It’s September. In Japan that means rice is being harvested across the country. It also means straw art. After the grains are harvested, rice straw (“wara” in Japanese) is left behind. In Niigata Prefecture, however, locals have been turning that rice straw into art with a yearly Wara Art Festival Bringing these giant beasts, not…
You thought the marching Pikachus were mesmerizing? They were! And so are these dancing electric rodents. Just. Look. At. Them. These clips were taken at last month’s Pikachu festivities in Japan—with YouTube users swapping out the Pocket Monster songs for pop tunes. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him…
Does a story of human teenagers with cursed demon weapons battling with vampires in post-apocalyptic Tokyo sound like fun to you? Then you’ll probably enjoy Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign In the wake of an apocalyptic virus that kills everyone over the age of thirteen, vampires make their presence known to the world, collecting…
Costumes can be hard work. If you really like Dragon Ball Z, want to dress up, and are kind of lazy, here are masks and outfits that require minimal effort. Famitsu reports that the Goku, Piccolo, and Frieza masks go on sale in Japan this month for 5,590 yen (US$47), 4,990 yen ($42), and 4,990…
To make a successful virtual idol like Hatsune Miku, you need two things: a good-sounding virtual voice and awesome visuals of your singer to capture people’s imaginations—which is why Vocaloid character designs tend to be so darn cool looking. Below is a collection of the best-looking character designs among the dozens of Vocaloids out there.…
The PlayStation 4 has a pretty Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Painconsole. The PS3 does not. One person decided to change that. Over on South Korea’s Ruliweb (via tipster Sang), net user NCDinos created this custom painted PlayStation 3, complete with the Diamond Dogs gold emblem and the “Molybdeum” misspelling. [Photo: Ruliweb] [Photo: Ruliweb]…
A 15 year-old student ended up in police custody after allegedly writing threats on Twitter, directed at Love Live!anime fans. According to Sankei News, this past July, the student allegedly wrote, “With this hand, I will kill all fans nationwide, leaving none behind.” Sankei added that the student also supposedly uploaded a photo of a…
Dusk. Kyoto, Japan. By Cheng Hoo Sew. 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!
Fallout 1 & 2 were isometric games. Fallout 4 is not. But because the first two were a big inspiration for Stasis developer and artist Chris Bischoff, and because Stasis is also an isometric game, he’s gone and imagined Fallout 4 as one too That fluttering sound you hear is millions of people’s hearts wishing…
It starts slow, and feels a little self-indulgent. But this Metal Gear Solid V debriefing ends with something of a genuine tear-jerker. Sorta like the games themselves. It’s funny as I was watching this I felt a little frustrated. This 10 minute video was essentially a montage of people telling Hideo Kojima how great he…
I got rank 40. I don’t want to talk about it. Thank you everyone for watching! /// Alright people. It all comes down to this. I have one shot. Or, technically, five shots. Heroes of the Storm reset its ranking system recently, meaning everyone playing has to go through 20 qualifying matches before receiving a…
A reader sent this over today, and at first I thought it was a mod. Nope, turns out it’s a glitch in GTA V, one which sucks pretty much all the textures and detail out of Los Santos, leaving one of the best-looking games on the planet looking more like something you’d find on an…
This isn’t the first time I’ve seen cosplayers make this joke, but it’s definitely the best. Sub Zero is Danquish, Elsa is Deanna Sarkar, photo by Martin Wong (via Dorkly)
There’s just something about video games with an isometric viewpoint, isn’t there?
Destiny’s story has been a punchline since the game came out. Story? What story? Destiny has a story? Good joke! And yeah, okay, yeah. Fair enough. This article was originally published on September 1, 2015. Of course, there is a lot of careful world-building going on in Destiny. You just wouldn’t know it from playing…
For nearly twenty years now, the Metal Gear Solid franchise has featured some of the most iconic characters and design in the business. As we say goodbye to Hideo Kojima’s involvement with the series—and maybe the series itself—I figured today was a good time to look back on the best of Metal Gear’s art. Most…
The desert soldier Azir has been a powerful presence for much of League of Legends’ current season, with the mage being picked or banned in practically every major tournament game. Now little more than a month away from the World Championship, Riot is finally knocking the guy down a peg. To those unfamiliar: Azir is…
Sony’s announced the big features coming to PlayStation 4’s upcoming 3.00 firmware update, and there’s lots to get excited about. PlayStation Blog has the details, revealing the firmware’s internal codename was “Kenshin.” There’s no release date yet, unfortunately, but it should be before the end of the year. The most exciting additions include streaming to…
Silent Hills might be dead, but Kojima sure as hell ain’t letting the memory fade away. Earlier this year, we caught a glimpse of a P.T. easter egg that allowed Metal Gear Solid players to use Lisa, P.T.’s infamous ghost, as a distraction against enemies. But that’s not the only Silent Hills shout-out in the…
Maybe you’ll like Mad Max more than Kotaku’s Chris Suellentrop did, and if you’re gonna be playing on the PC, I’ve got some good news. Warner Bros.’ track record with the PC lately is not so great. While Shadow of Mordor was excellent, Mortal Kombat X and Batman: Arkham Knight were both trainwrecks. With Batman,…
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