Bill Rosemann, VP and Head of Creative at Marvel Games, has gone on the record stating that there’s no interconnected Marvel Gaming Universe akin to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Despite a statement that all console games under the “Marvel’s” umbrella take place in their own reality though, three of them: Marvel’s Spider-Man; Marvel’s Iron Man…
Easily one of the best deals today in the video game space is Microsoft’s Game Pass for the Xbox platform. Paid up front for a year or via a monthly subscription, players who buy into the program have access to not only brand new titles, but also software going all the way back to the…
The release of The Avengers in Video Games: A Guide to Solo Adventures and Mighty Marvel Team-Ups, with Creator Interviews is finally upon us. Written throughout 2019, it’s a piece of work I’m very proud of and I’m happy I finally get to share it with the public. Covering the games starring Iron Man, Hulk,…
After a brief delay, The Avengers in Video Games: A Guide to Solo Adventures and Mighty Marvel Team-Ups, with Creator Interviews is now available for purchase. A follow-up to my first book, The Web of Spider-Man Games: The Amazing and the (Not So) Spectacular, The Avengers in Video Games covers in great detail the titles…
“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…
DEVELOPERS: Crystal Dynamics/Eidos Montreal PUBLISHER: Square Enix REVIEWED ON: PlayStation 4 (Slim) from a copy purchased by the author. Add-on content is free to download. Marvel’s Avengers has struggled to retain an audience with its Games as a Service offerings, but something that has caused players to come back, at least or a few hours,…
During the summer of last year, and before Marvel’s Avengers even came out, the controversial news came out that Spider-Man was being added to the roster. The kicker? He would be exclusive to the PlayStation ecosystem. While it was hard not to get excited thinking about swinging around as the wall-crawler alongside the likes of…
Marvel’s Avengers launches on Xbox Series S/X and PlayStation 5 today, along with Operation: Hawkeye – Future Imperfect, a story expansion that will bring the fan favorite archer into the game with a new villain, Maestro, and wasteland area. Square Enix held a digital event today, Square Enix Presents, that shed some further insight about…
Last week, to the delight of many, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, produced in partnership between Dotemu and Tribute games, was announced. A game that no one saw coming at all, Shredder’s Revenge is a love letter to the beloved TMNT titles produced by Konami – and the 2007 TMNT game for the Game…
Bill Roper is a legendary game designer who has helped bring to life such iconic franchises as Diablo and WarCraft for Blizzard. Recently, Roper was on the Vic’s Basement podcast discussing with host Victor Lucas the incredible career he has had in the industry. You can watch the first part below. On top of having…
