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Celebrating Our Lucky (And Well-Loved) Gaming Controllers

This deeply unintimidating GameCube controller is precious to me (and one of the last functional ones I own). It brings me luck and joy and brilliant Super Smash Bros. air dodges. And it has damned many challengers in its long and hard life. No, I’m not proud of how it looks—the duct-taped cord, the gunk-covered…

Ni no Kuni II Delayed Two Months 

It is with great sadness that I report that I have delayed yet another game: Ni no Kuni II is now coming out in January. The role-playing game, a PS4 and PC sequel to the 2013 PS3 game Ni no Kuni, was previously scheduled for November. “We have decided that more development time is required in…

Metal Gear‘s 30th Anniversary Is Today 

Konami released the first Metal Gear on July 13, 1987. Created by Hideo Kojima, the stealth game came out on the MSX2 computer and went on to spawn a successful and beloved franchise. Today, fans are saying thanks. Under the hashtag #MG30th and #メタルギア30周年 (or “Metal Gear 30th Anniversary”), Twitter users have been uploading photos,…

Night. Copenhagen, Denmark. By Dana Ilmansyah. 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! 

Mario Kart VR Looks Nuts

I know we’ve already written about this, but boy, just look at this new footage of the official virtual reality version of Mario Kart that you can play in Tokyo this summer.

Doomfist’s New Skins Are Cool

Doomfist, the newest addition to the cast of Overwatch, has some new skins and sprays that are popping up on the game’s PTR As Dot Esports have catalogued there are ten skins in total, ranging from “just change the colour of his robot arm” to “holy shit get a look at this human paintjob”. Here…

You can now roast a delicious marshmallow in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. The new “Roasted” gesture lets you make a well-done summer treat, courtesy of Call of Duty‘s Days of Summer event, which runs until August 1.

EVE Online‘s Real Life Planet-Discovery Minigame Is Live Now

EVE Online has taken a step out off of the science fiction stage and into the realm of real-world astronomy: Right now, thousands of EVE players are digging through gigabytes of raw scientific data, scouring the Milky Way for evidence of distant planets. Project Discovery, a collaborative project between CCP Games, Massively Multiplayer Online Science…

Heavy Rain‘s Most Gruesome Scene Is Still Gut-Wrenching

In preparation for the upcoming narrative game Detroit, I’ve been streaming David Cage’s 2010 crime thriller Heavy Rain over the last two weeks on Kotaku’s Twitch channel. Last night, we reached the game’s most iconic and brutal scene. Heavy Rain revolves around the Origami Killer, a serial murderer who kidnaps children, drowns them in rainwater,…

StarCraft II‘s Nova Expansion Is Like The StarCraft: Ghost We Never Got

One of the great tragedies in video game history is the demise of StarCraft: Ghost, a game that spent nearly a decade in development hell before fizzling completely. Although we’ll likely never play that game, there exists a decent substitute inside of a game Blizzard did release—StarCraft II Last year, Blizzard released a series of…

What Remains Of Edith Finch is coming to the Xbox One on July 19th. The melancholic narrative game was previously only available on Playstation 4 and PC, and you know what, it’s pretty good

Thousands Of Websites Stand Up For Net Neutrality

Today thousands of websites are protesting the government’s recent threats against net neutrality, a harbinger of the internet apocalypse. Internet behemoths like Google, Amazon (which owns Twitch) and Reddit as well as smaller sites like Ifixit and Plays.TV are participating in today’s day of action against internet service providers’ push for, among other things, the…

Hitman’s next Elusive Target is The Entertainer, coming to the Bonus Mission of Marrakesh for 10 days starting July 14. The blog post says it’s “the final Elusive Target to be released for the first season of Hitman,” so we’ll see what happens next. RIP, Targets (Get it? Ah, you get it…).

Nintendo Switch Battery Issue May Not Be As Bad As It Looks

If your Switch battery appears to drain rapidly, it might be an issue with the battery indicator, and not your actual battery. Since launch, some Switch owners have intermittently reported issues with the battery draining rapidly. This recent video from YouTube channel Switch Force shows a couple egregious examples—one person’s battery drains from 100% to…

Arms’ Ranked Mode Gets Big Improvement

Arms’ first big update addeda few much-requested features to the slinky-limb fighting game—and took away some unpopular ones. Most of those features improve upon Arms’ strong Ranked Mode, the game’s bread and butter. Max Brass, Arms’ single-player final boss, is now a playable fighter. He’s the “reigning champion” of Arms’ Grand Prix, a tournament in…

A Psychological Thriller Where You Solve Puzzles With Phone Apps

Get Even is a game that tries to mess with your mind as you shoot up guards and solve puzzles with your phone. As a mercenary, you have to rescue a teenage girl while moving through past and present memories. You start off at the beginning of the rescue attempt, in a green courtyard, armed…

Following our report on Capcom taking down fan translated videos of Dai Gyakuten Saiban, the videos are back up on YouTube. If you don’t mind me, I’m gonna go see what’s up with Asougi.

Pokémon Go’s Next Big Event Asks Players Worldwide To Work Together For Rare Prizes

When Pokémon Go Fest was announced for the city of Chicago, many players were bummed that they might miss out on the first live event for the game. Turns out, July 22nd is going to be a worldwide spectacular where everyone can participate. Folks in Chicago will get perks of course, including increased monster encouters,…

How Folks In Japan Get Their Gaming News In 2017

It’s actually not too different from the way people outside the country get their gaming news, but there are a few local twists. The above image is from Level-5’s newest anime The Snack World, which mixes contemporary Japanese mass culture with a role-playing game type world. In the image, the top banner reads “Hechima Kikou”…

Temple of Heaven. Beijing, China. By Kenny Wu. 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!