Jason Schreier

Game of Thrones Beer Is A Thing That Is Real And Actually Happening

Hey barkeep? BARKEEP. Today has been absolutely miserable, just filled with incest, fratricide, war, betrayal, beheading, oath-breaking, and dragons. Pour me a mug of IRON THRONE BLONDE ALE. Wait, what do you mean it’s not out til March? I WANT WESTEROS BEER NOW. ‘Game of Thrones’ Gets Its Own Beer [Rolling Stone]

Hey Square Enix, Where The Hell Is Bravely Default?

Dear Square Enix, This is getting ridiculous. It’s been two months since Bravely Default: Flying Fairy came out in Japan—where it flew off store shelves—and we have yet to hear a peep about a U.S. release. No hints, no promises, no nothing. Your PR representatives won’t say a word, no matter how many times I…

The first expansion pack for Star Wars: The Old Republic comes out Spring 2013

Here’s The Launch Trailer For The Minecraft Documentary

This is the trailer for Minecraft: The Story of Mojang, which comes out this weekend. On December 22, you can catch a one-time-only screening on Xbox Live (assuming you pay for Gold). On December 23, you can start buying the DVD online. What do you think? Looks interesting, no?

Happy 25th Birthday, Final Fantasy. It’s Time To Get Your Act Together.

Happy birthday, Final Fantasy! You were first released in Japan on December 18, 1987. You’re 25. Good times. Now listen. We need to talk. There used to be a day when seeing the name “Final Fantasy” meant we were about to play something fantastic, when your “brand”—as the kids like to call it these days—was…

The Knights of New Vegas

Feargus Urquhart was freaking out. He and his team at Obsidian Entertainment were about to take one of the biggest steps in the company’s history—launching a Kickstarter for a brand new video game—but something was wrong. The button to start up their crowdfunding page had turned grey. Nobody could click it. And the Kickstarter was…

Here Are Some Of The Bigass Bosses You’ll Fight In Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate

Via Capcom, here’s footage of the Wii U version of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, to be released this March for both Wii U and 3DS. More monsters: So what do you think? Cool? Monster-Huntery? I’ve never actually played a Monster Hunter game, so I need to hear your opinions (so I can repeat them at…

Fox News Expert Links Connecticut Shooting To Violent Video Games

We have yet to hear all the details on today’s horrific shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, which claimed the lives of 27 people this morning. News is still trickling in as we learn about what happened, how it happened, and why it happened. But Fox News is already bringing in experts to link the massacre to…

Layoffs Reported At Machinima [Update]

The YouTube network Machinima seems to have laid off at least some of their staff. Details are still pouring in, and we’ll update this post as we hear more, but we’ve seen reports on Twitter about layoffs at the large video network. Update: This afternoon, a Machinima rep sent over the following statement: Today Machinima…

Baldur’s Gate 3 Was Almost Made Four Years Ago

Here’s a heartbreaker: Obsidian Entertainment was *this* close to starting work on Baldur’s Gate 3. They spent over a year negotiating the deal. And then the whole thing fell apart. Speaking to me as part of an extensive interview—which will be part of a larger feature on Obsidian that will be up on Kotaku Monday—Obsidian…

Game of Thrones In Minecraft Is Still Pretty As Hell

The folks behind Westeroscraft are hard at work on their ridiculous project to re-create the whole world of Game of Thrones in Minecraft Their latest work: a total overhaul of King’s Landing, the capital city that you can see in the shots above. (Wondering how they got the pictures to look so good? Check out…

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: The Kotaku Review

“I’ve found it is the small things, every act of normal folk that keeps the darkness at bay,” Gandalf the Grey says somewhere near the middle of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. “Simple acts, of kindness and love.” The Hobbit is not a small movie, but it is filled with small people doing small things.…

Their Kickstarter Made $170,000, But Now They’re Out Of Money

In February, the Kickstarter for Code Hero raised over $170,000. Now they’re out of money. Code Hero‘s creators have been somewhat unresponsive recently, and some of the project’s backers have taken to the Code Hero Kickstarter page to complain about the lack of updates. One or two have even hinted at a potential class-action lawsuit…

The Smartest & Dumbest Things Square Enix Did in 2012

Square Enix. It’s a name that evokes some powerful memories: what gamer hasn’t formed some sort of emotional connection with games like Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest over the years? If you play video games, you’ve probably played something developed or published by Square Enix. They’ve got tentacles everywhere. 2012 was an interesting year for…

At Least 10,000 People Want Dark Souls II On Wii U

Dark Souls II! Announced at the Spike VGAs last week, the sequel to From Software’s torturous role-playing game is coming to PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 next year. No Wii U. Some fans—at least 10,000, for starters—are a little peeved that there are no announced plans to bring Dark Souls II to Nintendo’s new console.…

The Story Of Gabe Newell, In One Minute

Brought to you by the same folks who told you everything you need to know about Uncharted in a minute and everything you need to know about Diablo in a minute, here’s Gabe Newell In A Minute. Of course it’d be impossible to sum up all of Newell’s accomplishments in just sixty seconds, but this…

The Cast And Crew Of G4’s X-Play Say Goodbye

Via Blair Herter, here’s the cast and crew of G4’s X-Play saying goodbye as they shoot their last episode. G4 cancelled X-Play, along with their other gaming-related shows, as part of a network-wide rebranding that will see G4 turning into an Esquire channel

You Can Now Buy And Sell In-Game Items In Team Fortress 2, More Games Coming Soon

Steam now has its own auction house. Valve is launching what’s called the Steam Community Market, a new platform that will allow you to buy and sell items for Steam Wallet cash within various games on the giant digital network. The service is launching in Team Fortress 2, with more games to come later. For…

Looks Like Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy Is Coming To iOS Today

There’s a listing for Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy up on the New Zealand iTunes Store, which almost certainly means that the rhythm game will be out in North America later today. Theatrhythm is a tap-tap-tap game in the style of Elite Beat Agents or Guitar Hero in which you strum your fingers across the screen to…

There’s A Hilarious Reason They Called The Game Warface

Warface? WARFACE. The people behind one of gaming’s most preposterous titles—a free-to-play shooter that somehow manages to combine the words “War” and “Face” without cracking a smile—have explained the rationale behind their decision. Speaking to Rock Paper Shotgun in a recent Q&A (which is worth a read!), Crytek boss Cevat Yerli answers the most important…