Mike Fahey

You know a console is doing well when SanDisk starts rolling out licensed SD cards. A partnership between Nintendo and the memory maker will bring branded Switch 64 and 128GB microSDXC cards to stores in October.

Angry Birds collapses upon itself. One of the most creative games spawned from the mobile gaming boom begets a match-three game featuring characters from the animated film. Angry Birds Match is out today for Android and iOS devices.

Music Makes Magic In This Rollicking Rhythm RPG

The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor is what happens when a dance party breaks out in the middle of a turn-based role-playing game. In Puuba’s The Metronomicon, released last year on Steam and this week on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, a party of newly-graduated students of the “rhythmic combat arts” sets off in search of…

Somehow, There Hasn’t Been a Crappy Game of Thrones Mobile Strategy Game Until Now

If ever there was an entertainment property ripe to be transformed into a Game of War-style mobile multiplayer strategy game, it’s Game of Thrones. It looks like Warner Bros. and Turbine have finally gathered enough clip art to make Game of Thrones: Conquest happen. In testing in select markets and now accepting pre-registration at its…

Capcom Is Making a Mobile Puzzle Fighter 

Street Fighter’s awesome tile-matching spin-off is getting a sequel, and everybody’s invited. Capcom’s announced an all-new Puzzle Fighter game coming to Android and iOS devices later this year. In the new mobile Puzzle Fighter players collect fighters from all corners of Capcom’s pantheon—Street Fighter, Mega Man, Dead Rising, Resident Evil, Darkstalkers and more—and use their…

25 Years Of Street Fighter Toys, Starting With The Worst

The Street Fighter series’ unique cast of world warriors have made for some amazing action figures over the years, once Hasbro got done screwing things up. Celebrating the series’ 30th anniversary, here’s a look at the history of North American Street Fighter toys with 10 pages from the upcoming Undisputed Street Fighter: The Art and…

Warning, This Playstation 4 Bundle Has a PS3-Only Game In It 

Tipster Cody Brown directed our attention to a“Complete Bundle” for this week’s Rock of Ages 2, which includes Atlus’ boulder-rolling strategy sequel plus the original game. The listing says it’s playable on the PS4. That’s half right. There is absolutely no mention of the Playstation 3 on the Playstation Store listing for the Rock of…

Final Fantasy Fighting Game’s Beta Is So Laggy

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is a fast-paced three-on-three arcade combat game featuring characters from Square Enix’s beloved role-playing franchise, coming to the PlayStation 4 early next year. It’s currently in closed beta, where players are enjoying some spectacular lag. First, take a look at this early practice match against AI competitors. I’m still getting the…

Switch Game Pulled From Eshop Due To Ratings Problem [Update]

Released on Nintendo Switch on July 28, the mostly harmless Infinite Minigolf was pulled from the console’s online shop on August 10 due to an unexpected change to its ESRB rating. Zen Studios says the change was due to a poster on the wall in the game’s “Giant House” level. I’m pretty sure we’ve figured…

We Tried Arby’s Game Of Thrones Turkey Leg

In honor of the season finale of Game of Thrones, Arby’s graced nine locations across the country with that king of Renaissance Fair fare,the giant turkey leg. Snacktaku journeyed to the restaurant’s seat of power in Atlanta to capture this rare, tasty prize. In a clever bit of unofficial cross-promotion, Arby’s selected nine cities in…

Philips 40-Inch 4K Curved Monitor Review: Giving Up The Ghost

A 40-inch ultra HD curved LCD monitor with the ability to display up to four full HD inputs simultaneously, Philips’ BDM4037UW seems like the perfect large monitor for a multi-platform gamer. And it would be, if not for a couple small missteps and one large stumble. The “MultiView” feature, as Philips calls it, is what…

Sandbox Lego building game or marketing tool? Why not both? In honor of the September 22 release of The Lego Ninjago Movie, Lego Worlds is adding a bunch of Ninjago characters and building sets as free DLC next month.

Arby’s Celebrates Game of Thrones Finale With… Turkey Legs?

Starting Sunday, August 27 at limited locations across the U.S., Arby’s is going to be selling big honking turkey legs. Just handing meat-covered bones out the drive-through window. Here is your meat covered bone, sirrah. Now get thee hither to yon Game of Thrones finale. I am not opposed to seeing this Renaissance Faire staple…

Razer Calls Its Fancy New Controller The Wolverine

The latest premium wired controller in Razer’s arsenal is a $160 beast with three different kinds of swappable thumbsticks, two directional pads, six remappable triggers and buttons and a band of multicolored LED for flavor. It’s called the Wolverine Ultimate, after the angry weasel. The Wolverine has got a lot going on. Built for the…

Lego’s New Netflix Series Isn’t Very Lego, And That’s A Good Thing

I’m getting some serious Airbender vibes from the trailers for Lego Elves: Secrets of Elvendale, a Netflix original animated series premiering next week. It’s not very Lego, but I like what I’m seeing. Despite eschewing traditional blocky Lego minifigures in favor of tiny, spindly-limbed plastic dolls, Elves remains one of my favorite ongoing Lego lines.…

Battlejack Is Part Blackjack, Part RPG

Released today on iOS and Android, Battlejack is a mobile collectible character RPG that uses traditional card game Blackjack to resolve its battles. It’s a very cool combo. In Battlejack, players create, upgrade and evolve a team of collectible fantasy creatures to pit against other fantasy creatures in fast-paced card battles. Instead of normal card…

Players take the fight to the Burning Legion’s home world in World of Warcraft 7.3, Shadows of Argus. The massive update will launch on live servers starting with North America on August 29.

And Now A Hearthstone Musical Number

Introducing a new series of animated shorts and comics aimed at injecting more personality into its collectible card game, Blizzard treated fans watching today’s Gamescom event to a little song and dance. The star of the video is a young girl who stumbles upon Harth Stonebrew’s tavern, where everybody gets along and knows how to…

The second chapter of the outstanding puzzle RPG Ticket to Earth is now live on iOS The free update picks up after the cliffhanger ending to episode one, adding new enemies, locations and an additional playable character. Expect the Steam version to update later this year.

Holy Crap, Hellboy’s Coming To Injustice 2

NetherRealm’s hit DC Comics fighting game uses the conceit of the multiverse to explain the countless different versions of characters. Apparently, the Right Hand of Doom exists on one of those infinite earths, because Hellboy is part of a crop of new fighters coming to Injustice 2 Announced during a livestream from Gamescom, Fighter Pack…