Jason Schreier

Microsoft’s Hologram Plans Apparently Leaked Back In 2012

Today, Microsoft announced Hololens, an ambitious new piece of hardware designed to make it so you can finally hang out IRL with Hatsune Miku. If that sounds familiar, that’s because it totally is: turns out we’ve kinda known about this for three years now. Way back in 2012, when everyone thought “Xbox One” meant the…

Hey PC gamers: Microsoft is holding a Windows 10 event in Seattle this morning that they say will have some interesting gaming news. You can watch the stream here or stay tuned to Kotaku for all the big news as it happens.

The Elder Scrolls Online Is Ditching Subscriptions

The Elder Scrolls Online will get a little cheaper this year, with Bethesda removing the subscription fee in preparation for the console release on PS4 and Xbox One this June. This move has been expected for a long time now, as the online Elder Scrolls game failed to make much of a splash when it…

Smash Tourney Organizer Steps Down Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

Influential Smash Bros. tournament organizer Johnathan “Alex Strife” Lugo will no longer be involved with this year’s Apex 2015 tournament following a string of allegations involving sexual harassment and other wrongdoing, an Apex representative said today. Apex, a major Smash tournament that has been an annual event for six years now, made a big splash…

Three More Classic Star Wars Games Are Getting Digital Releases

Just a couple months after the digital debut of X-Wing and TIE Fighter, the folks at Good Old Games have announced plans to start selling three more classic Star Wars titles: Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance, and Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds Saga That sure is a mouthful. In addition to…

Winning Hearthstone Play Had A 0.00041% Chance Of Happening

Over the weekend, during a Hearthstone tournament, one player lucked into a killer combination not once, not twice, but three damn times in a row, beating the odds in extraordinary fashion This happened during week 8 of the ESL Hearthstone Legendary Series. Video here: Some context: The player who starts on top, Kitkatz, has a…

People Really Want The Smaller New 3DS

Last year in Japan, Nintendo released two new models of the New 3DS. Next month in Europe, Nintendo will release two new models of the New 3DS. And on February 13 in North America, Nintendo will release… one model of the New 3DS. Yep, instead of getting to choose between two different versions of Nintendo’s…

Meet The New Man In Charge Of Final Fantasy

The director of Final Fantasy XV is reading your comments, Kotaku. Hope you’ve got good ones. Hajime Tabata, the newly-elevated Square Enix superstar who is helming the next two major Final Fantasy games—Type-0 HD (this March) and XV (eventually)—told me on Friday that sometimes, when he has spare moments, he goes through Kotaku comments and…

How To Share Information With Kotaku

Here at Kotaku, we strive to cut through corporate nonsense and press releases to tell you real stories about the world of video games. In order to help us do that, we want people to be able talk to us securely and anonymously. So we’ve created a guide for anyone who wants to tip or…

Hope You Didn’t Just Pay $400 For An Xbox One

Did you buy an Xbox One at some point in the past two weeks? Well, Microsoft’s got some fun news for you: they’re dropping the price yet again That’s right, after selling the Xbox One at $350 late last year and then hiking it back up to $400 on January 3, Microsoft is now offering…

Suikoden II Has Great Animal Noises

Hey Suikoden II, what sound does the horse make? Oh. OK. And what sound does the chicken make? Good talk. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @jasonschreier

The Majora’s Mask 3DS Is Sold Out For Now [UPDATING]

We’re updating this post with all the latest information on the hot limited edition Majora’s Mask New 3DS XL. Updates will be listed in reverse chronological order, with the newest info we have on top. UPDATE 25 (3/24, 1:58pm): It’ll be back at GameStop tomorrow UPDATE 24 (2/13, 5:13pm): And now Target is cancelling orders…

Xenoblade Chronicles X Sure Looks Impressive

Oh hey there, new trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles X. You’re looking oh so fine. I’m still not sure how the folks at Monolith Soft are managing to eke so much out of the frustratingly underpowered Wii U, but hey, I’ll take it. I mean, just check out that video footage. It looks wonderful. Hopefully they…

The White House Is Now Taking Steps To Fight DDoS Attacks

Last month, attackers took down the PlayStation Network for several days, embarrassing Sony and leaving tons and tons of gamers unable to feed their Destiny addictions for almost a week. This is all thanks to what’s called a Distributed Denial of Service attack, where a person or a group of people send an inflated amount…

Nintendo (Sorta) Explains Why The Smaller New 3DS Is MIA

When Nintendo officially announced the New 3DS XL this morning, fans across North America had one big question: where’s the smaller one? In Japan, where the New 3DS launched last year, there were two versions of the system: regular and XL. The regular one, a smaller model that’s around the same size as the original…

New Majora’s Mask 3DS XL Announced, And It’s Beautiful

If you were planning on holding out on the New 3DS XL for a Zelda special edition, then Nintendo’s got you covered. Not only is Majora’s Mask 3D coming out on February 13—same day as the New 3DS XL—it’s also getting a gorgeous special edition that will be out the same day. Guess I need…

Woo, Xenoblade 3DS Is Actually Coming To North America

Good news: the upcoming New 3DS exclusive remake of Xenoblade Chronicles is actually coming to North America this April, Nintendo announced this morning. No petitions necessary!

New 3DS XL Coming To America In February, Smaller One MIA

The New 3DS is coming out on February 13, Nintendo just announced. This release date is no surprise given yesterday’s leaks, but now it’s official. It looks like we’re only getting the New 3DS XL—no smaller version. In a video presentation this morning, Nintendo America president Reggie Fils-Aime gave us a walkthrough of all the…

Mario Party 10 is coming out this March, Nintendo just announced. It’ll hit the Wii U on March 20.

New Fire Emblem Announced For 3DS

The team behind Fire Emblem Awakening is making a new game for 3DS, Nintendo just announced. Though this game will be developed by Intelligent Systems, Nintendo says it’ll play differently than the last one, including challenges “the likes of which have never be seen in the series up until now.” No word on a name…