Mike Fahey, Author at Kotaku

Transformer‘s Most Fearsome Combiner Team Finally Gets Its Due

Today at Toy Fair 2015 in New York City, one of the Transformers most imposing figures—the Constructicon combiner Devastator—finally has a physical toy worthy of his reputation. Check out the first official pics, along with shots of the new Defensor, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus and more. Hasbro’sCombiner Wars line of Transformers Generations figures is one of…

By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2015

Now They’re Never Getting Nintendo TVii In Europe

Which service was Nintendo TVii again? Oh yeah, the cable/program guide thing. In case anyone in Europe was waiting for that Wii U service to launch, you can officially stop waiting now—Nintendo of Europe has given up because it’s too hard. It’s one thing to take a single country and get all of its cable…

By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2015

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: A Live-Action Legend Of Zelda: Winners!

Inlast week’s ‘Shop Contest our image-manipulating community went on a quest to create the perfect live-action Legend of Zelda TV series on the heels of new of a collaboration between Nintendo and Netflix. The winning entries are better than anything those two could put on not-TV. The winning-est entry of them all this week belongs…

By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2015

Star Wars Bladebuilders Let You Craft Your Own Impractical Lightsaber

And you thought the lightsaber from the Episode VII trailer was dangerous. Announced today at Toy Fair in New York City, Hasbro’s Star Wars Bladebuilders line finally allows fans of the series to invite new ways to chop their damn hands off. Fans of toys and Star Wars have been waiting for this to happen…

By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2015

Dissidia Final Fantasy Takes The Fight To Japanese Arcades

Announced this weekend at the Japanese Amusement Expo, Dissidia Final Fantasy takes Square Enix’s franchise-wide fighting game from the PSP to the arcade with three-on-three battles between a horde of iconic characters. While more information is expected later this year, the first trailer (thanks Kev!) gives us a good idea of what Japanese arcade goers…

By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2015

The Saturday Stream Plays Dying Light Because It Can [Finished]

Having not played any of Dying Light or read any of the helpful tip articles explaining how to get started with the free-running zombie survival game, I decided it was the best possible gane to stream while trying out new tech. Probably not. We’ll see. The new tech in question is the ability to put…

By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2015

A Third-Party Callback To Transformers‘ Scariest Headmaster

Earlier this week I took my first steps into the world of pricey third-party Transformers with something pink and frilly. Now it’s time for something darker. Meet FansProject’s Function X4, Sigma L, a third party answer to the Decepticon’s scariest Headmaster. That Headmaster is Mindwipe, the spooky bat-bot with the power to warp minds and…

By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2015

Smite Season Two Gives Players A Lovely New Place To Kill Each Other

Free-to-play third-person MOBA Smite isentertaining enough to watch, but when all the competition is focused around a single map, the scenery can get old pretty quick. With today’s launch of the Season Two update, players have a much prettier place to die. While the Season Two update introduces some new items to the game and…

By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2015

The All-Star Blizzard Toy Line We’ve Always Wanted

Across its handful of properties Blizzard has some of the most iconic characters in gaming. It’s free-to-play MOBA Heroes of the Storm brings them all together, and now NECA’s Heroes of the Storm action figure line is making toy collectors’ dreams come true. While outfits like Sideshow Toys keep Blizzard in the high-end collectibles, we’ve…

By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2015

DLC: Defined

Just about everybody knows that the acronym DLC stands for “downloadable content”, but do they know what it really means? Probably, but we’re going to define it anyway, because that’s what the XXX: Defined series is all about. DLC noun dee-elle-see At its most basic, DLC is any content for a video game not included…

By Mike Fahey Published February 10, 2015

Tips & Guides

Think Before Getting Your Valentine Cheap-Ass Chocolate

If you buy the current love of your life sweets for Valentine’s Day that can be purchased in a drug store, you’re doing it wrong. See how a real chocolatier feels about the heart-shaped boxes that’ll be 75 percent off on February 15. BuzzFeed tapped Jonathan Grahm ofCompartes chocolates in Los Angeles to try out…

By Mike Fahey Published February 10, 2015

My First Third-Party Transformer Is A Complicated Woman

Challenging the notion that fans can’t spend enough money on Transformers, the third-party transforming robot market produces high-quality dream toys with hefty price tags. After years of browsing and drooling, I’ve finally made the plunge with Mastermind Creations‘ Azalea. Azalea, an obvious homage to Arcee, the original female Transformer, is actually one of three third-party…

By Mike Fahey Published February 9, 2015

If Only We Could Download Patches For People

Does your boyfriend snore? Is your child a bit too precocious? Does your mother keep calling you for tech support? Just hook them up to your computer via their handy USB port and patch them. Sadly this is only a fantasy scenario presented by the latest episode of web series GoodGame, in which a woman…

By Mike Fahey Published February 9, 2015

Culture

The Week In Games: Evolve Or Play Something Else

I was going to say “Evolve or die” but that seemed a bit harsh, especially for a week with a new 3DS and an old Zelda game coming out. Between Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and Evolve, odds are I’ll be hunting something this week. Still on the fence about Majora’s Mask—I didn’t like it much…