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The Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Comic Is Surprisingly Good

I told myself I wasn’t going to read the Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic that came out this week. I also told myself I wasn’t going to enjoy it at all. I was wrong about both of those things. Thankfully, the crossover between the Heroes in a Half-Shell and the Dark Knight doesn’t try to…

The Ultimates Just Became Marvel’s Best New Superhero Team

How do you solve a problem like Galactus? By finding something from the beginning of the universe. It’s only two issues in, but The Ultimates is already the most exciting book in Marvel’s new All-New, All-Different line-wide relaunch. That’s because they’re confronting Galactus, one of the most implacable characters in the publisher’s fictional universe. Last…

GTA Online’s New Mode Reminds Me of Manhunt

The multiplayer competitions in Grand Theft Auto Online tends to happen in big, spread-out sections of Rockstar’s fake Los Angeles. But the newest ways to take out fools in the online version of Los Santos happens in tightly confined spaces, making for quick, spectacular sessions. Every Bullet Counts—the new player-vs-player Adversary Mode option that hit…

Spoiler: A Major Character Finally Returns in This Week’s Batman Comic

Being a Robin is illegal in Gotham City. Jim Gordon’s robot Batman suit is trying to kill him. And Bruce Wayne? He’s hitting criminals over the head with a baseball bat. But the biggest thing in this week’s Bat-books is the apparent return of another member of the Bat-family. Right now—after the Joker killed thousands…

At 2 p.m. PT on December 15, the next Nintendo Direct will have Super Smash Bros. design god Masahiro Sakurai offering up more info about iconic Final Fantasy character Cloud and what’s next for the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game. Nintendo’s calling this the final presentation for Super Smash Bros Contact the…

The Private Eye: A Damn Good Comic About How the Internet Changes Us

The man who wrote Y the Last Man. The guy who drew incredible runs on Amazing Spider-Man and Batgirl: Year One. In 2013, they launched The Private Eye, a provocative sci-fi series set in a future without the internet. It just ended a few weeks ago, and you really should read it. If you need…

The Fall of Baghdad Makes for a Great Setting for a Crime Comic

War is chaos for all involved, a constant struggle to marshal enough resources, weapons and manpower to survive another day. It’s also great cover for stealing, killing and blackmail. The weirdest part of reading The Sheriff of Babylon, set in 2004 Iraq after the fall of Baghdad, is the whiplash at how America’s engagement with…

Thank God Marvel Remembered to Make Their Star Wars Comics Funny

In this week’s Star Wars #13, there’s a scene where R2D2 engages in robot shit-talking with his evil fleshbag-killing counterpart. Poor little guy can’t back up his bleep-bloops, though, and runs screaming from the fight. It’s a hilarious moment that serves as a great reminder of how funny Star Wars can—and, really, should— be. Originally…

The New Tomb Raider Is Also On The Old Xbox

Lara Croft’s latest adventure is primarily being marketed as a big, shiny treasure for the Xbox One. But Rise of the Tomb Raider is also out for the Xbox 360, too. It looks different, of course. The biggest differences seen in the last- and current-gen versions of Rise of The Tomb Raider come down to…

Microsoft’s giving a bit more detail about the DLC coming for Rise of the Tomb Raider Aside from the Baba Yaga add-on shown last night,the scavenge-and-fight Endurance Mode hits on 12/29, with the Cold Darkness Awakened mini-campaign following in 2016. Contact the author at [email protected]

A Quick Look at the Uncharted 4 Multiplayer Beta

The first look at the online competitive component for Uncharted 4 just went live today. Let’s take a look at how the new versions of Nathan Drake, Sully and Elena fare when running around and trying to kill each other. Uncharted 4’s multiplayer beta is only open to folks who own Uncharted: The Nathan Drake…

Pioneering game-makers Westwood Studios received the Industry Icon award at The Game Awards tonight and this tribute video shows for why the makers of Command & Conquer and other classics deserve it. Contact the author at [email protected]

Lara Croft’s next challenge will be coming from the realm of creepy old fairytales. The Baba Yaga: Season of the Witch DLC for Rise of the Tomb Raider comes out next month. Contact the author at [email protected]

Telltale’s Making a Batman Game

The folks who’ve made episodic classics based on Borderlands, Fables and The Walking Dead are taking on the Dark Knight. A quick teaser ran tonight on the Game Awards, with comic-style artwork narrated by the chatter of Gothamites debating the virtues of both Bruce Wayne and Batman. More details here Contact the author at [email protected]

The New Hulk Isn’t So Angry Anymore

For decades, being pissed off was the Hulk’s thing. The living embodiment of Bruce Banner’s rage smacked down all comers, using a near-bottomless pit of anger as fuel for his strength. There’s a new Hulk now, though, and he doesn’t seem quite as cranky as the last one. There’ve been lots of versions of Marvel…

The beta for Uncharted 4’s multiplayer starts this week for owners of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection. Euro-region players will start getting access tomorrow, followed by a North American start on 12/4. The beta will run through 12/13. Contact the author at [email protected]

Marvel Comics Just Hit the Reset Button on Daredevil

When Marvel revealed that Daredevil would be getting a sidekickin his new comic-book series, it seemed like that’d be the biggest change in the Man Without Fear’s life. Turns out a whole lot more than that has changed. Today’s new Daredevil comic might be the most blatant attempt yet attempt by Marvel to bring a…

Marvel’s New Native American Superhero Comic Leans Too Hard on Old Tropes

There’s too much “old” in the Old West of Red Wolf #1. The newest version of Red Wolf, the indigenous superhero that Marvel Comics introduced in the ‘70s, first appeared in 1872, a minseries tying into Marvel’s ongoing Secret Wars crossover. In that title’s alternate reality, time-shifted versions of Steve Rogers, Tony Stark and Bruce…

Puzzle Game Makes You Wave Phone in the Air to Solve Brainteasers

Playing Progress to 100 is a little bit like being at a dinner party where you’re asked to play charades after your fourth drink: you know how make your brain and reflexes work together but it takes a lot of thinking to get your guesses right. Here, watch me play it. Progress to 100 reminded…