Jason Schreier

Here’s how Michael Fassbender will look in the Assassin’s Creed film, which is scheduled to be released in December 2016. He plays Callum Lynch, a dude who uses Abstergo tech to revisit his 15th-century Spanish ancestor, Aguilar, according to Yahoo. Presumably Fassbender will play both characters. They start filming next week.

R. Mika And Her Ridiculous Outfit Join Street Fighter V

Here’s a strange one: R. Mika, a wrestler who first appeared in Street Fighter Alpha 3, is joining the cast of the newest Street Fighter game, impractical costume and all. She looks fun to play—check out those wrestling moves—but this is an odd choice given Mika’s lack of pedigree. Cool throwback, though! Says Capcom: As…

Watch Kirk Play Final Fantasy VI For The First Time [UPDATE: Stream Over]

Did you know that Kotaku features editor Kirk Hamilton has never played Final Fantasy VI? Let’s change that. I’ll be guiding Mr. Hamilton through the best Final Fantasy game as he plays through it live, in front of y’all, thanks to the power of Twitch streaming. We’ll likely stream for a couple of hours—maybe longer…

If You’re Into Visual Novels, Play Steins;Gate

If you were on the Internet in 2000, you may remember John Titor, a message board poster who said he had traveled back through time from a post-apocalyptic 2036, ravaged by World War III and the collapse of federal government. Titor, as it turned out, wasn’t real. But he stuck in people’s heads, and he…

The two Iowa men arrested yesterday at the Pokémon World Championships in Boston for unlawful possession of guns have been held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing on September 1, the District Attorney said today. The hearing will determine whether they can get out on bail while they await their charges.

Ask Us Anything About Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

You’ve got lots and lots of questions about the fifth (and probably final) Metal Gear Solid game. We’ve got some answers. Maybe. So far, I’ve spent just over 30 hours playing The Phantom Pain. I’ve done around 20 missions and a whole bunch of side-ops. I’ve spent a ton of time resetting because I don’t…

Konami Slams GameSpot For Report On MGSV Microtransactions

When reports come out that renowned pachinko manufacturer Konami treats its game developers like prisoners, you won’t hear much. But when a website suggests that the new game Metal Gear Solid V has required microtransactions? Konami comes out swinging. Last night, the website GameSpot reported that a section of Metal Gear Solid V—specifically, the PVP…

“SEGA is currently not planning to release the PS4 version of Phantasy Star Online 2 outside of Japan,” a representative for the company tells Kotaku. Still no word on the other versions, which they announced for U.S. release back in 2012 but haven’t said a thing about since. Sorry, guys.

Even If You Don’t Like Football, Watch The Madden 16 Commercial

You might have wondered, after last year’s incredible Madden Season commercial, how EA Sports would top themselves. Wonder no more. For Madden NFL 16, which comes out on Tuesday, EA got a bunch of actors and football stars—miss you Rex—to participate in what might be the most preposterous commercial ever made, complete with dinosaurs, tragic…

Pokémon Fighting Game Pokken Tournament Is Coming To Wii U

Pokken Tournament, previously only available on arcades in Japan, is coming west for Wii U. The Pokémon Company announced the news today at the Pokémon World Championships in Boston, assuring fans that the fighting game will get a worldwide release on Wii U this spring. Like the arcade version, this will be developed by Tekken…

Destiny: The Taken King Will Leave Gjallarhorn Behind

Remember last week, when Xur briefly sold Gjallarhorn in Destiny, a video game where you travel through space waiting for the other shoe to drop? Well… Turns out our boy Gjally will be left behind when The Taken King comes out this September. While some exotic items—like Suros Regime and No Backup Plans—will get upgraded…

StarCraft II Is (Finally) Getting Tournaments

For a long time now, StarCraft II players have been asking Blizzard for variety in competitive multiplayer. Traditional ladder matches are fun and all, but they can get a little repetitive—especially when you’re addicted to StarCraft and play like four hours a day. Enter tournament mode. In addition tooverhauling macro mechanics(RIP MULEs), the next patch…

You Can Now Play Triple Triad On Your Phone

Sixteen years after the release of Final Fantasy VIII, Square Enix has finally released an official stand-alone version of its legendary card game, Triple Triad You can get Triple Triad right now on both iOS and Android by downloading the Final Fantasy Portal app. Both the Portal app and the card game—which you download inside…

How Destiny Levels And Gear Will Change In The Taken King

Destiny, a yearlong beta for a video game that will be released this September, is getting some major overhauls that we should probably talk about. Today on a Twitch stream, Bungie’s designers discussed some of the ways our characters will change when The Taken King launches next month, starting with an explanation of what lLight…

Hearthstone’s next expansion, The Grand Tournament, will go live on August 24, Blizzard just announced. You’ll be able to start buying packs and using some of the ridiculous new cards then.

Final Fantasy VII Comes To iOS Today

Final Fantasy VII, a video game about an angry man with mommy issues, will come to iPhone and iPad tonight with the next Apple Store update, publisher Square Enix announced today. This is a port of the PC version, and it should be sufficient distraction for FFVII fans until the remake, which is currently scheduled…

Picross 3D is finally getting a sequel—Picross 3D 2, which Nintendo announced last night to great fanfare. It’ll be out October 1 in Japan, and hopefully here soon too. Life is good.

RPG Lets You Fight Heroes As A Random Monster

Over the past few years, comedy role-playing games have gone in all sorts of creative directions, letting players take on a range of jobs from shopkeeperto basketball player. Here’s one that lets you live the ultimate fantasy: playing as a level-one random encounter. Mediocre Monster, a pitch for a game that’ll be on Kickstarter in…

The next game from the makers of Torchlight is Hob, a sci-fi puzzle adventure game. Teaser trailer above. Hob will also be playable at PAX Prime in Seattle next week

The 11 Most Absurd Cards In Hearthstone‘s New Expansion

Over the past couple of weeks, Blizzard has been slowly showing off some of the new cards that will be added to Hearthstone with the next big expansion, The Grand Tournament, which goes live this month. Here are some of the most ridiculous ones, via Hearthstone’s Facebook page(where you can see them all). (Note: “Inspire”…