As you can probably gather from the primary URL for this website, it largely covers the sub-section of video games inspired by popular comic books and superheroes. But, when you’re asked if you want to read Doom Guy: Life in First Person early and interview John Romero, a game designer you’ve followed since you first…
AUTHOR’S NOTE: The writer of this review was given early access to the book from Abrams Press. If, on a daily basis, you hop into a game like Call of Duty to virtually assassinate opponents all over the world in fast-paced, online multiplayer deathmatches, you owe thanks to John Romero. Romero, along with John and…
AUTHOR’S NOTE: The writer of this article was given an advance look at FPS: First Person Shooter. First-person shooters, which not a few decades ago people referred to as “DOOM clones” after id Software’s ground breaking title spawned an ocean of imitators in the then unnamed genre , are still among the most played today.…
I really miss AA games. By AA games I mean the 8’s out of 10, the titles that aren’t the safe, formulaic AAA blockbusters that publishers like Ubisoft and Activision churn out on a yearly basis nowadays. The games that still feel like they belong on a store shelf with a $60 price tag yet…
2008 was an interesting year for video game publishing giant Electronic Arts, other wise abbreviated to EA. The year started off with them releasing a big name sequel in the month of January that was far different from the games that had normally come from that franchise in Burnout Paradise. As the year went on, EA’s catalog…
I’ve talked about a lot of games based upon comic book properties, but never once have I covered a game that’s set inside a comic book. To rectify this, today I’m going to be talking about Comix Zone, a game that while not based on a comic book property is a must-play title for fans of comic books, video…
You might find it a little bit strange to visit a website dedicated to comic book games and see a headline promising a review for a video game based on a well-loved series of books, especially when it’s already been deliberated on by all major gaming websites, but here me out. As to why I’m…
NOTE: ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON COMICBOOKMOVIE.COM 10/16/2013 Urban Chaos: Riot Response was not the first title for this project: It started off under the title Roll Call before moving on to Zero Tolerance and finally Urban Chaos: Riot Response. While I have no way of confirming this, a reason for the final title may have been…
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