Mike Fahey

Bizarre Devs Took a Chance, May Get Closed

Three years after purchasing the developer behind Project Gotham Racing and Geometry Wars, Activision appears to be in the process of deciding how to ditch the studio. “Over the past three years since our purchase of Bizarre Creations,” an Activision spokesperson told Kotaku today, “the fundamentals of the racing genre have changed significantly. Although we…

Same-Sex Marriage Thrives In Frontierville

While the majority of U.S. states don’t legally recognize same-sex marriage, the wilds of of Zynga’s Frontierville have no need for laws, spawning 650,000 boy-boy, girl-girl unions. Zynga CEO Mark Pincus delivered the impressive statistic yesterday during the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco while rattling off other interesting statistics about the company’s game portfolio.…

The Witcher 2 Collector’s Edition Comes To A Head

You want the head of Geralt of Rivia? CD Project Red and Atari will give you the head of Geralt of Rivia and much, much more in the $129.99 collector’s edition of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. CD Projekt Red and Atari had a big hit on their hands with 2007’s the Witcher, so…

Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Spreads the Love In February

Nothing says “I love you” like taking your significant other to a midnight launch event for Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, coming to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 15. This is the box art you’ll see hitting store shelves the day after Valentine’s Day 2011, when Capcom unleashes the…

APB Goes Free-To-Play The Hard Way

In September, Realtime Worlds’ cops and robbers MMO APB: All Points Bulletin closed its doors. In early 2011, free-to-play MMO publisher GamersFirst launches APB: Reloaded. GamersFirst CTO and COO Bjorn Book-Larsson tells Kotaku how the resurrection is going down. Developer Realtime Worlds launched APB in June, and while the Grand Theft Auto-flavored online game met…

Blitz Through Time With Back To The Future

You have one minute to reach 88 miles per hour before being trapped forever at the bottom of the leaderboards in Telltale Games’ Back to the Future: Blitz Through Time, now available on Facebook. It’s Bejeweled Blitz with a Back to the Future twist, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Back to the Future: Blitz…

Review: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 Improves With Age

Sure, you’ve weathered plenty of ninja storms in your day, but are you prepared to face the Ultimate Ninja Storm… 2? Developer CyberConnect2 has been telling the story of the absurdly popular Japanese martial arts anime Naruto through the Ninja Storm series since 2003. Part adventure game and part fighting game, each successive title fleshes…

Keeping The Cosplay In The Family

If you’re going to dress up as Final Fantasy X’s Lulu, you either need a moogle doll or a baby. This Youmacon 2010 cosplayer covers both angles, as seen at artist and photographer Kyle Mistry’s website Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.

The Nintendo Download: DSiWare Feels The Need For Speed

As Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and Wii owners prepare for Hot Pursuit tomorrow, DSi gamers can download Need for Speed: Nitro-X right now. Need for Speed: Nitro-X is a light version of Need for Speed: Nitro, the colorful candy installment of the franchise that hit the Wii and DS last year. It features 16…

Convert Information into Energy, Just Add Demon

Researchers in Tokyo have taken a physics law-breaking thought experiment from an 18th century Scottish theoretical physicist and made it a reality, converting energy into information using Maxwell’s Demon. James Clerk Maxwell was a Scottish mathematician and theoretical physicist who wanted to prove that the second law of thermodynamics only held statistical certainty, and could…

She-Hulk And Zero Join The Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Brawl

It’s the battle of the alternate characters, as the Hulk’s female counterpart and Mega Man X’s mentor and partner join the struggle for the fate of two worlds in Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. With no major video game trade shows occurring until the new year, Capcom is forced to go to the old exclusive video…

Prince of Persia HD Collection Coming to North America in Pieces

The Prince of Persia HD Collection is a European-exclusive Blu-ray collection of Ubisoft’s original Prince of Persia collection remastered in high definition, but that doesn’t mean North America won’t be able to play them. We’re just not getting the Blu-ray. Nestled within the press release for Ubisoft’s first half 2010-2011 financial results are upcoming release…

Fable III DLC Travels Under Bowerstone With An Afro

The world of Albion expands on November 23 with the Understone Quest Pack, adding an entire new town for you to explore, while the Exclusive Hair Pack adds afros, corn rows, asymmetrical bobs, and a dog buff. That’s right, for 160 Microsoft points come November 23, you can sport a lovely afro, rock the corn…

Marvel Pinball: From Comics Page To Silver Ball

A red and blue figure twists and spins through the skies of New York. Crimson and gold streaks through the clouds. Primal fury is unleashed. Darkness hunts darkness in the shadowy streets. This is Marvel Pinball. That’s a rather dramatic introduction to what amounts to four Marvel-themed pinball tables coming to the PlayStation 3 and…

Fans Add New Content To LEGO Universe

Starbase 3001 is open for business in the LEGO Universe, giving players access to three new mini-worlds created by some of the most talented LEGO fans in the world. It’s not exactly a large chunk of new content, but it’s a start. Starbase 3001, located conveniently off of Nimbus Station in LEGO Universe, gives players…

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Naruto Gallery

Expect to take this trip back and forth many times during your playthrough. Playing online is better with a nicer connection, but still pretty fast and fluid. I CAUGHT A BIRD. Watching the computer fight itself is a blast.

Xbox Live Indie Clips: Get Your Girlfriend Into Games

Will the Xbox Live Indie game Get Your Girlfriend Into Games actually get your girlfriend to start playing video games? the answer may surprise you! Okay, no. Our weekly look at Xbox Live Indie Games isn’t just about highlighting games we like. It’s about taking games like Get Your Girlfriend Into Games, you know, games…

Colbert Takes On Nintendo Like Donkey Kong

In response to Nintendo’s attempt to trademark “It’s on like Donkey Kong,” Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert decides to squat on other dated catchphrases, just in case. Nintendo’s trademark application for “It’s on like Donkey Kong” might be more of a marketing stunt for Donkey Kong Country Returns than a serious attempt to secure the phrase,…

A Sudden New Appreciation For Metro 2033

A pair of models show off the sexier side to Metro 2033 at the World Exhibition Centre in Moscow during Game World 2010 earlier this month, as seen at English Russia Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.