Mike Fahey

Sadly, GameCube-exclusive Link will not be included in Soul Calibur II HD Online this fall, but PS2-exclusive Heihachi and Xbox-exclusive Spawn will be available in both the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network versions. Combined, they are nearly as good as the Hero of Hyrule. Almost.

PAX PSA: Bring Hand Sanitizer To The Con Or You’ll Die

People are fun to be around. People are also disgusting — it’s not mean, it’s true. There’s more chance of catching a disease from a human bite than most sewer-dwelling animals, and when upwards of 100,000 of them are gathered in one place, biting is optional. Clean yourselves, PAX attendees! I’ve been to PAX twice…

The Room has expanded. One of the very best mobile puzzle games is getting a sequel later this year, but this week it’s gotten an epilogue. The mystery of The Room deepens with a free update for owners of the original game. Plus the game is only $.99 on iOS and Android right now. Get…

The Best Way To Play Final Fantasy XIV Is With The Sounds Off

That’s right. Turn down the sound effects volume. Mute the ambient noise. Silence the interface clicks and beeps and just lose yourself in a soundtrack as lush and varied as the world of Eorzea itself. Here are some of my favorites so far. Music director Masayoshi Soken has brought together a dazzling array of talent…

Let’s Open Up Some Pokémon Rumble U Figures

Pokémon Rumble U is available for the Wii U today, capitalizing on the Game Pad’s near-field communications feature to give players the ability to import special toys directly into the game. I purchased seven of these special blind bagged toys. Let’s see who we got. Note that I don’t have access to the game yet,…

Child’s Play‘s killer doll Chucky has a new game. It’s an endless runner, coming soon to iOS and Android devices from Slimstown Studio. It’s called Chucky: Slash & Dash. I quit.

Check Out The LEGO MMO Funcom’s Putting Together For 2014

Picking up the pieces after LEGO Universe fell apart, The Secret World and Anarchy Online developer Funcom has constructed a video to show off their take on a LEGO-based MMO, LEGO Minifigures Online. It looks wonderful. I love the idea of collecting minifigs with different powers — I mean, I do it in real life,…

Time For The Grandest Grand Theft Auto V Trailer Of Them All

This is it, ladies and gentlemen. All those other Grand Theft Auto V trailers were merely warm-up acts, keeping the crowd entertained until this, the official trailer, was ready to take the stage. This is the trailer you pull up if a friend of yours asks “Say, what’s this Grand Theft Auto V I’ve been…

It’s Pokémon Rumble U day in the Nintendo Download. They might not be the Pokémon you’ve been waiting for, but they’ll do in a pinch. Don’t forget to hit up GameStop for the near-field communication toys. And hey, is that the entire Bit.Trip Saga on 3DS for $5? SOLD! And that’s pretty much it for…

The Delightful Origin Of Tiny Tina’s Assault On Dragon’s Keep

The supplemental video shorts for Borderlands 2 are almost more entertaining than the game itself. Here we discover the origin of Bunkers & Badasses and explore the awesome power of fantasy. I’ve not gotten around to playing the Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon’s Keep downloadable content for Borderlands 2 yet, which is a real shame,…

Ben’s Chili Bowl Half-Smokes and Chili Sauce: The Snacktaku Review

There’s a place called Ben’s Chili Bowl on U Street in Washington D.C. that’s been the talk of the town since 1958. Ben’s half-smokes and chili sauce — a riff on the traditional chili dog — has been raved over by the rich and famous and showcased on any number of popular cable food programs.…

Isn’t It A Little Late For A PSY Video Game Tie-In?

Meanwhile, over in Europe, this is happening. Korea’s most popular musical export lends his gentlemanly style to two of Korea’s most popular online gaming exports. I can see PSY in MapleStory, but Combat Arms? “Gangnam Style” set the world on fire, and then “Gentleman” set the world on okay, I guess that’s all PSY had…

The next Angry Birds game is a kart racer. Huh. That’ll quiet the folks who complain Rovio only releases the same sort of game over and over again, I guess. And they’ve hooked up with Red Bull, which explains all theGo-ing.

The Real Problem With Turn-Based RPG Combat Is Mages

Wizards, mages, sorcerers, mystics — call them what you will, when the weapons are brandished and blows start getting traded in orderly fashion, they’re only going to slow you down, as evidenced by this documentary footage captured by the folks at Cinevore Studios. I realize turn-based battles are simply a way to present what would…

Japan’s Virtual Singing Superstar Finally Made It To America

Time to put your money where your mouth is, Hatsune Miku fans! Sega asked if we wanted to bring the virtual diva’s PlayStation 3 game to the West, and now here we are — Project Diva F launches today on the PlayStation 3 and PSN. Packed with Japanese songs sung by computer generated voices and…

Producer Moved To Tears Over Launch Of Reborn Final Fantasy XIV

During the Tokyo launch event for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, game producer Naoki Yoshida fought (and lost) a constant battle against tears as he thanked fans for their patience, apologized for server issues and looked back on three years of re-developing a failed game. At least that’s what the folks at Dualshockersare saying…

This Could Easily Be The Launch Trailer For A Solo Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn launches today, and this trailer punctuates one of the biggest improvements to come from several years of vigorous retooling: it feels more like a numbered FF game. It’s not that the original Final Fantasy XIV didn’t have a real story — it’s just there was so much extraneous crap…

Guild Wars 2‘s 16-Bit Wonderland Returns For World 2

The most fun I’ve had in Guild Wars 2 was back in April, when ArenaNet launched a homage to 16-bit adventure games calledSuper Adventure Box. Only open for a month, the game has been a depressingly high resolution place ever since. That all changes next week, when an expanded Super Adventure Box takes players back…

Final Fantasy XIV (2010 Release): The Kotaku Review

On this, the eve of the official launch of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, let’s take a look back at the original release of Square Enix’s second Final Fantasy MMO, and reflect on the wrongs the new version is trying to right. — Originally posted 10/21/2010 — Forget Cloud, Squall, Tidus, and Lightning; in…

A cloth map, a guide book, a compass and three CDs — yum. Celebrating more than 25 years of mispronunciation, XSEED is bringing a special collector’s edition of Ys: Memories of Celceta to the PlayStation Vita this holiday season. It’ll be $59.99, and I bet it will smell amazing.