The news broke yesterday that another high profile comic book game that didn’t even get the opportunity to show even a screenshot to the public has gotten the axe. The victim this time is EA’s Black Panther title that was announced almost 2 years ago in the summer of 2023. The studio, Cliffhanger Games, that…
DEVELOPER/PUBLISHER: Super Evil Megacorp REVIEWED ON: PlayStation 5 from an early access code supplied by the publisher. For my thoughts on the Nintendo Switch version, click HERE. With hits like Dead Cells, Hades, Balatro and Blue Prince, the roguelike genre, effectively a style of game design that encourages players to replay procedurally generated scenarios, has…
After debuting as part of the Apple Arcade subscription service in 2023, the roguelike Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate has been slowly but surely branching out to other devices. Last summer, it made its way to the Nintendo Switch and it came to PC in the final months of 2024. The game’s developer, Super…
Ever since the reveal, launch, and eventual success of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge from developer Tribute Games and publisher Dotemu, the question was when either Marvel or DC would apply their universe to this concept. Well, if you’re going to do it, you might as well go the best, right? Marvel Cosmic Invasion…
Released over 8 years ago in March of 2017, the Nintendo Switch was the console/handheld hybrid that let players take their games wherever they wanted and finally delivered on the promise made by the Sega Nomad in the 90s. The Wii U, Nintendo’s last home console before the Switch, was a precursor to this concept…
DEVELOPER: Art of Play Interactive PUBLISHER: Art of Play Interactive REVIEWED ON: PlayStation 5 from a copy purchased by the author. Thanks in no part to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, beat ’em ups have seen a resurgence in the past few years. Properties like G.I Joe, Toxic Crusaders and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers…
When I look back at 2024, there were a lot of great games that people enjoyed but personally, I didn’t buy many new ones. Mostly I stuck to things to cover for this site and a few safe bets like the remake of Silent Hill 2 and Astro Bot late in the year. Once upon…
There are too many years to count that have been hailed as “the best year ever” for video games. One that comes to mind in recent memory – if you count 18 years ago recent – is 2007. That fall saw the release of brand new franchises like Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Assassin’s Creed and Mass…
But a few weeks ago, Jason Schreier published a piece for Bloomberg about the turmoil that Warner Bros. video game branch has been under during the reign of outgoing executive David Haddad who has been with the division since 2015. Now it appears that things were even worse than what Schreier originally reported. Today, WB…
On Friday Jason Schreier, reporting for Bloomberg, released an article about the struggles that WB Games has faced under outgoing executive David Haddad since around 2015. You can read the full article HERE, but to sum up some key points, 2024 was a bad year for the publisher, especially as it related to comic book…
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