How Mega Man Survived Its Creator Leaving Capcom

After the success of Mega Man 2 in 1988, Akira Kitamura, creator of the character and director of the first two games in the series, left Capcom. This is the story of the struggles the team he left behind had in carrying on without him. This is an excerpt from Mega Man 3, by Boss…

The Controller For The Mini Famicom Seems Small

Do you have small hands? This might be the controller for you! In Japan, Nintendo has released console specs for its Famicom Classic Edition, but they do not include the controller’s width.  Going by the above specs, Japanese website Game Memo guesses that the Famicom Mini Controller is about 9cm across, which is about 3cm…

The Persona 5 Controversy In South Korea 

Persona 5 won’t be out in South Korea until next year, but the game has already caused some controversy there online. The game will be subtitled in Korean, which should make many players there happy. What isn’t making some happy is imagery on P5 character Ryuji Sakamoto’s shoes. He doesn’t always wear the same sneakers…

Kyoto Imperial Palace. Kyoto, Japan. By Evan Chambers 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!

When Disney Meets Pokémon

Krista Staggs is an artist who hasn’t just done a ton of video game work, but has also done childrens books and stuff for Disney theme parks as well. You can see more of Krista’s work at her personal site To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the…

Unofficial League Of Legends Game Coming To Steam

League Of Guessing is a game about League Of Legends characters that uses League Of Legends settings and assets. Riot is not in any way involved. Surprisingly, it’s coming to Steam. In addition to being a game with a bad name and worse acronym, LOG is a multiplayer League-themed trivia game where the objective is…

Dude Spends 4.5 Years Building Fantasy Kingdom In Minecraft

Welcome to the Kingdom of Galekin, one of the most impressive Minecraft creations I’ve seen in a long time. The work of one guy, Linard, it’s a sprawling fantasy world of hiw own creation, complete with multiple cities/settlements. I like that rather than being a recreation of an existing place from a TV show or…

Twelve Minutes Of The Modern Warfare Remastered Campaign

If any last generation shooter deserved a remaster, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was at the top of the list. I got to sit down with the campaign today. Here’s a playthrough of “Charlie Don’t Surf” for you to enjoy. Modern Warfare Remastered will release alongside Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare on November 4th…

Destiny players: Did you compete in the first Trials of Osiris? If so, how’d it go? Let me know how you did, what you thought of the new map, what weapons you had success with, etc. My own quick thoughts: The map (Last Exit) is weirdly balanced for 3v3, and I really didn’t like it…

New Anime Trolls ‘Boys’ Love’ Fans With Stupid Art

Gakuen Handsome is the wikiHow art of anime. Maybe it’s sincere. Probably, it’s winking at you with an ironic smile. Definitely, it is disorienting and hilarious. Originally a romantic adventure game, the Gakuen Handsome anime’s first episode aired today on Crunchyroll. It its three and a half minutes, a protagonist who was maybe drawn in…

Stardew Valley’s 1.1 update, the first big one since launch, is now live. Highlights include new marriage options (Shane and Emily), divorce, new farm maps, new areas, new building types, magical construction. See all that stuff in action above.

Mission Impossible Is The Best New Addition To Lego Dimensions

Disguised as a foreign dignitary, top IMF agent Ethan Hunt slips into the embassy party completely unnoticed, his friends Mr. T, Finn, Abby Yates and Harry Potter trailing close behind him. This is so dumb. It’s perfect. Of all the new content that recently launched in the first wave of season two content for Lego…

Popular Minecraft YouTuber Opens Up About Eating Disorder

YouTube celebrities, especially women in the beauty vlogging community, have been open about how their extremely public job affects their mental health. In many cases, showing their face to millions of people has led them down dark paths. Self-harm, anxiety, depression and eating disorders are just some of the mental health issues inspired by being…

Four Years Later, Mass Effect Fans Are Still Trying To ‘Fix’ Tali’s Sex Scene

When people think ‘Mass Effect’ and ‘controversy,’ the first thing that typically comes to mind is the commotion around the endings, but that wasn’t the only thing fans took issue with. Remember the whole thing around Tali’Zorah’s romance? (NSFW and spoiler warning.) Tali is a romance able squadmate who, throughout the entirety of the saga,…