Mike Fahey

Is Super Ultrawide Too Wide? 

If you thought gaming on a normal, 21:9 ultrawide monitorwas ridiculous, wait until you get a load of a 32:9 superwide. Viotek’s SUW49C is a 49-inch curved “super” ultrawide display, capable of playing many games at 3840 by 1080 resolution. Too much? Just when I thought my Ikea office desk was long enough, along comes…

Blaster Master Zero 2 Is An Amazing Sequel To A Rebooted Classic

Two years ago, Inti Creates released Blaster Master Zero, an outstanding remake of Sunsoft’s NES classic about a boy, a frog, and a futuristic combat vehicle. This week’s surprise sequel, Blaster Master Zero 2, sees Jason and the crew of the SOPHIA taking the battle against evil mutants into deep space. It’s the follow-up I’ve…

The Second Cutest Final Fantasy Spinoff Is Back, And It’s Brought Friends

Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon passed the “cutest Final Fantasy game” crown to World of Final Fantasy and its hordes of adorable critters in 2016, but that’s okay. The 2007 Wii game, remastered today for the Switch and PlayStation 4 and renamed Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy, is still one of the sweetest and purest…

All The Cool Indies Nintendo Announced Today For The Switch

The Switch is a very good platform for indie games, and it’s only getting better. During today’s “Nindies Showcase,” Nintendo announced 16 independent games newly coming to the Switch, including Cuphead, Stranger Things, and a Crypt of the NecroDancer/Zelda mashup. Out Today It’s a surprise Blaster Master Zero sequel! Blaster Master Zero 2 is out…

Today’s Nindies Spring Showcase kicks off at noon Eastern. It’s a 30-minute presentation featuring a slew of independent games coming to the Switch. Watch it right hereor via our YouTube embed.

A Beautiful Musical Celebration Of 20 Years Of Chrono Cross

One of the greatest things about the 1999 PlayStation role-playing game Chrono Cross is its soundtrack. Composer Yasunori Mitsuda, who created the music for Chrono Trigger on the Super Nintendo four years earlier, took the “Chrono sound” to dizzying new heights for the sequel. Now 29 artist have come together to pay tribute with Chronopolis:…

There’s Nothing Like That Three-Star Puzzle Game Feeling

Every time I feel like I’ve grown past the need for validation from triple-starring a level in a puzzle game, I find myself drawn into a game like King’s latest, Pet Rescue Puzzle Saga Say what you will about Candy Crush Saga creator King, the Activision-owned developer knows how to make puzzle games feel good.…

Massively multiplayer online fantasy role-playing game EverQuest turned 20 years old over the weekend, and it’s still going strong. Daybreak Games celebrates the milestone with a pair of new progression servers, special in-game events and a 50 percent experience point bonus through March. Ding! 

Lego’s Steamboat Willie Tribute Is Black And White And Perfect

Celebrating the Walt Disney animated short that introduced the world to Mickey and Minnie Mouse back in 1928, Lego Ideas Steamboat Willie set captures the cartoon perfectly in black, white and gray bricks. Sorting through the brick bags included in the set once it drops on April 1 is going to be a little tricky,…

Play Dead Or Alive 6’s Free Version But Don’t Buy The Game A La Carte

Today sees the release of Dead or Alive 6: Core Fighters, the free-to-play version of Team Ninja’s latest fighter. It’s the full game minus story mode, with only four of the 26 currently playable characters. The idea is that players download the free version, then purchase additional fighters and story mode a la carte. That’s…

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker’s DLC Is A Delightful Mix Of Old And New

This week’s paid “Special Episode” downloadable content for Captain Toad’s Treasure Tracker has five lovely new courses, but the coolest part of the DLC is the way it recycles older levels with fresh goals and game types. Available now for$5.99 on the Nintendo eShop, Captain Toad’s Special Episode DLC adds a new adventure book to…

You Don’t Have To Know One Piece To Enjoy World Seeker

Monkey D. Luffy creeps me out. I’ve tried getting to know the main character of the popular manga and anime series many times, but his blank stare and creepy grin have put me right off One Piece every time. Now that’s I’ve had some time stretching, spinning, and leaping my way across Jail Island as…

30,000 Players On The Same Game Server Is An Impressive Sight

One of the goals of Dual Universe, an upcoming massively multiplayer science fiction sandbox game, is to have every one of its players, potentially millions, playing on the same game server together. Earlier this month developer Novaquark ran a large-scale experiment, simulating 30,000 concurrent players wandering the same in-game planet. It’s a sight to see.…

New Microsoft App Lets You Play PC Games On Xbox, Sometimes

After years of testing via the Xbox Insider program, Microsoft has finally officially released its free Wireless Display app, enabling PC streaming to Xbox One, complete with controller support. It’s neat when it works. In my experience thus far, it doesn’t work often. Harnessingindustry standard Miracast technology, the Wireless Display app from Microsoft is designed…

Where On Google Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?

We’ve been hunting Carmen Sandiego across the globe and through space and time for nearly 35 years. Now the notorious thief launches the first in a series of capers within the virtual world of Google Earth. Can you find her before she makes off with the Crown Jewels? Probably—it’s not that hard. The original Where…

Today I Can Finally Be A Tall, Portly Man In World Of Warcraft

After 14 years of playing either a svelte living human or an incredibly skinny dead one, World of Warcraft finally lets me be me—a large bald man with a beard. Update 8.1.5 adds Kul Tiran humans as an allied Alliance race, and that makes me a big, happy lad. Allied races, introduced in the lead-up…

The Spyro Reignited Trilogy has subtitles now. Not only doestoday’s patch finally make the three-game bundle more enjoyable for the hearing impaired and those who play with their sound down, it also gives players the option to turn off motion blur, making it look better as well.

The Samurai Pizza Cats Official Fanbook Explores The Series’ Japanese Roots

Back in the mid-’90s, a trio of anthropomorphic cybernetic pizza-delivering felines introduced Western audiences to the sillier side of Japanese anime. Samurai Pizza Cats is a wonderful mix of pop culture references, absurd humor, and fourth-wall breaking. Due out later this month from Udon Publishing, The Samurai Pizza Cats Official Fanbook celebrates the Japanese roots…

World Of Warcraft Fans Are Perturbed Over Pulled Portals 

Next week’s World of Warcraft 8.1.5 update gives both the Alliance and Horde factions centralized portal hubs, which is good. At the same time, Blizzard is removing a bunch of existing portals, making it harder to get around the game. It’s an odd change that has players asking Blizzard why, and they’re not satisfied with…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for lying in my bed, recovering from my recent surgery and marveling that Riley MacLeod took a Friday off, leaving it to me write the “What Are You Playing This Weekend” post. It’s also for getting to know interesting new characters in video games! This weekend I’ll be following the advice of…