To mark the 25th anniversary of Panzer Dragoon‘s Japanese release, SEGA made a surprise announcement for Panzer Dragoon Voyage Record, a virtual reality-enhanced re-release of all three SEGA Saturn titles (Panzer Dragoon, Zwei, and Saga). Hold the phone! Panzer Dragoon Saga?! The highly sought-after RPG title that really doesn’t make much sense to release in VR? That’s what the official
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Independent comic book creators and Zaid Comics founders the Diaz brothers (Phillip and Brandon) are currently preparing to launch a crowdfunding campaign for The Lost Pages. Featuring artwork by several different creators, The Lost Pages looks to be an anthology book made up of supernatural “tales lost to time.” Here’s the official story synopsis taken from the book’s Indiegogo pre-launch
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The minds at Rune Cutter Comics are prepping a crowdfunding campaign for Butch Cleaver (porno parody name: Bitch Cleavage) for a spring or summer launch on Indiegogo. Butch Cleaver is a supernatural revenge tale starring an undead butcher and his bovine BFF. Here’s the story synopsis taken from the Butch Cleaver Indiegogo pre-launch page: A brutal butcher is resurrected by
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Golden Age comic book artist Allen Bellman has passed away. He was 95 years old. Bellman worked as an artist at Timely and Atlas before the company eventually became Marvel Comics. During his career, Bellman worked on some enduring superhero icons including Captain America, The Human Torch, and Sub Mariner Comics. Bellman also worked on Westerns, jungle adventures, mysteries, and
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Publisher Digerati has released Bleed Complete Bundle on Nintendo Switch at a special launch price of $4.19 (85% off). The bundle includes both Bleed and Bleed 2, which are action-platformers with a focus on “stylish, acrobatic dodging and fluid, challenging gameplay.” You can check out the launch trailer below, followed by the official announcement from Digerati: All the air-dashing, bullet-dodging,
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Alazmat Films & Comics founder Alberto Martinez is readying a new comic book project intended to crowdfund via Indiegogo this April: Street Champion Roadwarrior Drake. Described as a “action, adventure, and sublime satire”, Street Champion Roadwarrior Drake is a girthy 150-page, black and white graphic novel written and illustrated by Martinez himself. Here’s the pitch taken from the Street Champion
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Publisher NIS America has announced that void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium (Yep, that’s the actual name) will release in Western territories in summer 2020. Void Terrarium is a roguelike RPG developed by Nippon Ichi Software and is already available in Japan. You can watch the trailer below, followed by the official breakdown of the game. /* In a world contaminated with
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Following the success of 2019’s College of the Dead, independent comic book creator Adam Post is ready to launch a crowdfunding campaign for the sequel: Graduation Day. Here’s the plot synopsis taken from the College of the Dead: Graduation Day pre-launch page: As the dead roam the campus tearing the living to pieces, students and teachers fight to survive the
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Earlier this week, the crowdfunding campaign for The Expendables Go to Hell ended successfully, raising more than $192 thousand* (well beyond the coveted “Six figures, bitch!” threshold). The Expendables Go to Hell is an all-new graphic novel featuring characters from Sylvester Stallone’s action film series. The book itself includes a 50-page main story plus 3 related “side quests” featuring artwork by
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creator and Ikari Press founder Antonio Brice launched a crowdfunding campaign for Brand: Way of the Gun, the direct sequel to 2018’s supernatural fantasy comic book Brand (and by “2018’s”, I mean crowdfunded in 2018, the book hasn’t been delivered to backers just yet). Artist Caanan White is back as the book’s illustrator, and
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SEGA has released a story trailer for Sakura Wars, a soft reboot of their long-running steampunk/fantasy series. The game is scheduled to release for PS4 in Western territories on 18 April (It’s already available in Japan). You can check out the new story trailer below, which is followed by the official breakdown of the game from SEGA. About From the
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On Monday, comic book creator Sean Gordon Murphy announced that DC Comics has greenlit an imprint based on his Batman: White Knight series. Unofficially dubbed the “Murphyverse”, the Gotham-centric books will pick up where Murphy’s Curse of the White Knight series left off, and feature characters including Nightwing, Batgirl, and Harley Quinn. According to Murphy’s announcement, he will be outlining
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We didn’t see this coming… Sure, we thought Blade Devil was a slick looking book when we previewed it in February. We also knew that the book’s creator, Raging Golden Eagle, has maintained an entertaining YouTube channel with a dedicated fan base for years. But did we expect the Blade Devil crowdfunding campaign to reach this level of breakout success,
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Publisher Curve Digital has announced that 90s throwback racer Hotshot Racing is coming to consoles and PC this Spring. Co-developed by Lucky Mountain Games and Sumo Digital (Forza Horizon), Hotshot Racing should fit like a warm glove for fans of retro arcade racers such as Daytona U.S.A. and Ridge Racer. Here’s the official breakdown of the game from Curve Digital:
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The Replicator Remastered crowdfunding campaign is still rockin’ and rollin’ on Indiegogo, but Replicator creator Robert Arnold is already laying the groundwork for the next installment of the series. In a recent backer update, Arnold announced that artist William War Reyes is joining the Replicator 3 team as the book’s illustrator. Here’s what Reyes has to say about the Replicator
