Mike Fahey

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Wild Junk

Earlier this week we learned the shocking news: Witcher series star Geralt of Riviahas no penis. We can fix this. I know we can. I believe in us. Geralt may not have access to the rod from which spurts eternal damnation, but don’t look at the as a negative thing. An artist doesn’t curse the…

The Week In Games: Panda Power

This Week in Games is dedicated to Li Li, our resident Heroes of the Storm expert’s favorite underaged female panda. I’m not going to name names or point fingers at Yannick. I’m just saying he (or she, but really he) is platonically in love with an anthropomorphic video game bear. I blurred the name to…

Wildstar Goes Free-To-Play In The Fall

Carbine Studios’ sci-fi MMORPG Wildstar launched in June of 2014,bravely opting for a paid subscription model while more high-profile games were going free-to-play. They made it a year! Announced by publisher NCsoft earlier this year, Wildstar will be stripping away its $15 monthly subscription fee in favor of a free-to-play model that will hopefully drum…

The Moaning Cowgirl And Other Fun Sonic Adventure Facts

Did you know the original Japanese release of Sonic Adventure included a massive mechanical cowgirl billboard that moaned when you approached it? DidYouKnowGaming? knows, and give us a glimpse of the magnificent monstrosity in the latest in the third installment of their Sonic video series. They don’t show off much of the board and omit…

Our first look at Bandai Namco’s Project Treasure, a free-to-play four-player third-person adventure game for the Wii U. Shown during this morning’s Japanese Nintendo Direct, it looks to be some sort of supernatural treasure hunting game with four-player co-op. Expect more info later in the summer.

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Bowser’s Big Interview: Winners!

When Nintendo of Americahired Doug Bowser to be its new VP of sales, the world had one question—how did he dress for the interview? Question answered. The question was answered in many different ways, some silly, some sexy and some a little of both. Cartoonivore’s ‘shop this week was almost too subtle—it took me a…

Sunday Comics: While The Dog Watches

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 May 27. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 25. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Chibi-Robo! Returns, Bringing An Adorable Amiibo With Him

This morning’s Japanese Nintendo Direct revealed a new side-scrolling platformer Chibi-Robo! game, along with a super-empowering Amiibo companion. Guru-Guru! Chibi-Robo! (I’m guessing that’s Go-Go Chibi-Robo!) looks like it takes everyone’s favorite helper robot and transforms him into a more practical sort of Bionic Commando, using his plug and cord as a grappling hook, as you…

Aw, Look At The Littlest Heroes Of The Storm

I’d managed to resist the allure of Funco’s Mystery Minis series up until I saw boxes with the Heroes of the Storm logo on them this weekend at Momocon. Curse you, tiny Queen of Blades. Retailing for around $7.99, Funco’s Mystery Minis are blind boxed figures based on popular entertainment properties like Frozen (which my…

The Latest LEGO Ideas Set Is A Gaming Classic

I swear every house I visited while growing up in the late ‘70s, early ‘80s had a wooden Labyrinth Marble Maze game. Thanks to the LEGO Ideas program and creator JK Brickworks, it’ll be making a comeback later this year. Rather than moving the marble through the maze, the classic Labyrinth Marble Maze features a…

And Now Persona‘s Dancing Bear

The alternative headline for this post was “Hot Blond Dancing In A Teddie,” but that would have confused our Japanese readers who know Persona 4’s mascot as Kuma. Stupid regional differences, ruining a perfectly bad headline. Stupid localization process, making us wait until fall for Persona 4: Dancing All Night, which releases in Japan in…

The First Five Minutes Of Thirty Years Of Gradius

Three decades ago, back when Konami released video games, Japanese arcade goers were graced with one outstanding space shooter. I was so much better at Gradius back then. Collecting pods, choosing which power-ups to activate in which order, and that horrible feeling of loss when you die and lose it all. That’s what Gradius for…

In Atlanta This Weekend? Then You Should Be At Momocon.

Anime and gaming convention Momocon is on day three of it’s newly extended four-day run, which leaves plenty of time to check out some cosplay, buy some vintage video games and maybe watch a Kotaku writer judge an indie game contest. When I first attended Momocon back in 2010, it was an incredibly small convention…

I Love It When Tekken 7‘s Mom And Dad Fight

Kazuya’s mom has got it going on, and by “it” I mean summoning tigers to beat up her husband. This is pretty much marriage in a nutshell. Unlocking in Japanese arcades next week, Kazumi is the latest addition to the ever-expanding Mishima family. She’s Heihachi’s wife, so good on Heihachi for pulling that off despite…

Halo: ODST is now dropping in for owners of the Master Chief Collection Players who purchased and played the Xbox One collection before December 19 of last year are starting to get their codes for the remastered ODST campaign. Folks falling outside of that window will be able to purchase the campaign separately for $4.99“soon.”

Earthcore Takes Rock-Paper-Scissors To A Dark And Twisted Place

Earth beats Water. Water beats Fire. Fire beats Earth. That’s the basis for mobile fantasy trading card game Earthcore. From there it gets complicated. It’s no Magic: The Gathering, nor is it a Magic-esque game like Hearthstone. While I’m sure more seasoned card game players will be able to rattle off a few similar titles,…

The First Five Minutes Of Badland‘s Big Screen Debut

Does the magic of Apple’s 2013 iPad Game of the Year carry over into its PC and console port? We’ll know in five minutes. Frogmind’s Badland is a unique mobile game that I’d never imagined playing with a game controller or a keyboard. Guiding the strange little woodland critter along the side-scrolling screen was something…

Maybe Batman: The Ride Isn’t Such A Good Idea

Look at that happy child, flanked by his happy parents. There is only one way The Memory Card Is Full’s Batman: The Ride comic can end.

There’s Playable Bruce Campbell In Next Week’s Call Of Duty DLC

Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s “Supremacy” DLC hits Xbox Live next week, adding Bruce Campbell to the lineup of playable survivors in the game’s Exo Zombie co-op mode. With only four slots, who gets cut? Yeah, “Supremacy” comes with four brand-new maps for folks who enjoy shooting at each other—Kremlin, Parliament, Compound, and Skyrise, a…

The First 60 Seconds! Of The Nuclear Apocalypse Are The Hardest

The nuke sirens go off and you’ve got one minute to grab your family and everything they’ll need to survive a ‘50s style fallout shelter. What do you do? In the case of my first 60 seconds with Robot Gentleman’s 60 Seconds! for the PC, I panicked, which is not a thing one is recommended…