Mike Fahey

The Laziest Comic-Con Cosplay Gallery, Or The Best?

You don’t need to pay for a pass or battle your way through a crowded convention hall to experience the best cosplay San Diego Comic-Con has to offer. You just need a cosy spot in the convention center’s designated smoking area and an appreciation for people walking. Let me explain. This is what you can…

Why I’ll Never Be A Transformers Toy Designer

Meet Travis. I made him myself. I made him during this morning’s Tranformers Construct-A-Bots breakfast at Comic-Con, a celebration of Hasbro bogarting the LEGO Hero Factory concept and applying it to the Autobots and Decepticons. The breakfast was a clever marketing idea. Attendees could construct their own pancake stacks, omelets and yogurt cups, and then…

Comic-Con Shopping Day One: This Is Me Restraining Myself

Note to self — next time do not make all of your purchases within the first 20 minutes of a three-hour tour, because heavy. Also, crowds. Let’s see how I did. Preview night is hell. It’s not about a select few people getting a chance to tour the dealer room at San Diego Comic-Con early.…

Comic-Con Is An Animal Crossing Street Pass Wonderland

Oh you beautiful green light, how I’ve missed you. During the chaos of Comic Con 2013 preview night, I nearly didn’t remember to turn on my 3DS to reap the bounty of a large gathering of video game-friend geeks. I was on my last half hour on the show floor when I finally pulled my…

The Xbox One And PlayStation 4 Face Off On The Comic-Con Show Floor

In this corner, we have Microsoft’s Xbox One, with games like Ryse: Son of Rome and Killer Instinct. In the same corner, we’ve got the PlayStation 4 with Driveclub, Knack and Octodad: Dadliest Catch. The first public hands-on for both upcoming consoles is underway. Though Microsoft has an Xbox Lounge set up up at the…

Hasbro’s SDCC Exclusive G.I. Joe/Transformers Crossover Is So Sweet

Bludgeon as a Cobra agent, riding with Ravage in a Vamp decorated as the Autobot Jeep Hound. Does it get any better than that? Yes, yes it does. Snake Eyes with an Autobot symbol? Eh. Bludgeon is a repaint of Budo. The hat still doesn’t fit. Sexy. Sexier. Sexiest, if a little on the small…

Pre-San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Pony Dance Party Go!

You saw the 2013 Hasbro San Diego Comic-Con My Little Pony exclusive in broad daylight. With the lights off, DJ Pon-3 is much more dangerous. Break out the glow sticks and hoof it to Happy Elf‘s “Pixie Hat,” in celebration of the impending convention madness.

You’ve Seen LEGO Movie Games. Now There’s A Game Of The LEGO Movie.

This isn’t just an excuse to post the amazing trailer for The LEGO Movie again, I promise. That’s not saying I’m not going to post it again — of course I am. I’m just posting it within the context of the oddly wonderful occasion of TT Games, the developer responsible for making LEGO video games…

The Frickin’ Greatest Legend Of Zelda Debate Ever.

“You can’t hate Legend of Zelda!” You make a compelling argument, SammyClassicSonicFan, but HaleyTheHedgehog isn’t buying it. Maybe it’s time to bust out the “pitch-perfect gameplay.” This delightful YouTube debate has me simultaneously excited for and dreading the point at which my own children will be cognizant and coherent enough to argue the finer points…

Hey Guys, I Found Our New Review Format

Hot Pepper Game Reviews? Brilliant. Jared Rosen is a fearless pioneer of video game criticism. We should all learn by his example. Mostly I’m glad he’s done this first, so if someone suggest I do this I can point to Jared’s video and shake my head with faux sadness.

The Epic Dishonored Saga Comes To A Close August 13

It all comes to a head August 13, when the final downloadable content for Dishonored hits the PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360. Picking up where The Knife of Dunwall DLC left off, Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches continues the adventure of legendary assassin Daud, as he hunts down a coven of powerful witches and finally…

Move Over Fort Max, There’s A New World’s Tallest Transformer In Town

A selection of Hasbro’s San Diego Comic-Con 2013 exclusives arrived on my doorstep today, officially making Fortress Maximus the world’s second tallest Transformer. You don’t have to be a dick about it, Metroplex. Much better. Now kiss. The San Diego Comic-Con Metroplex is just like the one hitting retail next month, except for the chrome…

Shin Megami Tensei IV: The Kotaku Review

My favorite character in Shin Megami Tensei IV didn’t make the front cover of the North American release. She’s not one of the samurai warriors tasked with keeping the world’s demons in check. She’s not technically even a real person, much less a she. Her name is Burroughs, and she’s the keeper of the menus.…

Tiny Thief Is The Grandest Larceny Of Them All

There may be no cars to swipe, and at no point was this a dark project, but 5 Ants’ Tiny Thief is as capable a criminal as they come, ready to steal the hearts of adventure fans everywhere while they pay for the privilege. The second game published under the Rovio Stars indie program, Tiny…

Four games in four weeks — Sony’s dropped the release schedule and games coming in its summer 2013 PlayStation Network PLAY promotion: Stealth Inc.: A Clone In The Dark (July 26), Cloudberry Kingdom (July 30), the delightful ibb & obb (above, August 6) and DuckTales Remastered (August 13). Check out pricing and more info here

Angry Birds Star Wars II Coming In September, With A Skylanders Twist

As expected, last week’s Rovio tease has coalesced into the prequel-chronicling Angry Birds Star Wars II, complete with a damn Jar Jar bird. Significantly less expected is the integration of Hasbro’s Telepods technology, beaming in powerful characters via physical toys, Skylanders style. Rovio has gotten into the habit of launching each new Angry Birds game…

Rest Easy, America. Your Twinkies Have Returned

As promised last month, the relaunched Hostess Brands has brought Twinkies, Cup Cakes and other magical snacks back to America’s store shelves after disappearing last November. I have sampled one of each of these, and the only difference is the sweet taste of relief and an incredibly unnatural freshness. Our national nightmare is over.

The Greatest Week In Gaming Apps Ever This Week

Remember the other week, when I promised a brand new Week in Gaming Apps that would change everything forever. Forget that. I was contact drunk. Let’s get back to the tried-and-true format of yesterweeks, just in time for some of the greatest games ever. Seriously. Hidden within this week’s apps are some of the finest…

Ruffles Crispy Fries: The Snacktaku National French Fry Day Review

You didn’t realize tomorrow is National French Fry Day, did you? How come you always forget the yearly nationwide celebration of fried potato sticks, but a major corporation like Frito-Lay preps ahead of time, rolling out a brand-new Ruffles product to coincide with the holiday? Oh don’t give me that commercial holiday bullshit. Tomorrow is…

Patch Will Give Jailbroken Deus Ex Players The Ability To Shoot

After yesterday’s uproar over new mobile game Deus Ex: The Fall disabling guns on jailbroken iOS devices, Eidos parent Square Enix has announced plans to remove the function via an upcoming game update, apologizing for not being clear about the restriction up front. The feature, likely put in place to deter piracy, affected a number…