Mike Fahey

I Guess This Means No More WildStar For Me

I’ve not had much time to log into my WildStar account since launch, but someone else certainly has. According to player support, my account is now banned for speedhacking. *sigh* John (WildStar Player Support) Jul 28 19:04 Hello Michael, This message is being sent to notify you that a violation of the WildStar User Agreement…

One Should Not Question The Black Widow’s Geek Cred

When a woman in a black catsuit saves you from an armed gunman intent on putting a bullet in your head, you say “Thank you.” You do not do this. College Humor calls this skit “Black Widow is not a Fake Nerd Girl.” Technically she’s not a nerd girl at all, just your average deadly…

Things Get Weird In Five Minutes Of The Simpsons/Family Guy Crossover

The long-awaited crossover between The Simpsons and Family Guy doesn’t air until September 29, but Comic-Con attendees were treated to nearly five minutes of footage from the upcoming double-sized episode. So far, so brilliant. Long having been criticized as a darker, dirtier version of The Simpsons, Family Guy’s visit to Springfield, Unknown highlights the differences…

Meanwhile, In Disney Infinity 2.0, Super Villains Attack

Because you can’t have good without evil, Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes makes sure all three of its heroic playsets get an appropriate villain. Enter Loki, Ronan the Accuser and the Green Goblin. Well then, now we know who goes in the last space in that PlayStation exclusive collector’s edition diorama. Actually, pictures of Loki…

The Week In Games: The Rest Of Us

After two weeks of relatively few new game releases, we get back into the swing of things with some remastered The Last of Us — but we’re not out of the woods yet. Along with the remaster we’ve got a bunch of digital downloads, most of them for PlayStation systems. In fact, for a handheld…

Teens’ Reactions To Goat Simulator Are Just Priceless

The Fine Bros. christen their new REACT channel on YouTube by taking a bunch of unsuspecting teens and putting them in front of the glorious nonsense that is Goat Simulator. Befuddlement ensues. Having been aware of Goat Simulator from its birth as a joke to its becoming a real game, it’s easy to forget exactly…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Guardians Of Gaming

Yesterday I posted news that Disney was putting The Guardians of the Galaxy into every video game they possibly can, but that was only six lousy games. Surely our Photoshop-savvy readers can do better than that. Thanks to a suggestion from good old uscg_pa, this week’s ‘shop contest is all about putting Star-Lord, Drax, Gamora,…

The Legend Of Korra Game Looks Like Tons Of Fun

Speaking of Bayonetta maker Platinum Games, the developer hooked up with IGN during Comic-Con this weekend to show off the first gameplay from the recently-announced Legend of Korra video game game. This I like. The video, found via TAY contributorUI 2.0, shows Korra using all the elements at her disposal (all the elements) to take…

Here’s the English trailer for Bayonetta: Bloody Fate, coming to North America on Blu-ray and DVD combo October 21. Richard Eisenbeis found the Japanese version of the movie to begloriously over-the-top. I’m sold.

‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ Takes On The Kalos Region Of Pokémon X

Thanks to a 3DS modded with a capture kit, ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ finally ventures into the Kalos region. With Lady Helix on the team, how can it fail? Finally the hivemind-controlled Pokémon insanity makes it to the sixth generation of games. The 3DS HDMI mod was required to advance to the current gen, as previous…

Saturday Morning Slow Jams Saved The Worst Cartoon For Last

Scott Bradlee‘s musical trip through our animated youth came to a close yesterday, with the slow jam version of the theme to the first generation My Little Pony cartoon. The ’80s My Little Pony cartoon series started with a 22 minute pilot of sorts called “Rescue At Midnight Castle”, starring the voice talents of Sandy…

One Of The Last Wii Games Comes With A Free Wii U Upgrade

One of only two games left to be released on Nintendo’s last-gen console, Skylanders: Trap Team for the Wii is hedging its bets, including a download code for the Wii U version of the game in every box. The news comes from a tweet from the game’s official account way back on July 23 (via…

Sunday Comics: A Mortal Kombat Policy

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 July 25. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 21. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

At Least We Got A Decent TMNT Game Out Of All This Movie Business

While the latest live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film is drawing hate from fans for straying from the original concept, Nickelodeon’s movie-based mobile game succeeds by sticking with what’s worked so well in the past. The most beloved TMNT video game of all time was a brawler. The original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game…

Marvel Contest Of Champions Comes To Mobile This Fall. What Is It?

Announced today at Marvel’s San Diego Comic-Con video game panel, Marvel Contest of Champions is a game involving heroes punching each other, coming to mobile platforms this fall. Surely there’s more to it than that. Let’s check the official press release: In development at Kabam’s Vancouver studio, players fight their way through iconic locations from…

Marvel Crams The Guardians Of The Galaxy Into Every Video Game It Can

If the officialGuardians of the Galaxy mobile game not enough for you, worry not — Marvel’s cramming Star-Lord and friends into every gaming orifice available, from Xbox Live avatars to Minecraft skins. Disney Infinity 2.0 We learned of the official Guardians of the Galaxy playset for Disney’s property-spanning creation toy last week. I just wanted…

Next Year’s Transformers Combine To Form Awesome

While the kid-focused Transformers toys of 2015 will revolve around the upcoming animated series, the adult collector catering Generations line is going combiner crazy, with new takes on the massive amalgams of Aerialbots and Stunticons — Superion and Menasor. The first two of what I hope to be a full line of revitalized gestalt sets,…

Remastered Cutscenes Get Me Excited For Halo 2 All Over Again

Halo 2 has never been as appealing to me as it is right now, thanks to the newly-released Halo 2: Anniversary cinematic trailer. So many feelings in such a small place. To be honest, my original excitement for Halo 2 was more me getting caught up in the tidal wave of hype than any personal…

Watch Us Play Modern Combat 5 On The Nvidia Shield Tablet [All Done]

I had two shiny new things I wanted to show you all this weekend — Gameloft’s new first-person shooter, Modern Combat 5: Blackout and Nvidia’s powerful Shield Android tablet. Since the latter comes with built-in Twitch streaming, I figured we’d do both. Gameloft’s answer to Call of Duty is finally back, available now on Android,…

These Aren’t Old Skylanders, They’re Eon’s Elite “Premium” Skylanders

Today Activision announces Skylanders: Eon’s Elite, a series of eight older Skylanders toys that have been repainted, repowered and repackaged as must-have limited-edition collectibles. Really, that’s what they’re doing. These are the toys from Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure — they’ll be eight in all — given a fresh coat of paint. The figures have metallic accents,…