Mike Fahey, Author at Kotaku

One Day Our Superhero Gamers Will Earn Some Respect

As teams of professional gamers battle for a $5 million prize in Seattle, our first look at Adam Sandler, Josh Gad and Peter Dinklage suited up for the action comedy Pixels is soaking in ’80s gamer dork stereotype. From an animated short that celebrated gaming to a full-length motion picture that — well, I guess…

By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2014

Reviews

Lay’s 2014 ‘Do Us A Flavor’ Potato Chips: The Snacktaku Review

Earlier this week Frito-Lay announced the four finalists in its annual ‘Do Us A Flavor’ fan-made potato chip flavor contest — Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger, Cheddar Bacon Mac & Cheese, Wavy Mango Salsa and Cappuccino. Which one wins my mouth? It’s year two of the ‘Do Us A Flavor’ competition, in which consumers around the…

By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2014

The Only Guardians Of The Galaxy Action Figures I Need

Here it is. It doesn’t matter how good or bad Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy does at the box office early next month. As long as I get my Hot Toys 1/6th scale figures of Rocket Raccoon and Groot, it’s a win in my book. Guardians of the Galaxy toys have started showing up at…

By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2014

DOTA 2’s Biggest Tournament of the Year Continues. Watch It Here.

Now that we’ve gotten that upper bracket nonsense out of the way, it’s time to get low with day two of The International, Valve’s massive DOTA 2 tournament, where more than $10 million in prize money is at stake. No pressure. Today kicks off with matches between Cloud9 and Na’Vi and iG versus LGD. We’re…

By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2014

The Saturday Morning Stream Takes On Infinite Crisis [Game Over]

Thanks to Valve’s big-ass DOTA 2 competition, I’ve got multiplayer online battle arena games on the mind this weekend, but I’m no DOTA 2 player. I’m barely an Infinite Crisis player, but at least I’m dying surrounded by DC superheroes. Turbine’s Infinite Crisis was a confounding combination for me. On the one hand, I love…

By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2014

The Guardians Of The Galaxy Game Doesn’t Suffer Free-To-Pay Nonsense

A band of intergalactic outlaws with a noble cause, the Guardians of the Galaxy seem like the sort of group that doesn’t take any crap. Perhaps that’s why their mobile game doesn’t come with any. This is a game that takes your money and runs. After a string of Gameloft-developed Marvel movie tie-ins heavy on…

By Mike Fahey Published July 17, 2014

Culture

Lay’s ‘Do Us A Flavor’ Potato Chip Finalists Announced, Seem Delicious

After painstakingly combing through more than 14 million submissions in this year’s contest, Lay’s brand has whittled down this year’s consumer designed chip flavors to four — Wavy Mango Salsa, Kettle Cooked Wasbai Ginger, Cheddar Bacon Mac & Cheese and… Cappuccino? Hrm. Following last year’s Cheesy Garlic Bread upset, I am expecting much better from…

By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2014

There’s Good News And Bad News About Pinball FX2 For The Xbox One

The good news — the world’s premiere digital pinball platform is coming to the Xbox One on July 31. The bad news — players will have to repurchase all of the Pinball FX2 tables they’ve already bought for the Xbox 360. The PlayStation 4 version of Pinball FX2, the pinball platform that features both original…

By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2014

The Wednesday Morning Stream: Abyss Odyssey [Game Over]

If you keep track of our weekly list of new game releases, you’ll have noted that Atlus and Ace Team’s Abyss Odyssey was one of the highlights of a very sparse week. What the heck is it? Watch and find out. Or I suppose I could just tell you. From the Chilean development studio that…

By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2014

Gigantic, A Gorgeous New Game From The Lead Designer Of StarCraft

Announced today by independent developer Motiga, Gigantic is a “genre-bending online game” with an incredibly pretty debut trailer and a concept that could be called “offense of the ancients”. Rather than having teams of players attempting to keep the other team from taking out their base, the base becomes part of the players’ five-man team.…

By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2014

Watch The Wii U Get Torn Apart In The Name Of Trivia

Now that the Wii U is officially a viable console it’s time to tear it apart in stop-motion to see what sort of fun trivia makes it tick. Vsauce3 continues its proud tradition of stripping gaming devices down to their base components while cleverly revealing important tidbits about them you may not have known, like…

By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2014

Only One Retailer Gets LEGO Batman 3‘s Best Preorder Bonus

I get it, lots of people hate preorder bonuses. The only thing they hate more is retailer-specific preorder bonuses. LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham features six different retailer-specific incentives, but only one is a Plastic Man minifig. Which retailer gets it? Oh you know. Keychains? Feh. Mini-sets? No reason I couldn’t build them myself. A…

By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2014

Culture

The Week In Games: Nap Time

*soft snoring* Tuesday, July 15 One Piece Unlimited World Red (Vita) Abyss Odyssey (PS3 – PC) Wednesday, July 16 Abyss Odyssey (XBLA) Magic 2015: Duels of the Planeswalkers (PC) Thursday, July 17 Strike Force Foxx (3DS eShop) Coming Soon: Tuesday, July 22: OlliOlli (PC, PS3, PS4), Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty (PS4 – PSN) Thursday, July…