Jason Schreier

Check Out StarCraft II‘s Zeratul’s New Abilities

Today, Blizzard released Whispers of Oblivion, a free prologue to StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void that you can get now if you want to pre-purchase the game. (If you don’t feel like shelling out $40 for a game that won’t be out for at least another few months, don’t worry: Oblivion will be free…

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void’s Zeratul-helmed prologue, Whispers of Oblivion, is live now—if you pre-purchase the game. If you don’t want to pre-order, you’ll still be able to get it for free later this year. We’re also checking out the prologue and will have impressions later this week.

Hey, look, it’s Shenmue III The folks behind the third Shenmue released this brief teaser video today in an attempt to muster up some last-minute pledges for the Kickstarter, which ends in three days. Their estimated release date is December 2017, although I’d be shocked if we see it earlier than 2018.

Warcraft Movie Footage Leaks From Comic Con

Last weekend at Comic Con, the folks behind the Warcraft movie showed off a bunch of footage that was meant to be exclusive to the show. As was inevitable, it’s leaked. Watch this leaked version quick, before Legendary tries to take it down. Here’s hoping they realize that trying to keep this stuff secret is…

Dead Island 2 Publisher Drops Developer

We haven’t heard much about Dead Island 2 since it was announced at E3 2014. Get ready to not hear much about it for quite some time to come—publisher Deep Silver just announced that they’re dropping the developer, Yager (best known for Spec Ops: The Line). Says the publisher: With Dead Island 2, Deep Silver…

Why People Are Freaking Out Over Zero Escape 3

In 2012, I wrote that Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward should be Kotaku’s Game of the Year. Three years later, it’s safe to say that… Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward should have been Kotaku’s Game of the Year. I started replaying Virtue’s Last Reward following recent news that Zero Escape 3 is a real thing…

It’s Official: No Kojima On Metal Gear Solid V‘s Box

Konami, a well-known Japanese spa manufacturer, yesterday uploaded final versions of Metal Gear Solid V’s box art. As you might expect, there’s no “Hideo Kojima” in sight. Previous versions of the cover of MGSV, which comes out September 1, featured both the Kojima Productions logo on the bottom left and the words “A Hideo Kojima…

Kirk and I went on the Mythocast podcast to talk about all things Destiny—you can listen to us ramble about The Taken King, Trials of Osiris, and other big Destiny subjects right here

Kotaku Asks: The Staff Of Kotaku

Hello, Kotaku. We’re Kotaku. Let’s chat. It’s Friday, so come ask us questions about whatever you’d like. We’ll keep an eye on this post for at least a few hours, if not longer. This is Kotaku Asks, a weekly feature where we invite guests from the world of gaming to come answer burning questions from…

Daybreak Games Hit By DDoS After CEO Threatens Lizard Squad Hacker

If you had trouble signing into online games like PlanetSide 2 or H1Z1 over the past day or two, you can blame whoever’s going after their servers. For the past couple of days, the studio Daybreak (formerly called SOE) has been getting hit by Distributed Denial of Service attacks that have rendered games like PlanetSide…

New Baldur’s Gate Announced, Set Between I And II

It’s been 17 years since the release of Baldur’s Gate, which, of course, makes this the perfect time for an expansion pack. Last night, the folks at Beamdog—best known for releasing Enhanced Editions of the two Baldur’s Gate games—announced Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear, a new entry in the series that’s set place between BG1…

PS4 Owners Campaign For A Better PSN

The PlayStation Network, a premium subscription service that occasionally lets you play video games online, has a lot of problems. PS4 fans want to change that. For all of Sony’s successes this generation, they’ve had a really tough time maintaining a stable, competent network for online services. In addition to random spurts of downtime, the…

Mega Man Legends Successor’s Kickstarter Is Kinda Sloppy

You might think that, given the widespread love for Mega Man Legends (and the loud outcry when Capcom cancelled #3), a spiritual successor wouldn’t have trouble finding funding. Yet Red Ash,a Kickstarter by Mega Man designer Keiji Inafune that’s just about as close as we’ll ever get to a Mega Man Legends 3, hasn’t made…

So is the new Hitman episodic or a full game or what? Here’s some clarity, via the developers: on December 8 you can spend $60 to buy a digital version that will be updated with new stuff over the course of the following year. Or you can buy it on disc “at some point” in…

How Kickstarter Saved Obsidian

In 2012, Obsidian Entertainment almost fell apart. The independent game studio had just suffered a major blow—the cancellation of a big-budget role-playing game they were developing with Microsoft—and they were struggling to make ends meet in the midst of an uncertain, transitional gaming industry. Josh Sawyer, one of the company’s public faces and the veteran…

Capcom Should Really Bring The New Phoenix Wright West

There’s a new Phoenix Wright game out in Japan today, which would be cause for way more celebration if publisher Capcom would just announce it for English release already. Dai Gyakuten Saiban (The Great Ace Attorney) is a distant prequel to the main Phoenix Wright games, set in the 19th century and starring the ancestors…

Phew, Harry Shearer Is Staying On The Simpsons After All

Harry Shearer, the talented voice actor behind Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, and a number of other iconic Simpsons characters (Otto! Dr. Hibbert! Rainier Wolfcastle!), will remain with the show for at least the next two years, Fox announced today (via THR). That’s despite Shearer’s proclamation in May that he would be leaving the show, which…

Fallout 4 Wins ‘Best of Show’ At E3 2015

Fallout 4, a video game about a grizzled German Shepherd who learns how to love, took home the Game Critics award for Best of E3 this year. Other big winners included Star Wars Battlefront and Uncharted 4 These E3 awards are selected by the most elite, top-notch video game outlets on the planet, and also…

Destiny Has A Cool Little Reward For Its Most Dedicated Players

Today, Bungie announced plans to add a new reward to Destiny, a video game in which Kirk and I just got to motherfucking Mercury. This one’s interesting: anyone who has pulled off 10 of Destiny’s most iconic tasks—like beating Crota’s End on hard or doing tons of public events—will get access to a unique year-one…

Destiny PS4 Is Slick As Hell

Here is a very pretty new limited edition PS4 that will ship on September 15 alongside the new expansion for Destiny, a video game about the triumphs and flaws of capitalism. Maybe the prettiest PS4 to date? Discuss. I already own a PS4, but this one’s got me really tempted. Says the PlayStation Blog: The…