An Open Letter To My Jerk Overwatch Teammate

Dear person whose name I already forgot (but it was probably something like xxShadowK1ller or BradTheMadDogBongster), we need to talk. Last night, we were on the same Overwatch team. You may not have noticed me. You seemed pretty preoccupied typing, “YOU GUYS SUCK,” “PUSH HARDER AARGH FUCK,” and “THIS IS BULLSHIT” in chat. I imagine…

Cyberpunk Bartending Game Mixes Waifus With Great Storytelling

Bartending for a delinquent cast of sci-fi characters, it turns out, is the ideal way to world-build a dystopian visual novel/game. VA-11 Hall-A, released yesterday on Steam, offers players the chance to serve up noxious drinks to the sketchy citizens of Glitch City, circa 207X A.D., the kind of place that would star as the…

How To Deal With Dragon Quest VII And Final Fantasy XV Coming Out In The Same Month

You have probably noticed, being the lovely JRPG connoisseur you are, that September is going to be busy. In just that one month we’re going to see new entries from two RPG titans: the 3DS remake of Dragon Quest VII, on September 16, and the boy band simulator Final Fantasy XV, on September 30. So…

The Best Games Patrick Played At E3 2016

Though I didn’t get a chance to play that newfangled Legend of Zelda that everyone was raving about, there was plenty to get excited about at E3. Based on scribbles into a notebook, here’s the games that stood out to me. Outlast 2 Let’s act shocked that Patrick was sucked in by a horror game,…

The Weapons Of The WarCraft Movie

Jonathan Berube is an artist who, after a long spell at Blizzard as a matte painter and member of their cinematics team, is now in the movie business working on the Avatar sequels. Below are some of his contributions to the WarCraft movie, most of which are weapons. Big, heavy, very WarCraft weapons. You can…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Death Cuddling

If you hadn’t already figured that this week’s ‘Shop Contest would somehow involve naked Norman Reedus from Hideo Kojima’s newly-announced Death Stranding, welcome to Kotaku. Update 6/22/16 — We’ve still got three days left to tuck things into Norman’s loving arms. It was really this or Dad Kratos, and we used Dad Kratos for our…

Dream Arcades Wants To Build A Very Fancy Emulator Console

Known for creating full-sized arcade cabinets packed with emulated arcade games, Dream Arcades is getting into the console business with the Dreamcade Replay, bringing arcade and console classics to anything with an HDMI port. The Dreamcade Replay is actually a series of three devices that Dream Arcades is launching on Kickstarter. First there’s the basic…

One Manga Artist’s Quest For The Best Work Desk 

I think he’s found it. Finally. Yoshikadu Hamada has come up with a clever way to have both a comfortable sitting and a comfortable standing desk. It’s so simple, yet so brilliant. You might remember seeing this before from Kotaku’s story on Japanese artists’ workspaces. Here are more photos of his set up: Hamada switched…

Katana Restaurant Opens In Tokyo

At Touken Saryou in Akihabara, you can eat, drink, and look at beautiful, yet deadly, cold steel. Perhaps hoping to capitalize on thekatana mania among some Japanese women, Touken Saryou has a variety of swords on display at its establishment. The swords have all been certified by The Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords.…

Seinfeld’s Apartment Recreated in Doom 2

You think you’ve seen everything now? So has John Romero For years now, Doom modders have been doing all sorts of amazing things. (Case in point, Sailor Moon mods.) More recently, they’ve been remaking the new Doom in old Doom games. The latest interesting Doom mod comes from Doug Keener, who has created, well, recreated…

Lanterns. Kyoto, Japan. By Arol Viñolas. 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!

That’s A Fluffy Titan

Txtbook specialises in armoured sci-fi cosplay. Think Mass Effect or, as you can see here, Destiny You can see more of his work at his Facebook page

Aww, We’ll Never Get This Benedict Cumberbatch Disney Infinity Figure

Disney Infinity is toast, because Disney manufactured way too many figures nobody wanted and not enough of the ones people did. Which means, sadly, we will never get to pay over the odds on eBay for this excellent Benedict Cumberbatch figure. Well, technically it’s a Doc Strange figure, but I’ve never seen an Infinity figure…

Cold-Blooded, Sonic

So much for love and respect among peers To recap,Mighty No. 9 has not had the smoothest launch. But as was quickly pointed out:

Very Good Boyfriend Mods His Fiancée Into Stardew Valley

In Stardew Valley, you can date in-game characters and get married. In a move that critics (me) are already calling The Sweetest Gosh-Darn Thing, one guy modded the game so that his real-life fiancée was a marriage option. TimothyBBurns decided to recreate his fiancée in Stardew Valley to brighten up her day while she slew…