Evan Narcisse

Rejected Batman ‘89 Comic Would’ve Revived Tim Burton’s Weirdo Dark Knight

If you were pissed that we never got to see Billy Dee Williams become Two-Face or Marlon Wayans crack wise as Robin, then Batman ‘89 would’ve made you very happy. Too bad it’s not happening. Spotted by comic-book rumor site Bleeding Cool, Batman ‘89 was a pitch by writer Kate Leth and artist Joe Quinones…

Dystopian Cyberpunk Dungeon Crawler? Yes, Please.

BRB, going into cryo-sleep until Divide is out. Creeping paranoia. Floating holographic displays. Foreboding, labyrinthine research installations. Divide tickles my sci-fi proclivities in all the right places. If we’re lucky, this will offer a mix of Flashback, Shadow Complex and Memento straight to players when it hits PS4. Contact the author at [email protected]

How a Four-Dimensional Game Gets Made

Move over, video games with the same ol’ boring three spatial dimensions. Four dimensions are the new hotness that will blow your mind. Here’s how one game is adding a whole other plane of reality to the video game landscape. Miegakure’s been in the works for a while but that’s understandable because, as the video…

Hey, DC Comics, Give Us a Universe Where Batman and Superman Look Like This

Man, those are some very cool redesigns. There’s a lot of history folded into Rafael Grampa’s alternate cover of Detective Comics #50. While that armored Batman is heavily modeled on the one from The Dark Knight Returns, you can also see some small nods to the character’s Silver Age look, like how the utility belt…

A Salute to Mortal Kombat‘s Surprises

There I was, wrapping up a match in Mortal Kombat X and trying to remember the inputs for a finishing move so I could pull off a spectacular win. Then, suddenly, my opponent died in a totally egregious way that I wasn’t expecting! This sudden Brutality reminded me that I’ve always loved Mortal Kombat’s bloody…

Darth Vader Doesn’t Do Pep Talks

Darth Vader was a student once. He learned at the feet of masters on both the light and dark sides of the Force. But don’t go begging the Dark Lord of the Sith to be an instructor. He’ll smack you down with the quickness. Spoilers follow. The current storyline in Marvel’s Darth Vader series has…

The Worst Version of Hal Jordan Just Came Back in Green Lantern

Once upon a time, DC Comics’ iconic space superhero went completely unhinged, beat up all his intergalactic peacekeeping comrades and stole the power that let all Green Lanterns fight evil. Now Parallax is back and he’s fighting a Hal Jordan who doesn’t even have a ring anymore. Spoilers follow. 22 years ago, Hal Jordan turned…

Mortal Kombat X Is Letting Console Players Try Its New DLC Characters for Free

This week saw the release of Kombat Pack 2 for the console versions of Mortal Kombat X, which adds Leatherface, Bo Rai Cho, Alien and Tri-Borg. The standalone pack costs $20 but you can try the new characters for free for the next few days. This post originally ran March 4. I’m pulling it up…

Microsoft Cancels Fable Legends, Mentions ‘Proposed Closure’ of Iconic Game Studio Lionhead

Microsoft has cancelled the latest Fable game and has announced plans to close Lionhead, the legendary studio behind the Fable franchise. Inan update detailing changes to the company’s internal development studios, Microsoft said that they’ll be shutting down Fable Legends and shuttering dev studio Press Play: After much consideration we have decided to cease development…

The Omega Men Are Not Superheroes

As discussed previously, they’re more like super-terrorists. And they just did something shocking in the latest issue of their great series. Originally published 3/4/16 The basic set-up of The Omega Men—written by Tom King, with art by Barnaby Bagenda, Jose Marzan Jr. and Romulo Fajardo, Jr.—is a familiar one. The evil Alpha Empire (also called…

In its latest status update, Capcom says they’ve docked League Points to penalize “roughly 30” players as part of their efforts to start cracking down on Street Fighter V rage-quitters. That’s a very small number considering how many people must be playing the game and disconnecting after losses. A permanent solution is still being worked…

The New Black Widow Comic Is a Master Class in Kicking Ass

The debut of the new Black Widow series makes a great case as to why the Hulk would fall in love with Natasha Romanoff. She wrecks a crap-ton of puny humans in a first issue that’s essentially one long action piece. There are two reasons Black Widow #1 is worth paying attention to. The first…

Jotun, the gorgeous and difficult hand-drawn action RPG that I loved last year, will be coming to PS4, Xbox One and Wii U this summer. The new, harder Valhalla Mode will be coming as a free add-on for the PC as well. Better brush up on your battle axe skills. Contact the author at [email protected]

Spider-Man Is Totally Okay With Letting Someone Else Be Spider-Man

The original wall-crawler is a little salty about Miles’ costume, though. Because even he has to admit that it’s cooler. Spoilers follow. For those who may not know who Miles Morales is, he’s a teenage Spider-Man from a now-dead alternate universe. He started webbing up bad guys after the death (and eventual resurrection) of that…

There’s a Nintendo Direct broadcast hitting tomorrow at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT, discussing titles coming this summer for Wii U and 3DS. Contact the author at [email protected]

Johnny Cage Demonstrates How To Trash-Talk A Xenomorph

Hate his crotch punch all you want but Mortal Kombat’s douchiest martial artist has a gift for jawing at his opponents. The zingers he throws at Mortal Kombat X’s newest characters are some of the best yet. Courtesy of Maximilian Dood, the video above shows Johnny Cage’s intros when he’s getting ready to face off…

Capcom Wants Street Fighter V Players To Publicly Shame Rage-quitters

Right now, Capcom doesn’t have a way to punish people who disconnect from online Street Fighter V matches when they lose. Until they do, the game’s publisher is asking people to record rage-quitters and put them on blast. In the most recent status update post on the official Capcom Unity site, the publisher says they’re…

There’s going to be another Uncharted 4 multiplayerstress test this weekend. Unlike the last one in December, players won’t need to be signed up on PlayStation Plus. You can download the client today. Contact the author at [email protected]

There’s A Puppet Playing Diablo on Twitch Now

“I am blue because that’s the way I was born…” “‘Literally a puppet literally playing games.’ Both statements are true.” Oh, Bennyfits, let’s be best internet friends. He’s only got three archived broadcasts so far and no bio but it’s plain to see that the fuzzy blue puppet called Bennyfits has the glow of game-streaming…

The Goofy Reason DC Comics Says Today Is Superman’s Birthday

Over the decades, DC Comics has given the Man of Steel several different dates of birth. But the weirdest one is February 29, because it’s supposed to explain why a 78-year-old character only looks like he’s in his late twenties. If Superman was 29 (an age often cited for the character) when he first appeared…