Jason Schreier

The Under-Appreciated Radiant Historia Gets A Full Remake

In February of 2011, Atlus released a DS role-playing game called Radiant Historia that I described as the love child of Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy Tactics. It was under-appreciated. And now it’s coming back. This week in Famitsu, Atlus announced Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology, a 3DS remake that will come with “a new scenario”…

PSA: Don’t Start A New Game Of Zelda Without Switching Accounts

Did you know that trying to start a new game of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will erase all of your current save files? Please do not let this happen to you. Start a new Switch account before you start a brand new game. This weekend, I decided to get my fiancée into Breath of the…

Sonic Forces Looks Like A Promising Modern Sonic Game 

It is important, in 2017, to stay skeptical of any and all Sonic the Hedgehog video games. But Sonic Forces, which will be out later this year, looks promising for people who miss old-school speeding from the coolest hot-dog-devouring hedgehog on the planet. Then again, Sonic was never good. Don’t @ me.

How To Build An Airship In Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Move over, Final Fantasy—the newest Zelda has its own airship, and it won’t kill you every time you try to land. The only catch is that you have to build it yourself. Here’s how to make your very own artisanal Breath of the Wild airship: Step 1) Get lots of Octo Balloons (by killing Octoroks).…

Podcast: Mass Effect: Andromeda Doesn’t Make A Strong First Impression

We’re hopeful that Mass Effect: Andromeda will grow on us more, but the first few hours have left me and Kirk a little cold. Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, we discuss why we’ve got mixed feelings about BioWare’s latest. We talk about the week’s news (7:04), Mass Effect (33:46), and answer some reader questions (1:05:43) on…

Sources: Telltale CEO Steps Down [UPDATE]

Telltale CEO Kevin Bruner stepped down from his position this week, sources tell Kotaku. Bruner helped found the longrunning studio, which is best known for developing adventure games based on popular franchises like The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones “Today I am writing to let you know that I’ll be stepping away from my…

Four Indie Games Launch On Nintendo Switch

For all of the hullabaloo about the Switch having a minuscule launch lineup, Nintendo’s hybrid system has actually come out stronger than most new consoles. That’s mostly thanks to Zelda, of course, but there’s also Specter Knight and now a bunch of indies coming to the Switch this week. Next time Nintendo updates the Switch…

Tips For Playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a big, brilliant game full of secrets to uncover. It’s a blast to explore on your own. But you might need a little nudging. UPDATE (3/15/17): Now that Breath of the Wild has been out for a couple of weeks, we’ve updated this post with some…

Rockstar Fans Are Finding Red Dead Redemption 2 Clues In The Strangest Places

Evidence is mounting that Red Dead Redemption 2 is in fact a prequel to the first game, and by evidence, I mean IMDB listings, casting calls, and Facebook friend lists. Welcome to the wild world of Rockstar fan sleuthing. Last October, Rockstar announced Red Dead Redemption 2 with a couple of teaser images and a…

Destiny Player Glitches Through Entire Vault of Glass

Destiny, a video game in which you can see mountains and then go there, has always been full of mysteries. Mysteries such as: Can you glitch through the entire Vault of Glass? It took intrepid raider djxyz0 more than two years, but thanks to ingenuity and a whole lot of trial and error, he’s made…

Kinda Funny Co-Founder Colin Moriarty Leaves YouTube Group After Controversial Joke

Colin Moriarty, a co-founder of the popular YouTube channel Kinda Funny, said today that he plans to leave the group. This announcement comes several days after Moriarty drew fire for a controversial Twitter joke targeting women, although to Kinda Funny fans, the split appears to have been a long time coming. “It’s with a heavy…

PlayStation Now Is Getting PS4 Games

You may be playing Uncharted 4 on your PC real soon. PlayStation Now, Sony’s streaming service for PC and PlayStation 4, will start supporting PS4 games in the near future, the publisher said today. Sony hasn’t yet said which PS4 games they’ll be adding to PlayStation Now—which costs $20/month and currently lets you stream a…

Final Fantasy XV‘s First DLC Pits Gladio Against Gilgamesh

If you, like many Final Fantasy XV players, have been wondering just what happened to Gladiolus when he mysteriously left your party in Chapter 6, here’s your answer: Episode Gladiolus, which comes out on March 28. Over the weekend, the developers at Square Enix released more info about the DLC as well as a new…

It’s Unclear Why Indie Game Rime Costs $10 More On Switch

Yesterday, the developers of the colorful adventure game Rime announced that it will be out on May 26 for PC, PS4, Xbox One. Later, it’ll also come to Nintendo Switch, although you’ll have to pay an extra $10 for the privilege. Rime, which was originally announced as a PS4 exclusive before the developers at Tequila…

We Talk To The Writer Of Planescape: Torment And Alpha Protocol 

Last week in San Francisco, veteran game designer Chris Avellone joined Kotaku Splitscreen to talk about Alpha Protocol, his time co-founding Obsidian Entertainment, and the Bethesda murder dungeon. In the video above you can catch that segment. For all of our GDC interviews—including Tim Schafer, Kim Swift, and many more—you can find Kotaku Splitscreen at…

Move over, Zelda—the next BoxBoy is coming to North America and Europe on March 23. Nintendo says this is a 3DS eShop exclusive, meaning we’re not getting the Amiibo, but hell yes to more BoxBoy. Anyone else wish this was coming to Switch?

The Elder Scrolls Card Game Is Now Out For Real

The Elder Scrolls: Legends, a card game that has been in beta for nearly 17 years, comes out for real on PC today. Publisher Bethesda says it’ll be out for iPad on March 23, Android tablets in April, Mac in May, and mobile phones this summer. Bethesda’s also adding a bunch of expansions and campaigns…

Podcast: Why Zelda: Breath of the Wild Works So Well

It’s hard to talk about Zelda: Breath of the Wild in anything but superlatives, which is exactly what Kirk and I are doing on today’s gush-filled episode of Kotaku Splitscreen We also talk Shadow of War (which looks cool!), updated Destiny raids (which will bring us back for a bit!), and Switch hardware malfunctions (which suck!). You…

Destiny Will Come To An End With T-Shirts

On March 28, Bungie will launch the Age of Triumph, an event that they’re describing as a celebration of all things Destiny. In addition to updating old raids for current light levels (390), the Age of Triumph will come with a massive 13-page record-book full of tough achievements. Beat enough of them to hit “rank…

No Man’s Sky Update Adds Vehicles, Base Sharing, Permadeath

No Man’s Sky, a space exploration game that came out last year to little fanfare or controversy, gets a new update today that will bring with it PS4 Pro support, land vehicles, a permadeath mode, and the ability to share your bases online. The update should be live this afternoon. New trailer above.