No Man’s Sky Data-Miners Discover Some Weird Stuff

Above: a 3D model that may or may not represent the player’s character in No Man’s Sky, a video game in which you travel through space thinking you might be able to see other people, then don’t. NeoGAFfer Hugo Peters has been data-mining the PC version of No Man’s Skyand found some bizarre images including…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Mario And Sonic At The Real Olympic Games: The Winners

In our latest Photoshop contest I asked for images of Sonic and Mario characters at the real Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Our contestants either ignored that request completely, or went way dark. This was not entirely unexpected. I figured that the much-publicized poor quality of Rio’s water-like substance would steal the show, one way or…

Final Fantasy XV Delay Rumors Trigger Fan Meltdowns

Remember when rumors of a No Man’s Sky delay led to outrage, fan hysteria, and amateur detectives calling dozens of GameStops? Would you believe me if I told you the same thing just happened again? This morning, Square Enix announced that they’d delayed Final Fantasy XV two months to November 29 in hopes of optimizing…

Snacktaku Eats Swedish Fish Oreos

The look of terror in my eyes is half the idea of Oreo cookies filled with Swedish Fish “flavor creme,” half the outrageous pressure put on me to eat them from the moment they became a real thing. I have done your bidding. Please release my family. The good ones, at least. I’ve spent the…

Your First Look At Fallout 4’s Last Big DLC, Nuka World

Bethesda is taking us on one lastwild ride on Tuesday, August 30th. As you may already know, this DLC will let players become evil raiders—and, as it turns out, being morally ambiguous is a total carnival. Literally. There are games and even ride-able roller coasters, like the one below: Yessss. Also viewable during the trailer:…

Lego Is About As Fun As The U.S. Capitol Building Is Going To Get

Arriving on store shelves September 1, Lego Architecture’s version of the U.S. Capitol looks like it’s fun to put together, only costs $99 and will still be standing a year from now, no matter what happens in November. The Capitol Building is one of the most iconic man made structures in the country. It started…

Pokémon Sun and Moon Producer Bombarded With Pokémon Go Comments

Okay, let’s get this straight. California-based Niantic develops Pokémon Go. Tokyo-based Game Freak makes the Pokémon video games. Got it? Because that’s probably why Game Freak co-founder Junichi Masuda can’t help you with your Pokémon Go problems! In a post on his official blog, Masuda acknowledged that he did collaborate on Pokémon Go’s game design,…

To mark World of Final Fantasy’s release, Sony is releasing special PS Vita units in Japan. Available from the Sony Store in Japan, they’re priced at 20,980 yen (US$208).

It’s 2016 And I’m Buying A New Japanese Fax Machine

What did you do this weekend? I spent my Sunday here in Osaka shopping for a fax machine. No time travel was involved. I need a new home phone and found myself looking at rows of this: Also this weekend, months after an odd on-air apology, the country’s most famous boy band SMAP announced it…

Bonsai Tree. Tokyo, Japan. By Stefan Laketa 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!

Final Fantasy XV Officially Delayed To November 29 [Update]

It’s been ten years: what’s two more months? Update – August 15, 3:04am: The global release of Final Fantasy XV has been delayed to November 29, 2016, Square Enix announced today. “From the moment we joined this project, our vision was to create a level of freedom and realism previously unseen in the series. Regrettably,…

DOTA 2 Tournament Pays Out Over $20 Million In Prizemoney 

The 2016 edition of the The International, DOTA 2’s biggest tournament of the year, was held in Seattle over the weekend. It made a lot of people very, very rich (or, as this list of esport’s top earners shows, richer). With over $20 million in prizemoney on offer, the winning team—Wings, from China—took home just…

Dota 2 Kiss Cam

Get a room, guys. (If you want to see/read more on the tournament itself, try this).