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Mike Fahey
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Kotaku elder, lover of video games, keyboards, toys, snacks, and other unsavory things.

This sounds kind of similar to what Wildstar was doing with their whole...whatever it was I forget now thing. Read more

Character customization is nice. Loving the game so far. Look for a full review in the coming week or so.

I guess? I mean, that’s what it seems like? Unless getting punched in the groin is suddenly a good thing. Read more

I called my son it while playing this, and he said, “That’s Tails from Sonic the Hedgehog.” Read more

They apparently modified it to be more FPS friendly. They chose it because it’s a Starcraft-leaning mouse, and D.Va is an ex Starcraft pro. Read more

Don’t know if they are playable yet though. EDIT: Spoke too soon: Read more

Or maybe, since the focus is on conflict, she can be a Horde-only raid boss, and the Alliance can get their own damn raid boss. Read more

You can create bigger zoos, through they removed the ability to place habitat enhancements wherever, limiting you to a few preset spots. Read more

Also worth noting, the Halo Wars 2 update is 17.89 GB Read more

As I sit here reading and replying to comments, the Halo Wars 2 update just dropped, enabling 4K HDR. This has been my whole week. Read more

The Xbox One X does upload a JXR file when an HDR screen is taken, but they look nothing like what’s on the TV in anything I open them with. Read more

Halo 5 runs at 4K, 60FPS. Forza will as well. Zoo Tycoon is 4K, 60 FPS. There’s a lot of 30 FPS stuff, but some games are hitting 60. Read more

I agree. For a very specific subset of players—Xbox One owners with 4K, HDR-capable televisions—it’s an excellent upgrade. Maybe folks with nice televisions coming to the console generation late as well. It’s great for 4K HDR Blu-ray, but so’s a $199 dedicated Sony unit. It’s a powerful console that seems to be Read more

Millions of people, yes. And while it’s certainly not for everyone, dismissing it is silly. Read more

I brought up the Xperia Play during my pre-brief on this and we laughed and laughed. Read more

Yep, no headphone jack, but it comes with an adapter. Read more

It’s got 64GB built-in with support for up to 2TB via SD cards, if you are into really, really expensive DS cards. Read more

That’s the question, really. I should get my hands on one prior to launch and will try to answer it! Read more

Well you see, Shadowrun is cyberpunk with magic, and cyberpunk is just 70s/80s punk with technology. Punk is at the core of both. It’s kind of like saying that scoop of vanilla ice cream was an ice cream sandwich reference. Read more