Jason Schreier

The Puzzles In The Newest Professor Layton Sure Look Different

While previous Professor Layton games have featured mostly static, two-dimensional puzzles, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask has more interactive, 3D fare. Which is appropriate, since it’s on the 3DS. THREE DEE. Miracle Mask is out this Sunday.

New Paper Mario Trailer Stars One Hell Of A Goat

Or at least one goat. And a boat. And a world map! And lots of other delightful, charming content that the Paper Mario series is known for. Paper Mario: Sticker Star is out for 3DS on November 11.

Fire Emblem: Awakening Looks Absolutely Tremendous

At E3, Reggie casually mentioned (to Kotaku) that the newest Fire Emblem game will be coming to North America Thank god for that: footage from the game is looking wonderful. Fire Emblem: Awakening is out for 3DS in early 2013.

If You Like Running Down A Street And Shoving People, You’ll Probably Like This Game

This is Shove Pro, a new game that is hitting iPad and iPhone this November. It… well, I think I’ll just let this silly trailer speak for itself.

Zynga Has Lost $160 Million This Year So Far

2012 has been rough for the company behind FarmVille. Zynga has lost a total of $160 million during the nine month period from January to September 30, 2012, the company said in an earnings report today This includes a loss of $52 million over the past three months. Yesterday, Zynga laid off 150 staff and…

This New Professor Layton Commercial Is So Bad It’s Kinda Good

It comes full circle! What is it with Nintendo and Penelope Cruz, by the way? Do they have some sort of Penelope Cruz commercial quota to hit this year? Genuinely curious.

Strange New Resident Evil 6 Patch Will Unlock Ada Wong Right Away

In a very unusual move, Capcom is releasing a free Resident Evil 6 patch in mid-December that will unlock the Ada Wong campaign—previously available when you beat all the other campaigns—for players right away. The new patch for the maligned horror-survival game will also offer new camera and subtitle options. Here’s Capcom: Capcom is pleased…

If You’ve Got A Vita, Here’s A Strange New Game To Check Out

Yesterday XSEED Games released Orgarhythm, a hybrid real-time-strategy rhythm game that looks more than a little strange. If you’ve got a Vita, you can buy it on the PlayStation Network for 30 bucks. There’s a launch video above. And here’s XSEED PR’s description of the game: In Orgarhythm, players are tasked with protecting their god…

One Warning For Anyone Who Plans To Play Virtue’s Last Reward

Late Saturday night, I finally finished Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward, the game that’s been keeping me up every night for the past two weeks. I clocked 26 hours and 20 minutes. It was fantastic. As I played, I had been bugging Kirk non-stop. “Dude, you’ve gotta play this. You will totally love this game.…

Persona 4 Golden Continues To Look Ridiculously Awesome

Here’s a new trailer for the Vita remake of Persona 4, which Atlus will release on November 20. Anyone buying a Vita just for this? I’d totally consider it if I didn’t have one already.

It Only Took Seven Months For Apple To Make Me Feel Like A Chump

On March 7, Apple announced the iPad 3. “Look how shiny it is!” Apple’s executives preached to a crowd full of cheering fans and press. “Retina display! Brand new graphics! You want one!” The pitch worked on me, and I bought one right away. Sure, it cost $600, but between the spectacular resolution, the impressive…

Apple Announces New, Fourth-Generation iPad With Double Graphics Power

Surprise! Apple today announced a brand new fourth-generation iPad that will be significantly more powerful than the last one. Showing off the new hardware’s specs at a press conference today, Apple’s Phil Schiller said it will have a ten-hour battery life and significantly more powerful graphics than the iPad 3, which was released in March.…

Wow, Final Fantasy‘s Combat Really Is Based On Football

I’ve written before about how RPGs parallel football in many ways, and how the ebb and flow of an NFL game mirrors traditional turn-based combat. So it was vindicating to see this great 1UP interview with Hiroyuki Ito, a veteran game designer and one of the engineers behind many of Square’s Final Fantasy games, all…

Eleven Japanese Video Game Names You Won’t Believe Are Real

Today marks the release of lovely little adventure game Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward, and if you think that’s a silly name, you’re not alone. For decades now, Japanese developers have whipped up a great number of video games with titles that seem more than bizarre to Western audiences. As an unabashed fan of Japan-made…

Aksys has confirmed that Amazon customers can now re-order Virtue’s Last Reward and get the pre-order bonus.

Seen In China: A Home-Made Pac-Man Vehicle In A 600-Meter Race

Found at The Atlantic, here’s a Pac-Man-themed kart racer cruising down a 600-meter track. Taken in Hong Kong, China during the amateur Red Bull Soapbox Race on October 14, this great picture is part of a larger Atlantic post that documents some scenes from China in 2012. People are going crazy over Pac-Man and his…

At Least One Person Is Already Waiting In Line For The Wii U

Isaiah-Triforce Johnson, who is actually named Isaiah-Triforce Johnson (I’ve seen his passport!), has made a name for himself as the first person to buy just about every piece of Nintendo hardware in recent history. He was the first to buy the Wii and the first to buy the 3DS. Now he wants to be first…

Broken Pre-Order Promise Angers Fans Who Wanted Rubber Watch [UPDATE]

A pre-order mix-up has left a number of gamers upset at both retailer Amazon and Aksys Games, the publisher behind the great adventure game Virtue’s Last Reward On September 14, Amazon promised to ship the above rubber watch as a bonus to anyone who pre-ordered Virtue’s Last Reward, which is out tomorrow for 3DS and…

A New Borderlands Game Is Coming to iOS Before The End of October

An advertisement in the official Borderlands 2 strategy guide says that the popular shooter series will come to iPhone and iPad by the end of October. The ad, first discovered by a Gearbox forum poster (and confirmed by Kotaku this morning), announces Borderlands Legends, an iOS game that “will blow your mind.” Here’s the full…

The Sequel To Corpse Party Is Coming To America

Japanese horror game Corpse Party pleased (and creeped out) a lot of Americans when it came out for PSP last fall—the morbid, horrifying adventure game is also surprisingly delightful. So it’s great news to hear that publisher XSEED Games is also localizing the sequel, to be digitally released for PSP this winter. Perhaps this is…