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Batman has his own stories but now and then runs into Superman. In Today's Speak Up on Kotaku commenter Aikage imagines a video game universe filled with countless games linked by a single continuity. What an Oddworld idea. More »
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Sony is sandwiching Uncharted 3's November 1 release between a brand-new novel and a six-issue comic book series, delving deeper into Drake's fiction than ever before. More »
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Jumping enthusiast Robert Souris recently broke the world record for distance flipping, hurling himself nearly 20 feet through the air while dressed as a superhero of his own creation, all in the name of showing children how much more fun real jumping around is than virtual jumping around. More »
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While we normally associate multimedia cash-ins as a recent phenomenon, the practice of spinning games off into other mediums dates back decades. One of the earliest examples of this is the Atari Force line of comic books. More »
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If more story is what you're looking for from infamous alpha dude Duke Nukem, you're in luck. Duke's getting his own comic book mini-series courtesy of IDW Publishing, the same folks responsible for Mr. Nukem's four-color adventure in the Duke Nukem Forever "Balls of Steel" Edition. More »
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What happened in the years been Portal and Portal 2? Valve's new digital comic book, launching tomorrow April 8, will explain that while "expanding the Portal world and narrative." More »
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Even Sonic the Hedgehog is starting over with a clean(er) slate. After 200-plus issues of Sonic's Archie Comics series, Sega's famous mascot is shedding nearly 20 years of continuity, and "going back to a simpler premise." More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5783522&view=rss&microfeed=true The funniest character from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's Paul isn't the little gray alien — it's Jeffrey Tambor's Adam Shadowchild. We interviewed Pegg and Frost and got the backstory on Tambor's arrogant science fiction author. [io9] More »
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Crack open a case of ammo and take to the post-apocalyptic wasteland of id Software's Rage, you'll be able to crack open a comic book to uncover a dark secret of the game setting with Dark Horse Comics' Rage miniseries. More »
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When comic book series Scott Pilgrim came to video game form last year—as Ubisoft's Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game—it played like an old-school beat 'em up, with pixelated style. But it could have been a very different adventure. More »
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Proving his deep love for classic Disney characters in Epic Mickey, acclaimed video game creator Warren Spector takes on Disney's first feathered family as the writer for BOOM! Studios' DuckTales comic book. Will he solve a mystery, or rewrite history? More »
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Finishing off Giganta in D.C. Universe Online this week, I was treated to this scene, and a reminder that no matter how much the medium matures, comic books' emotional attachments are made in your youngest and most vulnerable years. More »
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When an entertainment property becomes as hot as comic book and television series The Walking Dead a video game is sure to follow, but from where? Telltale Games might be readying an adventure series based on the zombie survival epic. More »
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Vogster's free-to-play online shooter CrimeCraft launches its episodic Bleedout campaign this weekend, with some of comics' greatest artists lending their vision to each chapter. Who's in? Check out the trailer. More »
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November is shaping up to be the second coming of Mr. Pilgrim. In addition to a DVD/Blu-ray release of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and updates to its game adaptation, the video game-infused comic book series is getting attractively boxed. More »
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Mega Man is getting a new comic book series this coming spring from Archie Comics, which vows it will be faithful to the game's continuity. More »
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'Splosion Man developer Twisted Pixel's new Xbox Live Arcade game, Comic Jumper, is given extreme Rob Liefeld-inspired anatomical liberties for use on a custom Xbox 360, courtesy of Penny Arcade's Mike Krahulik. Needs more pouches!! More »
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Blond men do battle in the first issue of Wildstorm's comic book tie-in for Trion's Rift: Planes of Telara. It's in comic book stores today, so check out the first 10 pages here to see if it's worth the trip. More »
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The Dark Knight returns to a more campy and colorful time in Batman: The Brave and the Bold for the Nintendo Wii, and he's brought friends. More »
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The Silent Hill cinematic sequel might be currently on ice, but the franchise's comics series isn't. More »
