Mike Fahey

PlayStation Vita Slim Hits The UK Next Week

The thinner, non-OLED version of PlayStation’s latest portable makes its way from Japan to the UK next week. As we ponder a North American release, PlayStation Access celebrates with a Vita model comparison music video. The Vita Slim launches in the UK on February 7 with a suggested price of £180 (rougly $300). PlayStation Access…

A look inside the $80 Diablo III: Reaper of Souls collector’s edition, aka the big box special. It’s everything in the $60 digital deluxe version, plus circular pieces of plastic, a square of colorful cloth-covered gel, and a hardbound art book that makes the whole thing worthwhile-ish.

Can’t get enough Jack and Bigby? Here’s the trailer for episode two of Telltale Games’ The Wolf Among Us Will Jack get his ass-kicked by the big bad in Smoke & Mirrors? Next week is far too long to wait for an answer. Just imagine it in your head until then. (via IGN)

The World’s Largest LEGO Set? Google Maps.

Go to the Build with Chrome Project with your Chrome browser. Pick a plot of land on Google Maps. Craft your finest LEGO creation. Share it with the world. This is a beautiful, dangerous thing. Originally created by a team of Australians that shall forever be known as “Team of Really Great Australians, No Seriously”,…

There Is So Much Customization In WildStar

Upcoming sci-fi MMO WildStar isn’t just about carving out a corner of some twisted alien planet. It’s about making that corner your own, decorating it to your tastes, and putting a bowl of ramen atop your giant hamster ball. Present me with a weapon, a purpose, and an experience meter to fill, and I might…

Five things about Dark Souls II, none of which will keep you from dying. PlayStation Access talks us through 11 minutes of gameplay from the brutal sequel, pointing out helpful tips that, in light of all the death, don’t really seem all that helpful.

Investigators Raid Norwegian Game Studio [Update]

The Oslo headquaters of MMO developer Funcom found itself under siege this morning, as Norwegian economic crime unit Økokrim launched an investigation into suspected infringement of the provisions of the Securities Trading Act revolving the 2012 launch of The Secret World. Update — Funcom says game development and maintenance will not be affected by the…

It’s The Perfect Weather For LEGO Calvin And Hobbes Snowmen

It’s snowing in Atlanta, and I’d like nothing more than to go outside and create armies of snowmen doing horrible, horrible things. Alas, LEGO artist Tyler Sky’s Calvin and Hobbes tribute shall have to suffice. We are not used to snow in Atlanta, to the point where we hardly ever look out our windows, even…

Final Fantasy XIV Named Most Disability Accessible Game Of 2013

You might have a hard time playing Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn if you’re new to the massively multiplayer online role-playing scene, but physical disability won’t get in your way. The AbleGamers foundation has awarded Square Enix’s well-received redux its Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year award. I felt Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm…

This is Star Wars: Assault Team, coming this spring to Android, iOS and Windows 8 devices. What is it? Not a clue. All we’ve got is this image from the official Star Wars Twitter. I’m thinking free-to-play collectible card game. As long as it’s better than Star Wars: Force Collection I’m game.

They’ve Turned A Classic JRPG Into An Always-Online, Free-To-Play Joke

Last week Namco Bandai quietly released the English version of classic 1995 JRPG Tales of Phantasia onto iTunes. It’s just like the fully-voiced PSP version of the game, only with sloppy touch controls, in-app purchases, fewer save points and an always-online requirement. Can we not do this? I am all for publishers bringing classic games…

Mountain Dew Cheetos: The Snacktaku Review

Back away slowly, America. These flavors — they are not for your ilk. Do not follow me into madness, for that way lies Mountain Dew flavored Cheetos and more than 127 million Japanese people. Do not blame me for bringing this insanity upon us — my desperate hunger for new snacking experiences is an entity…

Forget The Candy Crush Clones, This Match Game Is Like No Other

With a glut of Candy Crush Saga clones flooding iTunes, it was beginning to look like there was no more room in the match puzzle genre for innovation. Then came ZEZ, rocket-punching that idea in the head. Every 60 second round of ZEZ begins with a cat punching a robot with a rocket glove. In…

That Still Ain’t Right, YouTube

Back in December the YouTube ContentID fiasco was punctuated by a copyright claim against indie developer Terry Cavanagh on a trailer for his game VVVVVV. Cavanagh disputed the claim. Here’s YouTube’s resolution. Ridiculous on top of ridiculous with some ridiculous on the side, via Twitter. At this point he should probably just give up, maybe…

Sony Online Entertainment Shuts Down Four MMOs

Citing the need to refocus its resources in other areas, Sony Online Entertainment today announced the impending closure of four massively mutiplayer online games — Free Realms, Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes and Wizardry Online In a statement sent to Kotaku this afternoon, Sony Online Entertainment’s senior director of global communications,…

This is the definitive Tomb Raider launch trailer. Forgot all those other Tomb Raider launch trailers. They did not count. This one, for next week’s Xbox One and PlayStation 4 Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, is the one to watch.

The NHL Gets An Official Angry Birds Mascot. Of Course It Does.

While the rest of the Angry Birds spend their days desperately trying to recover their stolen young from their piggy adversaries, one has apparently decided he’d rather skip off to North America to play ice hockey. NHL HockeyBird is a bit of a dick. I’m sure his devil-may-care attitude will play well in NHL Stadium…

The Most Popular App On iTunes Is An Impossible, Ad-Riddled Mess

Flappy Bird is a game in which players tap the screen to make the titular Nintendo sprite conversion navigate a series of familiar pipe obstacles. It’s sloppy, frustratingly difficult and covered with in-game ads. It’s also the most popular free app download on iTunes. What gives? That’s the question being asked by Joseph Bernstein, who…

Resident Evil 4 PC Looks So Much Better In HD

Announced earlier this week, the Steam version of Resident Evil 4 is atonement for the god-awful Windows port released in 2007. Capcom’s released some comparison shots showing off how much better the game looks when the textures don’t look like they were painted with mud. According to a post on Capcom’s Unity blog, the SD…

Marshmallow Crispy And Cookie Dough Oreos: The Snacktaku Review

Is there any greater event in the snacking world than the introduction of a new limited edition flavor of Oreo cookie? How about two new flavors? I have tasted Marshmallow Crispy and Cookie Dough Oreos, and my findings may surprise you. Nabisco sent along these two new flavors in advance of Sunday’s Grammy Awards broadcast,…