New "Lego Marvel Super Heroes" Poster

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes features an original story crossing the entire Marvel Universe. Players take control of Iron Man, Spider-Man, the Hulk, Captain America, Wolverine and many more Marvel characters as they unite to stop Loki and a host of other Marvel villains from assembling a super-weapon capable of destroying the world. Players will chase down Cosmic Bricks as they travel across LEGO Manhattan and visit key locations from the Marvel Universe, such as Stark Tower, Asteroid M, a Hydra base, and the X-Mansion.

The game will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita and PC. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions will be coming in November.

Eidos Montreal Reveals DEUS EX: UNIVERSE; Talks Of Next-Gen Title

 

2011's critically acclaimed and commercially successful rebirth of the Deus Ex franchise, "Deus Ex: Human Revolution", left one thing on the brain of many gamers and that was "What's next?" Well, two years later, Eidos Montreal has hinted at the franchises future via a blog-post from the head of Eidos Montreal, David Anfossi.

In a post titled "The Future Vision for Deus Ex", starts off with the the latest trailer for "Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut", in stores October 22 for PC, Wii U, PS3, and Xbox 360.

We will be releasing the game on October 22 (25 in PAL regions) on the Wii U, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Over the last 18 months, the team has been working very hard on the development of the Director’s Cut. With this edition, we gave the team the envious task of pushing the boundaries of innovation and creativity to explore something we believe will become a big part of the future of the franchise, the second screen experience. When the game launches, players will have the opportunity to experience Human Revolution in a new and unique way through SmartGlass, the PSVita and the Wii U GamePad.

The blog then continues and gets into the first bit of news regarding the franchises' future:

The concept behind Deus Ex: Universe is to create an ongoing, expanding and connected game world built across a generation of core games. It’s a commitment on our part to deliver meaningful content that expands the franchise on a regular basis and to deliver a deep conspiracy that will span several connected Deus Ex games, creating a more immersive and richer experience than ever before. Deus Ex: Universe will include PC and console games, but also additional Deus Ex games and experiences available in other media such as tablets, smartphones, books, graphic novels, etc... You might have seen the name pop up recently in the press – well this is what it’s all about.

I’m pleased to confirm that we are already into production of the starting point for Deus Ex: Universe with a new game for PC and next-generation consoles. We’re very excited about it at the studio and I wanted to let you know that most of the team behind Deus Ex: Human Revolution is already working hard on this new game. It took us four years to learn how to create a unique Deus Ex experience with Human Revolution and it was important for me to keep this knowledge within the franchise.

It appears we're not done with this fantastic world, and given the amount of care and detail that went into "Human Revolution", more is always a good thing. Anfossi leaves with a first-look at concept art from the upcoming Next-Gen game for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, which looks to be a much darker installment than the gorgeous renaissance-era beauty of "Human Revolution"; but the beauty of the future was only hiding the wide-spread corruption and moral darkness that was found in the hearts and souls of it's cast.

 

I want to leave you with a piece of concept art from our next-gen Deus Ex game that shows trans-humanism segregation, which is a backdrop to our vision for the next Deus Ex. It represents a "ghetto-city' voluntarily built in order to separate the classes. The people in this segregated class have reshaped their environment, nostalgic for their ideal of Cyber Renaissance. This dark and dystopian vision sets the tone for things to come in Deus Ex.

Rayman Legends Motion Poster Courtesy Of Game Revolution

The folks over at Game Revolution have created their own motion poster in honor of the release of Rayman Legends which hit stores today. Check out the poster below and feel free to pass it along and share with your friends and enemies.

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Firefly Gameplay From Arkham Origins

Developed by Warner Bros. Games Montreal, Batman: Arkham Origins features an expanded Gotham City and introduces an original prequel storyline occurring several years before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. Taking place before the rise of Gotham City's most dangerous villains and assassins, the game showcases a young, raw, unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight. As the story unfolds, witness identities being formed and key relationships being forged.

Batman: Arkham Origins will be available for the Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC on October 25, 2013.

Batcave Appearing In Arkham Origins?

Superherohype has a trio of images from the upcomig Arkham Origins game and they reveal what looks to be a first for the Arkham series; exploring the actual Batcave. In Arkham Asylum Batman had built an emergency cave on the grounds should he ever need to use it. There is no confirmation that this will be a playable level or just part of the games cinematics, but it would be awfully foul to tease fan with a peek and not let them play inside.

There has been some teasing from Montreal Games that something exciting involving Arkham Origins will be revealed later this week as well.

Developed by Warner Bros. Games Montreal, Batman: Arkham Origins features an expanded Gotham City and introduces an original prequel storyline occurring several years before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. Taking place before the rise of Gotham City's most dangerous villains and assassins, the game showcases a young, raw, unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight. As the story unfolds, witness identities being formed and key relationships being forged.

Batman: Arkham Origins will be available for the Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC on October 25, 2013.

North American/Australian Arkham Origins Collector's Edition

Last week the UK version of the Arkham Origins collector's edition was revealed online and that left many fans in the US wondering if the same set would be released stateside. The answer came today as the North American, and for some reason Australian, version of the set has been announced. This set boasts a ton of extra items that are unavailable in the UK edition including a great electronic lights & sounds Joker sculpture.

I think it's a bit unfair for them to release two different versions because some fans will have to fork over extra cash for the eidtion not in their region. These huge editions usually don't interest me, but with all the great little items included here the $120 price tag may be worth it. Some of these features will only be available with the PS3 version.

·         Exclusive Arkham Origins highly detailed premium statue featuring LED effects produced                TriForce
·         Height: 9"
·         Depth: 11.5"
·         Width: 13"
·         80-page, full-color hardcover art book measuring approx. 7.5” x 10.75” x .5”
·         2 key pieces of evidence taken directly from the Gotham City Police Department crime lab
·         Batman Wanted Poster
·         Batwing Prototype Schematic
·         Anarky logo stencil
·         Glow-In-The-Dark map of Gotham City
·         Wayne Family Photo
·         Assassin’s Intel Dossier, including files on the 8 assassins, as well as Black Mask’s contract
·         1st Appearance Batman Skin: Look just like Batman did during his first appearance in Detective Comics #27, released in 1939.
·         Deathstroke Challenge Pack – Unlock the ability to play as one of the world's deadliest assassins! Usable throughout all the Arkham Origins Challenge maps.  Also includes two bonus challenge maps and two bonus Deathstroke Skins.
·         Bonus (not available in Australia / New Zealand):  Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics– This new feature-length documentary from Warner Bros Home Entertainment focuses on DC Comics’ most terrifying villains.  Legendary actor Christopher Lee narrates the film.
·         The PS3 edition will also include the Knightfall pack as an exclusive piece of content

Batman: Arkham Origins UK Collector's Edition

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today unveiled details for the Batman: Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition.  The UK package will be available from 25 th October, 2013 in limited quantities for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment, and will retail for £79.99. 

The UK Batman: Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition will include the following extensive bonus content:

• Exclusive Arkham Origins highly detailed premium statue featuring Batman & The Joker, measuring approximately
  • Height: 30cm
  • Depth: 13.5cm
  • Width: 13cm
• 80-page, full-color hardcover artbook
• Assassin’s Intel Dossier, including files on the eight assassins, as well as Black Mask’s contract
• 1 st Appearance Batman Skin DLC
• Deathstroke Challenge Pack DLC – Usable throughout all the Arkham Origins Challenge maps and also includes two bonus challenge maps and two bonus Deathstroke Skins
• Exclusive 3D Metal Pack
• The PS3 edition will also include the Knightfall pack as an exclusive piece of content

Batman: Arkham Origins will be available for the Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC on October 25, 2013.

Martian Manhunter & Zatanna Join Injustice

 Netherrealm Studios promised a set of new downloadable characters in Injustice during pre-orders with a Season Pass that came at an extra fee. Initially it seemed all of the characters had been released with Lobo, Batgirl, General Zod, and Scorpion all becoming available for players to download and use in the game. The studio surprised fans at the end of last month with the release of Martian Manhunter and today it was revealed that a fan favorite choice, Zatanna, would also be joining the list.

I think that brings the total playable characters up to 29, a very strong and full cast of characters for an already amazingly solid game. Martian Manunter is currently avaible and Zatanna will pop up on Playstation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace on August 13th.

Gameplay footage comes from IGN and Comic Book Resources.

Microsoft Releases Four Videos Showing Off Their Shiny New X-Box One

Video One:

Xbox's Major Nelson unboxes the new Xbox One for the first time. See what's inside the Day One edition.

Video Two:

Take a closer look at the Xbox One Chat Headset.

Video Three:

Take a closer look at the Xbox One Play & Charge Kit

Video Four:

Take a closer look at the Xbox One Wireless Controller.

"Tomb Raider" Sequel And Interquel Comic Coming Soon; Expected To Be Pretty Edgy

 

If you're like me, and loved "Tomb Raider", you'll probably be excited to hear the sequel is well on it's way.
"Tomb Raider" was my surprise hit of the year, and i'm excited that there's going to be a "canon" comic interquel, as well as a next gen sequel.

Hopefully it's longer than the 5 hour game we got.

 Darrell Gallagher, former Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics' studio head, now head of product development and studios at Square Enix, added today, "It's still early days, so I'm afraid I can't provide any further details for now save my assurance that we're not resting on our laurels and acclaim from Tomb Raider's recent successes, but working hard to raise the bar even higher and re-affirm the faith you've shown."

As for your comic:

Gail Simmone, of Wonder Woman, Deadpool, and Batgirl game, will be writing the comic, to which she says will tie directly into the 2013 reboot's  sequel.

...we start just a few weeks after the end of the game, and this is all in continuity, it will be Tomb Raider canon, and lead DIRECTLY into the sequel. This is what got me excited; we get to be part of Lara Croft history

The comic is due out February 26, 2014.