Mike Fahey, Author at Kotaku

Final Fantasy XIV‘s New Mac Client Is A Joke

Since Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn’s August 2013 release, Mac players have had to jump through the normal hoops to play a Windows game on their hardware. Now the game finally has an official Mac client, but by most accounts it’s not great. Until the release of the official Mac client, which coincided with…

By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2015

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Man In The Moon-Mask: The Winners!

The winner of last week’s ‘Shop Contest, inspired by the maskNier director Taro Yoko wore to Square Enix’s E3 press conference earlier this month, reminds us that there is always a creepier moon on the horizon. While this week’s runners-up feature some truly nightmare-inducing visions, UI 2.0’s image of the horrible moon from The Legend…

By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2015

It’s A Bad Day For Batman When Joker Calls In The Gundams

The Joker finally figures out where Batman gets his wonderful toys in this awesome stop-motion animation. Who can saved the Caped Crusader now? The latest toy animation from YouTube’s counter656 starts off as your average battle between S.H. Figurearts Batman and Joker—dodging bullets, pulling a knife, getting said knife taken away—the normal stuff. But at…

By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2015

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Sunday Comics: When Open Worlds Collide

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 24. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 22. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2015

The Batman: Arkham Knight PC patches begin, starting with a 67 MB patch available now that fixes a bug disabling rain effects and ambient occlusion. Check out Rocksteady’s to-do list of upcoming fixes, including getting rid of that nasty 30 FPS cap.

By Mike Fahey Published June 27, 2015

The First Five Minutes Of Sonic Runners Are The Best Five Minutes

You wanted a game that’s just about Sonic the Hedgehog running and jumping? Here you go—pure Sonic for a whole five minutes. Available now for Android and iOS devices, Sonic Runners is a free-to-play game about Sonic and friends running. Your character automatically runs from left to right, and all you have to do is…

By Mike Fahey Published June 27, 2015

Mario In Unreal Engine 4 Just Ain’t Right

Would you look at that. Turns out the uncanny valley works both ways. YouTube’s Aryoksini , the guy behind the Blender version of Super Mario 64 from last year, demonstrates why we like our Mario games in colorful cartoon kingdoms and not realistic office buildings, kitchenettes and museums. Aryoksini rebuilt the Mario animations from scratch…

By Mike Fahey Published June 27, 2015

Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward Log One: Finally

I’m trying to write my initial Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward expansion MMO log in such a way as to minimize my time away from Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. This is a good sign. Early access for the first major expansion pack to Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn launched on Friday, June 19. I finally…

By Mike Fahey Published June 27, 2015

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Let’s Open Up A Box From The Japan Crate Snack Delivery Service

What’s it like opening up a box filled with random Japanese snacks and candy every month? Much like this, though probably without nearly as much beard. I’ve been getting shipments from the Japan Crate snack service on and off since last year, and they keep getting better every time I get them. There were some…

By Mike Fahey Published June 26, 2015

The First Five Minutes Of LEGO Raptor Bros And Friends

Or LEGO Jurassic World if you’d rather use the boring official title. Just don’t expect an invite to Motoraptor Mondays at the Habitat. There are three reasons we’re just now getting around to doing a First Five for LEGO Jurassic Park. 1. It was released the Friday before E3. 2. I wanted to showcase Jurassic…

By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2015

Guild Wars 2 Fixes Expansion Pricing Problems With Refunds And Rewards

Addressing the rash of players upset over the pricing and features of Guild Wars 2’s first expansion pack, developer ArenaNet has laid out a plan that should make nearly everyone happy. The folks whose main concern was the expansion’s $50 price tag are just going to have to suck it up—that’s not changing. What is…

By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2015

Catching up with with Final Fantasy XIV’s main storyhas taken its toll on my mouse finger. Still, Shiva’s about to go down, so I’m in the home stretch. Heavensward here I come!

By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2015

Being A Dad Means Playing What The Kids Want To Play

Yesterday was Father’s Day, and what better day to launch the inaugural episode of a series about connecting with my twin boys through the magic of gaming? Before you ask, yes Archer and Seamus are named after characters in an animated program they won’t be able to watch for at least another decade. And yes,…

By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2015

Free-To-Play LEGO Minifigures Online Goes Pay-To-Play

Well there’s an odd turnabout. LEGO Minifigures Online, Funcom’skid-friendly LEGO Diablo, has finished up its run as a free-to-play game and is relaunching June 29 as a paid experience for PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android. Used to be you could just hop on to LEGO Minifigures Online anytime you wanted from your web browser.…

By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2015

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The Week In Games: Batman.

Batman. Batman Batman Batman. Batman Batman? Batman. Batman Final Fantasy XIV Batman, Batman Tales From The Borderlands, Batman Batman. Suikoden 3? Batman? Batman. Batman, June 23 Batman: Arkham Knight — Xbox One, PS4, PC Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward — PC, PS3, PS4 Ride — PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One Tales From The Borderlands Episode…