On Thursday, game developer The Behemoth announced Alien Hominid Invasion, a reimagining of 2002’s side-scrolling action/shooter Alien Hominid. This new take will feature cooperative multiplayer and a “completely new gameplay, progression, mechanics, and so much more.” You can watch the reveal trailer below. Behemoth plans to reveal more about Alien Hominid Invasion at PAX East 2020 (27 February to 1
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Ablaze Publishing have reached an agreement with Conan Properties International to allow for Ablaze to release The Cimmerian series of comics in the United States. Originally published overseas by French publisher Glénat, The Cimmerian is a series of comics adapting Robert E. Howard’s classic Conan stories which first appeared in Weird Tales in the 1930s. In August, Conan Properties issued
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Are you a fan of playing card-based characters like The Royal Flush Gang, Gambit, or the Joker? Have you ever looked at Gambit and thought “Yeah, Gambit’s power to energize playing cards is pretty cool and all, but he’d be even better if he was a busty redhead who could bring playing cards to life!” Who hasn’t thought that, am
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Publisher Koei Tecmo recently announced that Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout has sold over 350,000 copies worldwide across all platforms since the game launched last year. That’s quite a girthy thicc stack of sales for a niche title. With those numbers, Atelier Ryza will very likely become the best-selling Atelier game in the series, overtaking 2015’s Atelier
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I recently received a copy of Heroineburgh issue 1,* the action/superhero comic book illustrated by Benjamin Zeus Barnett and featuring cover art by veteran DC Comics artist Jason Wright (Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps). I thought I’d flip through the book and give you a quick overview of my thoughts in video form. To read the full review
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Earlier this week, independent comic book creator Michael Derrick launched a crowdfunding campaign for Grayskale, a 60-page superhero adventure written by Derrick (The Abductables) and featuring illustrations by P.K. (The Ballad of Dusty Tortillas), colors by Eugeniu Betivu (HIRO: Blood of Patriots) and letters by Jaymes Reed. Here’s the plot summary taken from the Grayskale Indiegogo campaign page: In a
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Over the weekend, husband and wife comic-creating team John Gallagher and Carla Tornielli launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Grim Reaper 2, a 40-page horror adventure graphic novel written by Gallagher and illustrated by Cornielli. Here’s the breakdown of The Grim Reaper 2 taken from the book’s Indiegogo campaign page: In this cosmic horror adventure, we will continue the story
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Late last week, Intellivision Entertainment revealed another retro-inspired game coming to their Amico console: Night Stalker. The original Night Stalker was a maze shooter released for the Intellivision console in 1982 and later ported to the Atari 2600 under the title Dark Cavern. This updated take on the classic game includes co-op multiplayer support, as well improved sound and visuals.
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Over the weekend, Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti and Downcast creator Clint Stoker announced that both Downcast and Downcast Wrize and Fall will in fact be published under the Alterna label. Alterna will publish the full Downcast arc in four issues, with the original Downcast being split into issues 1 & 2 and Wrize and Fall being issues 3 &
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SNK Corporation has announced three of the four DLC fighters coming to Samurai Shodown second season: Mina, Sogetsu, and Iroha. All three are veterans of the Samurai Shodown series, while the fourth DLC character remains a mystery. You can check out the official character announcement trailer below. The reboot of SNK’s weapons-based fighter is currently available for Nintendo Switch (in
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Veteran comic book creator Kevin Sharpe (Nova) is planning to launch a crowdfunding campaign for DragonGuard, a new graphic novel heavily inspired by 80s-era fantasy and 90s-era comic artwork. Here’s the breakdown of the book taken from the DragonGuard pre-campaign page: The magnificent Fantasy comic book—-DragonGuard! Launching soon, DragonGuard is a high octane Fantasy comic that is a love letter
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For the last two years, a collective of comic book enthusiasts from Pittsburgh has undetarken one of the the most ambitious independent superhero projects I’ve ever seen: Heroineburgh. Combining the talents of dozens of actresses and other creators, Heroineburgh started as a web series featuring the exploits of a large cast of superpowered characters. The project has expanded to a
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There were so many anthropomorphic animal mascots in the 16-bit generation of gaming, it’s no surprise that at least one was squeezed out as newer consoles emerged. Before eventually being released on the Sony PlayStation, Ukiyotei’s Punky Skunk was originally conceived as a Super Nintendo game titled Cooly Skunk. Despite essentially being a complete product, the SNES version was shelved
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As January rolled in, my thought and reflection took me back into the past- reminiscing of all the oldies but goodies in everything… from movies to music, to classic books, and of course, manga. I was craving to rediscover the past by reading some of these oldies, so I grabbed my Sherlock Holmes, Jane Austin, and Mighty Atom (a.k.a. Astro
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“Hello!” On Tuesday, the anonymous Internet comedian known as “Cecil” launched a crowdfunding campaign for Cash Grab, a 48+ page action/comedy graphic novel written by Cecil himself and featuring illustrations by Donal DeLay (Vestige), colors by Ink Spots, and letters by Eric Weathers. And girthy stacks of cash are indeed being grabbed, snatched, groped and grasped, as the campaign has
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Good Game Publishing has announced that Spanish developer Brok3nsite’s retro-inspired horror game Dawn of Fear will release for the PS4 on 3 February via the PlayStation store. Dawn of Fear draws from the classic survival horror games of 90s, but Brok3nsite has indicated that they want they want to take full advantage of technology. According to Brok3nsite: “We wanted to
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On Tuesday, independent comic book writer Clint Stoker launched a crowdfunding campaign for Downcast: Wrize & Fall, an 88-page sci-fi graphic novel written by Stoker and featuring illustrations by Ignacio Lazaro, colors by Damian Penalba and letters by Eric Weathers. Wrize & Fall is a sequel to 2019’s Downcast, and picks up shortly after the events of the first book.
