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…
Marvel’s Avengers is a game that can’t seem to catch a break. Nearly every headline about the struggling Games as a Service title is the equivalent of Sideshow Bob from The Simpsons constantly stepping on rakes. One thing that is nearly universally loved about it, however, is its campaign, and with a new update coming…
The recently uploaded February War Table video for Marvel’s Avengers not only provided the date for when Hawkeye is coming to the live-service game, but also the release of the next-generation version. The two, coincidentally, happen to share the same day. On March 18th, the next-generation update for Marvel’s Avengers comes to both the PlayStation…
Sony just released their quarter three financial results for last year, and they show that Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales was another big first-party hit for the company behind the PlayStation brand last year. Launching on November 12th, 2020 in select territories and world wide a week later, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales sold 4.1 million units…
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