Before Mortal Kombat 11 even came out last April, data miners had unearthed the information that Batman’s arch-nemesis The Joker and Todd McFarlane’s Spawn were coming to Mortal Kombat 11. A new trailer focusing on the game’s Kombat Pack not only confirms the duo, but also provides the first look at their in-game character models. Spawn looks like…
Just one day before the release of Mortal Kombat 11, data miners discovered the identity of potential guest characters that would be added to the game through DLC (NOTE: do not hit the link if you do not want to be spoiled), one of which that has been rumored for an appearance in a NetherRealm developed game…
The post Midway fighting games from NetherRealm Studios have been no stranger to totally out there guest characters, from Kratos and Freddy Krueger in Mortal Kombat (2011), to the Xenomorph, Leatherface and Jason Voorhees in Mortal Kombat X and most recently with Hellboy and the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 2017’s Injustice 2. Mortal Kombat 11 it seems is looking to…
Today the much sought after SNES Classic Edition arrives in stores. Like the NES console from last year, it’s a miniaturized version of perhaps the most beloved consoles of all time, pre-loaded with 21 games including Star Fox 2 which is finally getting released after being cancelled close to its completion in the 90’s. The games on…
In early 2015 before the release of Mortal Kombat X, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane made it known that he was in contact with WB Games to get the Spawn character a guest spot in that game but clearly that didn’t materalize. According to a recent poll put out today by Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon, it looks like he was…
NOTE: ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON COMICBOOKMOVIE.COM 10/29/2013 Compared to other comic book characters like say a Spider-Man or a Batman, Spawn has only appeared in five games, but there’s a fair amount of variety in that hand full of titles: traditional side-scrolling action games, a 3-D adventure/fighting game hybrid and a multi-player focused arena action game.…
NOTE: ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON COMICBOOKMOVIE.COM 10/29/2013 Capcom is no stranger to licensed games, having crafted dozens of superb games based on the Disney license in the 8 and 16-bit era that are still well regarded by many today. They’ve also been known to dabble in the Marvel Comics world as well: you might know of…
NOTE: ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON COMICBOOKMOVIE.COM 10//22/2013 Does Konami really need any introduction when it comes to the ethical treatment of a license in the video game industry? I mean really, let’s run down the list a little: TMNT IV: Turtles In Time, Bucky O’Hare, X-Men and the Simpsons in the arcade, Buster Busts loose, The…
NOTE: ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON COMICBOOKMOVIE.COM 10/18/2013 1997 was a HUGE year for the Spawn franchise: the comic book series was at the peak of its popularity, action figures featuring the character lined toy shore shelves, the HBO series debuted to an overwhelming positive reception and the first (and to this date, only) live action film…
NOTE: ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON COMICBOOKMOVIE.COM 10/18/2013 The year is 1995, and if you were anything like me, you loved nothing more than getting your hands on that newest SNES game, especially in the fall of the year when all of the big games dropped that were competing for that coveted place on your Christmas list.…
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