Writers, directors, and actors have a lot of source material to draw upon when adapting comic book characters to the big screen. Now they have another tool in their arsenal to play with: video games. When making Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chris Evans admitted to taking inspiration from the underappreciated Captain America: Super…
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…
In 2009, developer Rocksteady Studios applied the Metroid template to Batman, giving rise to the brilliant Batman: Arkham Asylum and starting one of the single best comic book video game series of all time. At the beginning of Arkham Asylum, the player only has a limited number of the Dark Knight’s gadgets. As they progress…
Over the past week or so, Comic Book Video Games has broken down the big news stories and releases from what is now effectively the last generation of consoles. Now it’s time to crown the top ten titles that graced the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One thus far. Technically speaking, both consoles are still being…
Next-generation is here! Join us as we break down, year by year, the big comic book video game news and releases on what is now “last gen.” Previous posts: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Marvel made big moves to reassert themselves in the console space in 2016, announcing a collaboration with Sony and Insomniac Games for…
If you’re looking for something to do with your brand new Xbox Series S or X, 2017’s terrific fighting game Injustice 2 is coming to the Game Pass service in just two days on January 7th. If you haven’t bought into the next-generation just yet, you’ll also be able to access it through the Xbox…
The Injustice fighting games, developed by Mortal Kombat kreators NetherRealm Studios, are known for their terrific story modes that tell of a world where heroes are divided and Superman rules over all with a fist of steel. What helped to further elevate the Injustice universe was an ongoing comic series by writer Tom Taylor that filled in story gaps around the…
Injustice 2, the smash hit elseworlds DC Comics fighting game from Netherrealm Studios, has one of the most eclectic roster of fighters ever assembled in a game from its genre. From popular DC Comics staples like Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman to DLC characters like Hellboy and the entirety of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and…
Announced in November as one of the downloadable fighters for Injustice 2’s Fighter Pack 3 along with the Atom and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Netherrealm today has debuted the first gameplay footage of the Enchantress. The character is perhaps best known from 2016’s Suicide Squad where she was the villain the titular team went up against. The Enchantress, a…
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