A first look at October's Death of X #1 has been released, coinciding with Thursday's press conference with writers Jeff Lemire and Charles Soule
DEATH OF X #1 (of 4) JEFF LEMIRE & CHARLES SOULE (W) • AARON KUDER (A/C) Wraparound Variant COVER by AARON KUDER SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY AARON KUDER CONNECTING VARIANT COVER A BY TBA CLASSIC VARIANT COVER BY TBA BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE • What happened eight months ago that set the Inhumans and X-Men on a collision course? Find out here! • The Inhumans travel to Japan where one of the Terrigen Clouds creates a shocking new Inhuman. • The X-Men travel to Muir Island where the second Terrigen Cloud causes something truly terrible. • When these two events collide, a war of catastrophic proportions explodes! 40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
He’s been Robin, Batman, a spy, a ghost. Now, Dick Grayson returns to Gotham City to reclaim the life that was taken from him. But when a new evil threatens those he loves most, Nightwing faces being torn away from home once again in order to destroy the dark force once and for all. Powerhouse artist Yanick Paquette (BATMAN, SWAMP THING) joins series writer Tim Seeley (GRAYSON, BATMAN & ROBIN ETERNAL) to return Nightwing to the DC superhero stage! On sale JULY 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Diana Prince digs into the true origins of the name "Wonder Woman" in a preview of this week's Wonder Woman: Rebirth #1 (via CraveOnline).
WONDER WOMAN: REBIRTH #1 Written by GREG RUCKA Art by MATTHEW CLARK and LIAM SHARP Cover by LIAM SHARP Variant cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU After suffering an unimaginable loss, Wonder Woman must rebuild her mission as Earth’s ultimate protector and champion. DON’T MISS: New York Times best selling writer Greg Rucka returns to Wonder Woman with a tale that will forever alter the DC icon. One-shot • On sale JUNE 8• 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Straight from the pages of Squadron Supreme comes the most brutal super hero in the Marvel Universe in a hard-hitting new ongoing series! Marvel is pleased to present your first look inside NIGHTHAWK #1 – the new ongoing series from fan-favorite creators David Walker (Power Man And Iron Fist) and Ramon Villalobos (E is for Extinction). He is Chicago’s lethal vigilante – dispensing swift and vicious justice to those who truly deserve it. But when the city’s shadiest power brokers begin turning up dead – each murdered more gruesomely than the last – Nighthawk must ask himself the hard questions. Does this killer deserve to be caught? What does he want? More importantly, what does the killer have to do with Nighthawk? To answer those questions – Nighthawk might have to look in the mirror first. The mystery begins here! Don’t miss one minute of the bone-crunching action when NIGHTHAWK #1 comes to comic shops and digital devices this May!
Hey O&G fans, with Thanksgiving around the corner and Christmas to follow, it's time to celebrate The Holidays Marvel style. So let's get this season started right with a preview of Gwenpool special #1.
Follow Gwenpool as she crashes She-Hulks holiday party. Jennifer Walters, Angie Huang and the rest of the associates in the Law Office throw the biggest holiday party the Marvel Universe has seen and everyone is invited. Several of the partygoers have their own stories and you can read about them in this can't miss Special.
Gwenpool Special #1 is out in December on digital and at retail comic stores.
Mortal Kombat demo was released for all PSN owners on Tuesday. If there is any concern whether Mortal Kombat will fail. Allow me to say that so far that this new game is back to basic. The demo allows you to play with four characters which consist of, Johnny Cage, Sub Zero, Scorpion and Mileena. The game plays like the old school Mortal Kombat games. A fighting game with the side scrolling appeal to it. The combos and fatalities are easier to perform. This is actually a welcome for people who never played the series. Fatalities are three arrow buttons and one button. Gone are the long combinations. This might upset some gamers, but I love it. Another great tactic added to the game is the X-Ray feature. When your fighting gauge is filled, press the shoulder buttons to unless a deadly attack, that is worthy of being the new Brutality. All I will say is Johnny Cage X-Ray attack is the most disrespectful to any man lol. The graphics are wonderful. The detail is environments are nice and we have stages from the good old 16 bit days. So far, so good. Mortal Kombat will be released April 19th 2011.
