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New political satire comic “Agent Poso” takes a stab at corrupt media through espionage adventure

Posted on September 23, 2019 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Over the weekend, One America News host Jack Posobiec launched a crowdfunding campaign for Agent Poso: Task Force Aegis #1. Written by Chuck Dixon (Batman, Jungle Comics) and featuring artwork by Sergio Cariello (Captain America, Conan) and colors by Brett R. Smith (Jawbreakers, Superman), Agent Poso is a conservative-leaning political action/satire sponsored by the American Priority Conference. Here’s a plot

Kyle Ritter’s sci-fi comic “Starblades” hits “Six Figures, Bitch!”

Posted on September 20, 2019 by The Splintering Staff One comment

On Friday, the crowdfunding campaign for Kyle Ritter’s sci-fi graphic novel Starblades crossed the coveted “Six Figures, bitch!” threshold, raising more than $100 thousand with only hours remaining in the crowdfunding period. This is an incredible total for Ritter, as Starblades is his very first creator-owned project. He’s already made quite a name for himself as a colorist on other

2D brawler “Fight’N Rage” coming soon to Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Thursday, Seba Games Dev announced that its side-scrolling brawler Fight’N Rage will be coming soon to consoles, starting with the Nintendo Switch on 26 September, Xbox One on 27 September, and PS4 at a later date. (Sony may be taking their time censoring Gal’s animations – pure speculation!) These new console versions of Fight’N Rage were ported by BlitWorks,

Golden Age heroism returns in new anthology “Thrilling Comics: Murder and Mayhem”

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Thursday, independent comic book creator David Furr launched a crowdfunding campaign for Thrilling Comics: Murder and Mayhem, a 72-page, retro-inspired anthology featuring Golden Age heroes (thanks in part to public domain law). Here’s the breakdown of the project straight from the Thrilling Comics Indiegogo campaign page. The Golden Age of Comics Return to the Modern Era! Legendary comic book

Australia banned 4 games in August, and you probably didn’t even notice

Posted on September 18, 2019 by The Splintering Staff 2 comments

Australia sure is taking its history as a prison colony seriously, as those in charge simply can’t trust their adult population with video games featuring sex, violence or drug use. Even after introducing an R18+ rating in 2013, Australia has still banned a significant number of video games, and the Aussie ban hammer has been very busy as of late..

Could Conan the Barbarian join the MCU?

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Marvel reacquired the Conan comic book license earlier this year, and since then, the Conan comics have been a fairly successful sales story, by modern standards, anyway. Marvel must be happy with the performance of the Conan property, because earlier in September, the publisher acquired the comic book rights to two other Robert E. Howard characters: Dark Agnes and Solomon

Bandai Namco registers trademarks for “Encore” editions of Splatterhouse, Mr. Driller, Klonoa, and more

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

On 4 September, Bandai Namco filed new trademarks for several “Encore” titles in Japan. Here’s the full list of these newly trademarked “Encore” titles: Genpei Touma Den Encore Klonoa Encore Mr. Driller Encore Splatterhouse Encore Wagyan Land Encore Bandai Namco recently used the “Encore” subtitle for both Katamari Damacy Encore for Switch and PC (known as Katamari Damacy Reroll outside

Throwback shooter “Demon Pit” now has a free demo on Steam

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

Digerati’s throwback arena-shooter Demon Pit has a free demo version now available on Steam. The demo gives players a chance to fight the first six waves of enemies using three of the game’s weapons: the pistol, shotgun, and machine gun. The demo also includes leaderboards, so you can see how your demon slaying skills stack up against other players. Here’s a

Jon Malin’s “Graveyard Shift: Vol. II” rakes in monstrous moolah

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Over the weekend, the crowdfunding campaign for Jon Malin’s horror-themed superhero book Graveyard Shift: Volume II ended successfully, raising 17448% of its original goal for a total of nearly $175 thousand. Illustrated by Malin (Jawbreakers: Lost Souls) and written by Mark Poulton (The Savage Hawkman), Graveyard Shift is a superhero tale combining horror and science fiction elements which asks “What if

Dark comedy comic “Mary Boys” now bashing heads on Indiegogo

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Over the weekend, independent comic book creator Karl Stephen launched a crowdfunding campaign for Mary Boys, a black comedy likened to Tank Girl and Cerebus. Here’s the story summary taken from the Mary Boys Indiegogo campaign page: The Mary Boys are quadruplets born with a rare genetic condition that causes enlarged hands and feet, distorted facial features and prevents sufferers

Nintendo to remove “Bayonetta 1 & 2” from Wii U eShop on 19 September

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Nintendo has confirmed that both Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2 will be removed from the Wii U eShop on 19 September, 2019. If you’ve already purchased the games, you will still be able to re-download them after the 19th, but there will be no new sales after that time. This will not affect the availability of Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2 on the Nintendo

