Mike Fahey

I Really Wanted The Other Guy To Win EVO’s King Of Fighters Tournament

How’s that for not spoiling the outcome? The EVO King of Fighters XIII finals came down to a riveting battle between Japan’s Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi and China’s Zhuojun “Xiaohai” Zeng. The one I was rooting for did not win. Despite some excellent Iori dueling and excellent use of the annoying-as-hell Chin, in the end what…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest Simulator 2014: The Winners!

“It’s like watching paint dry.” What’s that like, exactly? Thanks to our team of crack image manipulators rising to the challenge of creating the most horrible simulation game, now we know. Workmanship always counts, but sometimes it counts a whole lot less. In the case of last week’s ‘Shop Contest, I was really looking for…

Batgirl Sweeps The Evo Injustice Grand Finals

Sonic Fox Vs. Pig of the Hut, General Zod Vs. Batgirl — who won? The viewing public. Also, Batgirl. Update: Now with smooth video of the entire finals. Though Pig of the Hut managed to squeak by Sonic Fox in the winner’s finals of Evo’s Injustice: Gods Among Us tournament, Sonic Fox battled his way…

The Thunder God Raiden Returns In Mortal Kombat X

Following today’s Injustice: Gods Among Us finals at EVO, Netherrealm Studios’ Ed Boon took the stage to reveal the return of Raiden in next year’s Mortal Kombat X. As if they’d do anything without him. Excuse the stuttery vid — this was capped from the stream, so it’s — let’s just say it’s special. Still,…

Tired of watching fighting games live? Watch StarCraft II live instead! We’re on Day Two of Red Bull Battle Grounds Atlanta, a StarCraft II event I was planning on attending back before I took over weekends. Let’s hope the competitors are better at planning than I am.

The Honest Game Trailer For Minecraft, AKA MineLegos

“From Notch, Sweden’s biggest one-hit wonder since Peter Bjorn and John comes a game like no other — unless you count LEGOs, Lincoln Logs, Mega Bloks, K’nex, Erector sets or playing outside.” Smosh Games returns with another brutally honest video game trailer, this time taking on Mojang’s famous block-builder. It’s the end of the video…

Xbox One Gets A $200 Razer Fighting Stick For All Those Fighting Games

Just in time for the EVO Championships, green-and-black peripheral maker Razer announces an Xbox One version of its Atrox Arcade Stick. This made me happy, and then sad. Happy because the Atrox is a lovely stick, built with complete customization in mind. Pop it open and all the wires are right there, ready to be…

The Saturday Morning Stream Plays Super Comboman [And We’re Done]

Some weekends I pick a game to stream based on its relevance or popularity. This week I picked Adult Swim’s Super Comboman, because it looks like a lot of fun and I’m too tired to be bored. What is Super Comboman? It’s a 2D side-scrolling beat-em up with a cool sticker art style from the…

Watch Day Two Of The Year’s Biggest Fighting Game Tournament Right Now

Evo 2014 is in full swing, continuing today with more fierce fighting competition in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Injustice and Ultra Street Fighter IV while adding Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Killer Instinct, King of Fighters XIII and BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma. There are two channels to choose from today, each embedded below. The schedule’s below…

With An 8-Inch Screen, This Is The Game Boy Advance XL We Never Got

It wasn’t until Nintendo had two screens to play with that they figured out we wouldn’t mind oversized portable gaming. Had they realized it earlier, they might have come up with modder John “Baccteria” Grayson’s BigBoy Advance. That’s right, the man who brought us the 18-console Project Unity has crafted a very large Game Boy…

I Wish The Movie Turtles Looked More Like Build-A-Bear’s Turtles

Available today online and in-stores Friday, Build-A-Bear Workshop’s take on Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is going to cost me at least $140. Considering the alternatives, I think it’s worth it. As most stores begin filling up with these: It was such a wonderful relief to see these plush turtles show up in my Build-A-Bear…

One Bad Transformers Movie, Three Bad Transformers Video Games

There’s just something about a summer blockbuster the gets the blood pumping and the brain craving more, even if it’s just more crap. Well, if it’s more Transformers: Age of Extinction crap you’re looking for, Activision and Mobage have you covered. While Activision’s Rise of the Dark Spark doesn’t share a name with the movie,…

Greenpeace Ruins A Perfectly Good LEGO Diorama To Make A Point

LEGO children and animals drown in oil as a downbeat cover of the song “Everything is Awesome” plays in the latest Greenpeace protest aimed at the partnership between the toy creators and Shell Oil Company. LEGO and Shell Oil have been collaborating on promotions as far as 1966, with the former creating service station sets…

Now Final Fantasy XIV Has Private Quarters And Chocobo Raising

Role-players and giant chicken aficionados rejoice! Today’s the day Final Fantasy XIV’s “defenders of Eorzea” patch arrives, giving players private rooms, the ability to raise chocobos, and plenty of questing and hunting to keep others occupied while you’re in your private rooms. Sure, some of you may be excited by the three-faction Frontline player-versus-player content,…

Q*Bert Rebooted For Today’s Short Attention Span Gamers

For years our coverage of classic arcade game Q*Bert has been limited to hardcore players attempting to break longevity records. No normal person has time to play a game for 80 hours straight these days. That’s what Q*Bert Rebooted is for. Coming very soon (possibly tomorrow) to Steam and then mobile platforms, the new Q*Bert…

Shiny Batman Is The Square Enix Exclusive San Diego Comic-Con Deserves

One fo the best Batman action figures on the market is the Arkham Origins Play Arts Kai Batman from Square Enix, but I’m having a hard time justifying the $99 purchase. Slap on a coat of shiny paint and limit it to 1,000 figures sold during this year’s San Diego Comic-Con and I may reconsider.…

The Week In Games: What The Hell Is This Thing?

There are video games coming out this week. This is a screenshot from one of them. If you know what this thing is, you’ll probably be picking up the game anyway. If you don’t know what it is, then welcome to my world. The screenshot is from One Piece Unlimited World Red for the PS3,…

Kids Think The Original Game Boy Is A Piece Of Junk

When I was in the age range of the children in The Fine Bros. latest “Kids React” video, I would have gladly sold any one of them for a Nintendo Game Boy. Then again, if we’d had “Kids React” videos back when I was a child, I’m pretty sure our generation’s parents would have taken…

The Exo Suit Ushers In A New Age Of LEGO Space Exploration

Approved by the LEGO Ideas program last year and in stores next month, the LEGO Exo Suit adds a fresh crop of green recruits to the LEGO space program. Peter Reid originally submitted his EXO Suit project to the then LEGO Cuusoo program back in March of 2012, and I’ve been eagerly waiting for it…

Modders Begin Hacking Into Mario Kart 8

Using a browser hack to facilitate on-the-fly RAM edits, modders now have the power to rename courses and tweak musical cues in Mario Kart 8 — and this is only the beginning. Youtube user and Mario Kart speedrunner MrBean35000vr demonstrated these new abilities during a Twitch live stream this weekend. According to the description of…