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Earlier this week, the crowdfunding campaign for Cauldron Comics’ superhero book Grayskale ended successfully, rallying in the final 24 hours to pass the $5 thousand funding goal.* Created by Michael Derrick (who we recently interviewed here), Grayskale is a 60-page superhero adventure written by Derrick (The Abductables) and featuring illustrations by P.K. (The Ballad of Dusty Tortillas), colors by Eugeniu
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Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the creator of the famous “Konami code” cheat that originated in the 1986 NES port of Gradius, has died, Konami has announced. For those not in the know, the code is “up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start,” with varying effects depending on the game. Hashimoto created the code during the development of the
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Japanese developer PlatinumGames has unveiled Project G.G., an all-new action IP described as “the powerful climax to the Hideki Kamiya superhero trilogy”. (Kamiya-San being the celebrated director of Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101). In an interview with the Japanese publication Famitsu, Kamiya notes that Project G.G. is “Platinum challenging what [the company] hasn’t challenged before… If Viewtiful Joe is like a Kamen
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In a recent backer update, Deathsworn creator Karl O’Rowe announced that the inking work for Book One are now 100% complete, and coloring is expected to be completed in March. Once the main book is complete, O’Rowe intends to wrap up the art for the bonus ashcan comic, which he also expects to complete by the end of March. More
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Publisher Adult Swim Games has announced via IGN that Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time is planned for release this summer for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. The game is being developed by Japanese studio Soleil, and will be written by Samurai Jack series head writer Darrick Bachman. Adult Swim Games plans to host a panel at PAX East
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Following the massive success of Cyberfrog: Bloodhoney (and several spin-off projects), renowned comic book creator Ethan Van Sciver is getting Bloodhoney‘s sequel, Cyberfrog 2: Rekt Planet, ready to launch on Indiegogo this March. In addition to the main comic and a separate book titled Salamandroid: Death’s Sting, there will also be bonuses for backers who jump in early. According to
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In a recent backer update, Brand creator Antonio Brice announced that he has indeed received the final books from the printer, and fulfillment will commence in March once a few of the extra backer perks are firmly in-hand. The bigger news, however, is that Brice and the rest of the Brand creative team is prepped to launch a crowdfunding campaign
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On Wednesday, Coffin Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for Lady Death: Malevolent Decimation, the eleventh chapter of the Lady Death saga since the character’s resurrection in 2015. The campaign was another instant success, having already raised more than $220 thousand at the time of this writing. Malevolent Decimation is co-written by Brian Pulido and Mike MacLean, and features illustrations by
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Merge Games recently announced that Infuse Studio’s adventure game Spirit of the North will be coming to both Windows PC and Nintendo Switch this Spring. Originally released in 2019 for PS4, Spirit of the North is a 3rd-person puzzle adventure game inspired by Nordic lore. Players control a red fox who must assist the guardian of the Northern Lights as
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In a recent backer update for Bloodhunt creator Simon Pothier shared a teaser image (below) for Skull Busters, a mysterious new comic book project presumably coming soon to Indiegogo. What else do we know about Skull Busters? Not much. If it’s anything like Pothier’s Bloodhunt (which is still in-demand here), it will likely be a dark, bloody good time intended
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Not content to have the number one PlayStation podcast on the Internet, Sacred Symbols hosts Colin Moriarty and Chris Ray Gun are now prepped to make the jump from game commentary to development with Twin Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Adventure. The game is scheduled to release 24 March on PS4 and PS Vita for $9.99, and it will be cross-buy
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After a late-breaking delay in 2019, SEGA‘s Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! is now set to arrive on 25 February. The game is coming to several mainstream virtual reality platforms, including PSVR, HTC Vive, Steam VR, and Oculus Rift. You can watch the latest trailer for the game below. Space Channel 5 is a unique rhythm/action/sci-fi franchise that
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creator Per Berg (aka Narwhal) launched a crowdfunding campaign for Foreign Agent,* a 190-page graphic novel described as a mishmash of military, Winter-western, and home-invasion stories. The Foreign Agent campaign was an instant success, more than doubling the initial funding goal after the first weekend, having raised more than $12 thousand at the time
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On Wednesday, Arc System Works announced that the Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle will be heading to western Nintendo Switch and PS4 consoles on 20 February. There is currently no word on whether the PC or Xbox One versions will be coming west. The 18-game collection includes the original 3 Double Dragon games (the NES ports, not the
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On Tuesday, Bandai Namco announced that Code Vein has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. The vampire-themed action RPG was released for PS4, Xbox One and Steam PC last September. If you’re a fan of Code Vein and want to join in on the celebration, Bandai Namco is ready with some DLC to sell you, starting with the first of
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The Splintering 