Back in the short window of time when Sega’s swansong console the Dreamcast was seen as a viable contender, the bread and butter of the software line-up was arcade ports, especially in Capcom’s catalog of games: Street Fighter III, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Power Stone, Spawn: In the Demon’s Hand, Cannon Spike, and the unforgettable Marvel Vs. Capcom, both 1…
It was an undertaking to translate the original Turok: Dinosaur Hunter into an 8-bit handheld game, yet somehow developer Bits Managers managed to make an experience that very much felt like the N64 classic. But how does one adapt a game like Turok: Rage Wars, a piece of software built around fast-paced, twitch multi-player action into a Game…
Growing up as a video game fan in the 90’s couldn’t have easy for a female. Sure, there was Joanna Dark to look up to and even Lara Croft was a no-nonsense, intelligent role model who was just as comfortable in a museum as in a shooting gallery, but all those qualities that made the…
The rush to be the next Ninja Turtles was one thing in the 90’s, but the desire to be the next X-Men was another. Marvel’s merry band of mutants were easily one of the most popular and best selling comics of the era, with countless spin-off titles, a line of action figures, video games and…
This weekend’s D23 event brought us the news about the Marvel Battlegrounds play set coming to the 3.0 edition of Disney Infinity, and also a look at the new Ultron and Hulkbuster figures in action. As the trailer states, you can look for both figures in stores this November: Straight from this weekend's #D23EXPO, get a new…
We’re only getting the August update for Batman: Arkham Knight today and already WB Games and Rocksteady are teasing what Season Pass holders can get access to in September, including some new story content that takes place after the finale of the main game. From Polygon: Crime Fighter Challenge Pack #1 (Sept. 1): Receive 6 AR challenges…
Available today for Batman: Arkham Knight is a new update that gives access to the Batmobile as it appeared in the first two Tim Burton films: Batman and Batman Returns, along with a costume for the Dark Knight that transforms him into Micheal Keaton. Unlike last month’s Batgirl DLC, those who didn’t purchase the Season Pass will not have to wait…
Jean Claude Van-Damme is no stranger to film video game crossovers, having played Guile in the live-action Street Fighter film, but compared to other 90’s action icons like Stallone and Schwarzenegger, his video game tie-in ratio is pretty small with only a Universal Soldier game, which was simply a conversion of an already existing game called Turrican 2, and Timecop. Licensed games, especially in…
A year after Turok’s first outing on the original Game Boy, Acclaim launched not only the sequel to Turok: Dinosaur Hunter on the N64, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, but also a game by the same name on Nintendo’s freshly released Game Boy Color. With a year to make a new game and more powerful hardware with colour…
There’s lots of reason to play video games: As a form of escapism entertainment; To enjoy a story; To learn and challenge your skills with interesting gameplay mechanics or sometimes just because you’re bored and want to fill some time. The Tick, based on the comic book as well as the animated series of the same…
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