Jason Schreier

Hands On With The Nintendo Switch

The first thing you notice about the Switch, Nintendo’s sleek new portable console, is how small the controllers are. Each JoyCon (lol) is roughly four inches, or about the size of a Kotaku news editor’s palm. Compared to, say, the Wiimote, they’re downright tiny. Yet they’re also surprisingly comfortable, not just when you stick them…

A Random 4chan Poster Leaked Nintendo’s Switch Event Before It Began

There was no Mother 3 or Beyond Good & Evil 2, as had been rumored. In fact, as it turns out, the most accurate rumor report on tonight’s Switch event came from a random poster on 4chan. This poster didn’t predict every game we saw tonight, but everything he posted turned out to be accurate.…

Nintendo Announces Xenoblade 2 For Switch

Nintendo Switch is getting a major JRPG from Monolith, and—surprise!—it’s a direct sequel to Xenoblade. Tonight, Nintendo announced Xenoblade 2, showing off a quick teaser trailer and not much else. No word on release date.

Watch The Big Nintendo Switch Event Right Here [UPDATE: Over]

UPDATE (1am): And we’re done. Here’s a look at everything we now know about the Nintendo Switch Tonight, Nintendo is expected to release details on the price, release date, and launch lineup for the Switch. Let’s watch, shall we? The big event starts at 11pm Eastern, and you’ll be able to tune in right here:…

Speedrunners Tear Through The Original Final Fantasy

If you’re a Final Fantasy fan, there are far worse ways to spend a few hours than to watch this wonderful AGDQ speedrun of the first game on NES. In this run, which lasts around four hours, speedrunners Feasel and Gyre (along with puwexil on the couch) power through Final Fantasy using all sorts of…

It’s Reckoning Day For Nintendo Switch Rumor Reporters

On October 20, 2016, Nintendo revealed their next big console, the Switch. To some fans the announcement was no doubt a surprise. But to those of us who have kept a close eye on gaming websites over the past year, it was simply confirmation of rumors that were all already out there. Tonight, Nintendo will…

Podcast: Every Video Game* Of 2016

As has become annual tradition, join me and Kirk for a long trip through the video games of 2016 on this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen. UPDATE (1/12): Now with parts one AND two! In part one of the show, we cover January through June. Listen here. (MP3 download here.) In part two of the show, we cover…

I’m So Sick Of Seeing This Damn PS4 Message

This morning, I popped Tales of Berseria into my PlayStation 4 and was yet again greeted with the wonderful news that my system is out of space. Maybe you can relate. Maybe you play a fair number of PS4 games and have also felt that twang of mild irritation when you pop in a brand…

Microsoft Cancels Scalebound [UPDATE]

UPDATE (3:36pm): Microsoft confirmed this afternoon that Scalebound is no more. Their statement to Kotaku and other press: After careful deliberation, Microsoft Studios has come to the decision to end production for “Scalebound.” We’re working hard to deliver an amazing lineup of games to our fans this year, including “Halo Wars 2,” “Crackdown 3,” “State…

Final Fantasy XV Player Glitches Out Of Bounds, Explores Second Half Of The Game

The second half of Final Fantasy XV ditches the open world road trip in favor of a series of linear areas connected by train, which raises an obvious question: How much of that was meant to be bigger? One player did some digging to try to find out. Using an out-of-bounds glitch to escape the…

Mark Hamill Reads Joker-Like Donald Trump Tweet As The Joker

When writer Matt Oswalt pointed out that president-elect Donald Trump’s recent New Year’s Eve tweet sounded like something the Joker would say, the Joker rose to the occasion. The tweet in question: And here’s actor Mark Hamill, known not just for playing Luke Skywalker but for voicing the Joker in the Batman Arkham video game series…

Injustice 2 comes out on May 16, according to creative director Ed Boon. The sequel to Netherrealm’s 2013 fighting game will feature, as you might expect, a whole bunch of superheroes beating one another up

The 100 Most Popular Kotaku Posts Of 2016

In 2016, Kotaku readers liked reading about Pokémon. And… Pokémon. And Pokémon. As is annual tradition, here were our most popular 100 stories of 2016, sorted not by quality but by traffic (on Google Analytics), brought to you by our wonderful data team. Fun fact: Fifty—50!—of these articles cover Pokémon in some way. Three are…

The Year In JRPGs, 2016

I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch to say that this was one of the most significant years for Japanese role-playing games in recent history, first and foremost because one of this fall’s biggest games was a brand new Final Fantasy This piece was originally published on December 24, 2016. Final Fantasy XV…

Look At This Damn Jersey

Imagine having to wear this thing on a basketball court, or during practice, or in public. Yikes.

Podcast: AAA vs. Indie Development

Kotaku friend and newly independent developer Matthew Burns joins us on this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen to talk about the differences between AAA and indie development. We also talk Nier Automata, the must-watch Double Fine documentary (which Kirk finally started watching), and Star Wars: Rogue One. You can listen to this week’s episode on…

Star Wars Video Game Players Honor Carrie Fisher

All across the video game galaxy, players are gathering to memorialize Carrie Fisher, who died yesterday following a massive heart attack. The most prominent celebrations have taken place in the BioWare MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic, where players are holding impromptu get-togethers in an area called House Organa, on the planet Alderaan. Fisher, of…

Kotaku‘s Most Anticipated Games Of 2016

Here at Kotaku, we spend most of our time focusing on games that are already out. That’s kind of our thing. But still, every once in a while we like to look to the future and get excited about what’s next. Here are the games we can’t wait to play in 2016. Persona 5 After…

Carrie Fisher Dies At 60

Actress Carrie Fisher, who charmed the world playing Princess Leia Organa in the Star Wars films, has died following a massive heart attack. She was 60. In a statement to People Magazine, Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd confirmed the news: “It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie…

Revisiting Michael Pachter’s 2013 Predictions For 2016

On December 27, 2013, Kotaku’s Stephen Totilo told us to bookmark a post and check back three years later. So we did. And now, at the end of 2016, we can finally see how soothsayer Michael Pachter’s 2013 predictions turned out Pachter, an analyst for Wedbush Securities and host of the Pachter Factor on Siftd…