Mike Fahey

Bethesda Accidentally Announces Dishonored 2 Announcement

An accidental open mic broadcasting live to Bethesda’s Twitch stream picked up a discussion about Dishonored 2 being presented during the company’s E3 press conference. Ooops. The discussion, captured in part in the YouTube video below (audio only), discusses a presentation by Harvey Smith, co-director of the first Dishonored, who moved to France following its…

Want to see Ryu and Roy in action in Smash Bros. Wii U? Twitch usercrediar is currently showing off the pair via hacks on his stream, with more footage in hispast broadcasts archive. Update: stream ended and past broadcasts taken down.

Now You Can Play Gwent Without All That Witching

The only problem with the addictive card game CD Projekt Red included in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is all the witching one has to do to play it. Thanks to a mod for Tabletop Simulator, the witching is now optional. Now I don’t really mind hopping into The Witcher 3 to get my Gwent…

My Current Favorite Star Wars Characters Join Disney Infinity 3.0 

The finest band of Rebel scum since Luke and Pals get their due in this fall’s Disney Infinity 3.0. That’s right, my favorite Star Wars is currently an animated series. While I’ll always have a soft spot for the originals and a hard, prickly spot for several characters from the prequel, the crew of the…

Nvidia Makes Doing Doughnuts In The Batmobile Mean Something

As demonstrated in the latest Batman: Arkham Knight video from Nvidia, doing doughnuts with the Batmobile without GameWorks is an empty, soulless experience. As if the effect of interactive smoke and fog weren’t driven home enough in last week’s GameWorks video, here Nvidia literally drives it home, using Batman’s ride as an example of how…

We’ve Had Enough Fallout Dogs. It’s Vault Cat’s Time. 

I can see how dogs like the one in Fallout 4’s reveal trailer would be useful companions in the wastelands, would be useful companions in the wasteland, but let us consider a cat patient enough to be dressed up in Vault 111 gear for a cosplay shoot. Your average cat would be a horrible wasteland…

E3 Leak Or Not, These Are Some Cool Transformers Screens [Update]

Over at Pure Xbox they’ve secured what they say are leaked screenshots for a soon-to-be-announced Transformers brawler from Activision. Maybe, maybe not—all I know for certain is the shots depict a game I’d love to play. Update: A Best Buy Canada listing for the game for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One has surfaced,…

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I Should Not Be Allowed To Own A High-Powered Laser

In a very special episode of Toy Time, I demonstrate why there is absolutely no reason to have a 1.4 watt laser sitting around on the desk of an easily bored person. Warning: the video above demonstrates that point with bright flashes of light. I enjoy playing with my cats and a laser pointer. I…

He-Man And G.I. Joe In One Game? Sold.

Today Ubisoft revealed that its upcoming toy battler Toy Soldiers: War Chest includes includes the armies of He-Man, G.I. Joe and two other unannounced licensed properties. Their marketing team’s job is done. Announced last November, Signal Studios’ character-driven action strategy game won’t be out until later this summer for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC,…

Ratchet & Clank PS4 Looks Amazing

Coming in 2016, Ratchet & Clank for the PlayStation 4 is technically the game based on the upcoming CG movie based on the original Ratchet & Clank. That’s fine—it can be as confusing as it wants when it’s this gorgeous. One of the key reasons Ratchet & Clank fans love the franchise is the animated…

The First Five Minutes of a Real-Life Russian Horror Story

In 1959 a group of hikers in Russia’s Ural Mountains were mysteriously killed by what authorities could only describe as an “unknown compelling force.” That real world incident is the basis for Kholat, and knowing that only makes things worse. I wish I hadn’t looked up the Dyatlov Pass incident before playing IMGN.PRO’s Kholat. If…

The first trailer for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers sticks to the scripts. Coming this winter (no longer fall) to everywhere LEGO video games go, LEGO Marvel’s Avengers injects the plots of the first two films with a heaping helping of brick-based silliness. Can it possibly top the amazingly expansive LEGO Marvel Super Heroes? Probably not.

The Only Thing Wrong With LEGO Elves Is The Elves Themselves

Does the world really need separate LEGO sets for boys and girls? Certainly not the mystical world of LEGO Elves. In March of this year LEGO introduced a new line of construction sets featuring unique colors, gorgeous design elements and a theme that any fantasy fiction fan could get behind. Why stop at Tolkien when…

The ‘Spiritual Successor’ To DJMax Is On Its Way To North America

The folks behind my favorite rhythm game franchise might not be making DJMax games anymore, but the series’ spirit lives on in Superbeat: Xonic, coming this fall to the PlayStation Vita. Developed for Korea by Nurijoy, a company founded by the creators of DJMax upon leaving Pentavision, Superbeat: Xonic comes to North America via a…

Pizza Hut’s Hot Dog Stuffed Crust Invades The U.S. This Month

Having made the rounds in Canada, the UK and Australia since 2012, Pizza Hut is finally bringing its bizarre hot dog stuffed crust pizza to U.S. stores later this month. Tentative hooray! This news came to me by way of a local long-time Pizza Hut employee, who informed me that most stores in the Atlanta…

Angry Birds LEGO sets are coming. Rovio and The LEGO Group announced today that a series of construction sets based on The Angry Birds Movie will be arriving just in time for the film’s May 2016 release. The dozen or so people still excited by Angry Birds in 2016 are going to be thrilled.

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The E3 2015 Decorating Committee 

We’re a week out from E3 2015, and you probably know what that means—it’s time to redecorate the outside of the LA Convention Center to suit our own twisted visions of the perfect Electronic Entertainment Expo. The official decorating has already begun, as seen in this photo posted to twitter by Naughty Dog co-president Evan…

Margaret Classes Up Persona 4: Dancing All Night

What, you thought we’d make it through a weekend without a Persona 4: Dancing All Night GIF? Margaret had other plans, and one doesn’t mess with Margaret’s plans. Igor’s eldest assistant has business to attend to, and that business is proving she’s got just as much energy as her younger siblings, Elizabeth and Jerkwad. One…

The Week In Games: The E3 Lull

Everybody get out of the way, the industry’s most press-hungry trade show coming through! While we’re still a week away from E3 2015, the game release calendar is as bare as it would be if the show were in full swing. Nothing is as futile as attempting to get the gaming press to look at…