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).

A New Way To Play Pokémon Go

Simone Giertz, Queen of Stupid/Awesome Internet Robots, has an idea on how to make playing Pokémon Go a little easier. A custom helmet. And I like it. Its three pillars: Safety. Convenience. Sex appeal. I….I kinda want one. Just for Netflix, though.

Warhammer 40K Cosplay Is Ready To Die For The Emperor

Decked out in armour and weapons made by Wulfgar Weapons & Props, this group of fans hit Gencon last week with some of the best 40K cosplay I have ever seen. The armour. The weapons. The fur. It’s all perfect The crew won “best in show” at Gencon’s cosplay competition. There were seven of them,…

The Week In Games: STYLE. SAVVY.

Sure, some little game called Deus Ex or whatever is looming on the horizon, but all the cool kids are getting hype for Style Savvy: Fashion Forward. Us Style Savvy enthusiasts weren’t even sure Nintendo was gonna localize this one, but they did, and it’s finally, finally, almost here! You can be a hairdresser, model,…

Florence + The Machine’s Songs for Final Fantasy XV Are Perfect

I don’t really like Florence + The Machine and I haven’t really been following FFXV’s development, so this came as a surprise. But these songs, in all honesty, are lush and beautiful in a way that I think the franchise deserves. Since FFX, I feel like the series has been veering towards the CW in…

How My Colonists Died in Rimworld, Ranked From Least To Most Depressing

1. Everyone is in the workshop, everyone has a project. The food is coming in nicely — our next winter shouldn’t be a problem. I imagine that this small colony is buzzing with energy. There are hardships and disagreements, sure, but this will be okay. I can see a solid arc of survival ahead of…

How The Quiet Year Brings People Together

On an impossibly hot Friday night, I invited five friends over to play The Quiet Year. If you’ve ever hosted a party before you know how risky this can be—all too often I feel like I’m negotiating between groups of people who don’t quite like each other. But this night was refreshingly harmonious. And it…