Today marks the 20th anniversary of the debut of the first Xbox console in North America. In 2001, Microsoft overcame the odds and convinced millions of players to pick up a video game console from the makers of Windows, Word and Excel. Thanks in part to franchises like Halo, Gears of War and Forza, not…
It’s impossible to not look back on the year 2001 without thinking of the 9/11 tragedy. In but a moment, the world was changed forever when United Airlines Flight 93 struck the World Trade Center, taking countless lives and spawning a war that would steal even more. For many, an escape from the real world…
When it was released back in 2013, Batman: Arkham Origins from developer WB Games Montréal was given a favorable reception, but when compared to the Rocksteady Studios developed Batman games that came before it, it failed to reach that same level of success. Over the past decade, both Batman: Arkham Asylum and City were given…
Amid newly unearthed allegations of sexual misconduct in their studio, developer Rocksteady Studios, best known for their work on the Arkham franchise, showed off their first new title since Batman: Arkham VR at last year’s DC FanDome event. Leaked before the event itself, the game would come to be known as Suicide Squad: Kill the…
I can remember it like it was yesterday. While taking a trip to my local Wal-Mart, one of the first things that greeted me when I walked in the door – other than an actual greeter – was a TV with a new console hooked up to it. In it was a cartridge for the…
Revealed back in May with its voice cast confirmed in July, the trailer for the animated adaptation of Injustice: Gods Among Us was once exclusive to the home video release of Batman: The Long Halloween Part 2. Now the preview of the film, simply titled Injustice, has found its way online. Based on the first…
DEVELOPER: Toybox Inc. PUBLISHER: Nintendo REVIEWED ON: Nintendo Switch from a copy purchased by the author. Women have not had it easy in comic book video games. Sure, popular heroines like Wonder Woman, Black Widow, Gamora, Captain Marvel and others are nearly always present in large ensemble games, but the amount of comic book games…
Superman is one video games’ longest running protagonist, and he even has the Guinness World Record to prove it. Despite this coveted distinction, the Man of Steel hasn’t had much luck headlining his own game. This fall will mark the 15th anniversary of the release of EA’s Superman Returns, the last console game to star…
In May, the existence of an animated featured based on the Injustice games was revealed. This was via a press release for the second part of the adaptation of Batman: The Long Halloween, available this Tuesday July 27th, that stated one of its bonus features would be the first trailer for the yet to be…
“When we’ve dabbled with backwards compatibility, I can say it is one of those features that is much requested, but not actually used much,” says Ryan. “That, and I was at a Gran Turismo event recently where they had PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4 games, and the PS1 and the PS2 games, they looked ancient, like why…
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