Lightseekers Could Be The Next Big Thing In Game Connected Toys

Lightseekers isn’t another toys-to-life game. It’s got gorgeous articulated figures that talk, vibrate and evolve, powered by a mini-computer. They play in a Diablo-esque mobile adventure and are augmented by a massive standalone trading card game. It’s very impressive, but are people going to buy it? Don’t even say “toys-to-life” around a member of PlayFusion,…

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time Director’s Cut Is Getting An HD Version For PS4

In Japan, an HD version of Star Ocean: Till the End of Time Director’s Cut will be released on the PlayStation 4 sometime this year. The game will be download only. The official name of the full-HD up-rendered version is Ultimate Hits HD Star Ocean: Till the End of Time Director’s Cut. Jaggies and light…

Man Watches Anime About Animal Girls, Wonders Why It’s Popular In Japan

Kemono Friends is set in a safari with animals that are anime girls. YouTuber Reapers decided to watch it. Kemono Friends is a hit in Japan, and viaTwitter, here’s a selection of Reaper’s reactions as he watches the first six episodes. You can check out more reactions on Reapers’ YouTube anime channel and watch Kemono…

Dialogue Screw Up Discovered In Latest DLC For WWE 2K17

Bugs and glitches are nothing new. But WWE 2K17‘s just released Hall of Fame Showcase does one better with a dialogue flub. Raw audio of commentator Jerry Lawler flubbing dialogue during the Papa Shango versus The Godfather match ended up in the final DLC. This doesn’t appear in every match (it’s not in this one),…

Mayonnaise Cafes Are Coming To Japan

Know this: Japan loves mayonnaise. In Japan, it’s slathered all sorts of eats, especially soul food like takoyaki and okonomiyaki But the country’s love affair with mayo didn’t begin until the 20th century after the first domestic maker Kewpie launched its maiden made-in-Japan mayonnaise in 1925. Kewpie was founded by Toichiro Nakashima, who had gone…

Graveyard at Mount Koya. Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. By Shane Kruse. 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!

I Can’t Abide Those Jawas. Disgusting Creatures.

Here’s Uncanny Megan and Dallas Nagata White as Jawas who are a little taller than the rest. And maybe a little less prepared for the desert conditions. Photos by Ed White

Turn Cat Doodles Into Horrific Cat Photographs

pix2pix is a program that lets you draw something in a box and have a computer turn it into a photo, using…well, magic. There is now a website version of it, and it’s both the most impressive and horrifying thing I’ve seen today. ThinkGoogle’s Deepdream, only furrier. Just draw a doodle on one side, press…

Watch Blizzard Create An Overwatch Highlight Animation

Overwatch highlight intros are just one small part of a very big game, but that doesn’t mean they’re an afterthought. This one Mei animation, for instance, took four days to make. Highlight intros play, well, before highlights—for instance, when you’ve gotten Play Of The Game. Artist David Gibson, who we’ve featured before, recorded himself making…

Building Chicago In Minecraft

It’s nofantasy landor sci-fi expanse, but it’s still impressive: a teamof Minecraft builders are recreating the centre of Chicago, one block at a time. Their work isn’t done, but what’s there is very impressive, as it captures everything, from building details to street signs to trees on the sidewalk. It’s called The Loop, and if you…

Take A Tour Of A Cosplay Convention

A lot of the best cosplay photos on this site come from conventions, but many of you will never have actually been to one. So here, let this guided tour of the grounds of the recent Katsucon by Felix Wong act as the next best thing.

Mostly. I can’t ever see him tweeting “………….”

There’s Already A Game Too Big For The Nintendo Switch’s Built-In Memory

The Nintendo Switch costs $300, and includes all kinds of stuff in the box. Today is a good day to remember that it does not include a microSD card, which you are absolutely going to need if you want to take advantage of the luxuries of 2017 and buy your games digitally. Nintendo Japan revealed…

Australia Is Coming To Civilization VI

For the first time in series history, Australia is going to be a playable faction in a Civilization game. You bloody ripper. I know, Australia isn’t really a Civilization, but if other “new world” countries like the USA and Brazil can get in the game then damn it, we can too. Sorry Canada. Maybe you’re…

Slain For Honor Player Mournfully Breakdances

Today on a very froggy episode of Highlight Reel we have dogs, Kolibri massacres, boneitis, fuze clears 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!…

Controversial Guilty Gear Mechanic Leads to Devastatingly Quick Loss

A contentious Guilty Gear Xrd mechanic known as Danger Time reared its ugly head at publisher Aksys Games’ Anime Ascension tournament this past weekend, leading to a noteworthy annihilation in the game’s finals bracket. Competitive fighting game players don’t always jive with the mechanics in their favorite titles. That’s part of the reason Super Smash…

Court Throws Out Digital Homicide’s Case Against Critic Jim Sterling

Yesterday, a court dismissed game developer Digital Homicide’s $10 million case against YouTube critic Jim Sterling. Fortunately for those of us who write about video games, Sterling’s scathing critique of Digital Homicide’s game Slaughtering Grounds won’t create precedent for developers slamming critics with million-dollar lawsuits. “I’d say this should at least serve as a warning…