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“Castlevania Anniversary Collection” full game list revealed

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Konami has revealed the full list of games included in the upcoming Castlevania Anniversary Collection. Without further ado, here’s the list: Castlevania (NES) Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge (GameBoy) Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (NES) Super Castlevania IV (SNES) Castlevania II (NES) Kid Dracula (Famicom) Castlevania the Adventure (GameBoy) Castlevania Bloodlines (SEGA Genesis) That’s a girthy pile of undead with whom to

Nintendo partners with Dark Horse for “Splatoon 2” art book

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Dark Horse has announced The Art of Splatoon 2, a girthy 384-page art book featuring illustrations, storyboards, and concept designs of Splatoon 2 characters, weapons, gear, locations and maps. Dark Horse has previously partnered with Nintendo to release English-language art books for other successful titles including Super Mario Odyssey and the original Splatoon released on Wii U. The Art of Splatoon

Konami releases trailer for “Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection”

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Konami has unveiled a trailer for its retro game compilation Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection, which includes 8 classic 80s titles faithfully represented in their original retro aesthetic.* Here’s a list of the games included: Scramble TwinBee Nemesis (aka Gradius) Salamander (aka Life Force) Typhoon (aka A-Jax) Haunted Castle Vulcan Venture (aka Gradius II) Thunder Cross https://youtu.be/KpD5C4lBrIM Here a breakdown of

Streets of Rage 2, Contra Hard Corps, Earthworm Jim & more confirmed for the SEGA Genesis Mini

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Thursday, SEGA revealed ten more titles included with their SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive mini. Here’s a list of the newly-confirmed games. Castle of Illusion World of Illusion Thunder Force III Super Fantasy Zone Shinobi III Streets of Rage 2 Earthworm Jim* Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Contra Hard Corps Landstalker This is in addition to the ten games already announced, so

In 1992, the creator of Rocket Raccoon had his life changed forever- now his caregiver is asking for your help

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Bill Mantlo was a prolific comic creator before a hit-and-run accident in 1992 caused him to be in institutional care ever since. Mantlo created several characters during his comic career including Rocket Racoon, Cloak & Dagger, the Micronauts, and Rom. It may come as a surprise, however, that despite creating enduring characters that have appeared in video games, toys and

Ubisoft donating €500,000 to Notre Dame reconstruction; “Assassin’s Creed Unity” free for one week

Posted on April 18, 2019 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

On Wednesday, Ubisoft announced that they will be donating €500,000 to assist the restoration and reconstruction of Notre Dame cathedral. According to Ubisoft’s statement: “As the smoke clears on the events that unfolded on Monday at the Notre-Dame de Paris, we stand in solidarité with our fellow Parisians and everyone around the world moved by the devastation the fire caused.”

After Kickstarter success, “Pistolera” takes a victory lap on Indiegogo

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Wednesday, Headshot Horror Publishing launched an Indiegogo campaign for Pistolera, an all-new 32-page one-shot comic set in the 1800s. Sound familiar? That’s because the book was successfully crowdfunded on Kickstarter last month. Now, Pistolera creator Gilbert Deltrez is giving those consumers who prefer Indiegogo as a crowdfunding platform a chance to get the book. Written by Deltrez (Lair) and

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