Supernatural thriller “Lady Alchemy” extended to 60 pages; new artwork revealed

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

In a backer update on Friday, Lady Alchemy creator Martina Markota announced that the supernatural graphic novel was going to be extended from 40 to 60 pages as the creative team felt more space was needed to do the story justice. This will mean a delay in delivery of the book, but backers of Lady Alchemy can now expect a

Raiden laments a forgotten ”Mortal Kombat” anniversary

Posted on September 13, 2019 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Greetings, mortals! It is I, Raiden, god of thunder and protector of Earthrealm. As many of you are prone to forgetting, mere mortals as you are, I wanted to remind everyone that the 26th anniversary of Mortal Monday is today. Yes, September 13th is the anniversary of the release of the original Mortal Kombat game for home consoles. But did

Konami announces new “Castlevania” game at Tokyo Game Show… for mobile

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

At the 2019 Tokyo Game Show, Konami revealed Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls, and it’s coming soon exclusively to your mobile device! Haven’t you always wanted to experience the classic horror platformer with touchscreen controls? Maybe you have, and if so, here’s the trailer and the full breakdown of Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls from Konami. Hey, at least Shanoa is in

“Onechanbara Origin” gameplay shown at Tokyo Game Show 2019

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

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

Scott Kysh & Wikid Comics teases supernatural thriller “Wrath”

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

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,

Blake Northcott’s horror graphic novel “Everglade Angels” ends successfully, still available in-demand

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

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

How I tried (and failed) to play every Dreamcast launch game for the console’s 20th anniversary (SEGA Dreamcast Anniversary Week special)

Posted on September 10, 2019 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Well, my plans of playing through every single Dreamcast launch title for the 20th birthday of the “little white system that should have” didn’t exactly pan out as I had hoped, but I got the good majority of games booted up and played on 9/9/19! Since I didn’t actually play EVERYTHING this time around, I thought I’d just give a

The Tartamella brothers’ “The Ghostly Manor on Howling Hill” now scaring up cash on Indiegogo

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

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

The Japanese version of “Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore” could be censored, too

Posted on September 10, 2019 by R Leave a comment

We reported last week that the Switch remake of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE appears to be censored based on its reveal trailer from last week’s Nintendo Direct. However, information has started to surface which suggests that not only could the western release be affected, but the Japanese version could very well be censored, too. According to Sankaku Complex, the Tokyo

Kyle Ritter’s sci-fi comic “Starblades” gets a slick animated trailer

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

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

Next Week is “SEGA Dreamcast 20th Anniversary Week” at The Splintering

Posted on September 6, 2019 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Next week marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S. launch of SEGA’s final console, the SEGA Dreamcast. Released on 9 September, 1999 (9-9-99) for $199.99, the SEGA Dreamcast brought along 19 launch games on day 1, including Sonic Adventure, The House of the Dead 2, Power Stone, NFL 2K and Soulcalibur. The Dreamcast hardware would also introduce several innovative features

Ethan Van Sciver teases future comic project: “Bastardized”

Posted on September 5, 2019 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

On recent livestream, renowned comic book creator Ethan Van Sciver revealed plans for an upcoming comic book project titled Bastardized, a zombie apocalypse-esque story in which people infected by “bastardization” don’t turn into zombies, rather they become very angry, belligerent- well- bastards. Sounds timely. Van Sciver originally intended to publish the book under DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint 2010. Van Sciver

Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE is coming to Nintendo Switch- and it’s still censored

Posted on September 5, 2019 by R One comment

One of the big reveals during Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct presentation was an updated port of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, Atlus’ mashup of Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem originally released for the Wii U in 2015. This time titled Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore, the Switch version will include new story segments and an all-new song. However, if the game’s

Alterna Comics’ “Legends of Log” to receive one-dollar one-shot in January

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

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

Greek website leaks “Assassin’s Creed IV/Rogue” bundle for Switch; confirmed in Nintendo Direct (updated)

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

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

“Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate” adds “Ninja Gaiden” hero Ryu Hayabusa to the roster

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

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

Lovecraftian graphic novel “The Case of the Littlest Umbrella” hits “Six Figures, young lady!”

Posted on September 3, 2019 by The Splintering Staff One comment

On Monday, the crowdfunding campaign for The Case of the Littlest Umbrella achieved the glorious designation of “six figures, young lady!” by crossing the $100 thousand threshold. Written by YouTube personality known as “That Umbrella Guy” (aka TUG) and illustrated by Keung Lee (Battle Maiden Knuckle Bomb), The Case of the Littlest Umbrella is a graphic novel intended as a Lovecraftian horror tale

Sean Sweeney’s graphic novel “Oddity” makes the jump to Indiegogo

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

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

Square Enix has censored ”Final Fantasy 8 Remastered”

Posted on August 30, 2019 by R 2 comments

It looks as though Square Enix’s upcoming remaster of Final Fantasy VIII will indeed be censored. Japanese outlet Dengeki Online recently posted several screenshots of the new version on PS4, and as you can see from the comparison images below (provided by Hiecchi), the Siren enemy character model in Final Fantasy VIII Remastered has additional feathers placed on her waist