In the world of comic book video games, 2006 will go down as they year of the super hero team up. In the Marvel camp, there was Marvel Ultimate Alliance, the third overhead action-RPG from developer Raven who cut their teeth previously on the excellent X-Men Legends games, and on the DC side there was…
Given that The Flash is the fastest man alive, he comes and goes in the blink of an eye before anyone knew he was even there. The same could be said about the first attempt at a Flash TV series in the early 90’s, which lasted only a season due it being shuffled around to…
One of the best additions to the roster of last year’s Lego Marvel Super Heroes was Stan Lee, the single most recognizable face of Marvel comics to those who don’t even read them. DC is getting a double dose of famous personalities in the upcoming Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham in the form of Geoff…
Perhaps one of the biggest headline grabbing pieces of comic book news from this summer was the shuffle of Sam Wilson into the role of Captain America and a yet unnamed female protagonist who is deemed worthy enough to lift Mjolnir and become the new Mighty Thor. If you’re currently following the ongoing Thor comic series…
Early in the summer it was rumored and then confirmed that both the first and second seasons of Telltale’s The Walking Dead would be coming to both PS4 and Xbox One via retail releases. Up until now the only release date for them was a vague “October” window but today official confirmation has been given…
The third and final play set that’s presently available to purchase for Disney Infinity 2.0, based on this summer’s extraordinary breakout success the Guardians of the Galaxy, is in many ways the best play set for your money, but in some respects it’s a tiny bit disappointing. The best thing that can be said about…
Given the success of “Arrow” on the CW and what it has done for the Green Arrow character, I’ve been quite surprised that WB Games has been quiet on his inclusion in the just around the corner Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. It has now finally been confirmed that the character is not only coming…
Whereas the first Disney Infinity game came with three different play sets in one package, this year model leaves it up to the player (or the parent of the player) to purchase the remaining two independently. One of the first out of the gate is the Spider-Man play set, inspired by the Disney animated series…
For all of Dredd Month I’ve looked at Judge Dredd games from the past, so to close out the event, I’d like to look into the potential future for the character in the video game world. 1) POINT ONE: JUDGE DREDD WOULD MAKES A GREAT FPS CHARACTER If Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs. Death and Judge…
Ever since the “Toys-to-life” genre was kickstarted with the original Skylanders back in 2011, I’ve been dreading the day when anyone would apply that model to a property I care about, as if there’s two things I love to collect, it’s video games and action figures. Last year Disney jumped into the game with the first…
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