AVALANCHE SOFTWARE IS NO MORE, LONG LIVE AVALANCHE SOFTWARE!

It’s not very often in an industry as harsh as the video game one can be where you get to report stories about people actually getting jobs instead of losing them. Avalanche Software, the studio that was the mastermind behind the toys-to-life game Disney Infinity which sadly ended last year, has been brought back to life under new management:…

INJUSTICE 2 GAMEPLAY TRAILER SHOWS ROBIN IN ACTION

Last week when a new Injustice 2 trailer was dropped that teased the story of the upcoming sequel, several characters were also revealed including Batman’s partner, Robin. Netherrealm Studios just ended a stream on Twitch that gives us a detailed look at Robin via a new gameplay video. The Robin in Injustice 2 is Batman’s son, Damian, who in…

ULTIMATE MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3 LAUNCHES MARCH 7TH ON XBOX ONE/PC ALONGSIDE PHYSICAL RELEASE TO THE IRE OF PLAYSTATION FANS

During PSX last December, Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 was dropped onto the PlayStation network as a digital download and for those who owned PlayStation 4’s, it gave them bragging rights over those who played on Xbox One or PC. However today’s announcement takes away the goodwill of getting to play UMVC3 early, that is if you’re a fan…

INJUSTICE 2’S ALTERNATE SKIN PROVIDE NEW CHARACTERS

Yesterday a new Injustice 2 trailer was released that among other things, unveiled that there will be an Ultimate Edition arriving alongside the standard edition at an increased price ($79.99 standard to $129.99 Ultimate in Canada). According to the games pre-order page, the extra $50 gives players access to nine new DLC characters, meaning that some of…

INJUSTICE 2 GETS A RELEASE DATE

Ed Boon, the creative director of Netherrealm Studios the makers of Mortal Kombat and Injustice, just tweeted out the release date for the anticipated sequel, Injustice 2: pic.twitter.com/wPVv13JMNi — Ed Boon (@noobde) January 6, 2017 From the tweet it reveals that we can play the sequel to 2013’s Injustice: Gods Among Us in just over five months on May 16th, which is…

ACTIVISION’S TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE LIBRARY OF GAMES DISAPPEARS FROM DIGITAL PLATFORMS

It looks like physical copies of Activision’s catalog of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games just became collectors items while its digital only games will start to languish in obscurity for those who don’t already own them. Website Polygon reported that last year’s Platinum developed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan, a game I awarded “Most Disappointing” in my 2017 Game of…

RUMOUR: TEEN TITANS GO! LEGO DIMENSIONS SET WILL BE A TEAM PACK (UPDATE)

For the second year of Lego Dimensions offering, two new DC properties will arrive in the toys-to-life game starting in 2017. The first, The Lego Batman Movie, will have a story pack  arrive along side a timed exclusive to Target fun pack around the film’s launch in February, while the second remains elusive still. It was revealed in the trailer…