Jason Schreier

The Mother 3 Rumors Are Getting Intense

It’s been nearly a decade since Nintendo released Mother 3 in Japan, and since then, we haven’t heard a word about an official English release. Until now. Ten years later, rumors are coming hot and heavy that Nintendo finally plans to release their iconic RPG in Europe and North America. Habitual Nintendo teaser Emily Rogers—whose…

Doom Will Finally Be Out This May

After years of development hell, the fourth Doom—simply called Doom—will be out on May 13, Bethesda announced today. New trailer above. Shotguns and demons oh my.

The Overwatch closed beta is coming back next week. Starting February 9, anyone who had access to the beta for Blizzard’s hero shooter last year will be able to rejoin and check out the new mode and changes.

Sony Says They’ve Fixed The Vita’s Network Problem

Sony has fixed a “network issue” that was preventing some Vita owners from accessing the PlayStation Store, the company said today. The issue, which many users ran into after downloading Vita firmware update 3.57, would cause the system to hang on a “Please wait…” screen when trying to access the PlayStation Store. This new firmware…

Peter Molyneux Releases Another Godus Game

Today on Steam Early Access, designer Peter Molyneux and his company 22 Cans released a new game: Godus Wars But wait, you may wonder, did they ever even finish making the first Godus, which was crowdfunded way back in 2012 but still isn’t quite there yet? No. As the Steam page explains: With the release…

Hideo Kojima And Guillermo Del Toro Will Reunite This Month (For A Speech)

Silent Hills may be dead, but even that can’t stop Metal Gear Solid designer Hideo Kojima and filmmaker Guillermo del Toro from reuniting this February at the DICE summit in Las Vegas. The two iconic creators will speak during the summit’s keynote, which will be moderated by our buddy Geoff Keighley and held on Thursday,…

Tales of Symphonia Is Busted On PC

Publisher Bandai Namco released Tales of Symphonia on PC yesterday, which would be good news if it weren’t such a disaster. This version of the classic action-RPG is plagued with issues, following in the grand tradition of PC ports for games like Batman: Arkham Knight. The problems, as neatly rounded up in this NeoGAF thread,…

Hearthstone Is Getting Some Big Changes (And More Deck Slots)

Blizzard is overhauling some core features of Hearthstone, adding a new format to their addictive digital card game and, perhaps most importantly, giving players more deck slots. In short, Hearthstone multiplayer games will now be separated into two modes. There’s “Standard” mode, which will require players to use decks built from cards released in the…

Indie Dev Cancels Game, Says Co-Workers Stole Money For Booze And Strippers [UPDATE]

Game developer Eric Tereshinski announced this weekend that he plans to cancel his game Ant Simulator, saying in a video message that his former business partners spent all of their company’s money on “liquor, restaurants, bars, and even strippers.” Tereshinski says anyone who paid for the beta or pre-ordered Ant Simulator will be contacted soon…

Torment: Tides of Numenera Has So Many Words

You might hope, when getting a spiritual successor to the beloved role-playing game Planescape: Torment, that it would have many, many words. You would be correct. Although there’s still no final release date for Torment: Tides of Numenera, the Planescape successor that was Kickstarted back in March of 2013, the game did enter Early Access…

There really aren’t enough Assassin’s Creed games these days, so it’s a good thing Ubisoft just announced that the mobile action-RPG Assassin’s Creed Identity, released ages ago in Australia, will be out in the U.S. on February 25. It’ll be $5.

Bethesda is holding another E3 presser this year, following the success of 2015’s showcase. We could see more from Dishonored 2, some Fallout 4 DLC, the resurgence of Arkane Austin’s Prey 2, and maybe even a Wolfenstein sequel?

Danganronpa, a game about what Japanese high school is really like, will be out on Steam February 18. The second game will also come to PC at some point in the future, says developer Chunsoft, who are publishing these versions themselves.

Some Real Rules For Shilling Video Games On YouTube

Earlier this week, Kotaku was approached by a marketing firm working for the publisher Perfect World. They wanted us to help sell two of their games. And in the process, they inadvertently gave us a behind-the-scenes peek at what it looks like when YouTubers shill for game companies. The marketing firm in question, Reelio, sent…

Cancelled Saints Row Game Gets Released For Free

Last night, the developers at Volition did something remarkable. They revealed a cancelled game in their biggest series, Saints Row, and then they set it free, releasing it to the public for anyone to download. The game, Saints Row Undercover, was originally slated for the PSP before Volition decided to cancel it. At first it…

New Vita Update Is Causing All Sorts Of Problems

A newly released Vita update is preventing some users from accessing the PlayStation Store on Sony’s spunky little handheld. It’s also draining some people’s batteries. Good times all around. Vita users first started reporting problems with update 3.57 earlier this week on forums like Reddit and NeoGAF, and I confirmed them for myself last night:…

Bungie CEO Harold Ryan is “stepping down,” the studio said last night Replacing him will be former COO Pete Parsons. This news comes during a particularly tough period of time for Bungie and their game, Destiny

Podcast: Big Predictions For 2016

Will Nintendo’s NX be out this year? Is The Division going to be an adequate Destiny replacement? Will Oculus Rift lead to class action lawsuits? It’s prediction time on this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, in which Kirk and I put on our soothsayer hats and each lay out 12 wild guesses about what will…

Two Classic JRPGs Are Coming Back On Modern Platforms

Two old role-playing games—Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Breath of Fire III—are coming to modern consoles in the very near future, their respective publishers announced this week. It’s a good time for old JRPGs. Today, Nintendo’s bringing FFTA to Wii U on the Virtual Console. It’ll cost you $8, and although it isn’t as stellar…

The next game from Insomniac (Ratchet & Clank, Sunset Overdrive) is called Song of the Deep. It’s an underwater metroidvania-style action-adventure that’ll be out for PC and consoles this summer. Published by GameStop, interestingly enough.