McFarlane Toys began life as a way for its owner, Todd McFarlane, to create action figures based on his own creations, namely Spawn. Over the decades though, the company has been become renowned both for the quality of their products and the breadth of their licenses. From comics, to horror, video games and musicians, there’s…
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the debut of the first Xbox console in North America. In 2001, Microsoft overcame the odds and convinced millions of players to pick up a video game console from the makers of Windows, Word and Excel. Thanks in part to franchises like Halo, Gears of War and Forza, not…
When it was released back in 2013, Batman: Arkham Origins from developer WB Games Montréal was given a favorable reception, but when compared to the Rocksteady Studios developed Batman games that came before it, it failed to reach that same level of success. Over the past decade, both Batman: Arkham Asylum and City were given…
Amid newly unearthed allegations of sexual misconduct in their studio, developer Rocksteady Studios, best known for their work on the Arkham franchise, showed off their first new title since Batman: Arkham VR at last year’s DC FanDome event. Leaked before the event itself, the game would come to be known as Suicide Squad: Kill the…
Revealed back in May with its voice cast confirmed in July, the trailer for the animated adaptation of Injustice: Gods Among Us was once exclusive to the home video release of Batman: The Long Halloween Part 2. Now the preview of the film, simply titled Injustice, has found its way online. Based on the first…
DEVELOPER: Toybox Inc. PUBLISHER: Nintendo REVIEWED ON: Nintendo Switch from a copy purchased by the author. Women have not had it easy in comic book video games. Sure, popular heroines like Wonder Woman, Black Widow, Gamora, Captain Marvel and others are nearly always present in large ensemble games, but the amount of comic book games…
Superman is one video games’ longest running protagonist, and he even has the Guinness World Record to prove it. Despite this coveted distinction, the Man of Steel hasn’t had much luck headlining his own game. This fall will mark the 15th anniversary of the release of EA’s Superman Returns, the last console game to star…
In May, the existence of an animated featured based on the Injustice games was revealed. This was via a press release for the second part of the adaptation of Batman: The Long Halloween, available this Tuesday July 27th, that stated one of its bonus features would be the first trailer for the yet to be…
Injustice, the DC Comics fighting game series from Mortal Kombat developer, NetherRealm Studios, is equally known for its engrossing story as it is its superpowered fisticuffs. Set in a world where a tragedy has caused Superman to shift from protector to ruler, the world of Injustice has been developed across two best-selling games – with…
While Batman hasn’t exactly fallen out of the video game spotlight, he did appear in ensemble pieces like LEGO DC Super-Villains and Injustice 2 after all, it has been a while since either him, or his extended family, have had a game all to themselves. It looks like players will have to wait a little…
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