Iron Man went from being a somewhat obscure but still beloved Marvel Comics legacy character to lunch box darling overnight in 2008. During that summer, the Jon Favreau directed Iron Man launched, revitalizing the career of Robert Downey Jr. and kickstarting the juggernaut that would come to be known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In…
Marvel’s Midnight Suns, the tactical-RPG from Firaxis Games and publisher 2K was officially unveiled to the world almost a year ago during Gamescom. Though its debut was met with a stylish CG trailer that was devoid of any gameplay, a release date of March 2022 was promised and in the weeks that would follow, footage…
Leaked before E3 and getting officially revealed during Gamescom, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, the tactical-RPG with an emphasis on cards from developer Firaxis was initially set to drop in March of next year. It even got a big blowout in Game Informer, going as far to get a slick cover from Ryan Stegman. Players will now…
Last week during Gamescom, the world got its first glimpse at Marvel’s Midnight Suns from developer Firaxis Games via a cinematic trailer. The tail end of the reveal teased that the first gameplay footage for the title would be revealed on September 1st, and today we got just that. The story of Marvel’s Midnight Suns…
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…
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…
Over the past week or so, Comic Book Video Games has broken down the big news stories and releases from what is now effectively the last generation of consoles. Now it’s time to crown the top ten titles that graced the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One thus far. Technically speaking, both consoles are still being…
Next-generation is here! Join us as we break down, year by year, the big comic book video game news and releases on what is now “last gen.” Previous posts: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 2020 is a year that’s difficult to simply talk about its video game news when the entire planet was, and still is, in the midst…
Next-generation is here! Join us as we break down, year by year, the big comic book video game news and releases on what is now “last gen.” Previous posts: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 March of 2019 gave us the first ever State of Play, a Nintendo Direct style program from Sony meant to…
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