I smell game of the year already for Arkham City. Check out this amazing trailer that will have fans saying I want it now! Two-Face, Catwoman and Harley Quinn appear in this trailer. The music fits the theme perfectly. Check it out.
Thundercats are back! Check out the new Trailer from Cartoon Network. From this trailer it seems to start off on the Thundercats home planet. Maybe they will get to the 3rd Earth later. I was kind of bummed that I didn't get to hear the voices. However we will wait and see.
Jurassic Park is coming back to the gaming world in April. The company Telltale Games will be releasing the game. The game is set during the first events of the movie. Honestly I'm really not sure what to think about this. Here is the trailer below. I love JP so I'm not sure what to think of this.
Here is the new trailer for the new X-Men movie. I like Magneto's helmet and Beast looks good. However I'am still skeptical about it. What do you think? Also I thought Cycolops, Storm and Jean was his first students. Why is Emma Frost there? Let me know in the comments below.
Justin's sits down and plays the beginning of The Last Story and gives his impressions on the game. Is this game worth the import? Is the hype surrounding this game justified? Watch our impressions and find out.
Finally! Here is the new trailer with gameplay footage and I must admit that this looks more epic and better than Final Fantasy XIII. What do you think of the new trailer? I personally can't wait for this game to come out already. I'm in love with the "Somnus" theme composed by Yoko Shimomura.
I've been playing Xenoblade for the Wii a lot lately. I must say that this game so far is one of the better JRPG's out there. Unfortunately it's still TBA to be released outside of Japan. However I couldn't wait anymore and decided to try the game out myself. Here is my impressions on the game so far.
Story - The story starts off years before the main story. Three guys are in a war and are facing a load of enemies. One of the guys betrays the other two and then we are brought to present day. This is where we meet the main character Shulka who is able to use the Excalibur sword, which is the same sword one of the three guys had before him. He is on mission to find the people that destroy his village. That's all I can make out for now. The story does seem intriguing but once again I don't know Japanese.
Gameplay - The gameplay is an action RPG. The battle system is similar to Final Fantasy XII, but BETTER! Running into enemies does not start a battle. Players will have attack their enemies first, using the Z button. Once the battle starts the inventory of various attacks are at your disposal. Don't worry once you use all your special attacks it will recharge. While it recharges your character will attack automatically with normal attacks. The battle system works and it's very fun to play. I haven't gotten very far, I'am currently grinding for the first dungeon. However I do want to say the controls are smooth and the camera is great. You use the C button and the D-pad to fix where you will like the camera. You can have it high, close or just normal. The side quest is cool as well. It actually effect how people in the town view you. If you help they will like you, if not well your won't be welcome much.
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Graphics - So far the graphics are beautiful on the Wii. The towns and open environments are very detail. The opening scene with the war was great to watch. I love the use of colors and how this game looks at night.
Music - The music is composed by Yoko Shimomura who does it again. I'am going to search for this OST. The only thing about the music in terms of battle, it makes me want to play Kingdom Hearts it's that similar in style.
Final Word - So far Xenoblade is on the best JRPG's that came out in 2010. Unfortunately there is no sign that it will be hitting the USA or anywhere else. We can only hope it does, this game needs to be played by all.
Durarara has finally gotten an English Dub thanks to good folks at Aniplex. Here is a preview of the English Dub and a look at episodes 1-9. This may contain spoilers. Below is a list of the entire cast. Anime Rules!!!!
English Cast Celty Sturluson : Kari Wahlgren Mikado Ryugamine: Darrel Guilbeau Masaomi Kida: Bryce Papenbrook Anri Sonohara: Michelle Ruff Izaya Orihara: Johnny Yong Bosch Shizuo Heiwajima: Crispin Freeman Shinra Kishitani: Yuri Lowenthal Kyohei Kadota: Steve Blum Walker Yumasaki: Brian Beacock Erika Karisawa: Mela Lee Saburo Togusa : Spike Spencer Seiji Yagiri: David Earnest Namie Yagiri: Bridget Hoffman Simon: Patrick Seitz
Hey my Otakus and Geeks. I know I've been busy with school and other things. A girl's work is never done lol. Anyway I had a blast at Comic Con. I will talk about meeting Ne-Yo, Funimation and the many more later. Today I wanted to talk about the Michael Jackson game coming for the Wii. Jamila from GirlGoneGeekBlog.com and myself went on stage to play the new game. This is a really fun dance game to play.
