Mike Fahey, Author at Kotaku

Bloodborne Bug Makes Boss Battles Way Too Easy

Having trouble with Bloodborne’s boss fights? Leave the game running on your PlayStation 4 for half a day and the brutal beasts become a breeze. That’s not good. Redditor meatballz (thanks to Oscar for the tip) discovered the bug in From Software’s latest after the boss battles in his marathon session became much easier after…

By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2015

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Video Game Easter Eggs

Tomorrow is Easter Sunday, which doesn’t give us a lot of time to decorate eggs. Guess what this week’s ‘Shop Contest entails! And time! Judging has begun! With last week’s new ‘Shop Contest ending in a cliffhanger (a nice way to say we didn’t end up having one) and me being on vacation next weekend,…

By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2015

Watch One Of Warcraft‘s Most Storied Weapons Come To Life

Not content to wait for Man At Arms’ to get around to them, Blizzard taps master blacksmith Tony Swatton to recreate Gorehowl, the axe wielded by two of Warcraft’s most famous orcs. The massive two-handed weapon originally belonged to Grom Hellscream, who used it to slay the pit lord Mannoroth, freeing his race of their…

By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2015

The First Five Seconds Of Super Mario Bros.

What deep insight can you glean from a classic video game within the first five seconds of pressing start? Not much, as it turns out. So I went ahead and recorded another video for Super Mario Bros., upping the limit to 300 seconds instead of five. Man, what a difference. I know you’ve likely seen…

By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2015

Fake WoW Patch Notes Are Still The Funniest Part Of April Fools’

“Players now take 10% less damage in PvP.” “Players now deal 10% more damage in PvP.” “Players now act like they take 10% less damage in PvP, but they really don’t. They’re just kidding around.” You haven’t failed me yet, annual fake World of Warcraft patch notes. Spread across more games each year, Blizzard’s April…

By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2015

Every Guild Wars 2 Character Is An Airplane Today. Vroooom!

Whooooooosh! Ahilarious old bug becomes the status quo for one day in Guild Wars 2, and fans are having a blast. Now I can see how some players might be a bit angry about their characters having their arms transformed into airplane wings for a day—poor role-players. Aside from a tiny bit of dissent, players…

By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2015

Getting Started With Neverwinter On Xbox One

The North American Xbox One got its first MMORPG today, in the form of a two-year-old free-to-play Dungeons & Dragons PC game. Check out character creation and the opening tutorial for Neverwinter. Anyone with an Xbox One Gold subscription is a simple 10gb or so download away from rolling up a half-elf rogue and joining…

By Mike Fahey Published March 31, 2015

Let’s Kill More Call Of Duty Exo Zombies [All Are Dead]

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s Ascendance DLC hits Xboxes today, bringing with it another round of the Malkovich-powered Exo Zombies co-op survival mode. Or maybe it’s Paxton-powered. It’s hard to say. Either way, let’s play. When last we left our intrepid heroes, they were being overwhelmed by high tech zombies at the headquarters of the…

By Mike Fahey Published March 31, 2015

Now There’s A Mighty Marvel Mobile Multiplayer Brawler

Available today on iOS and Android, Marvel Mighty Heroes is a pint-sized online brawler in which players team up to batter villains with big-headed collectible comic book characters. Gameplay-wise it’s almost a sort of casual pocket Diablo. Players tap to move about game levels, tap to target enemies with automatic attacks, and swipe or tap…

By Mike Fahey Published March 31, 2015

Tomorrow, April 1, there’ll be a Nintendo Direct at 6 pm Eastern time, containing updates about the company’s upcoming Wii U and 3DS titles, followed by a short Nintendo Treehouse special on one of its spring 2015 releases. Ignore the date, Nintendo says this one’s no joke!

By Mike Fahey Published March 31, 2015

The First Five Vaguely Familiar Minutes Of Axiom Verge

We’ve never been here before, but it sure feels like we have. It’s hard to watch the first five minutes of Axiom Verge and not feel just a little bit Metroid-y. Generally the First Five is about rushing in blind to a game I’ve never played (or hadn’t played in a long while), but in…

By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2015

Reviews

Axiom Verge: The Kotaku Review

Yes, I gained a new ability! Now where the hell do I use it? The thrill of obtaining a shiny new toy followed quickly by the frustration of wandering about looking for places to apply it are the major beats of Axiom Verge, an indie love letter to classicMetroid-style 2D sidescrollers. You know, Metroidvania, the…

By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2015

Esports

The grand finals of the 2015 Call of Duty Championships are happening today. Which of the 32 competing teams is going to walk away with $400,000? Head over to the Major League Gaming event site to watch live and see which 29 teams are definitely not winning.