“We are definitely not just making another cyberpunk-inspired world,” says Scarlet Nexus director Kenji Anabuki. He and producer Keita Iizuka talk at length about the game’s design and inspirations in a new behind-closed-doors keynote, and this is the quote that really perks up my ears. Because when Scarlet Nexus was …
Read More »Gotham Knights is asking you to solve the mystery of who killed the worlds greatest detective
Who killed Batman? Seems ironic that Gotham Knights (opens in new tab) is about to ask us to solve the mystery of who murdered the world’s greatest detective, but that’s where we are. Playing as the four members of the Batman Family – Batgirl, Robin, Nightwing, and Red Hood – …
Read More »The Flash heading towards “something really big within DC mythology” thats been building for four years
Joshua Williamson is the longest-running writer on one title at DC currently with The Flash, but he’s bringing it all to a close with a hyped finale that began this week with The Flash #759 (opens in new tab). In this arc, titled ‘Finish Line,’ Barry Allen reunites with the …
Read More »The secret origin of Lois Lane explored in Friendship Challenge
Before she was a renowned reporter for The Daily Planet, Lois Lane was a kid from the Metropolis suburb of Liberty View with the natural journalistic skills to help uncover any mystery and the drive to be a star reporter. (Image credit: Brittney Williams/Caitlin Quirk (DC)) (opens in new tab) …
Read More »The Mafia: Definitive Edition Trilogy is a chance for Hangar 13 to “step back and put a line in the sand”
Will Mafia ever loosen its grip on the games industry? It’s a compelling question. After all, this series has a penchant for lying dormant for long stretches of time, emerging from the shadows as and when it wants to, announcing itself in a haze of gunshots and gratuitous style. Three …
Read More »Meet the Three Jokers: The Criminal, The Clownish, The Comedian
Nearly five years to the day, DC’s mystery of the multiple Jokers will be exposed with August 25 debut of Batman: Three Jokers. Picking up the story from their Justice League arc ‘Darkseid War,’ writer Geoff Johns and artist Jason Fabok are back to tell what DC has framed as …
Read More »Royale rumble: How Mediatonic created “the perfect blend of chaos and skill” in Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
“What would battle royale be like if you’re rubbish at what you’re trying to do?” It’s a question that, sadly, I don’t have to think too hard about for an answer (it looks like my character meeting the blades of a chopper in Warzone after a miserable attempt at sniping …
Read More »The real threat behind this summers big Marvel event is exposed in Lords of Empyre: Celestial Messiah #1
Marvel Comics’ big summer event Empyre is now in full swing, and despite the foreshadowed conflict between the heroes of Earth and the combined Kree/Skrull empire, it seems the Cotati – ancestral enemies of the Kree – are the real threat. And leading this army of plantlike warriors is Quoi, …
Read More »The secret origin of Ron Marz and his time writing Silver Surfer, Green Lantern, more
Ron Marz is a 30-year comic book veteran with a resume and storied legacy approximately a mile long (at least it feels that way on Wikipedia (opens in new tab)). Earlier this year, Newsarama spoke to Marz and artist Darryl Banks about their historic Green Lantern run (opens in new …
Read More »Image Comics foodie crime drama Chew is back for seconds with Chu
Of the many titles Image Comics has launched in the past decade, few have left the staying power of John Layman and Rob Guillory’s foodie crime drama Chew. (Image credit: Dan Boultwood (Image Comics)) (opens in new tab) And now like a surprise second course at your favorite restaurant, the …
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