Mike Fahey

The Original Capture the Flag Game Makes Its Online Multiplayer Debut

I had completely forgotten how much fun the classic strategy board game Stratego was until I played the online multiplayer version launched today by Keesing Games on Facebook, Stratego.com and the iPad All the subterfuge, misdirection and mechanics of the beloved strategy board game come to life like never before in Stratego Online, and you…

This Week’s iPhone Charts: Minecraft With Guns Wins the Day

Riding high atop the paid iPhone charts this week, CraftedBattle is a Minecraft-style first-person shooter map editor. Build a map, fill it with bots, and fire away. In the number two paid spot this week, actual Minecraft What a strange little title to rise to the top of the paid iPhone charts. It doesn’t even…

This Game is Witty, Charming, Gorgeous and Nigh-Unplayable

“Oh good, this is one of those games,” I thought to myself happily as I started up Marcus Eckert’s Wide Sky on my iPod Touch. The gorgeous, somewhat melancholy music and stark, four-color imagery suggested that this would be one of those charming little independent mobile games that slips into the iTunes App Store quietly…

Snacktaku Special Report: Five Snacks I Must Eat in 2013

The majority of snacks I’ve reviewed over the past couple of years for Snacktaku have been happy accidents. I wasn’t planning on putting them in my mouth and writing about them—it just happened. This year I am changing things up. This year I have an eating agenda—there are five foods that shall not escape my…

This is Not Pinball. This is PinWar.

Pinball translates quite well to the iPad, but it’s generally a single-player experience, pass-and-play at best. Prank Entertainment’s PinWar, coming to iOS on February 7, presents a novel way to get a pair of pinball wizards playing at once, at least until the iPad is thrown across the room. I’d start practicing your grip now.

Neverwinter Beta Weekends Dated, and For $200 You Can Pretend You’re Drizzt

Perfect World Entertainment is prepared to open a portal to the Forgotten Realms next month with the first of three beta weekend events for its upcoming Dungeons & Dragons MMORPG, Neverwinter, and there’s one sure way to get in—spending $49.99 or $199.99 on a Neverwinter Founder’s Pack. Set in one of the most popular Dungeons…

What Facebook is Playing This Week: Still Stuck on Candy Crush Saga

Clinging tenaciously to its top spot on the Facebook daily active users list, King.com’s Candy Crush Saga keeps itself a couple hundred thousand players beyond FarmVille 2 by getting everyone stuck on level 86 and then taunting them. Perhaps it’s just me banging my head against the licorice-laced lair of frustration until my face is…

Ragnarok Online‘s Little Mobile Friend Launches Next Month

Ragnarok Online, Gravity Co.’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game, has been going strong for more than a decade, driven by the free-to-play model, simple gameplay and adorable 2D anime character sprites. Next month those cute little bastards get even smaller with the release of Ragnarok Online: Valkyrie Uprising for Android and iOS devices. Already released…

How Many of This Week’s Gaming Apps Have You Played?

There are 16 games in this week’s gaming app round up. Nine of them represent nifty titles we played but didn’t have time to showcase this week. Seven received a full reckoning, thanks to our new app reviews. I’ve played each and every one of them. How about you? If you had told me ten…

One Hell of an Arcade Beat-Em Up is Coming to Facebook, and Here’s Why You Should Play It

Console quality games are a hard sell on Facebook. Each day millions of people log into Facebook to tend their virtual farms or play colorful candy puzzle games, while the hardcore shooters or robot-powered action role-playing games attract daily users in the low ten-thousands. What’s it going to take to get traditional gamers playing on…

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is Now on iOS. It Could Use Some Work.

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is one of my favorite puzzle role-playing games. I loved it on the DS. I loved it on Xbox Live Arcade. I’ve got it for my PC. This week the game finally arrived on iOS, and I grabbed it immediately. So far I am less than impressed. Might &…

Walking to Work in New York City: The Game

Coming to the iPhone and iPad in February, Gutpela’s Sidewalker: Late to Work is a painstakingly accurate recreation of what I felt like when I visited New York City last month to hang at the Kotaku main office, right down to the lack of pants. Gutpela says this is an endless walking game, like a…

This Week’s iPad Charts: Do the Banana Kong

As Temple Run 2 continues to tear up the free iPad charts, a different sort of endless running game makes its paid chart debut. Video game fans love their giant monkeys. Looks like channeling Nintendo’s Donkey Kong Country is doing the trick for Banana Kong. I did not expect to see the game hit the…

This Beautiful Blocky Building Toy is Going Global

I’ve been lusting after Boldai’s Blocksworld for months, eagerly seeking a sign that the colorfully creative Scandinavian toybox for the iPad would be making its way stateside. Now those coveters of all things creative at Linden Lab have acquired Blocksworld, with the intention of spreading its joy to all the good little boys and girls…

NVidia’s automatic PC setting-optimizing GeForce Experience is now in open beta. You can get it here

The Real Question is How Many Points Was Obama’s Inauguration Speech Worth in Scrabble?

In a desperate attempt at tying its products in with current events, EA Mobile grabbed some key words from President Obama’s Inauguration speech on Monday, randomly placed them on a Scrabble board and tallied up the total. It’s not a complete reach; it’s just a bit silly. The President did admit to Barbara Walters last…

I Can’t Believe This Awesome Action RPG is the Work of One Man

This entire game is the work of developer Dong-kyu Kim. He developed the story, revolving around a lone warrior in Ancient China battling hordes of demonic undead. He created the sharp anime visuals. He composed the music. He built an expansive freemium game with the feel of a Dynasty Warriors title and a brilliantly simple…

Three Developer Tips for Temple Run 2 Success

Now that Stephen Totilo has painstakingly researched the best way to control Temple Run 2 (now available on Android), it’s time to get down to business. You know how to jump, dodge and slide, but do you know how to truly excel? The fine folks at Imangi Studios have shared three tips for racking up…

There’s Something Strange in iOS’ Neighborhood. You Know Who to Call.

Available today on iTunes, Beeline Interactive’s Ghostbusters is a freemium game about busting ghosts, which I’ve heard makes people feel good. An evil deity has erected a haunted tower in New York City, the only place ghosts ever show up in large groups. Players create their own Ghostbusters team and embark on a quest to…

This Week’s Windows Phone Charts: Where’s My Angry Birds?

Week two of the new and improved Windows Phone game charts is the perfect place to stage a coup against long-time paid app front-runner, Angry Birds. Disney double teams its way to the top of the paid charts with the double threat of Swampy the Alligator and Perry the Platypus. Looks like Windows Phone gamers…