Posts By Mike Fahey

Mobile

How Facebook Powers Up Angry Birds, Or Enter The Birdquake

12:30PM Today | Mike Fahey

Rovio’s smash hit Angry Birds is coming to Facebook on Tuesday, but it’s not making it to the world’s largest social network without getting some community-aided enhancements. Play well with others and you could earn one of the four brand new power-ups that make the Mighty Eagle look like … just the Eagle. More »


News

What Effect Did Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Launch Have On World Of Warcraft?

11:30AM Today | Mike Fahey

Not much, apparently, at least not in December. Blizzard CEO and co-founder Mike Morhaime was only able to give a vague answer to the question presented during the Q&A portion of today’s Activision Blizzard financial results call, but that vagueness speaks volumes. More »


PC

The Good Guys Have Already Lost On The Cover Of Aliens: Colonial Marines

4:00AM Today | Mike Fahey

Hey there, alien, why so blue? Is it because you’ve already ingested that squad of marines and have nothing else to play with? You know what’ll cheer you up? A little Eiffel 65. More »


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See How Well The Vita Plays With/Against PS3

12:30AM Today | Mike Fahey

The PlayStation 3 and PS Vita share the sort of relationship that the Previous Sony Portable could only dream of. Maybe the PS3 thought the PSP was the one, but now it’s found something much more intimate and personal. More »


In Real Life

The Romance And Enchantment Of Rift’s In-Game Marriage System Makes Me A Little Queasy

10:30AM Yesterday | Mike Fahey

I was going to title this post “The Romance and Enchantment of Rift‘s In-Game Marriage System Makes Me Throw Up a Little in My Mouth”, but that’s far too long, and while spoil the cake? More »


PC

Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning Levelled Up Considerably During The Review Process

8:00AM Yesterday | Mike Fahey

Now that we’ve put the ever-questing of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning through its paces, it’s time to see how it fared in the face of the assembled game critics. As far as I can deduce, it’s either horrible or the best thing ever. More »


In Real Life

Real-Life Gotham City Impostors Looks More Entertaining Than The Game

6:00AM Yesterday | Mike Fahey

Whoa there, viral marketeers! You have to be careful not to overshadow your product with the promotion, as these lovely shots of everyday people dressing up in Gotham City Impostors garb readily demonstrate. More »


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2K Sports Caters To The Baseball/Basketball Crossover Crowd

1:15AM Yesterday | Mike Fahey

2K Sports pulls a Jordan on March 6, combining its stellar basketball game with its so-so baseball franchise in the Xbox 360 exclusive $US69.99 MLB 2K12/NBA 2K12 Combo Pack.


Nintendo

Nintendo Needs An Official Spokesdog

12:30AM Yesterday | Mike Fahey

Did you know that February was Responsible Pet Owners Month? Nintendo’s marketing team does, and they’ve spared no expense in securing someone else’s pet to help sell nintendogs + cats for the 3DS. More »


PC

Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning: The Kotaku Review

9:00AM February 8, 2012 | Mike Fahey

The lead designer of The Elder Scrolls III and IV, a New York Times bestselling fantasy author, and one of comics’ most notable creators walk into a development studio to create an action role-playing game based on an entirely original fantasy world. Stop me if you’ve heard this one. More »