Jason Schreier

And The Xbox Game With The Most Users In 2012 Was… Call of Duty (Of Course)

Call of Duty earned both the first and second spot of Major Nelson’s annual Xbox rankings, which is a pretty impressive (if totally unsurprising) achievement for Activision’s popular military shooter franchise. Halo 4 took third place on the list, which measures the top 20 games based on the number of unique users that connected to…

Teenage Murderer Says He Loves Violent Video Games. NBC Thinks There’s A Connection.

Last week, 15-year-old Nehemiah Griego killed his entire family: both parents and three siblings. He confessed to the crime, saying he did it because he was frustrated with his mother. And he got really excited to discuss violent video games with the police, according to an NBC report “It was kind of what he was…

You’ll Be Able To Pay Money For Better Weapons In Dead Space 3

It’s hard to get good at a video game. It can require a ton of practice and effort. You’ll have to hone your skills over time, training your eyes and fingers to react with split-second precision and speed. Or you could just use your credit card. Dead Space 3, an upcoming sci-fi horror game from…

This Guy Will Do All Of Your Chores While You Play Call of Duty: Black Ops 2‘s New DLC

This trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2‘s new map pack, Revolution, is actually pretty funny. Out next Tuesday for Xbox 360 (and later for other consoles), Revolution actually lets you play as the zombies in Call of Duty‘s popular undead-killing mode. This trailer is designed for people worried that the new DLC might…

Resident Evil Revelations Is Coming To Xbox 360, PS3, And Wii U On May 21

Capcom’s 3DS game, Resident Evil Revelations (not to be confused with Revelaitons) is getting a console port, Capcom announced today. Revelations, a survival horror action game that stars series mainstays Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield, was well received when it hit 3DS early last year. Totilo loved it, calling Revelations “one of the 3DS’s most…

Twelve Things You Should Know About The Stellar, Stunning Ni no Kuni

You are perhaps wondering whether or not you should play Ni no Kuni, the RPG by Level-5 and Studio Ghibli that comes out today on PlayStation 3. Let me put it simply: Yes. Ni no Kuni is a fantastic game. Although I haven’t played enough to feel comfortable writing up a full review—I’m around 14…

Three Avatars Do Battle In This Six-Minute Cinematic Trailer For The Elder Scrolls Online

Released to herald the start of open beta for The Elder Scrolls Online, here’s a new cinematic trailer for Bethesda’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game. You can sign up for beta over at the official website for TESO, which will be out this year for Mac and PC.

Looks like there’ll be a Nintendo Direct tomorrow with new Wii U games—9am Eastern Time.

Sick Of His Lego Wii, He Upgraded To A Lego Wii U

YouTuber Kooberz has a ridiculous collection of Legos, and he uses it to keep us entertained. This time, he’s upgraded his Lego Wii to a Lego Wii U, complete with GamePad—which he actually built as a shell for his iPad! How cool is that? Also, Donkey Kong Country music makes this video eternally rewatchable.

If There Were An Ikaruga Movie, It Would Look Like This

Brought to you by YouTube user bloodrunsclear, the impressive editor behind fake trailers for Day Z and Dishonored, this movie is based on footage from actual movies (and custom voiceover). Ikaruga, you may remember, was a shoot-em-up for Dreamcast in which you had to switch between red and blue polarities in order to take down…

Killer App: The Vita (Finally) Gets Its Very Own Anime Fishing Game

This is Let’s Fish! Hooked On, a new game for the Vita that lets you play as anime guys and gals who like to go fishing. Out on January 29 for $19.99, Let’s Fish! was developed by Japanese studio SIMS, one of the companies behind SEGA Bass Fishing and Ape Escape, among other games. Here’s…

Bungie Uses Halo Helmet To Cheer Up Sick Child

Two weeks ago, Redditor fiscal_ asked if anyone knew how to get in touch with Bungie, the creators of Halo. His son, a big Halo fan, had just received a liver transplant, and fiscal_ wanted to cheer him up with some sort of Halo-themed gift. It worked. Yesterday, fiscal_ came back to the Halo Reddit…

That Crazy Sega/Namco/Capcom Crossover RPG Project X Zone Is Coming To America

Project X Zone, a strategy-RPG and crazy collaboration between Namco Bandai, Sega, and Capcom, is coming to North America, Europe, and Australia this summer. The 3DS game features characters and worlds from all sorts of games, from Darkstalkers to Valkyria Chronicles to Street Fighter. Other franchises making appearances in the nutty game: Tekken, Mega Man,…

NRA Boss Responds To Game About Shooting Him In The Head: ‘It’s The State Of Our Country’

Last week, a member of the Encyclopedia Dramatica forums created a game where you shoot NRA boss Wayne LaPierre in the head On Friday, LaPierre addressed the game, rambling to Sean Hannity about how it shows America’s hypocrisy and how games are evil and all that jazz. You can see the full clip above. Of…

Here’s The Official Commercial For Fire Emblem: Awakening

It’s really, really intense. EVERY DECISION COUNTS. THIS IS LIFE. THIS IS DEATH. FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING I’ve been playing a bit of Nintendo’s strategy-RPG, which comes out for 3DS on February 4, and yeah, it’s intense, especially if you play with perma-death on. Look forward to more impressions (and a full review) closer to February.

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Massive Layoffs Crush Gas Powered Games Just Days After Launch Of $1.1 Million Kickstarter [Update]

We’ve heard from two sources that there have been big layoffs at Gas Powered Games, the company that just launched a Kickstarter for $1.1 million to make their next game, Wildman One source said these layoffs may be connected to the Kickstarter’s current performance, which you could argue has been disappointing, based on their goal.…

The Slow, Excruciating Death Of Final Fantasy

Civilization creator Sid Meier once famously said that a game is “a series of interesting decisions.” Final Fantasy All The Bravest, a new game that came out for iOS on Thursday, has one interesting decision: How much money would you like to give Square Enix? All The Bravest, a series of micro-transactions disguised as a…

Heroes, Castles, And One Janky Tower Defense Game

The iTunes description for Heroes & Castles, a new third-person tower defense game that hit iOS yesterday, says it has “incredible console quality graphics.” Really, they should’ve stuck with mobile-quality graphics. Maybe some nice 2-D sprites and backgrounds. Then maybe this game would be more fun to play. Don’t get me wrong—Heroes & Castles is…

Skyrim‘s DLC Is Coming To PS3 Next Month

Finally! Skyrim‘s downloadable content, until now exclusive to Xbox 360 and PC, is making its way to the PlayStation 3. Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn will all be on the PlayStation Network in February. They’ll all be 50% off during their launch week In case you’re a PS3 player and you haven’t been paying attention, here…