Tag Video Games
‘The Darkness II’ Is Gory, Gritty, And Available Today
Almost five years ago, 2K Games and Starbreeze Studios released one of my favorite games of this console generation, "The Darkness." The game's gritty, gory world, mixed with just enough of the comic book source material's canon, led to a throughly enjoyable first-person shooter. After a long wait – too [read more]
The Trouble With Skyrim
Like pretty much everyone else who owns an XBox, I got The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim around Christmas and was immediately swept up in it. After all, it’s an easy game to get swept up in, with a huge world to roam around and a seemingly endless array [read more]
TRAILER: Lollipop Chainsaw
What do you get when you mix cheerleaders, zombies, and a chainsaw? Lollipop Chainsaw from Suda51. The trailer for the variant costumes is out now, while the game won’t arrive on PS3 and Xbox 360 until later this year. [read more]
‘Amazing Spider-Man’ Game’s First In-Game Screenshot
"The Amazing Spider-Man" movie tie-in game is actually looking pretty decent – based on the little bit Beenox and Activision have shown so far. We've previously seen concept art and a brief trailer, but now there's an in-game screenshot. A single, solitary, in-game screenshot.
A wealth of info it's not, but [read more]
Possible new Angry Birds Space game gets comics spin-offs
A little birdie in the sky has alerted us to four Angry Birds tie-in books due out in July -- and they appear to be space-themed...and include comics. [read more]
GAMING: Gotham City Imposters gets new trailer (and public beta)
Warner Bros. Interactive has released a brand new trailer for the upcoming Gotham City Imposters game, and the company has released word on the new public beta. From the press release Today Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment an... [read more]
TRAILER: Resident Evil: Retribution
I couldn’t tell you how many Resident Evil movies there are, because the first one was enough for me. The franchise must still be a strong one, because Resident Evil: Retribution is just around the corner. The Umbrella Corporation’s deadl... [read more]
‘Gotham By Gaslight’ and the Steampunk Batman Game That Never Was
Filed under: DC, Culture
For those of you out there who like both Batman and the combination of brass gears, top hats and goggles that is Steampunk, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that, as Kotaku reported last week, concept art by a... [read more]
‘Super Mario Crossover’ Gets New Characters and Graphics in Massive Update [Video]
Filed under: Culture
Way back in April of 2010, Exploding Rabbit blew our minds with Super Mario Crossover, a fan-made game that put an entire team of classic NES characters from different games into the world of Super Mario Bros. Finally, my chil... [read more]
Dark Horse pacts with Radical Entertainment for PROTOTYPE 2 web series
The video game company behind the popular PROTOTYPE series -- NOT the comics company. Dark Horse will create a three-part story bridging the gap between the original Prototype and PROTOTYPE 2 which comes out this year. The series will be released digitally starting February 15th.
Creators include Paco Díaz, Chris [read more]
20 Amazingly Weird Pieces of ‘Classic’ Video Game Box Art
Filed under: Humor, Art, Culture
As I've mentioned before here at ComicsAlliance, my love of the bizarre, over-the-top side of popular art doesn't stop with comics. The strange world of VHS boxes from the golden age of the video store, the lurid, ... [read more]
20 Amazingly Terrible Pieces of Classic Video Game Box Art
Today at ComicsAlliance, I’ve written a bunch of jokes about some awesome / terrible / awesomely terrible video game box art, pulled from my new favorite website, Oh, Videogames. I’d describe it more, but let’s be real: You only need to know that you will be seeing a [read more]
Concept Art From Factor 5′s Canceled ‘Superman’ Game Features Darkseid, General Zod and More
Filed under: DC, Art
Despite being one of the greatest super-heroes ever created, Superman hasn't exactly had a lot of luck with video games. His most famous outing in the field, Superman 64, is commonly regarded as the single worst game of the N6... [read more]
The Unbelievably Bizarre ‘Worlds of Power’ Novel Based on ‘Castlevania II’
Filed under: Gaming, Humor
Here's what happens on the very first page of the 1990 "Worlds of Power" novelization of Castlevania II: Simon's Quest for the NES:
"No, Count Dracula! You will not drink my spirit this day!" he said, snapping his ... [read more]
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest: Now In Convenient Novel Form!
Back in December, when I was looking around for those Jem “Find Your Fate” books, I found out that there was a novelization of Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest. Long-time ISB readers will recall that I hate Simon’s Quest with the kind of burning passion that most people reserve [read more]
‘Marvel: Avengers Alliance’ Brings The Gang To Your Facebook
The "Avengers" hype train is pulling out of the station, and while production photos are slowly making their way out every week, Marvel is hoping to put the superhero vibe in your social network. If you're tired of cultivating turnips, or writing your name with corn, or whatever it is [read more]
GAMING: Gotham City Imposters gets February release
Warner Bros. Interactive has announced that the release date for Gotham City Imposters has been pushed back to February. Considering the original release date was supposed to be this month, and the game company is still in open beta, the … Cont... [read more]
‘Lego Batman 2′ Announced, Includes Tiny Justice League
"Lego Batman" is really popular; as in, sold over 11 million copies since releasing back in 2008, popular. While other Lego videogames have performed well – the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" adaptations immediately come to mind – the Dark Knight's turn with virtual plastic blocks has outpaced them all. [read more]
GAMING: LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes announced
If you were lucky enough to get your hands on the new LEGO DC Super Heroes line, then you saw the add for the upcoming LEGO Batman 2. Today, the company made the announcement official. Press Release Batman is back … Continue reading → [read more]
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, TT GAMES AND THE LEGO GROUP ANNOUNCE LEGO® BATMAN™ 2: DC SUPER HEROES
(LEGO® Batman 2: DC Super Heroes) The Highly-Anticipated Sequel to the Best-Selling LEGO® Videogame of All Time Returns with Help from Super Heroes including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern Burbank, Calif. – Jan. 5, 2012 – Batman is back... [read more]