Famed animator Hayao Miyazaki wanted to make a sequel to the 2008 film Ponyo. It never happened. There’s a simple reason for that. Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki did not want to see Ponyo 2 Miyazaki, who has retired from feature films, is currently working on a short-form CG anime called Kemushi no Boro (Boro the…
Cosplayers Alodia Gosiengfiao, Leny Ming, Daph Cortes and Izabel Cortez all put their spin on Ghostbusters. While this is part of the film’s marketing push, they all did make some nice costumes and Jionor Verona did snap some nice photos. This Ghostbusters Jeepney is pretty great, too.
Actually, no. They’re like “Pikapikapikapika.” There is an official Pikachu song. It’s getting released and everything. The name of the song is “Pikachu no Uta” or “Pikachu’s Song.” Via the official site for anime Pokémon XY & Z, here are the catchy lyrics: Piikaa! Pikachu! Pika Pika Pikachu! Pika Pika Pikachu! Pikkachu Pikkachu Pikkacchu (Pikkachu…
And is it ever cute. Starting this August, several Kirby Cafes will open across the country. Here are some of the dishes that will be served. Via Kai-You, you can see some very cute Kirby eats and drinks. The cafe will also have limited edition goodies for sale. The Kirby Cafe opens August 5 at…
Visiting Gundam Front. Tokyo, Japan. By Jun David. 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!
More Zootopia cosplay! Nick Wilde is Jannet “Incosplay” Vinogradova, Judy Hopps is Angela Bermudez. Photos by Andrés Herrera.
Harley Quinn cosplay by Shermie-Cosplay. Photo by Chibi Lilie Photography
Track: Dopethrone | Artist: Electric Wizard | Album: Dopethrone Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Chime Sharp, the sequel to one of my favourite old XBLA games, is now out on Steam. It’s got music by Kavinsky and Chvrches, and is rather good if you’re into games like Lumines
Pro skier Matilda Rapaport has been killed in Chile while shooting footage for Ubisoft’s upcoming sports game Steep The news was announced through her sponsors Red Bull, who told The Guardian “Matilda was an extraordinary athlete, traveling the world to find her passion, ride steep terrain and share her bright smile.” The 30 year-old Swede…
Ana is now available for everyone on PC to play, and like I said in my original assessment, she’s great. After playing her for a bit today on live servers, though, I do have a few issues. Ana is a support sniper. She does the heals and the keels. My biggest issue with her doesn’t…
What goes into a game’s font? A lot, as this blog post from Kongregate’s Doug Stewart shows
Don’t Pokémon Go and drive. You’ll do something stupid. Like crash into a police car. The Baltimore Police Department posted this video earlier today, showing a guy—who instantly told the cops he had his eyes down playing Pokémon Go—driving straight into a parked police car. Everyone was OK, and the cops seemed awfully nice about…
I’ve always felt like the ArmA games have been one good overhaul from being true world-beaters. Let me explain. The ArmA games are, from a neutral perspective, hard as fuck. You need to memorise a ton of keyboard shortcuts, controls can be clunky, presentation is terrible and gameplay is utterly unforgiving. If you walk into…
Netflix’s Stranger Things: style over substance, but still a lot of fun. What it is: The streaming network’s latest bingeworthy series, a nostalgia-fest that piles a dozen Stephen King homages on top of a dozen more tributes to 1980s Spielberg, then bonks them together like action figures. What I’ve watched: Watched all eight episodes over…
Actor Terry Crews has spent the last week showing the world the process of building his first gaming PC. It’s been adorable to watch. Crews was invited to a Battlefield 1 event at E3, where a bunch of celebrities played against each other, including Snoop Dogg and Jamie Foxx. This clued him into what’s interesting…
Today’s Final Fantasy XIV patch opens up the Palace of the Dead, a fascinating new dungeon that has randomized floors and self-contained equipment and leveling systems. Let’s check it out. Watch Fahey, Cecilia and I take a trip through this new dungeon, seeing how far we can get before Fahey gets stuck in a trap…
Being the very best (like no one ever was) is surprisingly difficult in Pokémon Go. You can’t just grind your way to a strong Pokémon anymore: you’ve got to get out there and explore. We’ve got some pointers to help you make the best out of your journey. From finding monsters out in the wild,…
Overwatch’s new hero, Ana, is now live for PC players. A new patch just dropped, bringing the recent round of major PTR changes over to regular servers. For more on what’s next, check out my recent interview with Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan
Just a few days after Twitch announced it would be cracking down on folks streaming Counter-Strike gambling sites, one of the most popular streamers, PhantomL0rd, had their account closed by Twitch. “The community has closed this channel due to terms of service violations,” reads a statement from Twitch on PhantomL0rd’s channel. Twitch refused to provide…
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