Jason Schreier

Portal 2 users can now design co-op maps. Own the game? You get a 75%-off coupon to give to a friend.

Gabe Newell Hopes He’s Wrong About Windows 8

In an interview with GameTrailers TV that will air tonight, Valve head Gabe Newell elaborates a little bit on his distaste for Windows 8. Here’s the video, in which Newell says he hopes he’s wrong about Windows 8 being a “catastrophe,” because if he’s wrong, the company will wind up making a lot more money.…

One Of Those People Who Brings Japanese Games To America Is Answering Your Questions Right Now [Interview Over]

Ever wonder how a Japanese game makes its way to the U.S.? What exactly does video game localization consist of? How many millions and millions of video game letters get translated from Japanese to English every year? Here today we have Jessica Chavez from XSEED Games, a small game publisher you might recognize as the…

Nintendo Criticized For Not Doing Enough To Keep ‘Conflict Minerals’ Out Of Their Products

Many of the materials used to make electronic devices are helping fuel ongoing bloody wars in the Congo—and a new report accuses Nintendo of not doing enough to ensure that their game machines aren’t part of that deadly conflict. The Enough Project, a watchdog group that monitors “genocide and crimes against humanity,” published a report…

Don’t Expect A Vita Price Cut This Year

The PlayStation Vita is struggling. Some have predicted that Sony, looking for an easy band-aid, might slash the system’s retail price for this holiday season, much like Nintendo did last year to pump up sales of its then-floundering 3DS. That’s not gonna happen. Speaking to Eurogamer at Gamescom this week, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei…

PC Dev Offering $5,000 Reward To Anyone Who Finds Their Stolen, Unreleased Games

PC developer Larian is not having a great time at the Gamescom trade show in Germany this week. The dev sent us a note to share that two PCs were stolen from their booth at the show. On those PCs were early copies of their upcoming games Dragon Commander and Divinity: Original Sin. Not good!…

Is Valve About To Announce That They’re Making A Movie?

It’s been one hell of a week for Valve rumors, but unlike the silly Half-Life 3 speculation that was floating around yesterday, this one seems plausible. The folks at Lambda Generation have discovered that Valve registered domains for “gamerlifemovie.com” and “gamerlifethemovie.com.” Now this in itself might not be all that interesting—companies register domain names all…

Mass Effect 3‘s ‘Leviathan’ DLC Is Coming August 28

The next piece of single-player DLC for Mass Effect 3 will arrive August 28, BioWare said today It’ll be out for Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3. For more on Leviathan, check out Kirk’s impressions of the upcoming downloadable content.

The Makers Of DayZ Want To Put It On Consoles

DayZ on your Xbox? Could happen soon. Dean Hall, project lead on the popular zombie-survival title whose success transformed it from an Arma 2 mod into a full-fledged game, told Joystiq at Gamescom that he wants to bring it to consoles. And he’s meeting with console-makers at the show. “You’re not going to put it…

Wow, The New Achievements For Final Fantasy VII Sure Are Boring

When I heard that the PC re-release of Final Fantasy VII—which came out yesterday—would have achievements, I thought maybe we’d see some cool challenges. Maybe they’d have a sense of humor. Or ask you to do crazy things, like beat the game with no materia or solo Ruby Weapon. But no. These achievements are just…

The Last Story Is One Of The Best RPGs I’ve Played In Years

Lost among this week’s barrage of awesome new video games is The Last Story, a role-playing game that’s slipped pretty damn far under gamers’ radars considering it was designed and directed by the man who created Final Fantasy You might be tempted to ignore this one. It’s for Wii. You probably haven’t touched yours in…

At The End Of This Video Is Penelope Cruz Dressed Up As Super Mario

Sure, this video is kind of awkward, but it’s also kind of adorable. And it seems like the Cruz sisters are actually playing New Super Mario Bros. 2. Not just faking it!

This New PS3 Game Is Pretty Damn Crazy

Upcoming PlayStation 3 game Puppeteer, announced by Sony today at Gamescom, might be one of the strangest titles we’ve seen this year. It’s a platformer in which you play a boy-turned-puppet who has to hop his way out of a magical theater that moves as you move. Looks neat! Here’s more info courtesy the PlayStation…

Until Dawn Is A Gorgeous Horror Game That Uses PlayStation Move

There’s a new horror game coming to PlayStation 3 called Until Dawn. It’s sort of built like a teen horror movie; you play as seven characters that you have to keep alive throughout a long night. I’d be more excited if it didn’t use PlayStation Move.

There’s A New Killzone Coming To Vita

A new Killzone game called Killzone Mercenary is coming to PlayStation Vita, Sony said today at Gamescom. Here’s how Sony describes it on the PlayStation Blog: Designed specifically for the PlayStation Vita platform, Killzone: Mercenary is a first-person shooter that makes full use of the device’s graphical and input capabilities. It was built on the…

You’ll Be Able To Play PS1 Games On Your Vita Starting August 28

You can get PlayStation Classics like Final Fantasy VII and Tomb Raider on your Vita starting August 28, Sony said today at Gamescom. The service was first announced this year at E3 Here’s the list of games Sony has announced for initial support: Tomb Raider Final Fantasy VII Wild Arms Twisted Metal 2 Cool Boarders…

Call of Duty: Black Ops Vita Will Be Out This November

Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified will be out this November, Sony said today. It will have four-on-four multiplayer, Team Deathmatch modes, and other Vita-exclusive content. Sony will also sell bundles that feature both the game and PlayStation Vita systems. Here are more details from the PlayStation Blog: Developed by the team at Nihilistic Software,…

Characters from Devil May Cry and Ape Escape will appear in PS All-Stars Royale, Sony says, confirming an earlier leak

This New ZombiU Trailer Will Teach You How To Properly Slaughter Zombies

Don’t forget to burn their heads off. Bash in their dead skulls. You know. The usual. ZombiU is out for Wii U later this year.

New Gameplay Footage Proves Dead Space 3 Is Pretty Damn Scary

Here’s new gameplay footage for horror game Dead Space 3, which will be out February 5, EA announced today at Gamescom. Check it out!