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Earlier this week, independent comic book creating brothers Vinnie and Frankie Tartamella (City of Venus) launched a crowdfunding campaign for Through the Woods Collected Edition, a 96-page supernatural mystery written by Frankie Tartamella and illustrated by brother Vinnie (the other Tartamella). Here’s the official plot breakdown from the Through the Woods Indiegogo campaign page: Follow investigative reporter Laura Langley as she
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Earlier this week, Qureate launched an official trailer for Prison Princess, a point-and-click-esque “princess escape adventure” game scheduled to bust out onto the Nintendo Switch eShop worldwide on 30 January. You can watch the delightfully risqué trailer below, which is followed by a breakdown of the game taken from the official Prison Princess website: Story The continent of Maygard. The
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On Thursday, publisher HypeTrain Digital announced that Morteshka‘s card-based RPG adventure Black Book is scheduled to release on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam PC later this year. HypeTrain also released an announcement trailer for the game, which will give you a sense of Black Book‘s gameplay and haunting themes. You can watch the trailer below, which is followed
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The crowdfunding campaign for Johnny Phantasm in the Tales of New Detroit, 1977 ended successfully over a year ago. Now that backers have their books in-hand, there will apparently be another chance to pick up the book thanks to Caliber Comics. On a recent livestream hosted by Ethan Van Sciver, Johnny Phantasm creator Patrick Thomas Parnell announced that the first
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On Thursday, Wart the Wizard creator Mandy Summers announced that she is joining the creative team behind The New Adventures of Rocket Gal and Booster, an upcoming graphic novel with a sexy take on classic sci-fi. Summers will be editing the book alongside writer Wyatt Holiday (Ardanna), while Peter Gilmore (The Story of the Goodie Bird) is providing the illustrations.
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Having been previously available only via Steam Early Access, Devespresso Games’ story-driven horror title The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters will finally get a full release on 28 January. The first game – The Coma: Recut – followed a young student named Youngho who is stalked by a psychotic killer through the halls of Sehwa High School. This time, The Coma
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Publisher Intragames and developer Digital Tales have announced that their upcoming Metroidvania-style game Bookbound Brigade will be released on 30 January for Steam PC, PS4, and Nintendo Switch priced at $19.99. Featuring a cast of characters including Dracula, Nikola Tesla and Sun Wukong the Monkey King, Bookbound Brigade combines fictional and historical personalities with a variety of storybook scenarios. Sounds
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Lawmakers in Japan’s Kagawa Prefecture have proposed new legislation intended to limit the amount of time minors can play video games. More specifically, those under the age of 18 will be forbidden from playing games for more than one hour on weekdays and 90 minutes on holidays and weekends. Additionally, all those under 18 must also stop playing games at
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On Monday, Malibu Bay Films announced that 57 year-old model/actress Julie Strain had passed away. The story was picked up by several media outlets, most notably The Hollywood Reporter (we first saw the news from Dynamite Comics). But hold the tissues, because she isn’t dead. Malibu Bay Films later retracted their announcement after the company’s owner confirmed with Strain’s family
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Transhumanism meets a terrorist death cult called Yuri & The Red Skirts in the Cyborg USA comic by Rob Cacy and friends. Transhumanists dream of transcending the natural limitations of our species through physically invasive technological innovation. Yes, it’s real. But what kind of person is Cyborg USA writer Rob Cacy? He’s the kind who sends a Cyborg USA Christmas
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As part of the “Sword Art Online New Year 2020 Special” livestream, Bandai Namco premiered a first look of the “co-sleeping” events in Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris. This revelation happily contradicts previous comments by Alicization Lycoris producer Yosuke Futami, who previously said the these events would not be included. Throughout the game, the main character Kirito has become quite
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Independent comic book creator Liam Gray is hard at work teasing his upcoming project, Xenotype. Written by Gray and featuring illustrations by “Odysseas Theodoratos” and colors by “Scotsmn” (sic.), Xenotype is a sci-fi adventure influenced by Japanese manga books. But what is Xenotype all about? Here’s the story synopsis from Gray: “Following a series of tragedies, teenage daydreamer Felix Vasquez
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On Friday, an 11-year old boy in Torreon, Mexico shot and killed one teacher and injured six others at his school before turning the weapon on himself and taking his own life. After an extensive investigation lasting a few hours, Miguel Riquelme, governor of the state of Coahuila, commented on the tragedy, noting that the shooter “was well behaved… and
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The Splintering 