Released over 8 years ago in March of 2017, the Nintendo Switch was the console/handheld hybrid that let players take their games wherever they wanted and finally delivered on the promise made by the Sega Nomad in the 90s. The Wii U, Nintendo’s last home console before the Switch, was a precursor to this concept…
I didn’t ever think I would ever have to offer this up as a reminder in 2025, but such is the time we live in: Nazis and fascists are not good, and we shouldn’t be living in constant fear of them coming back. Controversial words, I know. As we live day-to-day in a never ending…
2024, at least in terms of games based on beloved comic book properties, felt like a stop gap year. Marvel, for example, had no big original game like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 or Marvel’s Midnight Suns and titles starring the likes of Wonder Woman, Black Panther, Iron Man, Blade and others were missing in action. This…
At the dawn of what’s now known the whole world over as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, video game publisher Sega and a cadre of developers navigated tight deadlines and short development cycles to build games starring superheroes like Iron Man, Hulk, Thor and Captain America. These were all based on the films released from 2008-2011…
WARNING: This article gets into mild-spoilers for X-Men ’97 up to its ninth episode. It goes without saying that X-Men: The Animated Series and its phenomenal revival, X-Men ’97, are among the greatest superhero adaptations into any medium ever. From the moment the earworm of a theme song hit you all the way back in…
For previous Game of the Year articles, I spliced in standard, expected awards with fun categories of my own creation as a way to homage the magazines that I used to cherish buying in my formative years. For 2023, I’ve simplified things to just the sole Game of the Year and this year that title…
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…
As you can probably gather from the primary URL for this website, it largely covers the sub-section of video games inspired by popular comic books and superheroes. But, when you’re asked if you want to read Doom Guy: Life in First Person early and interview John Romero, a game designer you’ve followed since you first…
With a long-running TV series now packed into his ring and a big-budget film now under their iconic yellow belt, The Flash’s stock in the public eye has certainly risen within the last few years. One area in which the Scarlet Speedster has yet to truly break in though is video games. The Flash has…
Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman, debuted in April of 1938, and I think I speak for everyone when I say I hope we all look as good as the Man of Steel when we’re 85 years old. For over 8 decades now, the world has been enthralled about the tales of the…
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