Mike Fahey

Smite‘s Squirrel God Is Appropriately Nuts

Enough withthe teasing. Today Hi-Rez Studios officially reveals the Norse squirrel god Ratatoskr, one of Smite’s most versatile MOBA combatants yet. First off yes, there is a Norse squirrel god, and while Ratatoskr is more of a messenger, carrying information up and down the world tree, if Mercury qualifies, so does this freakishly cute rodent.…

Meet Orgrim Doomhammer, star of next year’s Warcraft movie. Wired’sgot a first look at the digital movie star, voiced by actor Robert Kazinsky and rendered by Industrial Light and Magic. What do you think? I’m not used to orcs having so much body hair, but I dig it.

Nothing Traumatizing Happens In Telltale’s New Game Of Thrones Screens

Telltale’s Game of Thrones Episode Four: Sons of Winter iscoming soon, and not one of the new screenshots will leave you staring at your screen in horror for minutes after the show ends. Available soon for consoles, PC, Mac and mobile, Episode Four spins the continuing tale of the House Forrester, who’ve had a relatively…

It’s Not An Action Movie Trailer, It’s A Taylor Swift Music Video

Yannick’s beloved Taylor Swift doles out weapons to every woman she knows and walks about in slow motion in her music video for “Bad Blood”, narrated by Kendrick Lamar. It’s about a dozen different movies I’d like to see set to a song that’s not quite as catchy as the other ones I’ve heard. Maybe…

Lost Planet Toys Are Better Than Most Lost Planet Games

Before the folks at Toy Notch got in touch with me about checking out their latest figures, I had nearly forgotten that Capcom’s Lost Planet series was a thing. This is how they remind me. Technically it was my pals at Toy Dojo who reminded me during a conversation about Transformers (most of my conversations).…

The Week In Games: Who Witches The Witchmen?

Just about everyone who can, I would think, with the rest playing Farming Simulator 15. Gird your loins, everybody, because The Witcher III: Wild Hunt is going to be completely inescapable for the next several weeks. Sure, we’ll get the odd Destiny expansion shout out, and maybe the third episode of Life is Strange will…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Hot Pockets

Nothing goes together like gaming and Hot Pockets, unless the Hot Pockets marketing team is at the helm. Let’s show them how it’s done in this week’s Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. Hot Pockets are horrible crap you should probably not eat. I say this not because I hate Hot Pockets, but to calm any fears that…

Every Fairy From The Legend Of Zelda. Even The Hideous Ones.

Which is your favorite fairy from The Legend of Zelda franchise? Our old friend MasterOfHyrulehas compiled a video featuring each and every—what the hell is that thing? Someone kill it! Set it on fire! Glue an Xbox One game to it! Okay, we’re safe. My personal favorite fairies are the ones from Ocarina of Time…

There’s Metal Gear Solid Hiding In This Week’s My Little Pony

Apparently Snake’s box hiding box isn’t as fool-proof as we thought. Even Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima managed to spot it. It’s no secret the makers of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic love their video game references, like last year’s BioShock Infinite Easter egg. And this isn’t the first time Metal Gear Solid…

Sunday Comics: Spontaneous Cookie Generation

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 13. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 11. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Puzzle & Dragons Z’s Freedom Bores Me

After years of dealing with the stamina restrictions and constant rotation of powerful paid content in the mobile version of Puzzle & Dragons, the pay once, play forever structure of Puzzle & Dragons Z for the Nintendo 3DS sounded like a dream. Sometimes dreams are stupid. Behind the annoying microtransactions and frustrating, play-limiting stamina bar…

It’s a psycho killer try-before-you-buy this weekend in Mortal Kombat X. If you bought the game but not the DLC, head over to MKX’s Living Towers this weekend to play as Jason Vorhees in what should have been a 13 round battle but ended up only being 6 because that’s no fun at all.

Carl’s Jr. And Hardee’s Hot Dog-Topped Burger Solves A Serious Problem

As delicious as the court jester of the sausage world can be, fast food hot dogs are rarely worth the asking price. Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s have come up with an elegant solution to this age-old problem—they’ve turned the hot dog into a topping. I love a good hot dog. Hell, I love a bad…

Konami could suck worse. Sure, the future of the Silent Hill franchise is uncertain, its recent high-profile project canned. AsRedditor Imbarkus and friends demonstrate with this nightmarish image, Konami’sincreased focus on mobile could lead to the scariest Silent Hill yet.

The Legen-Dree First Five Minutes Of Not A Hero

Warning: Playing just five minutes of Roll7’s Not A Hero can result in facial detonation euphoria and the random affectation of a horrific British accent. Ask your doctor if Not A Hero is right for you. Because over-the-top violence is just fine when it’s pixels, Not A Hero is a gleeful romp through the innards…

Snacktaku Eats The Painfully Spicy Doritos Roulette

The idea behind Doritos Roulette is roughly the same idea as putting one bullet in the chamber of a revolver, spinning it, putting the barrel in your mouth and pulling the trigger. Before we get into it, I’d like to welcome viewers back to the Snacktaku video review. I’ve been on hiatus for a bit…

The Fabulous First Five Minutes Of Final Fantasy X-2

The Final Fantasy X-2 Remaster with Bonus Final Fantasy X hit the States this week, once again raising the all-important question, “How can you hate a game that opens with a dance number?” First off, sorry about the “singing”. I couldn’t help myself. Secondly, I completely understand why so many Final Fantasy fans hate this…

Music Video Turns The NES Into A Deadly Weapon

It’s mostly ‘80s nostalgia in the video for The Fjords’ “All In”—until the kid pulls out his NES Zapper and starts blowing people away. The first sign that something’s not right in the video comes as the young boy lays out an arsenal of fake Nintendo Entertainment System cartridges. The Massacre? Fireball? Rocket? I’ve not…

The First Five Ico-Riffic Minutes Of Toren

While we continue to wait for another masterpiece from the makers of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, Brazilian developer Swordtales captures their spirit perfectly in the achingly beautiful Toren. Nathan Graysonwas rightto call out the similarities between those classics and this strange and wonderful indie from a relatively unknown developer. Had I not seen…

Classic RPG Grandia II is being remastered for Steam release. Chosen by fans via survey, the acclaimed GameArts role-playing game will be getting an HD touch-up from GungHo Online Entertainment based on the 2000 Dreamcast version. Grandia II was first released on PC back in 2002.