Mike Fahey

Supreme Commander 2 Impressions: Less Is More

After he finished delivering medical advice, Gas Powered Games founder and CEO Chris Taylor showed me a little of what Supreme Commander 2 was bringing to the real-time strategy title. It was a bit odd, seeing the next title in the Supreme Commander series behind closed doors in the Square Enix booth, but with the…

Bioshock 2 Big And Little Sisters, Anime Style

While terrifying glimpses of BioShock 2’s Big Sister and creepy Little Sisters are enough to satiate Western audiences, the cover of a recent issue of Taiwan’s Famitsu Weekly takes a decidedly more Eastern approach. GameSetWatch highlighted this anime take on two of gaming’s creepier characters, which takes a great deal of the creepy away, filling…

Undead Knights Impressions: Throwing Zombies At The Problem

Tecmo might have created an entirely new genre with their PSP title Undead Knights – the zombie tosser. Announced during E3, I got my first look at Undead Knights early on during the show, with a helpful Tecmo rep playing through a mission while I watched. The game blends hack and slash gameplay, anime design,…

Europe’s Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP Bundle

Announced in April during Capcom’s Captivate 09 in Monte Carlo, here’s a look at Europe’s Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP bundle, which includes a Mystic Silver PSP and a little bit of swag. The box is quite lovely, but what comes inside? Along with the game and the aforementioned Mystic Silver PSP-3000, those picking up…

Dungeons And Dragons Online Goes Free

The Eberron Unlimited upgrade for Dungeons and Dragons Online is coming this summer, bringing new quests, a new class, a cash store, and a higher level cap, all while introducing a new free-to-play business model. The gates to Eberron will swing wide this summer, as the Eberron Unlimited upgrade transforms Turbine’s DDO from a subscription-based…

Puzzle Chronicles: Infinite Interactive Does Puzzle Fighter

Infinite Interactive, the creators of Puzzle Quest, continue to combine adventure and gem-matching with Puzzle Chronicles, part roleplaying game, part Puzzle Fighter. That’s exactly how the Konami representative described the game to me at E3 last week. Puzzle Quest meets Puzzle Fighter. The game tells the story of the lone survivor of a barbarian tribe,…

Global Agenda Pokes Fun At World Of Warcraft

Hi-Rez Studios pokes some high-velocity fun at World of Warcraft with their No Elves campaign, promoting their upcoming pointy ear-less massively multiplayer action game Global Agenda. I’d say it’s a bit ballsy to be poking fun when your game is only just reaching the closed beta stage, but at least they picked a good class…

Ultimate Alliance 2 Adds More Thunderbolts

Poor little Songbird won’t be lonely in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, as recent updates reveal that fellow Thunderbolts Norman Osborne AKA The Green Goblin and Venom will be joining the fight. With Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 focusing on the Civil War storyline from the comics, it makes perfect sense that Norman Osborne make an appearance.…

A Little Dr. Kawashima For Your iPhone

We can finally keep up with our brain age on our iPhones, thanks to Namco Bandai Networks Europe‘s Brain Training with Dr. Kawashima, available now at an iTunes App Store near you. It really comes as no surprise that Dr. Kawashima’s brain exercises are now available on the iPhone, with a range of new activities,…

Divinity 2: Ego Draconis Impressions: I Am Dragon

Journey back into the magical land of Rivellon in Divinity 2: Ego Draconis, Larian Studios PC and Xbox 360 follow-up to their poorly-title action roleplaying game Divine Divinity. Ego Draconis takes place a couple of years after the last game, and a war between dragons and humans is in full swing. While the two races…

My Favorite E3 Game Moment: Mass Effect 2

While I saw plenty of amazing games at E3, the one moment that sticks with me is when BioWare was demonstrating the new conversation interrupt system for Mass Effect 2. Briefly touched on in Totilo’s impressions post, the interrupt system goes hand-in-hand with the tougher COmmander Shepard we’re seeing in Mass Effect 2. It’s a…

Burnout’s Big Surf Island Gets Priced

The Big Surf Island expansion for Burnout Paradise is coming this Thursday to Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. How much does Criterion’s biggest add-on yet cost? It’s not cheap, but it should be worth it, adding a much-needed infusion of new drivable real estate to Burnout Paradise, with a handful of new cars to…

High Voltage’s Gladiator A.D. First Impressions

The Conduit developer High Voltage is bringing the original arena sport to the Wii with Gladiator A.D., part fighting game, part roleplaying game. At first glance, Gladiator A.D. looks like a rather simplistic sort of fighting game. Players take on the roles of warriors of the ancient world, driving sword against shield and spear against…

Chris Taylor Saves (My) Face At E3

The partial facial paralysis I suffered on the Friday before E3 is a bit better today, thanks in no small part to the advice of Gas Powered Games founder and CEO, Chris Taylor. I stopped in to see Chris for an appointment I had to look at Supreme Commander II, but I was running a…

Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment Preview: Disturbing Yet Familiar

After spending countless hours playing the original Vandal Hearts and its sequel, I spent some time at E3 with this millenium’s model, Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment. What Is It? Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment is an Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network prequel to the original Vandal Hearts strategy RPG series that appeared on…

Risen Screens Rise To The Fore

Piranha Byte‘s latest roleplaying game might not have made it to E3 this year, but that doesn’t mean Risen can’t join the asset explosion with a slew of new screenshots. The Gothic developers have made so many roleplaying games at this point that they could make them in their sleep and still have them turn…

Green Day Coming To Rock Band

During Kevin and Bean’s Breakfast with Green Day this morning on KROQ 106.7 FM, the band confirmed that they’ll be doing something involving Rock Band in the near-ish future. When an audience member asked them when their songs would be appearing in Rock Band, lead singer Billy Joe had the following to say: “Uh yeah,…

Dexter iPhone Preview: Bits And Pieces

We took some time out at E3 2009 to further investigate Dexter, the iPhone title from Marc Ecko Entertainment based on the hit television series about a cop by day, serial killer by night. What Is It? As mentioned above, Dexter is a combination stealth/adventure game based on the hit Showtime series about a serial…

A Career In Overlordry

Direct from the "Minionstry of Information" comes this helpful Overlord II instructional video that teaches you how to be an "instiller of brown-trouser fear". While I enjoyed the first title, the frame rate was simply abysmal and the animations left much to be desired, two issues the developers seem to have ironed out in the…

Ico And Yorda Hold Hands In LittleBigPlanet

It’s Team Ico week in LittleBigPlanet, with both Shadow of the Colossus and now Ico itself getting burlap sack representation on Thursday. Yes, the teaser image did mean something. Everyone’s favorite little horned boy and gaming’s most annoying princess ever join the ranks of Sony properties transformed into adorable little sackboys and girls this week.…