Mike Fahey

Which Of Fantasy Life‘s Roles Did You Play First?

Level-5’s lovely little life-simulator/role-playing game, Fantasy Life, begins with players choosing one of 12 different lives to serve as their entry point into this colorful little world. Which was your first? Do you begin with a traditional RPG job, asJason Schreierdid with his Wizard, or do you start off with something more mundane? Patricia Hernandez…

3A Toys’ Doctor Doom Comes In Three Shades Of Evil

I look at the three colorways (color variants) of 3A Toys’ Doctor Doom figure and I see several hundred dollars ready to evacuate my bank account. Evan Narcisse looks at them and sees pointy shoes. Doom is not pleased. Marvel Comics most iconic villain showed his variant colors todayover at 3A’s website (viaSuper Punch), and…

Pokémon Omega Ruby And Alpha Sapphire Bundled Together With A Bonus

Having trouble deciding between Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby? Now you can just buy both in one box, with a download code for 100 potions for each game to boot. Releasing November 21 exclusively at Best Buy retail and online and Amazon.com, the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Dual Pack bundles both…

The Week In Games: All Fall Down

I’m looking forward to figuring out what the hell Lords of the Fallen is this week. How about you? It’s a big week for fans of wrestling, basketball and overdrives. I look at this bulging list of games and I think man, it’s nearly November, which means soon it will be December and I can…

Nintendo’s Amiibo Figures Look A Little Bit Different In Production

When introduced at E3 earlier this year and in the marketing materials that followed, Nintendo’s little plastic figureslooked fantastic, but some of the finer details seem to have been lost to the production process. Joystiq posted a set of photos featuring the finished figures earlier this week, which have been making the Reddit rounds over…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Better Than A Bunny Smartphone Case

In Japan, people aretaking photos of adorable rabbits holding their smartphones. Surely we can come up with a better use for Nippon’s overabundance of bunnies. Let’s change the way consumers think about long-eared lagomorphs. Imaginary scientists have proven there are more rabbits in Japan than there is air, and that’s a made-up problem. What’s Japan…

The HD Version Of San Andreas For 360 Is Now On Sale… For $3.74

We knew a 720p graphically improved version ofGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas was hitting the Xbox 360 this weekend to celebrate the game’s 10th anniversary. We didn’t know it would cost under $4. When I first came across the listing for the game on Xbox.com I was confused by the price — was this just…

This Bastion-Inspired LEGO World Deserves Its Own Game

We’ve seen plenty of beautiful LEGO recreations of existing properties, but often the most breathtaking displays are largely original. For example, this is Aurora, a seven-by-seven foot fantasy world inspired by the floating islands of Bastion. Crafted by Nannan Zhang of The Brothers Brick and Legohaulic, Aurora is a gorgeous world so fully realized that…

LeVar Burton Reading Go The F**k To Sleep

A beautiful thing happened duringRooster Teeth‘s 24 hour Extra Life stream: more than $240,00 was raised for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. Also, Reading Rainbow‘s LeVar Burton read a book and cursed a lot. It’s pretty beautiful. The book Geordi is reading in this clip (via Tastefully Offensive) is Adam Mansbach’s instant classic, Go the Fuck…

Sunday Comics: Picture Me As Knuckles

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 October 25. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published October 20. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

The Saturday Evening Stream: Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus (All Done)

Steve Bowling, writer of our TAY community’s review, was embarrassed to play ninja girl brawler and outrageous breast simulation Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus for the Vita. Imagine how I feel streaming it live. Update: stream complete and archived for your viewing pleasure. With an in-game lingerie shop and characters who lose clothes as they lose…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Needs More Kevin Spacey: The Winners!

Last week I asked our image manipulation to rectify the egregious lack of actor Kevin Spacey in games other than the new Call of Duty. Now we have too much Kevin Spacey. See for yourself. This week’s big winner is the ever-amazing Ganonthegreat1. His entry is incredibly subtle, and I should probably explain it. The…

Japan Crate Monthly Snack Delivery Service: The Snacktaku Review

Japan Crate is one of a growing number of services that, for a monthly subscription fee, deliver a box filled with Japanese snacks and candy to your front door. This is pretty much everything anyone needs. WhenJapan Crate approached me back in September to try out a box from their service, I thought it was…

Watching the Extra Life charity streams? Our own Steve Marinconz just started a 24 hour gaming marathon stream withTeam Rob in support of his local Children’s Miracle Network hospital. Last year Steve got horrible food poisoning during the stream, so keep an eye on the bearded guy below.Watch them here.

Google Has Much More To Tell Us About Video Games Now. Maybe Too Much.

You know that neat little box that pops up on the right when you search Google for movies or books and such? Now it does that for video games as well, thanks to an update to Google’s Knowledge Graph. As you can see in the image above, no video game is safe from Google’s database.…

Flying Mounts, Dark Knights And More Fresh FFXIV Expansion Info

Last week in Las Vegas, Square Enix announcedFinal Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, the first expansion for the magically reanimated MMO. At this weekend’s Fan Festival in London, producer Naoki Yoshida showed off new flying mounts, a pair of new beast tribes and an eagerly awaited addition to the game’s class roster. First off, flying mounts. That’s…

The Most Striking Piece Of Halo Art I’ve Seen In Ages

I was going to call “Master Chief and Arbiter (Gods Among)” by Sita Navas fan art, but the “fan” label feels cheap when applied to this Maya-style masterpiece. This is just art. Posted over on Reddit by her husband to tremendous response, the piece portrays Bungie’s two Halo heroes in the distinctive style of the…

The Most Popular Doctor Who Game Finally Gets The Most Popular Doctor

How has Doctor Who Legacy lasted a year without this fellow in its roster? Launched last year with a mere two Doctors’ worth of content — Matt Smith and David Tennant — the pleasantly free-to-play mobile puzzler Doctor Who Legacy has slowly been adding various incarnations of the Time Lord on a regular basis. And…

It Doesn’t Get Hotter Than Men Trying On Women’s Halloween Costumes

Building on the theme of sexy male Halloween costumes featured in last week’s Photoshop contest, Buzzfeed proves you don’t need to be a woman to make sexy costumes work. I was originally planning on taking my kids trick or treating this year dressed in the same costume I’ve worn the past two — intimidating and…

Guild Wars 2 Players Angry Over Currency Exchange Changes [Update]

Guild Wars 2 players have long enjoyed the ability to easily exchange gold for gems used to buy nifty cosmetic items in the game’s Black Lion Trading Company store. Yesterday’s game update changed all of that, and players are not happy. Update: ArenaNet has responded, and will be reinstating the ability to purchase gems as…