Pokémon Go’s Valentine’s Event Isn’t What The Game Needs

For a moment, I ask you to take a deep breath and reflect on the unsolved mysteries of the games industry. Where is Half Life 3? Who is Wario, really? Why won’t Pokémon Go’s developers actually add the features the game so desperately needs? Okay, it is a little maddening. In the last day, all four…

British Father Visits Korean Net Cafe, Plays Overwatch For The First Time 

Henry is “hopeless” at games. So YouTuber Josh decided to take this English gentleman to an internet cafe and have him play Overwatch Even if he’s not too keen about killing people and worries about spilling food on the keyboard, Henry is a great sport and better than you’d expect. It’s fun to see Henry…

The Nintendo Switch Is Perfect For Japanese Celebrities

Are you a Japanese celebrity? No? Well, Yo Oizumi is, and he’s going to show you how the Switch is ideal for famous folks. We’ve seen loads of footage showing plebs enjoying the Switch at home. And here is the actor, TV personality, and Professor Layton voice actor doing that, too. He’s just like us!…

Studio Ghibli’s Connection With Mother Designer Shigesato Itoi

In the West, Shigesato Itoi is most famous as the guy who made the Mother games. But in Japan, his main jobhas been copywriting, including penning taglines for Studio Ghibli movies. Itoi’s Ghibli connection is deeper than that. Not only has he written copy for Studio Ghibli posters, but he also voiced Tatsuo Kusakabe, the…

Nintendo Turns The Switch Into A Crying Baby

The mini-games we’ve seen for 1-2-Switch haven’t been that odd. (Well, save for that cow milking one.) Today, however, Nintendo revealed more of its mini-games, and one of them sure is unusual.   Nintendo does have a long, proud history of bizarre mini-games, like clearing the air after Wario farted or shooting bananas up a…

Taipei Lantern Festival. Taipei, Taiwan. By Josh Sepulveda. 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! 

Morphite is a sci-fi shooter/platformer inspired by Metroid Prime, Ratchet and Clank, and… Turok. You’ll explore the galaxy and unravel a fully voiced main story with bosses, creature-scanning, and puzzles. It’s currently set for “early 2017,” and it’s on Steam Greenlight right now.

What Yakuza Games To Play After You Finish Yakuza 0

The best thing about Yakuza 0 isn’t just that it’s a damn fine video game, it’s that it serves as the perfect entry point for newcomers to a series that is thick on gangster lore. Once you’re done, the credits roll and you are mad for more Yakuza, though, you’re left with a question: what…

Overwatch Getting New Custom Game Options And A Server Browser

Hey, you hear about that rad new player-created game type Overwatch fans are super into? You… have? Come on now, don’t lie. Overwatch’s custom game options have been basically worthless since since day one. Thankfully, that’s about to change. In a new developer update, Jeff “from the Overwatch team” Kaplan delved into the game’s new…

Counter-Strike Player Banned For 1000 Years For Allegedly Harassing A 15 Year-Old Girl

In a ban spanning several lifetimes and then some, third-party Counter-Strike tournament service ESEA has banned a user until 3016 for allegedly harassing a minor. This story originally appeared on Kotaku Australia The ban was dolled out to Reece “bloominator” Bloom, whose ESEA account will remain banned until June 6 in 3016, or 365,000 days…

The Best Cosplay From PAX South

The cosplay convention circuit is back in action for 2017, and our first coverage for the year comes from PAX South, which was held in San Antonio between January 27-29. There was some real good stuff on show. Mineralbluwas there taking both photos and video, and has shared some of the best shots here for…

Conan Exiles, As Told By Steam Reviews

There is a prophecy. It says that, once every couple months or so, a new early access survival game will rise to the top of the charts on Steam. Though commoners will decry it as “janky AF,” no mortal force will stop its ascent. Anyway, Conan Exiles says hi. The positively barbaric survival game continues…

Hero Feathers Are The Worst Thing About Fire Emblem Heroes

Summoning five star characters in Fire Emblem Heroes’s horny casino is rare. While you can promote weaker characters, the mechanic is a terrible grind. Characters in Fire Emblem Heroes are ranked from one to five stars, with a higher number of stars meaning a higher potential for good stats as you level them up. While…

Guy Finds Turok, NBA Jam Source Code On Auctioned Computers

Source code is among some of the most valuable finds that archivists can make. Thanks to some auction purchases, one preservationist now has the code for Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and NBA Jam Extreme. Last month, the folks at SiliconClassics got their hands on workstations and discs from Acclaim Entertainment. The company went bankrupt in 2004,…

The Fight Over How To Play Overwatch On Consoles

Since last weekend, Overwatch console players have flooded forums with denunciations of so-called “cheaters” who play with a mouse and keyboard set-up. That way, they’ll nail the headshots and swift movements that console players must work hard to master. Players stuck with the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 controllers call mouse and keyboard conversion devices…

The Things That Make Tokyo Feel Alive In Yakuza 0

Roaming Yakuza 0‘s busy streets is wonderful. It’s full of neon lights and interesting characters. Open worlds can struggle to find the right balance of character and curiosity but Yakuza’s Kamurucho district has both. We take a closer look at how the setting grabs player interest in this critical video. Crafting a game world that…

Favorite Winter Anime By State

In the U.S., we aren’t quite in a united state of anime. According to a new graph published by anime streaming service Crunchyroll, half of America is in agreement over its favorite anime right now, while the other half’s tastes are pretty scattered. Action series Blue Exorcist is dominating the coasts and the South. 24…

Tips For Playing Nioh

The PS4 samurai action game Nioh is out today. It is really good. It’s also really difficult. If you want to play it but don’t want to spend hours figuring out how everything works, I’ve got you covered. I’ve been playing Nioh obsessively for the last week. I’m more than 40 hours in and I…