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Box Art Bombshells: “Black Belt” (SEGA Master System, 80s August Special)

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Welcome back to 80s August, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of the greatest decade since We’re marking this festive occasion with an all-new installment of Box Art Bombshells, where we reveal the completely fabricated super really-real events that inspired some of the wackiest and weirdest box art from gaming history. This time, we’re revealing the hidden truth behind Black Belt, the martial arts action game released on

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Box Art Bombshells: “Vampire – Master of Darkness” (SEGA Game Gear, Festival of Dread Special)

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Welcome back to the Festival of Dread, The Splintering‘s month-long celebration of all things devilish and demented! We’re marking the occasion with a new edition of Box Art Bombshells, where we reveal the completely fabricated super really-real events that inspired some of the wackiest and weirdest box art from gaming history. Today, we’re the Castlevania-like 2D action platformer for the

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Box Art Bombshells: “Congo Bongo” (Colecovision, 80s August Special)

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Welcome back to 80s August, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of the greatest decade since Istanbul was still Constantinople! We’re marking this festive occasion by introducing an all-new feature here at The Splintering: Box Art Bombshells, where we reveal the completely fabricated super really-real events that inspired some of the wackiest and weirdest box art from gaming history. We’re kicking off

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Artgerm Lau reveals his variant cover for “Mercy”, a new gothic horror comic by Mirka Andolfo

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On Tuesday, renowned comic book artist Stanley “Artgerm” Lau revealed his cover artwork for Mercy, a new gothic horror book written and illustrated by comic industry veteran Mirka Andolfo (DC Comics Bombshells, Unnatural). Without further ado, take a look at Lau’s variant cover below. But what is Mercy all about? Here’s the official breakdown of the book taken from Mercy‘s

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The Festival of Dread Rises from the Grave!

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We may have Attack Helicopter Week, 80s August, Monochrome May, and finally Jolly Jinglings to close out the year, but the theme event that started them all is October’s Festival of Dread! And this year’s Festival of Dread event promises to be even bigger than the last! We have plenty of Halloween-themed pieces coming your way, including multiple features, the

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