Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord revamps a classic, out now An absolute classic of a dungeon crawl is back and in 3D form, with Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. You’re a wizard ‘arry! Yes you too can wield some magic, and battle against an evil wizard, in Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. Newly released on consoles and the PC, the fresh … The post Wizardry: Proving Grounds of t…

Nintendo Download: An Epic Paper Adventure Unfolds in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door! It’s a paper-heavy week for Nintendo Switch fans, with the release of the revamped Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. Careful, don’t tear it A big summer release for Nintendo, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door is indeed out right now for Switch. The papercrafty game brings back a classic from the GameCube era, re-creating … The post Nintendo…

Nintendo Download: An Epic Paper Adventure Unfolds in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door! It’s a paper-heavy week for Nintendo Switch fans, with the release of the revamped Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. Careful, don’t tear it A big summer release for Nintendo, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door is indeed out right now for Switch. The papercrafty game brings back a classic from the GameCube era, re-creating … The post Nintendo…

It’s a music festival zompocalypse, as the second expansion arrives for Dead Island 2 The dead don’t stop in Hell-A, as the SoLA music festival is overrun and a new terror is unleashed in the world of Dead Island 2. Bitin’ to the beat Released in 2023, Dead Island 2 brought the first game’s zombie apocalypse stateside, with an infected Los Angeles. It was there that players had to … The post It’s a music festival zompocalypse, as…

Xenomorphs take on Earth’s Mightiest this summer, in Aliens vs Avengers Marvel isn’t bringing the xenos into the 616, but Aliens are still going to go head to head with Avengers this summer. You knew this was coming When Marvel Comics added the Aliens and Predator license to its collection, it was kind of foregone conclusion that eventually all parties would meet. When hit comes to … The post Xenomorphs take on Eart…

Board game Arkham Horror is making the leap to comics this summer In a pretty unique situation, Fantasy Flight Games’ Lovecraftian board game Arkham Horror will be getting its own comic. Expanding lore Are you familiar with Arkham Horror? No, it’s not a Batman property, as the name is in reference to the original town of Arkham, in writer H.P. Lovecraft’s famed horror universe. Arkham Horror is … The post Boar…

Top Cow and Image relaunch Witchblade this summer Sara Pezzini is back, or at least she will be, as Marc Silvestri’s Witchblade will be getting a full reboot from Image Comics and Top Cow. Wit-chay woman Did you check out the Kickstarter for the Witchblade Complete Collection that launched last year? If you did, then you also got a glimpse of what Witchblade co-creator … The post Top Cow and Im…

A fully CG film, Transformers One debuts the origin of Optimus Prime and Megatron You might’ve seen Cybertronian origin stories before, but Transformers One will be the first feature film to tackle the iconic bots’ distant past. Say hi to Orion Pax Transformers fans well know the basis for what’s inarguably the most famed era of the fictional universe, Generation One. While it’s been a core fiction for Transformers … The post…

Nintendo Download: Down to Earth Another edition of Microsoft’s Grounded lands on Switch this week, along with a TMNT arcade port and loads more. Wait, again? Yes, there’s another edition of Grounded making its way to the Switch this week, with the Fully Yoked Edition. We actually had no idea what the difference was between the vanilla version of Grounded … The post Nintendo Do…

Marvel Comics’ future time goes cosmic in Annihilation 2099 The future of the Marvel Universe is back in 2024, and ready to blast into the beyond with this summer’s Annihilation 2099. It’s only 75 years away If you’ve been following Marvel’s reinvigoration of the “2099” line, then you know it’s been somewhat slow going. There’ve been a few Spider-Man 2099 miniseries in the new … The post Marvel Comics’ f…

And now it’s official, Tomb Raider Collection 1 is the first Evercade Giga Cart Featuring expanded storage capabilities, Evercade’s first Giga Cart will serve up the classic adventures of Lara Croft. Raiding, on the go Leaked last week, but not made official until today, is Tomb Raider Collection 1. And while the iconic Tomb Raider games won’t be the first 32bit era games to appear on the Evercade lineup … The post And now …

DC goes back to Superman’s origins this summer, for a 3 issue cosmic arc in Action Comics An inexperienced Man of Steel goes head to head with some powerful alien invaders, in this summer’s Action Comics #’s 1067-69. Dig that ‘S’ It’s been a while since fans have seen Superman with the classic (and we mean classic) black-backed ‘S’ logo on his chest. But modern fans shouldn’t get the idea that he’s … The post DC goes back to Superman…

First looks at TMNT, Yars Rising, SteamWorld Heist II and more in Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase Nintendo’s latest Indie World Showcase just wrapped up, and it included a couple little surprises, like a mobile Turtles port. More Turtles! Yes, there’s another Turtles game coming up, and in short order. And no, we’re not talking about the arcade port that’s on the way, we’re referring to former mobile title Teenage Mutant Ninja … The post Fir…

Season 5 brings the “Storms” to Mortal Kombat 1 today Along with the playable version of Ermac, Mortal Kombat 1’s fifth season dawns today for Kombat Pack owners. Storm’s coming… Actually the storm is here, or more accurately, Season 5: Storms is here for Mortal Kombat 1. NetherRealm’s latest fighting epic expands with the content drop, which adds in new challenges and rewards, new story … The post…

The pixel-art-fueled, medieval aRPG Hammerwatch II is coming Xbox and PS4 High adventure is coming to even more platforms this month, as fantasy action RPG Hammerwatch II hits Xbox and PS4. Join the ‘watch Swathed in some impressive retroish, pixel art visuals, Maximum Entertainment’s Hammerwatch II followed-up the fan-favorite original with an even bigger game. The title featured multiple classes to pick from, leveli…

Werewolf by Night gets savage in new “red band” Marvel comic Red Band comics? Yep, that’s according to Marvel, who has a brand new Werewolf by Night book hitting stores in August. Fear the full moon Once a forgotten name in the pantheon of Marvel’s massive collection of characters, Werewolf by Night has seen something of a comeback over the last few years. While we still … The post Werewolf by Night gets …

Nintendo Switch Indie World Showcase scheduled for tomorrow A delivery of news for upcoming independent games will be on tap for Nintendo Switch fans, with tomorrow’s showcase. Indie darlings A pretty chunky showcase event is being planned out for tomorrow, with Nintendo’s latest Direct presentation. Officially another in the series of Indie World Showcases, the event will contain news including “announc…

Warhammer 40K: Darktide’s “Path of Redemption” update goes live today Fresh action for the Warhammer 40K universe’s co-op shooter Darktide is here, bringing a host of new content. Roll Darktide Making the news lately, is Warhammer 40K and we don’t mean strictly the good kind, especially as go long time fans. But don’t throw the squig out with the bathwater, as Games Workshop’s grim/dark setting … The post Warhamme…

Blaze’s Evercade line of retro-consoles grows with the EXP-R, VS-R, and more Blaze Entertainment has revealed its Evercade line of consoles is growing, along with new accessories and Giga Carts. A whole new game Evercade is growing again. Blaze Entertainment’s line of retro consoles is about to usher in another new era, as the publisher continues to reinvent and refine its collection. This time it’ll be with … The post B…

Shellibrate 40 years of the TMNT with a jumbo, era-spanning, one-shot from IDW There’s a 70 page Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles extravaganza on the way from IDW, set to celebrate 40 years of Turtle power. Mean green teens It’s almost hard to believe that it’s been 40 years since the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles debuted. Created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, TMNT started as a hard-hitting, gritty, … The post Shellibrate 4…