Gaming

Marvel NYCC Gaming Announcements

Marvel is upping the cute factor in video games. “Lego Marvel Super Heroes” is being released October 22nd for the current gen systems and an unspecified day in November for the PS4 and Xbox One. I know it isn’t a Batman Arkham game but if you haven’t played Lego Batman 1 or 2 or the…

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iThing of the Week: The Simpsons: Tapped Out

The Simpsons: Tapped Out doesn’t really need additional publicity, but out of all of the games I’ve played on my various iDevices, including the ones I’ve discussed here, Tapped Out is the one I’m still playing a year after I started. In case you haven’t heard of The Simpsons: Tapped Out, the game, which has…

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It’s the Witching Hour at DCUO

The folks at SOE and DC are bringing Klarion the Witch Boy back. He’ll be trick or treating once again this holiday down the streets of Gotham in DC Universe Online. Holiday-specific content is a staple in the MMORPG tailored to geeks who love playing alongside Superman and crew. The pasty-faced pilgrim will be offering…

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Deathstroke, Ninja Training, and Batman: Arkham Origins

As if the amazing trailers and super badass previous entries weren’t enough for Batman: Arkham Origins, Warner Bros. Games Montreal told Eurogamer that a single-player DLC will be set in Asia and allow you to play as Bruce Wayne training to become Batman. How cool will it be watching and actually participating in Batman becoming…

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The Force is Strong with EA

This may be old news but it’s new to me so I figured other Star Wars/Gamer geeks might’ve missed it as well. Fans who’ve been speculating about future Star Wars video games have an answer now in EA Games. The leviathan of video game publishers has signed a deal with Disney to exclusively make Star…

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Grand Theft Auto 5 Review

Title: Grand Theft Auto 5 Release Date: September 17th, 2013 Development: Rockstar North Publisher: Rockstar Games Consoles: Playstation 3, XBox 360 Genre: Third-person Action Sandbox Multiplayer: Yes Review: Grand Theft Auto 5 has broken every video game sales record in existence. Not only that but it is “…the fastest selling entertainment product in history.” The…

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Tabletop Tuesday: Mega Man Goes Analog & the Stars Align

  The Blue Blomber Hits the Table! Jasco Games announced on Facebook that they’ll be publishing a Mega Man board game via Kickstarter.  Now, Mega Man hasn’t been treated with the most respectful hand lately, but the folks over at Jasco are no strangers to marrying tabletop and video games.  They currently publish the Universal…

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Tabletop Tuesday: I’m seein’ red!

I’m not even going to mess around with any sort of introduction this week, folks.  We have new Star Wars: X-Wing the Miniatures Game news that must be shouted from the rooftops! Since the TIE Interceptor models were announced, I haven’t known a single Imperial player who has not at least mentioned hand-painting bloodstripes on…

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Tabletop Tuesday: Holy Red Shirts and Russians, Batman!

Greetings once again, dice slingers, card wizards and tabletop enthusiasts!  This week’s Tabletop Tuesday takes us from the 40’s to the 60’s and then all the way to the 22nd century. To begin, we start with an old favorite of mine – Batman.  No, not Christian Bale.  Obviously not Clooney or Kilmer, either.  Not even…

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Ubisoft Xbox One Launch Titles Announced

Yesterday Ubisoft UK (@ubisoftuk) took to twitter to announce it’s launch titles for the XboxOne. The tweet was simple, it read… We are please to let you know our #XboxOne launch titles are: Assassin's Creed Black Flag, Watch Dogs, Just Dance 2014 and Fighter Within. — Ubisoft UK (@UbisoftUK) September 4, 2013 After seeing this…

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