Mike Fahey

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Faces Off Against The Forces Of Chaos

THQ’s third-person shooter Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine would be pretty boring if you were only fighting the Ork forces. Developer Relic Entertainment mixing things up by introducing the forces of Chaos, the original mixer-uppers. Due out in August for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows PC, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is a far cry…

Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls Casts Its Spell On The PlayStation Network

The original Dungeons & Dragons-flavored first-person dungeon crawler makes its current-generation debut on the PlayStation Network this spring, as XSEED Games brings Japan’s Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls to North America and Europe. Ah, Wizardry, how I love thee. From the 1981 original, which I played all-too-briefly on a school computer, to 1990’s Wizardry VI:…

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Here’s What Mad Catz Is Bringing To The 3DS Party

Nintendo’s newest handheld hits North America on Sunday, and Mad Catz is releasing a line of accessories to ensure players have everything they need to enjoy 3DS to the fullest. Let’s see what they’ve got in store. Traveler Bag for Nintendo 3DS Fashionable yet durable, the Traveler Bag proves an ideal travel companion, providing storage…

FarmVille Grows Into The English Countryside

How do you expand a farming game played by more than 44 million people a month? You give them another farm. FarmVille English Countryside expansion gives FarmVille players a whole new row to hoe. FarmVille players level 20 and above that log into the game today will be greeted by a crash-landing zeppelin, heralding the…

Kmart Gives You $25 For Buying A 3DS

Purchasing a Nintendo 3DS at Kmart between March 27 and April 2 will score customers a $25 credit good towards any 3DS launch game, from Street Fighter IV 3D to Nintendogs+Cats. Check out the deal at Kmart’s Gamer Blog

Which Game Companies Do You Trust?

In today’s episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Kadin is curious to know which video game hardware and software companies have earned your trust over the years, and which have lost it. Where does your trust lie? Which of the big companies out there has earned your trust and which of them has lost it?…

It’s Spyday, Spyday, Gotta Murder On Spyday

When Team Fortress 2’s mother-lovin’ Spy meets teen pop anti-sensation Rebecca Black, nobody wins. I wouldn’t know about Rebecca Black’s horrid pop song Friday if not for the lovely folks that frequent our Speak-Up forum, so this one goes out to them. A long-distance strangulation dedication for the ones that brought the whole affair to…

In Duck Hunt 3D, The Ducks Hunt You

Alfred Hitchcock meets Gunpei Yokoi in Duck Hunt 3D, the live action movie that picks up where that sinister duck hound left off. Created by The Country Club and exclusive to YouTube gaming channel The Game Station, Duck Hunt 3D tells the story of a world gone mallard, where a small group of survivors must…

Jinx Launches The Official Minecraft Merch Store With Digable T-Shirts

Need a way to identify yourself as a hardcore Minecraft player when you’re out and about? LIAR! Hardcore Minecraft players never leave the house. For those lesser players that do, Jinx has some lovely official Minecraft tees to help hide your chest. Jinx continues to rack up the big-name title licenses at its for-gamers clothing…

The Next Spider-Man Video Game Shall Soon Be Revealed

Following up on the compelling-yet-flawed Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Activision once again taps developer Beenox to handle the next Spider game, with a grand reveal slotted during a panel at next month’s Wondercon in San Francisco, with some very special guests. While I wasn’t a big fan of Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions overall, I did appreciate the…

A Video Game Is Not Worth Stealing Your Mother’s Painkillers Over

A 34-year-old woman in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, today received a one-year jail sentence (suspended to one and a half months) for convincing a nine-year-old to steal his mother’s Percocet in exchange for a video game. If only she had known

Steam Gets Chatty With Skype’s SILK

Valve announced a Steam client update today that replaces the service’s standard voice chat with SILK, the voice codec developed and used by Skype, ensuring Portal 2 co-op players crystal clear voice chat with which to curse at each other.

The Banjo-Kazooie Relationship Takes A Sinister Turn

What kind of Red-Crested Breegull spends all of her time stuffed inside the backpack of an adventuring bear? A Red-Crested Breegull with nowhere else to go. Dorkly takes a pixelated look at the bird/bear relationship that many gamers never stopped to question. Rare made the whole thing just seem so natural in their platforming series,…

But If We Had Portals, We Wouldn’t Need Busses

Or would we? We’d shoot one portal beside our couch, one on the side of the bus, and wait for it to reach its destination from the comfort of our own homes. Seattle’s mobile Portal 2 ads via Reddit

The Xperia Play Does Horrible Things To One Amazing Lady

Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play is more than just a mobile phone. It’s a gaming device powerful enough make loveable actress and comedienne Kristen Schaal transform into a dwarf, get possessed by the devil, and play with herself. You might know Kristen Schaal from her role as Mel on Flight of the Conchords, the voice of…

Now Is A Good Time For Sony To Remind Us How Good The PlayStation 3 Is At 3D

With the North American release of the Nintendo 3DS right around the corner, Sony releases a sexy infographic declaring it The Year of 3D on the PlayStation 3 System. I’d say there’s room for both the 3DS and the PlayStation 3 when it comes to 3D gaming in 2011. They really are two different animals.…

The LEGO Star Wars III: Clone Wars Spill Over Into San Francisco

As thousands of copies of LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars begin appearing at retail locations across the country, LucasArts PR takes the opportunity to take pictures of tiny Star Wars figures in big San Francisco locations. As a toy collector, I find taking pictures of bits of my collection in real-world locations a…

The Great Checkpoints Versus Saving Anywhere, Anytime Debate

Commenter MtlAngelus doesn’t like checkpoints in video games, preferring a system that allows players to save anywhere at any time. Which is better? You decide in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. I hate checkpoints. I love being able to save whenever I want. If there’s a point of the game that I really like, I want…

How The “Heroes” Of Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Come Together

Bringing together four leading characters from the Ratchet & Clank series together and making them cooperate to survive is an excellent idea, as long as you’ve got a strong story to back it up. Let’s see how Insomniac does it. Ratchet and his robot buddy Clank are pretty much inseparable, unless the plot calls for…