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 2013 may have been the year when hardware manufacturers released new consoles, but there was also plenty of software that made players feel safe with…
Last November, both Sony and Microsoft rolled out their next-generation consoles in the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series S/X respectively. While support for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One hasn’t dried up yet, it’s inevitable that the boxes we’ve enjoyed for the past seven years will become quaint relics. To that end, I thought…
2020 is a year that everyone’s more than ready to put behind them. Outside of partners, family, and close friends, what helped many get through a tumultuous year was video games. Unlike the film and television industry which suffered production delays, and an ever shifting release schedule for major theatrical blockbusters, the video game industry…
Back when this site went by the name Comic Gamers Assemble, it became somewhat of a tradition, like it is for many outlets, to hand out “Game of the Year” awards. Given that this site is no IGN, these were mostly acknowledgements given to games, developers and publishers without any physical trophies being handed out.…
DEVELOPER: Crystal Dynamics/Eidos Montreal PUBLISHER: Square-Enix REVIEWED ON: PlayStation 4 (Slim) from a copy purchased by the author. Add-on content is free to download. Marvel’s Avengers, Square-Enix’s attempt to turn one of the most popular brands on the planet into a “Games as a Service” title, has been fighting an uphill battle since its launch.…
DEVELOPER: Insomniac Games PUBLISHER: Sony Interactive Entertainment REVIEWED ON: PlayStation 4 (Slim) from a copy purchased by the author. At the start of the millennium, Marvel gave birth to the Ultimate Universe as a way to refresh characters like Spider-Man, the X-Men and the Avengers free of decades of continuity that scared away new readers.…
Prequel – a story or movie containing events that precede those of an existing work. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales will release in just under a month, but as recently seen with Marvel’s Avengers, players can get an early look into the universe through a new prologue novel. Little is known about the book other than…
Since his debut in the pages of Amazing Fantasy #15, Peter Parker’s look has gone through a few revisions depending on the artist or the era. This too is something that players will see when they boot up Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered in less than two months. Revealed today on the PlayStation Blog, the actor used for Peter Parker in Marvel’s…
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales was once assumed to be a PlayStation 5 exclusive, until last week when Sony announced that it’s also coming to the PlayStation 4. For those who buy Miles Morales on PS4 and eventually upgrade to the PlayStation 5, should they chose, the game will upscale to the PlayStation 5 version. Players looking for a…
When the public was given a first look at PlayStation 5 software during the summer, easily the game that would’ve caused people to find several hundred dollars for a new console was Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, the next chapter in Sony and Insomniac Games’ new Spider-Man saga. Thankfully, Sony announced earlier this week that those who can’t…
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