“Y’know, back when I was what I was… this girl, one time after she blew me, she flew. Hovered, really. It happens sometimes with an exchange of fluids…” That’s a superhero-turned-cop in Powers explaining what happens after he hooked up with a non-super-powered person. Smallville, this ain’t. Premiering today on PlayStation Network, Powers is adapted…
After months and months of waiting, online heists are available today for GTA V Rockstar Games—the company behind the Grand Theft Auto series—have announced that the free update that contains Heists is now live on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. It’s around 4 GB download for new-gen systems, with last-gen users reporting that the file…
Still think the Joker might be coming back in Batman: Arkham Knight? Well, in the latest chapter of the tie-in digital comic, the Clown Prince of Crime gets cremated. The folks at DC Comics and sister company Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment are sure trying their best to convince fans that it won’t happen. The first…
The demonic cabal who ruled the world in DmC are bad guys who said bad things in 2013’s reboot of Devil May Cry. Now it seems one of the more egregious pieces of dialogue—which invoked an image of rough sex—has been cut from the new remastered edition of DmC The line in question happens in…
Daylight savings time didn’t stop folks from showing up in their finest outfits for the last day of PAX East. Who needs a snooze button when you’re dressing up as Iron Man? This round-up of cosplay photos—courtesy of Dave Yang Photography—features a few members of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed crew, as well as a few popular…
At this year’s PAX East, there’s no problem at all with getting a bunch of Spartans together to have a good time. Maybe it’ll happen on the Xbox One eventually It’s the first day of Penny Arcade’s annual fan gathering and East Coast geeks aren’t letting the snow and cold stop them from breaking out…
OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood will drive perfectionists crazy, because they’ll want to master everything about the each of the game’s intricately tricky levels before moving on to the next one. That way lies madness. And ridiculous amounts of fun. Out this week for PS4 and Vita, the follow-up for Roll7’s sharply-realized skating sidescroller improves just…
All you people who cried foul at the end of that brawl where Darth Vader and Batman threw down on the Death Star, this one’s for you. Bat in the Sunwent and made another version of their popular Super Power Beat Down episode that pit Batman vs. Darth Vader few months back. Since it’s an…
Remember how, at the end of the first Star Wars movie, Leia Organa is the one giving out medals? She doesn’t get one herself. That odd metaphorical distance between her and the other Star Wars heroes is a crucial part of her new comic series. The events in Princess Leia #1 start right at the…
Many comic books are fantasies, filled with feats and adventures that ordinary people wish they could pull off. But some of those fantasies can also invoke sex and violence in ways that make folks feel icky. And if you’re the one turning out those stories, what happens when you’re burnt out doing the thing you…
Want to know what Markus Persson’s life is like after selling Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion? Forbes has a profilewhat the man known as Notch is up to now, including revelations that Activision and EA wanted to buy the iconic sandbox game. Contact the author at [email protected]
The producer behind last week’s gritty Power Rangers deboot is back with a rough animated look at a retired 007, scrounging for purpose in today’s internet-obsessed society. Is it dark? Well, he’s trawling Silk Roadfor work, so… Warning: In Service of Nothing isn’t a slick finished product like Power/Rangers was. This is a pre-visualization (essentially…
The people who made Pneuma: Breath of Life are trying to convince players that their game is talking to them. Not, like, in terms of art direction, puzzle design or anything like that. It’s more in the vein of an actual conversation. Part of it is worth listening to, while the other part feels like…
Back in 1941, Captain America punched Hitler on the cover of a comic book. Last week, Superman was working for the Fuhrer in one. Could that possibly end well? Spoilers follow for The Multiversity: Mastermen #1 Written by Grant Morrison and pencilled by Jim Lee, The Multiversity: Mastermen #1 is the latest chapter of a…
Notice anything different about Mortal Kombat X‘s Scorpion? As first shown in the tie-in comic, the demonic teleporting ninja sure looks a lot more human in the newest teaser for Netherrealm’s upcoming fighting game.
When invulnerable criminals go rampaging through the streets of Los Santos, it can be a terrible, wonderful thing. This video by YouTuberSly Shootershows that thwarting the efforts of the cops to try and shut down a super-crook can be both hilarious and an inspiration to pull off really impressive in-game feats. Invincibility is nothing new…
Spider-Gwen is a weird title for the newest heroine to swing through the Marvel Universe. Technically, she’s a Spider-Woman. But the ‘Gwen’ part of her moniker highlights the most potentially exciting aspect of her: she’s an alternate version of Gwen Stacy, a character most famous for how she died. Forty-two years ago, Spider-Man lost a…
The folks making the next Batman game swear that the Joker won’t be inArkham Knight. So they clearly need a new big bad to center this game’s plot around. But Scarecrow? Come on. That guy is wack. Spoilers follow for this week’s Arkham Knight comic and some events from previous Batman video games. The new…
Fast & Furious is coming to Forza Horizon 2 next month. According to the AP, a new standalone expansion called Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious won’t require the main game. The $10 add-on will have a storyline that has players trying to acquire a bunch of new F&F-themed cars for the film franchise…
Life’s going to be like a hurricane in Duckburg all over again. Scrooge McDuck and his less well-off family members are coming back in an all-new cartoon series. The news hit this morning from an official Disney statement (preceded by a video that could’ve been a hint months ago) which also notes that the cast…
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