Rumored, leaked, and finally confirmed as fact during San Diego Comic-Con in July, Peacemaker, Homelander from The Boys, and Omni Man from Robert Kirkman’s Invincible are three guest fighters from the world of comics that will eventually be added to Mortal Kombat 1. Players can access them as part of the Kombat Pack that unlocks…
In a few years, the title Batman: The Brave and the Bold will be come synonymous with the future live-action feature film that will bring the Dark Knight into the new shared DC cinematic universe. For a certain generation though, Batman: The Brave and the Bold will be fondly remembered as an animated series that…
Since their inception, Nightdive’s name has become synonymous with high-quality remasters and remakes of classic first-person shooters. Just this year alone they launched a critically acclaimed remake of System Shock 2, and modern updates for both Rise of the Triad and Quake II. Thanks to Nightdive Studios, players who grew up with Acclaim’s Turok series…
One of the more pleasant surprises during last year’s Game Awards was the reveal of Hellboy: Web of Wyrd from developer Upstream Arcade and publisher Good Shephard Entertainment. In an era where comic book based video games are chasing realism, Web of Wyrd dazzled by looking like it was animated panels from Mike Mignola’s comics.…
Something that many, including myself, love about playing video games on a console is the ease of use. There’s no adjusting sliders or fiddling with settings, you just pop in a disc or cart, or nowadays download from a digital storefront, and you’re off to the races. At least that’s how it used to be.…
Writers, directors, and actors have a lot of source material to draw upon when adapting comic book characters to the big screen. Now they have another tool in their arsenal to play with: video games. When making Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chris Evans admitted to taking inspiration from the underappreciated Captain America: Super…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge delivered on its promise and then some of modernizing the classic TMNT arcade brawler formula established by the likes of Konami in the early 90s. In early June, just shy of the 1 year anniversary of Shredder’s Revenge‘s release, developer Tribute Games dropped the news that an expansion of…
Revealed in a late June Nintendo Direct, Batman: Arkham Trilogy is a collection of Batman: Arkham Asylum, City, and Knight as well as all their applicable DLC converted by Turn Me Up Games for the Nintendo Switch. Upon its unveiling, it was given a vague “Fall 2023” release window, but now we know when we…
Back in March, the senior vice president for games and emerging media at Paramount Global, Doug Rosen, informed Polygon that work was underway on a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game. Instead of being a colorful, arcade style action game like the beloved games from the 90s and last year’s terrific Shredder’s Revenge, this…
Released in March, DC’s Justice League: Cosmic Chaos from publisher Outright Games and developer PHL Collective still remains one of the year’s most pleasant surprises. For all the talks of state-of-the-art tech and titles that last dozens – if not hundreds – of hours, Cosmic Chaos proves that going bigger doesn’t always mean better. When…
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