Mike Fahey

On April 4, Namco Bandai Games America becomes Bandai Namco Games America, part of the combined company’s continuing efforts to consolidate its brand image. I like my name better.

Drakengard 3 Comes To North America In May. Preorder Now Or Else.

All the dragon-riding and hack-and-slashing a growing action role-playing fan needs arrives with Square Enix’s Drakengard 3 for the PlayStation 3 on May 20. Want to see what comes in the collector’s edition? Maybe you should preorder first. Before we worry about expensive collector’s editions, let’s talk about tiered timed preorders. Doesn’t that sound like…

Not All Kids Think Video Games Are Good For You

Now that YouTuber Game Dave and his army of young, free-spelling youngsters have weighed in on the console war, it’s time to tackle a tougher issue — are video games bad for you? Yes. Also, no. Maybe? I’d giggle at the hysterical spelling errors of children under 10, but some of these look an awful…

Team-based tactics in a Captain America video game? Here’s our first look at the official video game tie-in for Captain America: The Winter Soldier from Gameloft. It’s a mix of action and tactics, and will feature multiplayer clans. Weird. Look for it on iOS and Android next month.

Everything Wrong With The Original Robocop (It’s All Lies)

I don’t know what movie the CinemaSins guy watched to come up with seven minutes’ worth of problems, but it couldn’t have been the original Robocop — the movie is perfect. Okay, so maybe it was perfect to whichever version of me first watched it back in 1987. Thing is, that weird little bastard, with…

In the Munich circus he was known as the incredible Nightcrawler. Filling the chat box with unsolicited BAMFs, the most beloved X-Man has come to Marvel Heroes as a playable character, just in time for his ongoing comic book resurrection.

Watch Us Play 11 Minutes Of EverQuest Next Landmark

On Friday Sony Online Entertainment surprised its fans by announcing the early launch of the alpha test for EverQuest Next Landmark, the all-mining, all-crafting aspect of the next-generation fantasy MMO. I entered that alpha test, and I tore a hole in the world. Landmark is where EverQuest Next players get to explore, gather materials and…

How Chicken McNuggets Are Made (Spoilers: It’s Not Pink Goop)

Despite having proven otherwise time and time again, McDonald’s still gets people asking if the horrifying image of pink chicken goop which circulated in 2010 is what’s inside their Chicken McNuggets. Here’s what’s really happening inside McDonald’s nugget factory. Now I’m sure the Cargill, Canada factory this video response takes place in received a vigorous…

Arise, Transformers: Age Of Extinction Optimus Prime

While everyone was busy politely arguing over the teaser trailer for Transformers 4: Dino Riders, Hasbro put the first toy for the fourth film in the franchise up for sale. What do you think of Transformers: Age of Extinction First Edition Optimus Prime? This version of the Autobot leader, available in limited quantity through Amazon…

If Mortal Kombat Were More Realistic

The image is old, but I can’t stop giggling, both at the absurdity of a harpoon to the chest and how Reddit has turned this Mortal Kombat musing into an ad for classic one-hit-kill fighter Bushido Blade.

Soon We’ll Be Able To Buy GoPro Cameras With Our Xboxes

The GoPro line of action cameras generate some amazing footage, but who has time to navigate a search engine to find them? That incredibly inconvenient means of watching first-person bird videos will be a thing of the past later this year, when the GoPro Channel app launches for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. It’s…

Crimes & Punishments Really, Really Wants To Be A Sherlock Game

The latest installment of the video game adventures of everyone’s favorite public domain detective was announced for the PlayStation 4 today, along with a new trailer desperately evoking the BBC’s modern day buddy detective hit. Maybe it’s just me, longing for more Benedict Cumberbatch after the all-too brief third season of the series came and…

The next generation of EverQuest inches closer with the official launch of the EverQuest Next Landmark alpha test. Invitations to test the building portion of Sony Online Entertainment’s two-pronged MMO revamp will be going out later today. Keep a keen eye on your inbox.

New Dark Souls II Features Thrill, Delight And Concern

Actor Peter Serafinowicz is appearing in Dark Souls II. So is voice chat. The folks at PlayStation Access have returned from a special Dark Souls II preview event in London with a video packed with new features fans of the franchise might love. Or hate. It’s complicated. To an outsider, many of the new changes…

That’s the power of more-or-less mandatory. Snapped by TheSixthAxis during the Vita Slim reveal event, Sony UK boss Fergal Gara presents a graph demonstrating how PlayStation Plus subscriptions have tripled since the launch of the PlayStation 4, which requires the service for most online play. (via The Escapist)

If Only Cobra’s Baroness Was This Cool In The ’80s

Cobra Commander was an incompetent buffoon; Destro a vainglorious bastard. The real power behind the Cobra organization stands before you now in majestic 1/6 scale. All hail the Baroness. I was never a G.I. Joe fan as a child. Oh I loved the cartoon series, made my parents buy me the action figures and even…

Crytek Opens Pre-Registration For The Collectables

Crytek, developer of Ryse and shooters traditionally incorporating the word “Cry” in the title have launched pre-registration for The Collectables, its first free-to-play mobile action game incorporating CryEngine tech. Anyone want a special pre-reg goodie code? The Collectables, powered by Mobage…wait, come back. It actually looks rather cool! Look at all of those explosions, and…

It’s Not Classic Dungeon Keeper, But It’s Not All Bad

Every time I launch EA’s free-to-play mobile reboot of the classic Dungeon Keeper franchise, I imagine a chorus of demons and imps singing Boyz II Men’s “It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday.” It is hard. I quite liked yesterday, when the name of a classic series popping up in my news feed was…

Your Iron Man Suit Is Not Racist, Don Cheadle

On last night’s episode of Conan, Iron Man 2 and 3 co-star Don “Rhodey” Cheadle complained about the weight of his Iron Patriot suit compared to Robert Downey Jr.’s light and comfortable Iron Man armor. Is this power armor racism? Of course not. The difference in weight can easily be explained. Tony Stark’s armor is…

Play Injustice: Gods Among Us on mobile this weekend, score 30,000 power credits. Warner Bros. celebrates one billion play sessions in the free-to-play mobile version of its superhero fighter, doling out in-game currency for anyone who plays the game on iOS or Android devices this weekend.