Mike Fahey

The New Star Wars VR Experience Is Fine 

Launched today on Steam, Star Wars: Trials of Tatooine is a very small taste of what official virtual reality lightsaber swinging might feel like. Note that I say swinging, and not combat. In the six or so minutes it took me to play through the entire experience (a full seven minutes without skipping the opening…

Are You Ready For The World Of Warcraft: Legion Pre-Patch?

Tomorrow Blizzard applies most of the major mechanical changes of Legion to World of Warcraft, giving players six weeks to get used to the new stuff before the expansion pack launches on August 30. What’s your plan of attack? Aside from leveling a gnome hunter, that is. I just gave away the vast majority of…

Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos, the fighter on the losing end ofMichael Page’s Pokémon Go grandstanding at Bellator MMA over the weekend, was hospitalized following match with a serious compound fracture to his skull. A GoFundMe has been set up (warning: graphic image) to help cover his medical expenses.

Toy Time Transforms MakeToys’ Pandinus, $400 Worth Of Third-Party Scorponok

In 1987 Hasbro released a stocky green and purple robot that transformed into a mechanical scorpion and a Decepticon Fortress. Nearly 30 years later, third-party Transformers crafters MakeToys releases a much cooler take on Scorponok. First off I must thank my friends over at Toy Dojo for lending me their production sample of MakeToys CityBot…

The $399 2TB version of the Xbox One S will start shipping to select regions on August 2. The less expensive 1TB and 500GB versions will be available at a later date.

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Everything Must Go: The Winners!

Last week-ish I asked our readers to use the power of Photoshop to beat the inevitable flood of Pokémon Go-alike games to the punch. Together they’ve created an array of imaginary AR games ranging from compelling to mildly murderous. Though I graciously gave everyone an extra day or two to get their entries in and…

Shirtless Guy Tries To Challenge Evo Champion, Gets Thrown Out

Maybe wait until after the award ceremony. Failing that, at least wear a shirt. The rando who took the stage and got in the face of newly-crowned Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 champion Christopher “NYChrisG” Gonzalez followed neither of these suggestions, and was escorted out by security for his trouble. To be fair, it’s unclear…

The Week In Games: We Are Setsuna

Inspired by the predecessor of classic Japanese role-playing game Chrono Cross, I Am Setsuna arrives on PlayStation 4 and PC this week. There’s some other stuff too. Yes yes, I know. I was surprised to find out there was a game before Chrono Cross myself. But apparently there was, and some folks really liked it.…

Project Diva Future Tone Is Pure Hatsune Miku Rhythm Game Overload

With 224 songs spread out across two separate game releases and a demo, the biggest problem Project Diva Future Tone for the PlayStation 4 presents to fans of Japanese virtual idol Hatsune Miku is where to start. Released in Japan in late June, Project Diva Future Tone is a console port of Project Diva Arcade…

Florida Man Fires Gun At Pokémon Go Players Parked Outside His Home

Reportedly mistaking a pair of teenage Pokémon Go players parked outside his house early Saturday morning for criminals, a Palm Coast, Florida man opened fire on their vehicle. The teens escaped unscathed. The car, not so much. According to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, as reported by The Daytona Beach News-Journal, the incident occurred around…

Watch The Final Day Of EVO 2016

EVO 2016 is almost over, fighting game fans, but a lot can happen in the final moments, like a pixel-sliver win or tournament finals for Mortal Kombat X, Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Guild Gear Xrd: Revelator, Super Smash Bros. Melee and Street Fighter V The GIF above is from one of those dramatic matches…

Sunday Comics: Here Comes Pokémon Go

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published July 15. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 11. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

That’s Not How Pokémon Go Works, Michael Page

Contrary to Michael “Venom” Page’s demonstration at tonight’s Bellator MMA match indicates, one does not need to jump knee their Pokémon in the face before catching them in Pokémon Go. Though I suppose it wouldn’t hurt. Or it would. A lot. Page is known for his unorthodox fighting style, which might explain why he followed…

Exploring Mirror’s Edge Catalyst From A Different Angle With Nvidia’s Ansel

Nvidia’s new Ansel capture technology went live in Mirror’s Edge Catalyst this week, giving players a new way to explore, capture and share EA’s gleaming city of glass from simple screenshots to full 360 degree virtual reality shots. Every game needs this. Hyped with the new Geforce GTX 10XX line of graphics cards but supported…

The Best Pokémon Go Sightings

What’s the coolest place you’ve seen pocket monsters popping up in Pokémon Go? Originally published 7/10/2016—check the comment section for dozens of the amazing shots. A steady stream of awesome Pokémon Go sightings have been pouring onto the internet since the game launched, and while we’ve caught some real gems at places like churches and…

Lego’s Buildable Superheroes Are Stupid Cute

Making their debut at San Diego Comic-Con next week and going wide in 2017, Lego BrickHeadz Marvel and DC buildable figures are freakishly adorable. Earlier this year, Mattel’s Mega Bloks introduced a series of buildable pop culture figures called Kubros, that are fun to build but kind of ugly. Lego’s answer to Kubros is BrickHeadz,…

Hindu Leader Wants Blizzard To Drop Symmetra’s Devi Skin From Overwatch

Religious statesman and president of the Universal Society of Hinduism Rajan Zed released a statement today, urging Blizzard and Activision to remove an Overwatch skin he said “trivialized Hinduism’s highly revered goddesses.” Devi is the great goddess of Hinduism, worshiped in many different form and names since prehistoric times. While Symmetra’s Devi skin (and its…

Don’t Panic, But The Pokémon Go Servers Are Down [Update] They’re Back

Pokémon Go is now available in 26 new countries, which gives the wildly popular mobile game the ability to disappoint more people than ever with the multi-hour server outage we’ve been experiencing this morning. Update 2: Oh thank goodness, our nightmare is over. Pokémon Go’s massive reach gives Niantic Labs unprecedented power to ruin people’s…

Hasbro’s Comic-Con Exclusive Soundwave Transforms Into A Tablet

While it would be much more impressive if the Android-looking tablet the San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Soundwave transformed into actually worked, turning something so flat into a robot with such presence is still quite a feat. If he looks familiar, that’s because this tablet version of Soundwave began life as a collaboration between Chinese electronics…

Pokémon Go Fans Seek To End Cross-Faction Hostility Via Team Harmony

A lovely bit of design work from DeviantArt’s Seoxys6 is quickly becoming the banner of Pokémon Go fans already tired of the senseless hostility brewing between teams Mystic, Instinct and Asking For It. Can’t we all just get along? No. But it’s a wonderful dream, this Team Harmony. Seoxys6’s depiction of a fourth, all-encompassing Pokémon…