths aren’t actually filled with pancake mix, each hotto keeki ofuro (ホットケーキお風呂), or “hot cake bath,” does smell like vanilla and maple, reminding bathers of a delicious breakfast.…

Bring Me The Head Of The Giant Gundam

Just look at that! Workers pulling the head right off of the life-sized Gundam. This giant Gundam went up in 2009 and this fall, a new giant Gundam, RX-0 Unicorn Gundam,will go up at the same location. Via Twitter user yoshi115t, these images of the head removal are surreal.  Have a look at more photos…

From Outer Space. Mar Azul, Argentina. By Marcos G. Pesquero.  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!

Nintendo Switch Vs. High Pressure Water Jet

From eBay: “This is the only Switch that has a Triforce cut into the screen….This item doesn’t work as a video game console but is a terrific piece of art.” “Only”, “Terrific”. UPDATE: Here’s a video of the holes being cut with a high pressure water jet. Amazing how long the game remains playable!

Star Fox, by Tyler West

Civilization VI Is Already So Much Better

It’s been five months since Civ VI was released, and if you thought—like with Civ V—that you’d be waiting years for the game to get better, boy have I got news for you. Through a combination of official content and the tireless work of the modding community, I’ve spent the last week playing a version…

A Very Pretty Xbox One S

This box, featuring a custom Xbox One S, controllers and a pair of Atmos x Air Max 1 ‘Elephants’, was a giveaway at Laced Up, a sneaker con in Germany. The “43″ is for 43einhalb, a sneaker store in Fulda. I could live without the Air Maxs, but the colour scheme on that console is…

Japan-Themed Board Game Gets Over $2 Million On Kickstarter

Let the success of Rising Sun remind you that board games with fancy miniatures do very well on Kickstarter The game, set in “feudal Japan”, is designed by the same guy behind Blood Rage, and plays out as a blend of strategy, worship and structured diplomacy. It sounds interesting, but let’s be real, despite the…

Overwatch Cosplay Rains From Above

This is Charmandawith one hell of a Pharah outfit. It’s the Overwatch character’s Raindancer skin, and it’s awesome. Here it is in motion. And some more shots:

The Future Of Battlefield 1

Battlefield 1 surprised people. The World War 1 setting came out of left field, as did a remarkably deft single-player campaign. At a recent event at EA’s Redwood City studio, I spoke to Valerian Noghin, lead designer of the new They Shall Not Pass expansion, about what’s next for Battlefield 1, as well as how…

Player Becomes First Woman To Win International Pokémon Tournament 

Last weekend’s big Pokémon tournament in Australia saw many famous players, including two world champions, duking it out for the top title. Zoe Lou, a player with no previous major finishes, stunned and thrilled the community by rising above competition. In doing so, she has become the first woman to win an international Pokémon event…

Link Takes Carefree Selfie While Stuck In A Rock

Today on Highlight Reel we have mountain selfies, tallneck kicks, close missiles, parachute hanging out and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Titanfall 2…

Flexible Lego Tape Is A Great Idea

One of the biggest problems facing today’s Lego builders is there are only so many surfaces that can accept bricks. Team Nimuno proposes flexible solution to this dilemma—rolls of colorful, cut-table, Lego compatible tape. They’re calling it Nimuno Loops, and lots of Lego aficionados were talking about it during Toy Fair 2017 in New York…

The Level That Shows Why Halo: Reach Is Awesome

You drop right into a firefight, plasma crackling as it flies past your head. You push forward, blasting away at a pack of grunts, causing them to panic. An Elite taunts you with a burst of blue fire from his rifle, but he backs off when, having caught your attention, you go after him. Starting…

Streets of Rogue Makes Fun Of Tutorials That Say You’re Amazing For Doing Basically Nothing

Fuck Video Game Tutorial Guy. Every time you so much as breathe without shoving a brick in your mouth, he acts like you’re a long-dead godking gracing mortals with your presence. It’s cloying and ridiculous, and Streets of Rogue does a nice job of poking fun at the trope. Over the weekend, I spent a…

Kinda Funny Co-Founder Colin Moriarty Leaves YouTube Group After Controversial Joke

Colin Moriarty, a co-founder of the popular YouTube channel Kinda Funny, said today that he plans to leave the group. This announcement comes several days after Moriarty drew fire for a controversial Twitter joke targeting women, although to Kinda Funny fans, the split appears to have been a long time coming. “It’s with a heavy…

Dungeons & Dragons Is Getting An Official Companion App

Coming soon to PC, tablets and phones, D&D Beyond is the official digital companion to fifth edition D&D, giving players and dungeon masters instant access to rules, character builders and more. Does this mean we’ll stop using the unofficial support apps? No, but it’s nice. D&D Beyond is the latest stab at an official digital…

PlayStation Now Is Getting PS4 Games

You may be playing Uncharted 4 on your PC real soon. PlayStation Now, Sony’s streaming service for PC and PlayStation 4, will start supporting PS4 games in the near future, the publisher said today. Sony hasn’t yet said which PS4 games they’ll be adding to PlayStation Now—which costs $20/month and currently lets you stream a…