At Tokyo Game Show 2019, Publisher D3 debuted the first live gameplay of Onechanbara Origin, the remake of The Onechanbara and The Onechanbara 2. So far, the trademark risqué outfits from the original games don’t appear to be radically altered, but given Sony’s puritanical turn over the last year, it’s quite possible that the game could be censored before its
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On 16 September, publisher Wikid Comics will launch a new supernatural thriller book Wrath on Indiegogo. Written by Scott Kysh and illustrated by Emilio Utrera, Wrath is a “story about a young man that discovers he has the ability to physically manifest his childhood trauma.” If you’re eager to get a taste of what the final product will look like,
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On Wednesday, the crowdfunding campaign for Blake Northcott‘s Everglade Angels graphic novel ended successfully, raising nearly $12 thousand from roughly 200 backers. Written by Scott Lobdell (X-Men) and featuring artwork by Roc Upchurch, Everglade Angels is a 48-page murder mystery set in the Florida Everglades for mature audiences only. Upset that you missed out on the crowdfunding period? You’re not
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creators Frankie and Vinnie Tartamella (Through the Woods, City of Venus: Dead City) launched a crowdfunding campaign for a 28-page, Halloween-themed comic, The Ghostly Manor on Howling Hill, which is intended for readers of all ages. The best part? The project is already fully funded, so there’s nothing in the way of getting the
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creator Kyle Ritter unveiled a short teaser trailer to promote his upcoming sci-fi project Starblades. That in itself may not be particularly newsworthy, but holy crap, watch this thing and let us know in the comments if it doesn’t look to you as though Starblades is just begging for an animated adaptation. The first
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For nearly a year, The Legends of Log has been a mainstay of Alterna Comics’ anthology series It Came Out on a Wednesday. But now Alterna is giving the ax-wielding wooden giant his own one-shot book this January. The best part? It will only cost a buck. Legends of Log follows the adventures of the titular titan Log as he
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Update! Today’s Nintendo Direct did indeed confirm that the Assassin’s Creed bundle is coming to Switch this year, including Black Flag’s DLC. Original story follows. Earlier this week, Greek retail website The Console Club listed a bundle containing both Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and Assassin’s Creed: Rogue on Nintendo Switch for €38.90. The listing was later deleted. The listing
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On Tuesday, developer Omega Force and publisher Koei Tecmo announced that Ryu Hayabusa from the Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive series will be a playable character in Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate. The Ultimate expansion will be available both as a stand-alone product and as an add-on to the original Warriors Orochi 4. Here is the official breakdown of the
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creator Sean Sweeney launched a crowdfunding campaign for Oddity, an all-new 48-page graphic novel which combines elements of humor, horror, science fiction, and amphibious action. Written by David Shawn and featuring illustrations by Sean Sweeney (aka Sweens) and letters by Eric Weathers (of course), Oddity follows the adventures of a error-prone mutated swamp punk
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At the Hatsune Miku “Magical Mirai 2019” event in Tokyo, SEGA announced that Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix is headed exclusively to the Nintendo Switch in the West in 2020. Titled Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega39’s in Japan, the rhythm game is scheduled to release in Japan on 13 February 2020 for 5,990 yen, and later in 2020 in
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Yesterday, the crowdfunding campaign for the first two issues of Mari Sue ended successfully, raising over $9 thousand on Indiegogo. Written and illustrated by George Alexopoulos, Mari Sue is an anime-inspired comic series described as an action comedy featuring “exo-suit battles, bizarre creatures, a fine cast of characters to befriend, dastardly enemies to despise, and dozens of rich settings you’ll
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At a press conference in Tokyo earlier today, SEGA officially announced Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon (titled Yakuza 7: Whereabouts of Light and Darkness in Japan). The game will launch for PS4 on 16 January 2020 in Japan, with a release in western territories later in 2020. This new Yakuza entry not only features a new protagonist and setting, but
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Earlier this month, independent game developer Unfold Games caused an online stir after refusing an exclusivity deal with the Epic Store for the studio’s first title: DARQ. Just three days after Unfold Games announced DARQ’s release date on Steam, Epic approached the studio with an exclusivity deal (coupled with a cash incentive) which would have wrested the game away from
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On Wednesday, independent comic book writer and Chibi Comics founder Mike Murphy launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Gods Fear Me, a new post-apocalyptic sci-fi comic with a Lovecraftian flare. Written by Murphy (Samurai and Dinosaurs) and illustrated by Kristian Rossi (Trespasser), The Gods Fear Me is a 32-page comic intended as the first of a three-part miniseries. Here’s the
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In July, indepedent comic book creator and Tyrant Creative Media founder Torian Tarrant launched a crowdfunding campaign for Catalyst, a new comic book described as “an international spy action set in the world of an urban crime/drama.” Written by Tarrant and featuring illustrations by Von Randal, colors by Paris Alleyne and letters by Matias Zanetti, the first issue of Catalyst
