Mike Fahey

Dream Arcades Wants To Build A Very Fancy Emulator Console

Known for creating full-sized arcade cabinets packed with emulated arcade games, Dream Arcades is getting into the console business with the Dreamcade Replay, bringing arcade and console classics to anything with an HDMI port. The Dreamcade Replay is actually a series of three devices that Dream Arcades is launching on Kickstarter. First there’s the basic…

Paragon Introduces Its Latest Hero, Skull-Face McMoonhead

Epic Games probably wants you to call him Khaimera. That’s fine. Skull-Face McMoonhead launches today in Paragon’s paid-beta, dual-wielding axes and rocking that hoodie-covered skinless monster head look all the kids are into these days. A cursory viewing of Skull-Face’s introduction video indicates that I am going get very annoyed with him. The game’s first…

LEGO Kylo Ren’s Bedroom Is Perfect

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ version of Kylo Ren can be a bit intimidating, but deep down inside he’s just a fan like everybody else. The game comes out next week. He’ll be in his room sulking until then.

Sonic The Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Plushies Celebrate The Good Old Days

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the first Sonic the Hedgehog game, and Tomy is celebrating with a group of plushies that recall a time when Sonic was pudgy, Dr. Robotnik was round and secondary characters were exciting additions. Back then they didn’t care about separating Sonic’s eyes with an edgy…

Warcraft Is The Top-Grossing Video Game Movie Ever And Doesn’t Care What You Think

With the worldwide box office topping $370 million, Duncan Jones’ Warcraft has stolen the title of top-grossing video game movie from Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Didn’t we hate both of those? I didn’t hate Warcraft. I thought it was a fun movie for what it was, an entertaining two-hour exploration of the…

Snacktaku Rediscovers The Neon Green Joy Of Ecto Cooler

A new Ghostbusters movie is upon us, and Hi-C used that fact to do exactly what former drink box addicts hoped it would. The glowing green nectar has returned. All hail Ecto Cooler. First unleashed upon the U.S. in 1987, Ecto Cooler began life as a simple green Citrus Cooler product that had been in…

The Week In Games: Mighty Mighty Boss Fights

How am I supposed to feel about Mighty No. 9 finally coming out? I was excited about the possibility of Mega Man co-designer Keiji Inafune picking up the ball Capcom had dropped and running with it. Theearly footage looked promising. Then the delays began, pushing the game release from September of last year to this…

To All The Dads, Of War And Otherwise

Today we celebrate the men who sit beside us in the snow over the carcass of a freshly-killed stag, almost but not quite lending a comforting hand. And the other kinds of dads too, I suppose. Having been a father for five years running, the trailer for the new God of War really kicked me…

Sunday Comics: Did We Miss Anything?

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 June 18. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 13. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

When Jeff Goldblum Told Us To Stop Playing And Enjoy Life

Or at least those of us who gathered every DNA sample in 1997’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park video game. We scored a very special message from Mr. Goldblum, urging us to “call a member of the opposite sex” and “Get the stink off.” I was watching Jeff Goldblum on a post-Orphan Black episode of…

The Incredibly Limited Adventures Of Game Developer Barbie

Now available in stores across the country, Game Developer Barbie is here to prove that anyone has the power to create crappy match-three games, even if they only have five points of articulation. Announced back in January, Game Developer Barbie takes long strides towards making up for the horrific “I Can Be A Computer Engineer”…

We’re Getting A Spyro The Dragon Cartoon, Sort Of

Poor Spyro might have gotten a little lost in the crowd in the Skylanders video game series, but he’ll be at the head of his class in Skylanders Academy, a new animated series coming to Netflix this fall. Look how happy he is! As upset as hardcore Spyro the Dragon fans (I just typed that)…

“Yay! We finally settled with Sky (they own the word “Sky”). We can call our game No Man’s Sky. 3 years of secret stupid legal nonsense over.” Hello Games’ Sean Murray via Twitter yesterday, celebrating not having to change his game’s name to No Man’s One or something.

In Case You Can’t Get Enough Of Final Fantasy XV‘s Flying Car

The flying is smooth. The landing? Not so much. I’ve been dreaming of the Regalia Type-F since Square Enix revealed it didn’t need roads where it was going earlier this year. Now they’ve released a slightly beefier look at the convertible convertible, making it more implausible and desirable at the same time. Now all it…

Box Box Boy, the sequel to one of the best 3DS games of 2015, will be available on the 3DS eShop on June 30. Costumes from the original game will carry over, so you’ve got until then to catch up. Check out our impressions of the Japanese release here.

Nintendo Reveals New 3DS RPG, Ever Oasis

Build and manage a desert paradise, cultivate equipment and form a party to explore dungeons and solve puzzles in Ever Oasis, a new RPG coming to the 3DS from developer Grezzo. Announced on the Treehouse Live stage at E3 2016 today, Ever Oasis tells the story of Tethu, a young boy who must create a…

Pokemon Go Plus, the Bluetooth accessory that will allow players of Nintendo’s augmented reality mobile game to capture Pokemon without looking at their phones, will be available towards the end of July for $34.99.

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Don’t Apologize For Playing Mortal Kombat, Dying Light

The other day the Xbox Reddit noticed Techland’s Dying Light racking up some Mortal Kombat achievements. Shortly after, Dying Light posted an apology. Oh stop, Dying Light. You own those achievements. And grats to the sound design team.

It’s The Perfect Time For Some 2D Platforming

Massive open-world 3D games are lovely, but watching presentations for dozens of them over the course of three days is exhausting. The trailer for the latest installment of Wayforward Technologies’ Shantae series is exactly the refreshment I need. I enjoy wandering vast three-dimensional worlds as much as the next gamer, but I look at The…