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Today in Kagawa, Japan, the local government passed a rule about underage gaming: For those under 18 years old, gaming is limited to sixty minutes a day. Minors can play for 90 minutes on holidays. The government cannot legally enforce this ruling but is asking parents to 

Japanese Idol Says Selling Bathwater Was Her Management’s Idea

In January 2019, pop group the Banana Monkeys offered their bath water for 100,000 yen ($930) online. It went under the listing “Leftover hot water from an idol bath,” and two members of the group appeared in a YouTube clip, fully clothed in the tub. Member Tenka no Chanyuki says this wasn’t the group’s idea…

Dotombori River. Osaka, Japan. By Mike Kilcoyne. 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 

Canceled Soccer Game Played In Front Of 60,000 Fans (On Twitch)

Spanish sides Real Betis and Sevilla were supposed to play each other in real life on Sunday night, but La Liga’s covid-19 lockdown put paid to that. Not to matter, since both sides just picked one player each—their champion—and had them play the match on FIFA 20 instead. As Eurogamer report, Sevilla chose on-loan defender…

The Steam Game Festival: Spring Edition comes to Steam tomorrow through March 23, Geoff Keighley announced on Twitter today. It will feature demos and other highlights of over 40 games that were supposed to be shown at GDC. The event goes live at 1pm ET/10am PT.

Rebuilding A Virtual City As The Real World Crumbles

It’s a very strange time in the world right now, to say the least. As the world’s governments address covid-19, there’s one major nation that’s been dragging its feet: the United States of America. As Wall Street receives cash injections while workers worry about losing their jobs, it’s fallen to local communities to look after…

Fortnite’s 12.20 update brings a helicopter, changes to Pleasant Park and the Oil Rig, and the addition of locker presets. Spy Games are also live: players choose a faction and play an LTM called Operation to secure Intel, which unlocks weapons and skills that can be used during the matches. Players can change factions at…

Nintendo’s online services are currently experiencing some outages. “Unfortunately, we’re having some issues with our network services,” the company announced on its UK Twitter account. “We’re looking to rectify the situation as soon as possible. You can check the company’s network status page for updates. 

Ready to learn about the PlayStation 5‘s system architecture? Mark Cerny, the console’s lead system architect, will give an in-depth look at that tomorrow at 9AM PST on the PlayStation Blog. 

Here’s a very cool, hour-long behind-the-scenes look at how Nioh 2 was made, following director Fumihiko Yasuda around as he puts the finishing touches on the game.

Amazing Photos Make Action Figures Look Like Action Movies

When photographer Matthew Cohen takes shots of his toys, he doesn’t just line them up on a shelf. He makes them come alive. On his Instagram account shootingthegalaxy, Matthew takes incredible photos of action figures staged in images that make them look like they’re in the middle of the movie/TV show they originally came from,…

Zelda Glitch Grants Unlimited Korok Seeds

This isn’t the first time Zelda fans have found a way to get hold of easy Korok seeds, but it’s certainly the easiest. Where previous exploits have needed quite a bit of timing and skill, this one only needs you to get to the top of the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab and inch your way…

Nintendo’s having an Indie World Showcase this Tuesday at 1pm ET/10am PT. It will be 20 minutes and feature indie games coming to the Switch.

Track: Lost Cause (Version 2) | Artist: Beck | Album: Sea Change

Death Stranding Makes More Sense Now Than Ever

When Death Stranding launched last year, I thought, boy, this is a timely game. That it was all an allegory for working at Amazon in some dystopian future. Maybe, but now, the game seems more relevant than ever. It’s not just because the game features the political implications of a fractured country. In Death Stranding,…

With The NBA Season Suspended, Taiwanese Sports Channel Broadcasts The Anime Slam Dunk

Last week, the NBA decided to suspend the season after a player tested positive for the novel coronavirus. That means that fans will have to wait until the season resumes to watch the season. One sports network in Taiwan came up with an excellent way to satisfy viewers hungry for basketball: the anime Slam Dunk …

Manga Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is getting a PlayStation 4 game. Sony announced that the title will go on sale next year in Japan, letting players slay demons on their PS4. No word yet on an international release.

Control’s first big expansion, The Foundation, will be out March 26 on PC and PS4, and June 25 on Xbox One.

NBA, Premier League Teams Are Simulating Canceled Matches In Video Games

Without any actual games in the NBA or English Premier League for the foreseeable future, teams are stuck having to pretend that matches are going ahead using the power of video games. Take the Phoenix Suns, for example, who having recovered from the shock of the season’s suspension are going to be playing out the…

There Sure Are A Lot Of Trains In The Half-Life Series

I’ve played all the Half-Life games a lot. I already knew that there were a few trains in the series. But I had no idea just how many trains are jammed in games like Half-Life 2. And I also had no idea that many of them are based on real trains. Luckily, Youtuber Amtrakguy365 created…