2002 saw the release of two major franchise sequels from Acclaim on the sixth generation of consoles. The big fall release was the infamous Turok: Evolution, which arrived on every piece of hardware available at the time: The GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC, and even a spin-off on the Game Boy Advance. The second arrived at a…
As games and consoles moved into the third dimensions, companies worked to bring everyone’s favourite IP’s into this bold new era of gaming: Mario, MegaMan, Castlevania, Metal Gear, The Legend of Zelda, etc. each with their own varying degrees of success. One franchise that missed out on the first wave of 3-D revivals was Nintendo’s popular…
Fall is the time of year when people throw down big dollars and all the AAA releases that publishers flood onto the market, your Call of Duty’s, Assassin’s Creed, Halo’s, etc, however for me this past weekend, the game I couldn’t take myself away from was Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign on my PS4. It’s an incredibly simple, yet…
The folks at TT Games must be a huge fan of dinosaurs, after not only releasing both Lego Jurassic World and Jurassic World themed content in Lego Dimensions, but also with today’s character reveal for the early 2016 game, Lego Marvel’s The Avengers.. After yesterday’s news of Crimson Dynamo, Fin Fang Foom and Agent Carter joining the roster of Lego Marvel’s The…
Fifteen years ago today, Sony launched the PlayStation 2 in North America, and in typing that sentence just now, I feel very, very old. It’s funny in hindsight because I remember being in my second year of highschool when the PlayStation 2 came out, and I was nothing but underwhelmed by its line-up and prospects.…
The folks at TT Games were at London comic-con this week showing off the anticipated early 2016 Lego game, Lego Marvel’s The Avengers. After recently revealing that the game’s main campaign will be made up of more than the first and second Avengers films, TT Games Arthur Parsons was on hand at MCM to unveil…
The console version of Marvel Puzzle Quest was only unveiled a few weeks ago, and it’s already out today to purchase on both the PlayStation 3 and 4 with cross buy functionality between the two devices.. Microsoft and Xbox fans will be able to download the game on the Xbox 360 as well, however those who traded…
When the Season Pass was announced for Batman: Arkham Knight, six months of post launch content was promised for the final chapter of the Arkham saga. Rocksteady and WB Games have been keeping their promise thus far with new story, challenge as well as cosmetic updates, though overall the content has done little to justify the high asking price…
Up until this point if you wanted to play as a member of the extended Bat-family in Batman: Arkham Knight, you were limited to their respective DLC. Now as part of a free update to the game, seven new characters will become playable in the game’s numerous AR challenges, though this number will be less depending on…
Not to be outdone by Disney Infinity and Marvel Puzzle Quest, WB and TT Games have released a new trailer for next year’s anticipated quasi sequel Lego Marvel’s The Avengers. The new trailer doesn’t show off any of the voices from the film, though they are confirmed to be in there, but what it does…
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