DEVELOPER: Rocksteady Studios PUBLISHER: WB Games PREVIEWED ON: PlayStation 5 from a beta code invite. Rocksteady Studios humbly debuted their first game, Urban Chaos: Riot Response, in 2006 and then quickly skyrocketed to the top of many players favorite developer of all time lists after 2009’s Batman: Arkham Asylum. Its 2 direct sequels, Batman: Arkham…
DEVELOPER: Rocksteady Studios (originals)/Turn me Up Games (porting duties) PUBLISHER: WB Games REVIEWED ON: Nintendo Switch from a copy purchased by the author. The Arkham series of Batman video games developed by Rocksteady Studios needs little introduction. Marrying a blend of stealth, easy to pick up combat and exploration with some of the talent behind…
DEVELOPER: Acclaim Studios Austin (original)/Nightdive Studios (remaster) PUBLISHER: Nightdive Studios REVIEWED ON: Nintendo Switch from a copy purchased by the author. To read out thoughts on the Nintendo 64 original, click HERE. It’s fair to say that the Nintendo 64 was kept afloat against the juggernaut that was Sony’s first PlayStation because of Nintendo’s own…
The annual Game Trailers & Commercials Awards aired this Thursday and, as always, the show sped through most of the actual awards to get to make room for celebrity cameos, commercials, whoever Hideo Kojima roped into working with him this year and world premieres. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League had a brief trailer during…
If you frequent a site like this and hear the words “Batman” and “vengeance”, chances are you’ll think of a 2001 Ubisoft title inspired by Batman: The Animated Series. For a modern audience though, their minds will more than likely snap to the Matt Reeves directed The Batman that opened in 2022. When it finally…
DEVELOPER: Insomniac Games PUBLISHER: Sony Computer Entertainment REVIEWED ON: PlayStation 5 from a copy purchased by the author. Insomniac Games have always had a track record of producing high-quality software even before they were officially acquired by Sony, but now as a member of PlayStation Studios, they’re easily the companies greatest asset. Within this generation…
Daredevil has both a live-action film and multi-season series under their belt with a new show under the Marvel Studios banner being worked on in some capacity. What was once a somewhat obscure superhero is now commanding applause when they cameo in the likes of Spider-Man: No Way Home and was one of the bright…
DEVELOPER: Upstream Arcade PUBLISHER: Good Shepherd Entertainment REVIEWED ON: Xbox Series X from a copy purchased by the author. Mike Mignola’s Hellboy is a character built to star in video games. Between the iconic title character, his rich supporting cast and world inhabited by occult supernatural threats – not to mention literal Nazis – there’s…
It looks as though Hellboy isn’t the only comic book character with a game set to release this October that’s now subject to a delay. In August, Batman: Arkham Trilogy, a compilation that brings all 3 of the Rocksteady Studios developed Arkham games to Nintendo’s hardware, was given a release date of October 13th. Today,…
2023 has been a stacked year for games, and as the holiday shopping season approaches, things are going to get worse on your wallet before they get. For lovers of comic book video games alone, October has new and new-to-a-system titles starring Batman, Spider-Man, and Hellboy. Originally set to drop in just under a week…
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