Jason Schreier

The top-notch strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic 3 will be remade in HD for PC and tablets, publisher Ubisoft announced today. It’s out in January.

How To Unlock The New Strike In Destiny: The Dark Below

Destiny‘s new DLC is out today, and with it comes a brand new strike called The Will of Crota that also doubles as the weekly heroic. Of course, the game doesn’t do a very good job of explaining how you can unlock and play that strike. That’s what we’re here for. It’ll take you about…

Destiny’s Weekly Strike Is Now Locked Behind DLC

Are you a Destiny player who didn’t buy today’s new expansion pack, The Dark Below? Hope you don’t plan on doing this week’s heroic strike. Because you can’t. Since the weekly strike is currently “The Will of Crota”—the new strike packed with Destiny‘s $20 expansion—players without the DLC won’t be able to do it. It’s…

Hearthstone‘s New Cards Are Friggin’ Insane

Hello. How are you? HAVE A MINE. Hearthstone‘s ‘Goblins vs. Gnomes’ expansion pack is out today, and it brings some 100+ new cards to Blizzard’s addictive digital card game. There’s no new adventure like there was earlier this year with Curse of Naxxramas, but this expansion does give us access to a truckload of ridiculous…

Paul McCartney’s Destiny Music Video Is… Bad

Destiny is fun and all, but you know what it really needs? Paul McCartney’s hologram flailing his arms while a group of guardians sits in a semi-circle, peacefully contemplating what it means to be human. Fortunately, McCartney’s got us covered, thanks to this hilariously corny music video that combines mawkish pop music with some of…

Everyone’s Trying To Figure Out The New Zelda‘s Map

Nintendo’s surprise Zelda footage reveal was the highlight of the Game Awards last Friday night, and with it came a close look at what appears to be the full world map for the upcoming Wii U game. Of course, the Internet is already exploding with theories about what’s on that map and how it’s all…

Final Fantasy VII‘s Scenes, Recreated By Over 100 Artists

Still bummed out about Square Enix’s major Final Fantasy VII tease on Saturday? Well, I can’t help you there. But at least I can share this rad fan video, created over four months with the help of some 100+ artists, that essentially tells all of Cloud’s story, from Midgar to the Promised Land. It’s really…

CD Projekt Red has delayed The Witcher 3 from February to May 19, 2015. “When we release the most important game in our studio’s history, we must be absolutely sure that we did everything we could to limit any bugs to a level that will allow you to enjoy the game thoroughly,” the developer said…

Final Fantasy VII PS4 Is The Ultimate Troll

During the PlayStation Experience keynote today, Square Enix came out to announce that Final Fantasy VII, one of the most critically acclaimed video games ever and a game that people have wanted to see remade for almost two decades, will be coming to the PlayStation 4. As a port. Yep, this is the PC version…

Day of the Tentacle Is Getting Remastered

A whole new generation of gamers will finally get to play Day of the Tentacle, one of the greatest adventure games ever created, thanks to a newly-announced remaster from Double Fine. Day of the Tentacle: Special Edition will be out for PS4, Vita, PC, and Linux. No release date yet.

Holy Crap, Yakuza 5 Will Be Out In The West Next Year

Bombshell! Yakuza 5, which many of us thought would never actually make it to Western shores, will come to North America for PS3 next year, Sony just announced. Here’s Sega with more details on the upcoming surprise localization, which is slated for next summer.

Free PlayStation games for you! Need for Speed on Vita, Mirror’s Edge on PS3, and Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare on PS4 will be free from 12pm PT today until 6pm tomorrow, EA just announced

OK, The Order: 1886 Looks Pretty Damn Cool

I wasn’t really sold on The Order 1886 before. Even after playing the upcoming PS4 shooter during this year’s E3, I left feeling like it was just another Gears of War-style gun-and-cover game. This trailer, though… well, I’m starting to change my mind. I totally want to hijack airships and assassinate nobles in steampunk Victorian…

Trey Parker’s Game Award Speech Was Pretty Great

This evening at The Game Awards, Trey Parker ran away with the Best Performance award thanks to his portrayal of a whole ton of characters in South Park: The Stick of Truth. Parker beat out Troy Baker (Shadow of Mordor), Adam Harrington (The Wolf Among Us), Melissa Hutchison (The Walking Dead), and, well, the one…

We’re Expecting A Lot Of New Game Announcements This Weekend

You know what’s better than video games? Video game announcements. There’s always something thrilling about a big surprise reveal and a well-done teaser trailer, even if we might not see the game in question for years to come. That’s why we’re stoked for this weekend. Consider this a PSA: you’ll want to check Kotaku even…

Even South Park‘s Kids Don’t Understand Pewdiepie

I guess it was only a matter of time. Tonight’s episode of South Park, titled #REHASH, was all about pop stars, holograms, and the one and only Pewdiepie. Like many folks above a certain age—including a lot of Kotaku readers—the kids of South Park just don’t get the appeal of the polarizing Pewdiepieand other YouTubers…

Microsoft Is Late On Paying Xbox Indie Developers (Again) [UPDATE]

For a very long time, the Xbox 360’s indie marketplace has been something of a wild west for small game developers, a place where it’s nearly impossible for a good game to stand out. Apparently it’s nearly impossible to get paid on time, too. This afternoon, a Destructoid community member put up a blog alleging…

Etrian Mystery Dungeon is coming to North America this spring, Atlus just announced. The upcoming 3DS game is a crossover between Etrian Odyssey and Mystery Dungeon, combining the former game’s characters and levels with the latter’s randomized spelunking. More info on Atlus’s website here

A Month-Long Race To See Who Can Finish 21 Final Fantasy Games First

One month. Two speedrunners. 21 Final Fantasy games. It’s an insane, sleep-depriving mission that will likely drive both participants insane: for the entire month of December, two gamers are going head to head in a live race to beat the entire single-player Final Fantasy catalog, plus some extras, like X-2 and Lightning Returns. (Here’s the…

Next Year’s Big Assassin’s Creed Is Set In Victorian London [UPDATE]

Next year’s Assassin’s Creed game will take place in London during the 19th century, Kotaku has learned thanks to an early leak. Farewell, Napoleon; hello, Jack the Ripper? This new entry in Ubisoft’s annual open-world action series, slated for release in the fall of 2015, will take us through the dirty back alleys and rattling…