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With interior art by Chris Mitten, covers by Ben Templesmith, and a story Ian Edginton, Wildstorm's Kane & Lynch comic book series could do a better job at capturing the duo's manic action than the video games do. More »
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Disney's Epic Mickey is only coming to the Wii, but a newly announced pair of comic book projects based on the game will bring Mickey's adventures to other platforms, including paper, PSP and the iPhone. More »
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The story behind Halo's most famous Spartan, Master Chief, is ready to be (re)told in comic book form this September. Marvel Comics will adapt Eric Nylund's bestselling novel prequel to Halo: Reach as part of a "graphic fiction event." More »
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When one gamer's FoxBox630 fails, he trades up to the ESexy3. When the FoxBox630 returns from the shop, it's war. This is Ryan Kinnaird's Next Gen Warz, a two-issue comic series due in September from Image Comics. More »
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Yesterday's live-action Captain America concept art gave us hope for the next Marvel properties getting the movie and video game treatment. Today's Thor concept art takes a large hammer to that hope. More »
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The UbiWorkshop Twitter account sprung to life today, delivering this teasing glimpse of an Egyptian assassin from Polish artist Gabz, along with news of a secret project from acclaimed comic book artists Cameron Stewart and Karl Kerschl. More »
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We're still more than a year away from the big screen adaptation of Captain America, but today we get our first look at how the first Avenger will look on celluloid and, eventually, in the Sega-published video game. More »
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Artist Bill Mudron shipped out the first issue of The Nintendo History System this week, the first chapter in an 8-part series that offers a fun, historical look at the company's rise from playing card manufacturer to video game giant. More »
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Bayonetta is one sexy game. The main character, Bayonetta, is encased in a full-body suit made of human hair and struts around in high heels outfitted with pistols. See? That's hot. And is fertile ground for porn parody fan art. More »
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The American comic book industry wants you to buy comics! Head to your local comic book store tomorrow to celebrate the ninth annual Free Comic Book Day, and pickup free comics featuring everyone from Sonic the Hedgehog to Iron Man. More »
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Our latest podcast heroically takes to the internet, its team of downloadable links leading you directly towards an extensive chat with Marvel's Chris Baker regarding Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. More »
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An average high school student learns the painful answer to the question of why there are no real superheroes in Kick-Ass, a completely new kind of comic book movie. More »
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Hundreds of unused cartoon concept illustrations from comic book legend Jack Kirby are being dusted off by animation studio Ruby-Spears Productions, to be used in the creation of television shows, movies, and video games. More »
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UDON Entertainment gets down and dirty with every Street Fighter character to ever go a round this June, with the release of the Street Fighter: World Warrior Encyclopedia, with information ranging from fighting styles to favorite foods. More »
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DC's Wildstorm imprint makes video game comic book magic once more with Nier, a three-part online comic book series detailing the fall of humanity and its lasting effects in Square Enix's upcoming action RPG. More »
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I thought Apple's new iPad was a completely ridiculous waste of money, until I saw pictures of the iPad version of Panelfly's comic book reader. Now it's just slightly ridiculous. More »
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Dark Horse Comics' prequel to Mass Effect 2 continues today, as Liara T'Soni, with the aid of the pro-human Cerberus organization, takes the hunt for Commander Shepard's remains into the seedy underbelly of Omega. More »
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The first issue of Dark Horse's Mass Effect: Redemption comic has hit store shelves, giving fans their first look at new locations and characters that will play a big role in Mass Effect 2. Let's see what's new! More »
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Landry Walker, writer on comic book Batman: The Brave and The Bold, recently played Batman: Arkham Asylum and did not like what he saw. In his own words, "Batman doesn't get shot. He doesn't get shot, because he's Batman." More »
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UDON Entertainment can take a hint. After the tremendous response to the recently release Darkstalkers Tribute art book, the publisher is bringing Capcom's monster fighters back to comic book stands this January. More »
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