Yesterday marked one of the most important dates for super heroes in cinematic history: It was the 25th anniversary of the cinematic debut of Tim Burton’s Batman. That film was one of the progenitor super hero films, along with Richard Donner’s Superman, and it showed the world that The Dark Knight could be more than just a…
Ask anyone who has played any or all of the four chapters in the Batman “Arkham” series of games, and they’ll probably say one of their favorite parts in the series were the Scarecrow induced hallucination sections found in the debut game, Batman: Arkham Asylum. Those who pick up the game on the PS4 will…
Long time voice actor Kevin Conroy dropped a bomb shell recently when he implied that the anticipated and recently delayed into 2015 Batman: Arkham Knight would arrive in January. According to recent listing on the Microsoft store, Conroy missed the mark…but not by that much though. Microsoft has listed the release date for Batman: Arkham…
In my discussion of why I thought Batman: Arkham Asylum worked, I mentioned how it was due largely to the fact that it took the Batman character and merged it with Nintendo’s long-standing Metroid franchise. I then began to think about what other games would be great templates to join to a comic book character…
A little over a year ago, I wrote a post on my comicbookmovie.com account about how it’s perhaps the right time to seriously take into consideration the development of a Green Arrow video game. I want to revisit the topic after I saw a comment made by “Arrow” star Stephen Amell on his facebook page…
“Arrow” star and fellow Canadian Stephen Amell is not shy when it comes to voicing the Green Arrow character in a video game. Though it was a small role, Amell did provide the voice for the alternate “Arrow” skin for the Green Arrow character in the fighting game Injustice: Gods Among us. From a posting…
Taking something that you think wouldn’t fit into the racing genre and making it work is not something uncommon in the video game world: Last month saw the launch of the 8th iteration of the Mario Kart franchise on the Wii U and has helped greatly in bolstering the sales of the struggling console; Diddy…
For those who wanted a little Lego Marvel Super Heroes action on the go yet lack a dedicated handheld gaming device are now in luck. Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Universe in Peril is out now on iOS devices at a cost of $4.99. Universe in Peril is a port of the 3DS/PS Vita game that…
Next week marks the one year anniversary of the Merc with a Mouth’s first video game outing, Deadpool. Whether it’s by pure coincidence or by coersion from Deadpool himself, Zen Studios will be releasing a Deadpool themed table for Zen Pinball 2 next week. Returning to voice the character from his game last year is…
I spoke in length about why leading up to the release of the first “Arkham” game I remained skeptical, but now I’d like to do something a little more positive and thus more fitting with one of my favorite game series of all time. Here’s my reasons as to why Batman: Arkham Asylum was the…
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