Gameplay - The game is a dancing game. We were playing the game with the song "Beat It." To play the game you hold the Wii mote and follow the choreography of the song. It works very well and you get to choose who do you follow. You can follow Michael as the lead or the back up dancers. Jamila and I were the back up, but there were times I found it hard to keep up, due to the controls. But the game will be one of the best dance games to come out in this year. The demo had a variety songs to choose from like, "Smooth Criminal" and "Billie Jean." Billie Jean seem to be the easiest to do, and Smooth Criminal seem to be the hardest. The game is going to be huge for those who want to dance like Michael. The presentation is great and each song has Michael as he appeared in the videos to guide you. If you want to be like the glove one, this is going to be the game to get. Our video of Jamila and I playing will be up later. Stay tuned. Mike Rules!!!!
New York Comic Con was a blast and is officially over. Now it's time to tell you otakus and geeks about the great games we played. The first game that I couldn't wait to touch was James Bond "Bloodstone." The great thing about playing this demo was that you actually got to catch with the developers of the game. The great thing about this demo is that you had a wide range of levels to play. Their was the driving level, boat driving level and shoot levels.
Story - Well the developer I talk to Sandy was very tight lipped on the story. However Sandy did ensure that the story is original. The story was written by the same writer who wrote Goldeneye. Sandy said "We are really trying to give players the feel of Daniel Craig's James Bond. As you know James Bond is aggressive and want players to see that side of Bond." Judging from the cut scenes I saw which I won't spoil the game doesn't disappoint on story. It is very action packed. The driving stages run very smooth. I didn't have no control issues whatsoever. As I was driving buildings were blowing up and cars were shooting at James. However you won't be able to drive and shoot at the same time. As Sandy said "It would be very difficult to drive and shoot at the same time." I love the realism the game brings.
Gameplay - First let me talk about the shooting level. This new James Bond game is a 3rd person shooter. Unlike other Bond games this won't be in 1st person. I actually like that this is 3rd person, because of the aggressive nature that they are going for. Daniel Craig's James Bond uses a lot of hand to hand combat. That wouldn't work in first person. The gameplay is like your usual first person shooter. However their are situations where you have to decide whether you should stealth or go out guns blazing. Bloodstone introduces a focus feature in the game. Depending if you use hand to hand combat, the focus meter will fill up. The focus meter slows down the action making it easier to take out multiple targets. It's a nice way to take out multiple enemies. The hand to hand combat is very brutal. I slammed this guys head against the wall taking him out for sure.
Graphics - The graphics are similar to Quantum Of Solace game but way better. Character models are environments are great too look out. The driving level explosion are great. I didn't get any glitches during the demo.
Sound - The music is the game is wonderful. Pure James Bond sound it's very epic. Daniel Craig and Judi Dench reprise their roles and from the clips shown it's what you can expect from them.
Overall this game might be the best Bond to come out in a long time. Check out our full review in November.
Who would think that Pokemon would have so many issues. Issues not in terms of gameplay, but in terms of needing Pikachu's help. Today I took a look at Pokepark Pikachu's Great Adventures for the Wii. The game opens up with Mew telling Pikachu of a problem that is going on. Pikachu sets out to solve the problem and finds the Pokepark. You then are taking to a tutorial which shows you the basic controls.
The gameplay is pretty simple and basic from what I played so far. You hold the Wii Mote sideways. You utilize the D-Pad to move Pikachu. The B button is used to control the camera. I found the camera control to be a little clunky. For example when you jump from platform to platform, sometimes the camera won't go fully in the direction you wanted. The 1 button is used to dash. The 2 button is used to jump. The A button is used for the lighting attack. As the game progresses you will upgrade to new attacks such as Iron Tail. In the game you will be able to make friends, to help you with tougher opponents. This is a great feature and brings a strategy element to the game. There is mini games as well such as Tag, Hide and Seek, Pokemon Quizzes and Racing. The graphics is a great and I had no framerate issues. All the Pokemon so far that we seen played well. The music is colorful and goes well with the feel of Pokemon. We will have a full review when it's released in the holiday season 2010.
