Three Video Game Balloons from the 2015 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

These things are huge up close, guys. “Pikachu! Pikachu! Pikachu!” My family and I woke up entirely too early today and went to the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. After more than an hour of waiting with a restless kid—gotta get there early to get a good spot—the pageantry started to roll by. I shot…

These Avengers 2 Figures Are Amazing as Usual

While the world is raving about the new Captain America: Civil War trailer, on my shelf, it’s still The Age of Ultron It’s been a while since I’ve last written about a figure from Hong Kong collectible maker Hot Toys, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been collecting them. After completing my first Avengers collection,…

The Willfully Unemployed of Japan Have Their Own Mecha Manga

He fights so he doesn’t have to work. It’s a dystopian future where the world is dominated by the rule of work. Those who commit their lives to their jobs to become brainwashed drones are treasured and those who would be parasites, living off the hard work and resources of the working population, are hunted…

New in First 4 Figures’ world of pricy collectible toys is this Mega Man X Zero statue. At 17 inches high, it comes in the usual flavors of Standard (two weapons) and Exclusive (two weapons plus LEDs embedded in the base and Zero), priced at $260 and $300. The statue can be pre-ordered here and…

Japanese High School Student’s Miniature Room Will Amaze You

A boring photo of some kid’s messy room, right? Wrong. A seventeen-year-old student in Tokyo who goes by “Mozu” created this 1/6 scale diorama of his bedroom. [Image: Mozu] Mozu introduced his work on the Japanese webforum 2ch and impressed the hell out of everyone. [GIF via yabukarabou] Here’s a miniature he did of a…

In The New Disaster Report, You Can Go to The Bathroom

The fourth installment of the Disaster Report series, Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories,is back from the dead, and it looks like the developers are aiming to show another side of natural disasters. Contrary to what has been theorized about the influence of Japan’s earthquake in 2011, the original Disaster Report 4 wascancelled due to then…

Chrono Trigger’s Millenial Fair Looks Great in 3D

Chrono Trigger started out with a boy and a girl running into each other at a fair. Only, the fair I remember was way less 3D. This piece of 3D fanart, built in Unreal Engine 4 by 3D modeler Michael Barrington, is a handpainted recreation of the main and portal areas of the Guardia Millenial…

Japanese Samurai Brought To Life in Living Color

Color might not make everything better, but it sure does put a new spin on old images. A hundred years ago, people would hand-paint color into black and white photos. Flash forward to the 21st century, and people are still painting color in old images, but just with better tech. The terrific subreddit ColorizedHistory has…

Eikando Temple Kyoto, Japan. By CHoyos. 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!

The Concept Art Behind Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Tombs, snowy mountains, sunken ships, bad dudes with guns, Lara looking ready to kick some ass…yup, this is Tomb Raider (which Evan thought was pretty good) On Friday, Titan will be relasing a Rise of the Tomb Raider art book, which is hardcover and runs around 190 pages. You can get it here In the…

The Patent On Loading Screen Mini-Games Is About To Expire

For twenty years, Namco Bandai has held patent US 5718632 A, which has given them ownership of the idea of a loading screen minigame. On November 27 (this Friday), that patent expires. This is a big deal! For two decades, companies that wanted to keep players busy during load times (likeRidge Racer’s amazing Galaga) either…

The Latest Warhammer Game Is Turn-Based Tactics Gone Brutal

It’s all fun in games in the PC version of classic Warhammer tabletop game Mordheim until somebody loses a limb—or their life. In Mordheim: City of the Damned, players create a war band and then pray they stay alive through enough missions to grow powerful and prosperous. It’s not an easy task, maintaining a group…

Gabe Newell Is In A Cooking Commercial, Gets Coffee Stolen

Ever wonder what Gabe Newell does with all those mountains of Valve money? Well, one outlet was investing in a cooking company called ChefSteps back in 2012. “They talked to me like a scientist, like an engineer, and this isn’t how I thought people in the cooking world talked” Newell told Eater in an interview.…

Fantastic Star Wars Cosplay Hasn’t Forgotten KOTOR

Is Knights of the Old Republic even canon anymore? Ah, who cares, this terrific cosplay is now Star Wars cosplay canon. Saphirais Satele Shan, Blood Spider is Darth Revan. Photos by So Say We All And just so you know, no, they’re not real lightsabers.

The Steam Controller Just Got A Great New Feature

If you’re a fan of action-RPGs, strategy games, or MOBAs, the Steam controller just became a much more viable option. Currently an opt-in beta feature, the Steam controller’s new Mouse Region functionality works like this: “This lets a touchpad be mapped to a configurable, fixed region of the game window, such that touching the pad…