Mike Epstein

Lets Talk About The Gears of War 3 Finale Right Now

Welcome back everyone! During today’s meeting of the Kotaku Game Club, we’ll be discussing the later three acts of the Gears of War 3 campaign. Warning: For all you Gears players who haven’t finished the campaign yet, there will definitely be spoilers below. Last week, the KGC spent a lot of time discussing the plot…

Reminder: The Kotaku Game Club is Meeting Tomorrow

If you haven’t heard, the Kotaku Game Club will be discussing the second half of the Gears of War 3 campaign at Kotaku tomorrow at 4pm Eastern here on the site. If you’ve been playing Gears 3, check it out!

The Kotaku Game Club is Debating Gears of War 3 Acts 1-2 Right Now

Welcome to the first meeting of the Kotaku Game Club: Gears of War 3 edition. Today we’ll be discussing the the first two acts of the game’s campaign. For all you Game Club first-timers, this group convenes to analyze and discuss games as we play them. For all you Gears players who haven’t played the…

Reminder: The Kotaku Game Club is Meeting to Discuss Gears of War 3 Tomorrow!

Hey guys! Keep in mind that the Kotaku Game Club is having its first discussion Gears of War 3 tomorrow! We’ll be talking about acts one and two of the game’s campaign at 4pm Eastern. Be there!

The Kotaku Game Club is Playing Gears of War 3!

The wait is over, everyone: Game Club is back! September is the beginning of blockbuster season in the world of video games. The release calendar is rife with returning franchises and long-awaited new games. Most major publishers are bringing out their big guns. The CivWorld experience was great, but it’s time move on to something…

It’s Time to Give Your Final Thoughts on CivWorld!

Welcome everyone to the final discussion about CivWorld for the Kotaku Game Club. So we’ve now played two games back to back: I imagine that some of you are, like myself, beginning to feel a bit “Cived out”. I hope, however, that some of you have stuck with it. Since it’s the last day, lets…

Let’s Talk About How CivWorld Isn’t Civilization!

So here we are again, folks. Another week, another CivWorld discussion. Hopefully, most of you decided to either play in the new Kotaku game or a public one. Regardless of what game you’re playing, I’m sure you all have a lot to say about how the game is treating you. Playing through the game for…

Let’s Talk About CivWorld and how You Abandoned my Roman Empire

Welcome back everyone! As you may have guessed, we’re here for round two of the Kotaku Game Club’s discussion of Sid Meier’s CivWorld Well, I thought that I’d know more about CivWorld after last week but, frankly, I think I’m more confused than I was before. Despite increasing my face-time with the game, repositioning my…

The Best Apps for Turning Your iPad into an iPre-School

Kids and iPads are a better fit than you’d think—as long as those little hands are clean. Thanks to a batch of free games, storybooks and teaching tools, the iPad can be a great tool for brightening a child’s mind. And, unlike the iPad, a raft of great kids’ apps are cheap. So whether you’ve…

We’re Talking About CivWorld. Right Here. Right Now.

Welcome, folks, to the first meeting of the Kotaku Game Club, CivWorld edition. I hope everyone’s been enjoying the game so far. For those of you who are having trouble getting into our game, I apologize; we’re working on getting everyone in. Time marches on: That’s what I learned from CivWorld this week. Every time…

Let the CivWorld Game Begin!

Hey Everyone! The Kotaku Game Club’s special game of CivWorld is starting right now on Facebook. Want to play? Click here to find out how.

Want to Get into the Kotaku Game Club CivWorld game? Here’s How.

Hello Game Clubbers! I have great news! The good people at 2K have offered to create a CivWorld game especially for our group. However, because they will need to manually add each and every one of us into the game, I will actually need three things from you: Your first and last name Your Facebook…

How to Join Kotaku’s Next, Civilized Game Club

Welcome everyone to the next edition of the Kotaku Game Club. We’re going to do a little experiment this month, playing CivWorld, the sophisticated social version of Sid Meier’s Civilization In case you’re new to the group, our mission is to play video games together as a group, discussing the narrative, mechanical and human aspects…

Spoiler Alert: Let’s Talk About the Ending of Shadows of the Damned

It’s finally time. Welcome to the last Kotaku Game Club discussion of Shadows of the Damned. Today we’re talking about Act 5, the game’s ending and our final thoughts. It should go without saying, but since we’re talking about the ending here, we’ll be extra careful: Do not read this post or the comments below…

Come Talk About the End of Shadows of the Damned Tomorrow!

We’re talking about Shadows of the Damned for the last time tomorrow. Come to Kotaku at 4pm eastern to discuss the game’s ending. Also, I want to know to what game you guys think we should talk about next!

We’re Talking About Act 4 of Shadows of the Damned. Right Now.

It’s that time again, folks. Welcome back to the Kotaku Game Club. Today we’re going to discuss Act 4 of Shadows of the Damned So today’s chapter has a theme just staring us in the face. Between the storybook shmup levels and “The Big Boner”, there have been a lot of mini-games in the past…

Reminder: The Game Club Meets Tomorrow at 4pm Eastern!

Just a reminder for everyone who’s been playing Shadows of the Damned with the Game Club. We’re meeting up to talk about Act 4 at 4pm Eastern on Kotaku! See you tomorrow.

We’re Talking About Act 3 of Shadows of the Damned Right Here

Welcome back, Game Clubbers! Today, we’re moving forward to Act 3 of Shadows of the Damned I’m going to take a slightly different approach to this week’s discussion post: Instead of providing a series of conversation-starting questions, I’m simply going to jot down a few of my thoughts about the game, and you guys can…

We’re Talking About Acts 1 and 2 of Shadows of the Damned Right Here

Ok everybody, it’s finally time. Lets talk about Shadows of the Damned. Today we’re going discuss acts One and Two (Sorry about the short notice on that.) Anyways, we’re all here now. I’m just going to throw out a few questions, which will hopefully serve as a jumping off point for you if you didn’t…

Our Weird Video Game Summer Has a No-Strike Madden, a Kooky Catherine, Gears of War 3 and Much More

Blockbuster video games rarely released during the summer. But scale is no measure of quality; and while not all are of AAA-proportions, we’ll demonstrate that this summer’s schedule could include some of the strangest and boldest titles of the year. We’ve highlighted the titles that look most promising and organized them by month. So get…