NOTE: MILD SPOILERS FOR RICK REMENDER’S RUN ON CAPTAIN AMERICA Yesterday the world was introduced to the new Thor, whose gender will have to get a rewrite on the Mjolnir incantation “if HE be worthy.” Not twenty-four hours from that announcement, it looks like we’ll be hearing soon about who will take up the mantle…
Like anyone needed another reason to but Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, right? The original Caped Crusader, Adam West, will be one of the many playable minifig Lego characters when Lego Batman 3 hits stores this fall. Not only that, but West will also be supplying his voice to the character as well. Unlike Batman,…
The Guardians of the Galaxy have existed in some incarnation or another since the 1960’s, but in the world of video games, the characters are in their relative infancy. The first time any character from the Guardians would be playable in any video game would be in the 2011 re-issue of Marvel Vs. Capom 3:…
It looks like Gamestop isn’t the only one offering incentives for people picking up Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. A slew of other retailers are providing goodies to entice you to spend your dollars on the game from their business, though none of the bonuses actually affect the game itself, so it’s really a matter…
If your excitement level shot you through the roof when you found out that Plastic Man was going to be playable in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, prepare to hit the stratosphere! Those who pre-order Lego Batman 3 from Gamestop (unsure if this is also applicable to EB Games in Canada) will get a free…
When the collective gaming world got their hands on Batman: Arkham Asylum in 2009, many praised it for being the Batman game they’ve always been waiting for. But, when you look at the character of Batman, you have to wonder why it exactly took so long to finally get it right. In many respects, the…
Rocksteady Studios is an amazing game development house, that can’t be denied by anyone. With only three games to their name (and a fourth on the way!) I have yet to play a game produced by them that I didn’t enjoy. Even their first effort, Urban Chaos: Riot Response, was a pretty great debut effort,…
If you look at console based games going back to the NES forwards, you can almost see trends in what genres were the most desired. In the 8-16 bit era it was all about having a mascot: Nintendo had Mario, Sega had Sonic, Capcom had MegaMan, and this spawned many wannabes like your Bubsy the Cat…
In leading up to the inevitable downpour of awesome merchandise that will be unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con this month, DC Collectibles released some of the action figures and collectibles you’ll be able to get your hands on in the future, including products inspired by next year’s Batman: Arkham Knight. Figures in the first line…
The Punisher: The Ultimate Payback! plays nearly identically to its counterpart on the NES, and in fact comes from the same developer, Beam Software. Unfortunately, it’s missing a lot of what made that game fun. The largest omission being the ability to move The Punisher across the screen to avoid bullets. It’s an understandable omission…
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