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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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While the release of Shenmue I & II last year was certainly cause for celebration among SEGA fans, its release begs a question of critical, global importance: Is the SEGA Dreamcast still worth collecting for? To address this confounding issue, two top minds from Internet blogging sites have agreed to debate the finer points of the conundrum, and what better
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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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Hasbro certainly had a sensation on their hands with their new Monopoly Socialism board game. After it’s initial release, this new parody spin on the classic board game looks to be sold out at virtually every traditional outlet. What made Monopoly Socialism such an in-demand hit? To put it simply: the Streisand Effect. Despite the original Monopoly being a gamified
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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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The Splintering 