As someone who was born in the 80’s, my video game education, like many I’m sure, started with the NES. Everyone has their favorite series from that era: whether it’s Nintendo first-party heavy hitters like Mario and Zelda, but for me, it was Mega Man. There wasn’t much I didn’t like about Capcom’s beloved franchise:…
Next Tuesday won’t just see the release of the Winter Soldier, Black Widow and Venom as playable characters in Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite, but also two new costume packs as well. The first set, known as “Cosmic Crusaders”, provides new skins for Rocket, Nova, Gamora, Mega Man X, Zero and Strider: The new skins for both Rocket…
I want to preface this piece very early on by saying I love the character of Miles Morales: In either collected edition or trade, I have every issue starring the character as written by Brian Micheal Bendis; I have multiple Miles Morales Spider-Man action figures and even a hoodie and t-shirt modeled after Miles’ now…
If you want to have collectibles sitting on your shelves of your favorite comic book characters as they appear in video games, Funko has you covered via their Pop! vinyl line. First, there was the Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite series (in the words of Hans Gruber, I have two myself), then came a small series inspired by Guardians of…
2013’s Lego Marvel Super Heroes isn’t just another Lego game; It’s a game that this site dubbed the greatest Marvel console game of all time. With a plot that brought in nearly every character old and new from every corner of the Marvel Universe, a campaign that felt like a tour through some of Marvel’s most famous locations and…
Last week it was suddenly announced that Disney, the parent company of Marvel, had terminated its relationship with developer Gazillion, effectively killing their Marvel Heroes MMO that had been playable on PC since 2013 and consoles as of this summer. An update on that news advised that the game would still be playable up until December 31st…
Before the September launch of Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite, Capcom announced the DLC roster of characters that would be added to the game before the end of 2017. So far Sigma, Black Panther and Monster Hunter have been added, and now we know when to expect the remaining trio. Three Marvel characters: Winter Soldier; Black Widow and Marvel Vs.…
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Marvel Heroes, the free-to-play MMO from developer Gazillion Entertainment is no more as Marvel owner Disney has effectively cut ties with the company. A representative from Marvel had this to say about the termination of Marvel Heroes: “We regret to inform our Marvel Heroes fans that we have ended our relationship with Gazillion Entertainment, and that the…
Today marks the day that Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2013 original, arrives on PS4, Xbox One and PC (with a Nintendo Switch version coming soon). Following the events of the first game, the heroes of the Marvel Universe must combine forces to combat the villainous Kang the Conquerer when he…
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