Jason Schreier

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void: The Kotaku Review

How to review a game like StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void? Where do you even start? Do you try to figure out how it fits into today’s landscape of competitive multiplayer games? Do you ask whether it makes for a worthy conclusion to the story that began nearly 17 years ago? Do you just…

The stat-obsessive strategy-RPG Disgaea is coming to PC this February, publisher NIS America announced today. It’s rad to see all these JRPGs finally make their way to computers.

Reporting Error Leads To Speculation That Terrorists Used PS4s To Plan Paris Attacks

Last Friday, Islamic State terrorists attacked several locations in Paris, France, killing more than 120 people and injuring hundreds more. Over the weekend, as more information emerged, reporters and analysts began to speculate that the terrorists used an unlikely tool for coordination: the PlayStation 4. As it turns out, that was all based on a…

Horrible news out of Paris right now. Our thoughts and best wishes are with everyone there. Readers in the city, stay safe.

Here are the nominations for Geoff Keighley’s 2015 Game Awards. GOTY noms are Bloodborne, The Witcher 3, Fallout 4, Mario Maker, and MGSV. Clearly none of the judges have played Trails in the Sky or BoxBoy.

It’s Time To Buy A Modern Video Game Console

Hey, you. Gal or guy who’s interested in video games but still doesn’t have a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One (or, of course, the PC equivalent). Now is the time to buy one. In November of 2013, when Sony and Microsoft first launched their video game boxes, it was hard to recommend either of them…

The Fallout 4 Podcast Extravaganza

Today on the podcast, we’re talking about the brand new role-playing game F4llout. It’s a Fallout 4 extravaganza! Fallout superfan Patricia Hernandez joins us on this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen to talk about her adventures in the wasteland. We’re talking guns, glitches, Bostonian accents, and how this game would just be so much better…

Holy Shit, Final Fantasy VII‘s Cloud Is Going To Be In Smash Bros.

I DON’T KNOW HOW THIS IS HAPPENING BUT IT’S HAPPENING. Cloud from Final Fantasy VII is going to be a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. There’s no word on a release date—or price—just yet, but Nintendo says they’re planning a special Smash Bros. presentation for December. In the meantime, here’s the trailer, if you…

The Dragon Quest 3DS Games Are Heading To America

Well now here’s some fan-fucking-tastic news for JRPG fans: the 3DS remakes of both Dragon Quest VII and Dragon Quest VIII are actually coming to North America next year. Previously released in Japan, the two games have been lingering in the east for quite some time now, and most North American fans had lost hope…

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam is coming out pretty damn soon—the RPG will be out for 3DS on January 22, 2016, Nintendo just announced. So stoked.

Watch The Nintendo Direct Live, Right Here [UPDATE: Over]

This afternoon, Nintendo will put on their first Direct since former president Satoru Iwata died. You can watch it live right here. We’re expecting lots of 3DS news and maybe even a few bombshells to prepare us for what could be the Wii U’s final year. We’ll likely hear some news on DLC for Smash…

Hearthstone‘s Latest Adventure Is Really Creative

The latest Hearthstone adventure pack, League of Explorers, gets its first wing today, and with it comes a set of new single-player challenges that are surprisingly interesting. One boss, for example, is immune to all damage while holding a certain staff: Which you can counter by destroying—and therefore stealing—the staff from right under his nose:…

Star Wars Battlefront Lets You Kill Rebel Scum While You Install

There’s a cool little mini-game in the installation screen for Star Wars Battlefront. Also, if you’re on EA Access, you might not want to play it. When you load up the new Star Wars, which comes out Tuesday but went live today on EA Access, you can jump right into a battlefield and rip apart…

JJ Abrams is making a video game with Chair, the studio behind Shadow Complex. It’s called “Spyjinx”—lol—and we don’t know anything about it, but here’s the website. They say it’ll be out next year. Presumably that Abrams/Gabe Newell crossover is never gonna happen.

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Starts With A Bang

In July of 2010, Blizzard released StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty with promises that the next two parts of the trilogy would be out soon. Five and a half years later, “soon” has finally arrived. The release of StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void might have been overshadowed by Fallout 4 and Tomb Raider—seriously, why…

Fallout 4 Has Lots Of Bugs, Reviewers Say [UPDATE]

Fallout 4 comes out tomorrow, and with it comes a few big questions. One of those questions: Just how buggy will it be? Anyone who’s played the last two games by developer Bethesda Game Studios, Fallout 3 and Skyrim, has grown accustomed to a certain level of what we all call “jank”—physics not working properly;…

Get ready for Gamergate: The Movie? Deadline reports that producer Amy Pascal is developing a film based on a memoir by indie developer Zoe Quinn. If it happens, it’ll showcase the movement that has made so many people’s lives miserable over the past year. Scarlett Johansson is reportedly interested in starring.

Overwatch Base Price Will Be $40, $60 On Consoles

Turns out Overwatch won’t be free-to-play, as many (myself included!) had predicted. Instead it’ll cost you $40 to buy the base version of Blizzard’s new hero shooter on PC, Blizzard just announced. To buy the premium “Origins” edition, which comes with a bunch of skins and other perks and is available for PC, PS4, and…

Here’s The Warcraft Movie Trailer

Showcased at Blizzcon today, here’s the trailer for the upcoming Warcraft movie, which will debut in June. There are orc babies. Also some war. Directed by Duncan Jones (Moon), this Warcraft movie will be set early in the franchise’s history, and will star iconic old characters like Lothar, Durotan, and Medivh. It’ll be out on…

Watch The Blizzcon Keynote Right Here

Is Overwatch free-to-play? When’s World of Warcraft: Legion coming out? Where’s the Warcraft movie trailer? We’ll hopefully get some answers to those questions and more this afternoon at Blizzcon. Watch the keynote, which starts at 2pm ET, right here: