With the 1982 release of Spider-Man for the Atari 2600, Marvel has now had a presence in the video game industry for 40 years. From the humble beginnings of the beloved wall-crawler traversing a skyscraper to stop the Green Goblin’s bombs from going off, the heroes and villains spawned from the House of Ideas have…
Back in August, the news broke that the next playable character that would be coming to Marvel’s Avengers would be The Winter Soldier. Since then, the game has gotten a new Villain Sector in the “No Rest for the Wicked” mission and Google Stadia, the streaming platform that was a home to Marvel’s Avengers has…
Just a little over a month ago, EA generated some buzz worthy headlines when they announced that they were partnering with Marvel to develop a AAA, single-player Iron Man game at their EA Motive studio. The project was also revealed to be headed by none other than Olivier Proulx, who was a Senior Producer on…
Having jumped around the 2022 release calendar, Marvel’s Midnight Suns is – hopefully – set to arrive in early December. Even though it isn’t out yet, developer Firaxis Games and publisher 2K have already begun outlining the game’s future downloadable content plans. For those who buy into the Legendary Edition – which retails for $119.99…
Growing up, I was starved for media based on things that I loved, so much so that I found shows like Mortal Kombat: Conquest on TBS appointment viewing each week. I knew it wasn’t great, and it barely had anything to do with Mortal Kombat, but when there wasn’t really any alternative, you settled for…
Originally rumored to show up at the D23 event whose showstopper ended up being the Amy Hennig Captain America and Black Panther title at Skydance New Media, EA finally revealed today they’re working on an Iron Man game. Developed by EA Motive, the studio behind Star Wars: Squadrons and the upcoming remake of Dead Space,…
DEVELOPERS: Ubisoft (original)/PlayMagic (2020 version)/Tower Five (2022 version) PUBLISHER: Microids REVIEWED ON: PlayStation 5 from a copy purchased by the author. Read our thoughts about XIII (2020) HERE. Also check out our review of the 2003 original HERE. Second time’s a charm? In 2019, publisher Microids, seemingly out of nowhere, announced that they were going…
Disney’s D23 event is underway, and as promised, they held a short live-stream to show off some upcoming games based on their slate of properties, including Marvel. While rumors were floating around leading up to the event about EA unveiling both a Black Panther AND Iron Man game, or perhaps Insomniac showing up with Spider-Man…
DEVELOPERS: Crystal Dynamics/Eidos-Montréal/Nixxes PUBLISHER: Square Enix RE-REVIEWED ON: PlayStation 5 from a copy purchased by the author. For further context, click HERE to read our initial review of Marvel’s Avengers. Listen to me talk about Marvel’s Avengers on the Games my Mom Found podcast HERE. Arriving hot on the heels of the critically acclaimed Marvel’s…
In a world of delays, be a Gotham Knights. The past few years have been hard for, well, just about everyone, but the video game industry has certainly undergone some growing pains. As hard-working, and frequently under appreciated, game developers continuously adapt to remote offices, the flood of big budget AAA games that normally happens…
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