Jason Schreier

Watch The New Nintendo Direct Right Here

It’s a beautiful day for Nintendo news, isn’t it? The next big Direct will start at 5pm ET—you can watch it right here. Expect some Wii U and 3DS news, but nothing on the NX or Nintendo’s upcoming mobile games.

Here’s a new trailer for the upcoming adventure game Thimbleweed Park, which continues to look incredible. Should be out later this year.

Valve Finally Notifies Steam Users About The Christmas Breach

This morning, Valve finally reached out to Steam users whose account information may have been exposed during last year’s Winter Steam Fail. As you may remember, bedlam hit Steam on Christmas Day after users logged in to find that they had apparent access to other people’s accounts. For around an hour, anyone who opened up…

No Man’s Sky Is Actually Coming Out Soon

After what has felt like decades of hype, the colorful space shooter No Man’s Sky finally has a release date: June 21, 2016. It’ll be out for PC and PS4 then, and for PlayStation it’ll even get a full retail release. (And yes, the game will cost $60.) That info comes as part of a…

Turns Out Ubisoft Used Far Cry 4‘s Map To Make Far Cry Primal

Far Cry Primal is something of an spinoff for the series—a stopgap release meant to fill the hole between Far Cry 4 and Far Cry 5. So it’s no surprise to see it recycling things from its predecessor. As first discovered by the website Gamepressure.com, Far Cry Primal’s map is actually based on Far Cry…

Even reviewers won’t get to play The Division until it goes live for everyone on March 8, Ubisoft says. So if you’re waiting to see if it’s any good, you’ll have to hold off at least a day or two. We’ll be buying and playing it along with everyone else, so stay tuned to Kotaku…

Former Destiny Developers Discuss How Hard It Is To Make AAA Games

To say that making big games like Destiny is “difficult” is kind of like declaring the Grand Canyon is “deep,” so it’s always interesting to hear new insights from people who have been in the trenches. Ex-Bungie developers Jaime Griesemer and Marty O’Donnell, who have worked on Halo and Destiny, gave some pretty fascinating quotes…

Sounds like Mass Effect Andromeda won’t be out until early 2017. EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said in a recent presentation that the next big BioWare game is scheduled for their fourth fiscal quarter, which is January-March of next year. Not a big shocker, but good to set expectations accordingly.

Uncharted 4 Delayed Another Two Weeks

Uncharted 4 will now be out on May 10, two weeks later than previously announced. This is the third delay for Naughty Dog’s latest, which will mark the end to Nathan Drake’s adventures.

There will be no Activision booth at E3 this year They’ll still be there, of course—it’s likely we’ll hear news on both Call of Duty and Destiny at Sony’s showcase—but they’re following in EA’s footsteps and bailing from the show floor. Interesting!

Final Fantasy IX Won’t Stop Teasing Fans On Steam

Last month, video game enthusiast Square Enix surprise-released Final Fantasy IX on iOS and Android. But the PC version is still nowhere to be found, which is driving some fans crazy. Since Square announced the new ports of their classic PS1 game back in December, fans have been frantically checking Steam’s “new release” section and…

The PS4 Is Finally Getting Features It Should’ve Had For Years

The PS4’s next firmware update will finally let you turn on notifications for when your friends come online. It still won’t let you change your username, but at least it’ll give you some privacy. With firmware 3.50, which goes into beta tomorrow—final release TBD—Sony is adding some much-needed features to their snazzy console including the…

Microsoft just surprise-launched the Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for PC. It’ll cost you $30 and requires Window 10. You can get it on the Microsoft Store

Modern Video Games, Reviewed Based On How Hard It Is To Find The Credits

Usually, we evaluate video games based on how they play, look, and make us feel. Today, we’ll be critiquing them based on entirely different criteria. See, we want to know exactly who made some of the biggest games of 2015 and 2016. And we want to know just how easy it is to find that…

NBA Teams Should Not Be Allowed To Use Game Genie

The scene: Overtime in a regular season matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder. OKC was leading for most of the game until the Warriors caught up at the end of the fourth quarter and forced overtime. The two teams traded blows for five extra minutes, going back and forth in extraordinary…

Ubisoft Is Afraid Of A Hostile Takeover

Ubisoft is seeking Canadian investors in an attempt to thwart the looming threat of a hostile takeover from Vivendi, the company that once owned Activision and is looking to re-enter the world of big video game publishing. Vivendi, a Paris-based media conglomerate that has tentacles in music, film, and TV, has already purchased 15% of…

Possible Leak That Nailed Pokémon Codename Also Lists NX For 2016 Release

A supposed leak full of sensitive Nintendo information published earlier this week on the message board NeoGAF looked a little more solid this morning thanks to some new corroboration. If it’s all true, we may be seeing Nintendo’s next console—along with both Wii U and NX versions of Zelda—later this year. On Monday, a NeoGAF…

Watch The Pokémon Direct Right Here [UPDATE: Over]

This morning’s Pokémon Direct will only be six minutes long, but we’re hoping it’s full of interesting news nonetheless. Maybe some suns and some moons? Let’s see. The show starts at 10am ET—watch right here. UPDATE – 10:10am: And it’s over. The news: Pokémon Sun and Moon are coming to 3DS later this year

Podcast: Kirk’s Only Friends Are Fire Emblem Characters

“It’s not sad if it’s anime,” Kirk says on this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, explaining his love for Fire Emblem characters. OK, Kirk. On today’s show, we take a deep dive into Fire Emblem Fates and all of the waifus it has to offer. We also talk about Final Fantasy XIV, Destiny 2, and…

Resident Evil 4, 5, And 6 Are Coming To Xbox One And PS4

Announced this morning by Capcom, the fourth, fifth, and sixth Resident Evils will come to current-gen consoles throughout this year. Trailer above. Here’s the full schedule: