The best comic book covers of the week – 29 June 2020
From the streets of Gotham to the far reaches of the Multiverse, here's a look at the best comic book covers of the week.
From the streets of Gotham to the far reaches of the Multiverse, here's a look at the best comic book covers of the week.
The Caped Crusader’s critically acclaimed series of games is receiving a new collection…again.
In the month of love, Xbox Game Pass is about to get even better. While Crackdown 3 is the biggest release of the month for Xbox Game Pass, it’s not the only high-profile game arriving. The second and fourth-best Batman games respectively, Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Akrham City, are also on the way, with Square Enix’s Shadow of the Tomb Raider rounding out the new releases.
In Batman Arkham Asylum, the Joker had orchestrated a massive jailbreak, the Scarecrow had gone full Nightmare on Elm Street and the only thing more terrifying than that tip-toe encounter with Killer Croc is the sound of footsteps in PUBG. And then there was…the Riddler. And his goddamn puzzles.
DC Comics is looking to remaster the landmark 1989 graphic novel Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth, but they're going to need to search worldwide for the original art.
In video game development, original ideas are often seen by other games, scooped up and implemented in a variety of ways. On and on the list goes, with examples in just about every genre that you can think of. There’s something to be said however, for a game which takes inspiration from its contemporary and actually improves on the formula. Here’s five such examples, of video games that ripped other games off beautifully.
If you had to choose one Batman game to rule them all, which one would you choose?
It’s kind of weird that in an industry fuelled by remakes and sequels, that a new Arkham game isn’t in the works, right? What’s Warner Bros. Interactive doing with the series? Apparently nothing, according to Batman’s voice, Kevin Conroy.
Truck driving is recognized as one of the more hazardous professions, with unique risks …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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