The Last Son of Krypton mostly pummels evildoers in the face. Yes, there’s the good ol’ freeze breath and heat vision attacks but those tend to feel a bit impersonal. And Superman always pulls his punches with normal human bad guys. But, what if someone pissed him off so much that he didn’t hold back?…
Knuckles Man.? Rose Woman? Shadow Man? Only two horrible minds could’ve come up with evil robot antagonists like these. Dr. Wily and Dr. Eggman’s malevolent subversion of Sonic the hedgehog’s friends gets revealed in the latest issue of the Worlds Collide crossover, an Archie Comics event pairing up Sonic and Mega for twelve issues of…
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: It’s been a great long weekend for TAY with tons of well-written provocative pieces. Among them: SloopyDrew calls for revolution against a top-down, overly constricted vision of gaming’s future. GiantBoyDetective looks at more fictional video games from the insides of TV shows in his recurring…
I watched the trailer for the upcoming Batman game that got released earlier this week and immediately had one inescapable thought: You can’t tell it’s a prequel. That’s not a good thing. Nothing about Batman’s look or affect in the four-minute clip makes it seem like he’s in the early days of his crimefighting career.…
As far as video games that would inspire a video game tattoo, Papo & Yo seems like an unlikely one, right? As moving as it is, Minority Media’s digital release is built on one man’s childhood, specifically the abuse he suffered at the hands of his alcoholic dad. It is an undeniably sad game. But,…
“Infinity Ward are combining Zelda with Professor Layton. The twist? It’s going to feature Bayonetta as an unlockable character.” “Sega are combining Forza with Minesweeper. The twist? It’s being written by JJ Abrams.” Ok, I’d play those. And you? You’d want such things to exist, wouldn’t you? If only to see how bad they might…
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: E1 Salvador runs down the games that’s he finished so far this year. And AstroKid248 offers up a TAY Snacktaku review of Sonic’s corndogs. There’s a video coming, so check back later. And you can always go join the voices talking about video games and…
Let us once again reflect on the beauty that comes with limitation. These blocky renderings of world-famous superhero characters manage to convey just what works about each character design, despite the lack of detail that Cyclops, Superman or Spider-Man are usually drawn with. And they leave you craving the next logical step, which would be…
Daredevil #26: Serious shit happens in this latest issue of Matt Murdock’s comic. Daredevil runs around scared senseless after getting his butt handed to him last issue by a physically superior doppelganger, terrified that he won’t be able to help Foggy Nelson as his best friend’s battles cancer. The reveal of the mastermind behind the…
Comic Book Resources reports that—just weeks after a dust-up involving the banning and reinstatement of Image Comics’ Saga #12—digital comics distributor Comixology has once again pulled dozens of comics with explicit content from their iOS app, .
For all the articles and interviews about The Witness, people have been wondering what the experience of playing the next game from the creator of Braid would look like. You can get a glimpse of The Witness in action in an interview on the official PlayStation Blog. In addition to the gameplay snippets, Jonathan Blow…
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Zarynx returns with another Gil Toss and this time, she’s talking about nerdy spending habits when it comes to the stuff we’re obsessed with. Geek Empress takes a groovy journey writing about acid trip games. Finally, PocoGrandes launches n00bism, a new recurring feature where you’re…
Hey, if you’re wondering what’s next from the House of Mario—and who isn’t?—there’s going to be a Nintendo Direct broadcast during E3. It’s scheduled for 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time on June 11th. What do you think they’re going to announce?
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and The Denpa Men: They Came by Wave are part of the Nintendo Download’s weekly offering this time out. See the full list here
New video game hardware is coming down the pike and those machines are going to need showpieces, games that show off why the PS4 and Xbox One are a significant step ahead of their predecessors. The guys making Need For Speed Rivals—the next installment of the long-running racing series–believe that they’re making one of those…
A spiritual successor to the sharp-looking Super Stardust shoot-em-up franchise is in development for the PS4 in addition to another unannounced title for Sony’s upcoming console, development studio Housemarque announced today. Their last PlayStation game was Super Stardust Delta for the Vita.
Sam Lake—you bastard child of Vincent Price and Stephen King—don’t you ever change. Even when explaining the massive disappointment that was the distinct lack of Alan Wake 2 at yesterday’s Xbox One reveal, the guy who put words in Max Payne’s mouth still manages to come across as hypnotically charming. Lake says that reveals that…
The quote in the headline comes from Don Mattrick, talking to the Wall Street Journal about the Xbox One when the topic of backwards compatibility came up. But that’s not the only head-scratching statement to come from the man in charge of all things Xbox. The newspaper article covers the different strategies behind Microsoft’s next-gen…
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Nicholas Payne thinks the Xbox One may not be so bad. And there’s not one but two Japanese animation posts for you to catch up on. And you can always go join the voices talking about video games and life in TAY Classic and in…
The solo and small-team game-makers who’ve made games like Fez, Braid and Limbo won’t be able to control their own destinies on Microsoft’s next game console, according to a Shack News report. The article quotes Matt Booty, who is Microsoft’s general manager of Redmond Game Studios and Platforms, as confirming that indie devs will still…
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