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It looks like there is yet another HD remaster collection in our future, this time including both Disney’s Aladdin and The Lion King originally released in 1993 and 1994 respectively. It should be noted that these will be based on the games developed by Virgin Interactive, so fans of Capcom’s take on Aladdin for the Super Nintendo will have to
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Earlier this week, independent comic book artist and How Rad Comics founder Josh Howard launched a crowdfunding campaign for T-Bird & Throttle #3. Heavily influenced by the art of Bruce Timm and Batman the Animated Series, T-Bird & Throttle is a sci-fi, superhero miniseries written and illustrated by Howard himself. Here’s the pitch straight from the T-Bird & Throttle Indiegogo
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Update: this leak has since been confirmed by Sony. Original story follows. A PS4 listing for Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection has appeared on the Hong Kong PlayStation Store. The title had not been formally announced by Capcom. The collection includes Mega Man Zero 1, 2, 3, and 4 (originally released for the GameBoy Advance) as well as Mega Man
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Over the weekend, the crowdfunding campaign for Adam Post’s new horror graphic novel College of the Dead crossed the finish line successfully, raising just over $5 thousand. Written by Stefan Petrucha (X-Files, Captain America: Dark Designs) and illustrated by Javier Sanchez Aranda (Star Trek, Dungeons & Dragons), College of the Dead is girthy a 140-page book which follows a terrified
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creator Bill Raupp launched a crowdfunding campaign for Tribulation Taskforce: Secret Files #1, a companion book to Raupp’s own Tribulation Force. Here’s a summary of the project taken from Tribulation Taskforce Indiegogo campaign page: After the great cleansing, all of the Christians were removed from the earth, and humanity was left to pick up
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Rob Liefeld is responsible for creating some of Marvel’s most enduring comic book characters from the 1990s. Deadpool, Cable, the X-Force- all of these were born of Liefeld’s brain, after which he went on to become one of the founding fathers of Image Comics. However, that hasn’t stopped Liefeld’s detractors from criticizing his work (including the often-parroted “Rob Liefeld can’t
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Earlier this week, renowned comic book creator Ethan Van Sciver announced that a crowdfunding campaign for a hardcover, collected edition of the original 1990s Cyberfrog comics would launch on Indiegogo this September. This $40 hardbound edition will not only collect the original run of Cyberfrog for Harris Comics, but Van Sciver has also indicated that the book will also include
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During a Thursday livestream, Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti announced that he has indeed launched “Alterna Distribution,” an all-new way for independent creators to get their comics into comic book shops. So far, Alterna Distribution exists only as a web domain, but Simeti is planning for the venture to be fully operational in mid-2020. It’s important to note that this
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On Tuesday, comic book creator Sean Gordon Murphy held an “ask me anything” session on social media, fielding questions about his projects past, present, and yes- future. In response to a question on his upcoming plans, Murphy indicated that he will crowdfund a project via Indiegogo when he completes his work on Curse of the White Knight for DC Comics.
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Yesterday at GamesCom, SEGA and development team Ryu Ga Gotoku revealed that The Yakuza Remastered Collection – which includes Yakuza 3, Yakuza 4, and Yakuza 5 – will be making the jump to Western shores soon… So soon, in fact, that Yakuza 3 is available on the PlayStation Store right now! Yakuza 4 will follow suit on 29 October, while
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Earlier this week, Zaid Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for its 80s throwback fantasy book Magic Cop: Drop Dead Legs on Indiegogo. Written by Phillip Diaz and featuring illustrations by Brandon Diaz and colors by Eugeniu Betivu (HIRO: Blood of a Patriots), Magic Cop is an 88-page graphic novel described as a mishmash of Miami Vice and Halloween Town. Here’s
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On Monday, independent comic book creator and Headshot Comics founder Gilbert Deltrez (Lair, Pistolera) launched his latest project via Indiegogo: Galactic Rodents of Mayhem.* Written by Deltrez and illustrated by Sebastian Navas, GROM is a girthy 110-page graphic novel inspired by old school sci-fi franchises such as Star Wars and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Here’s the sales pitch straight from
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The Playstation-exclusive Predator: Hunting Grounds was given a proper gameplay trailer Monday at Gamescom 2019. Without further ado, give the multiplayer-focused shooter a look below: Predator: Hunting Grounds is developed by Illfonic, who you may recall is responsible for 2017’s Friday the 13th the Game, which turned out to be a fun, franchise-faithful multiplayer game. Here’s Sony’s official breakdown of
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Late last week, independent comic book creator Cody Martinez launched a crowdfunding campaign for Wisdom Comes: Chapter 1, a 64-page fantasy book written and illustrated by Martinez himself. Here’s a summary of the project taken from the Wisdom Comes Indiegogo campaign page: Witness the rise of Hera’s greatest hero, and learn what set him upon his monumental quest to eradicate
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Tired of over-complicated, genre-bending, modern first-person shooters? “Flashlights? Fuck flashlights! Gun is flashlight!” Indie publisher Digerati May have the game for you: Demon Pit. Inspired by FPS games from the 90s, Demon Pit is described as an arcade–style arena shooter featuring numerous weapons, a “soul grapple”, and constantly changing environments. Here’s a breakdown of Demon Pit from Digerati followed by
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The Splintering 