Mike Fahey, Author at Kotaku

Massive Update Fixes A Lot Of Quantum Break‘s PC Problems

When Quantum Break launched earlier this month the PC version had plenty of problems, including poor performance, forced upscaling and the lack of a button to exit the game. Today’s 27GB update goes some way towards making the port not as horrible. First off, that’s a very large update. I’ve seen folks on various forums…

By Mike Fahey Published April 30, 2016

Just Announce Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare Already, Activision

Followingyesterday’s spaceship tease, the Nuketown map in Call of Duty: Black Ops III now includes a couple of new decorations, one of which plays this video of a future man pointedly not simply announcing Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. How much longer can Activision draw this out?

By Mike Fahey Published April 30, 2016

The Ratchet & Clank Movie Is A 90 Minute Cutscene Looking For A Game

What works as a series of video game cutscenes doesn’t necessarily work as a feature film. The Ratchet & Clank movie is living proof. “The movie is going to be amazing,” I thought to myself as I played through theexcellent film-based Ratchet & Clank game earlier this month. Snippets from the movie sprinkled between the…

By Mike Fahey Published April 30, 2016

The Splatoon Amiibo We’ve Been Waiting For

Unlocking new in-game challenges is nice and all, but where are the Amiibo that unlock new musical numbers? They’re Callie and Marie, Splatoon’s Squid Sisters, and they’ll be hitting stores on July 8. They’re in-game TV personalities. They’re virtual idols. They’redelicious-looking food. The Squid Sisters are the best thing to come out of Splatoon besides…

By Mike Fahey Published April 30, 2016

Nioh PS4 Demo Lets Players Choose Between Smooth Frame Rates And Better Graphics

Released yesterday on the PlayStation 4, thefree demo for Team Ninja’s long-in-development Dark Souls-alike features an option that allows players to select which is more important to them—graphics or a stable frame rate. Though Nioh’s been in development since 2005, the samurai-flavored action RPG’s game mode feature is pretty progressive. Before loading the game players…

By Mike Fahey Published April 27, 2016

Alienation Is A Great Way To Kill Aliens Together

Between its flashy explosions and deep weapon customization, the PlayStation 4’s latest co-op action role-playing game is transforming me into a ruthless alien killing machine. Want to watch? Released today on the PlayStation 4 from Housemarque, the creators of Super Stardust and Resogun, Alienation is a co-op multiplayer alien murder simulator. One could call it…

By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2016

Looks Like The New Call Of Duty Is Called ‘Infinite Warfare‘

Discovered via Reddit and confirmed via in-house PlayStation 4s, the trending section of the PlayStation Store features a listing for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. There’s no text in the listing beside the name, but it certainly fits the conventions. It’s got warfare in it, and it is Infinity Ward’s turn in Activision’s three-year, three-developer…

By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2016

The Huntsman: Winter’s Curse Is Quite Nice If You Don’t Mind A Little Cousin Killing

In the beginning of first episode of The Huntsman: Winter’s Curse, a kindly shopkeeper convinces young heroine Elisabeth to take on his cousin as a traveling companion. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Available now on Steam and coming later this year to PlayStation 4, Desert Owl Games’ The Huntsman: Winter’s Curse…

By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2016

Culture

The New Standard In Breakfast Cereal Ranking

Social psychologistErika D. Price put no thought into and indeed does not stand by the cereal ranking system she’s devised. Here at Snacktaku we think she’s onto something, though Smorz needs to be higher on the list. Choice of breakfast cereal is a deeply personal thing of course, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t need…

By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2016

Star Wars: Galaxy Of Heroes Gets Guilds, Raids And Huge PvPness

After spending several months sitting alone in the bathroom clicking Star Wars themed things on my phone, Galaxy of Heroes gives players the ability to sit together in the bathroom clicking Star Wars themed things, complete with horrible guild names. Three months after reporting playing EA’s free-to-play mobile Star Wars collectible RPG every day for…

By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2016

Aliens Is Not Nearly As Scary In Pinball Form

The movie Aliens scared me almost as much as the first film back when I was a kid. Alien Vs. Predator wasn’t so bad as I was much older and immune to fear, at least until Alien: Isolation proved otherwise. Now all three are digital pinball tables. These I can handle. The Aliens Vs. Pinball…

By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2016

Technically The Worst Game Of This Console Generation

Frame rates in the low teens with frequent stutter. Loading times upwards of two and a half minutes. Persistent screen tearing. Lichdom: Battlemage is a fun game on PC, but on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One it’s the worst. Originally posted 4/23/16 The animated GIF atop this post is running at 10 frames per second.…

By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2016

On top of a major expansion coming in fall, Harmonix is adding online multiplayer to Rock Band 4 later this year for owners of said expansion. Hooray for things that should have been in the game at launch coming to the game!