Zero Escape: The Nonary Games, a remaster of the first two games in the Zero Escape trilogy, were released today on…
If you’ve always wanted to play 999 and Virtue’s Last Reward but don’t have a handheld, you’re now in luck. Both…
On Tuesday, publisher Aksys Games will release Zero Time Dilemma, the third and perhaps final entry in the Zero…

In 2012, I wrote that Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward should be Kotaku’s Game of the Year. Three years later, it’s…
When you think of the term "visual novel," you probably think of dating simulators stuffed full of anime tropes and…
999 is coming to iOS, sort of: The cult Nintendo DS game 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors is coming to iOS in visual novel form on March 17th, according to localizer Aksys Games' Facebook page. Called 999: The Novel, it'll be a story-only version of the original game. Despite that, it should still be a good… Read more
Bad news for Virtue's Last Reward fans—director Kotaro Uchikoshi says he hasn't been able to get a third game greenlit yet, although he's optimistic it'll happen one day. He should start a Kickstarter!
Crime is a constant feature of video games writing. Somewhere, someone is doing something illicit with…
Leiji Matsumoto's Space Pirate Captain Harlock is one of anime's greatest classics—a story told and re-told many…

Sometimes prior to a game’s release, companies create a flash game tie-in and post it on the game’s official…
Late Saturday night, I finally finished Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, the game that's been keeping me up every…
A pre-order mix-up has left a number of gamers upset at both retailer Amazon and Aksys Games, the publisher behind th…

I wrote a bit yesterday about Virtue's Last Reward, the fantastic…

Last Tuesday, I went to bed at around 10:30pm, hoping to get a decent amount of sleep. Maybe I'd wake up early, go…

I don't know how Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors slipped under so many peoples' radars. Maybe it was bad…
Have you played Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors? If not, you really should. It's a wonderful visual…

Republican Herman Cain quoted a Pokémon movie once more as he suspended his campaign for President of the United…

You have no idea how many press releases we see on a daily basis. From big companies, small companies, people…
Now you can pretend you're about to die a horrible death by drowning upon a sinking ship with the Gamestop…

You're a college student who finds himself trapped on a sinking ferry with eight other passengers, forced to play…