Mike Fahey, Author at Kotaku

And Then This Happened

From—where else—Cat Cosplay, via Reddit.

By Mike Fahey Published September 26, 2015

GLaDOS Steals the Show in LEGO Dimensions‘ Portal Moments

Valve’s homicidal disk operating system doesn’t do “cameo” or “guest star.” The moment GLaDOS arrives in LEGO Dimensions it’s her game, from her face-off with one of science fiction’s greatest villains to the bittersweet ending. I feel like I just finished a new Portal game. Warning: We’ll be spoiling the hell out of the Portal…

By Mike Fahey Published September 25, 2015

Panoramical Is A Trippy Journey Of Light and Sound

The goal in Panoramical is to find yourself in a series of fantastical works of audiovisual art. It’s a personal journey. Here’s a bit of mine. Some call it a game. Others a tool. I call it a trip, a mental and perhaps spiritual journey through realms of sound and light. Developer Fernando Ramallo, composer…

By Mike Fahey Published September 22, 2015

Five Dangerously Australian Minutes With Ty The Tasmanian Tiger 4

“Enough Australian lingo to choke a dingo” is something I’m not proud of saying in the opening moments of the first Ty the Tasmanian Tiger game in almost a decade. Can you believe it’s been nearly ten years since the last Ty the Tasmanian Tiger game? Makes me mad as a cut snake it does.…

By Mike Fahey Published September 22, 2015

Eagerly awaited Dungeons & Dragons simulator Sword Coast Legends will be eagerly awaited a bit longer. Its late September PC release has been pushed back to October 20 for extra polish, with console versions set to launch in Q1 2016. Initiative roll failed.

By Mike Fahey Published September 22, 2015

Culture

Building Halo 5 Is The Next Best Thing To Playing

With a little over a month to go before the release of Halo 5: Guardians, what’s a Spartan fan to do to pass the time? I have an idea. Don’t worry, it doesn’t involve playing the Master Chief Collection. Instead, let’s play with some toys—building toys, courtesy of the fine folks at Mega Bloks (unofficial…

By Mike Fahey Published September 22, 2015

My Little Pony Fighter Makers Return With Something Less Litigious

When a fan group making a fighting game based on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic received a cease and desist letter from Hasbro back in 2013, show creator Lauren Faust stepped in to help them develop an original game—Them’s Fightin’ Herds. Developer Mane6 didn’t get a chance to make a free fighting game starring…

By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2015

Kotaku‘ Shop Contest: Pumpkin Spice Armageddon: Winners!

Last week’s ‘Shop Contestwas a call-to-arms against the seasonal pumpkin spice craze. Our readers answered that call with both brutality and heavenly softness. The idea, stolen from every science fiction show ever, was that if we could not defeat the pumpkin spice-craving masses through normal means we would assault them with ridiculous products until they…

By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2015

Culture

Next Week In Games: Dancing All Night

Can’t type, dancing. Don’t bother waiting, will be doing this all night. And yes, I skipped a week. To avoid LEGO Dimensions. Because. Tuesday, September 22 FIFA 16 — PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC Blood Bowl II — PC, PS4, Xbox One The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 — PS4, Xbox One Retail…