Video Games

A few weeks ago, we took a look at Julie Farrell's concept art for a video game based on 1989's Gotham By Gaslight. Unfortunately for anyone excited by the idea of a game where you play as Steampunk Batman hunting down Jack the Ripper at the turn of the century, the game never came out...

Capcom's Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is one of my all-time favorite video game franchises. Bizarre characters, clever storytelling, spirit-channeling, forensic science, people getting murdered left and right -- it's everything you need for a good time...

If you're a regular listener of ComicsAlliance's War Rocket Ajax podcast, then you're probably already aware that I'm in the habit of picking up video games from a few years back on the cheap while we're waiting on newer titles like Saints Row the Third or Mass Effect 3...

For those of you out there who like both Batman and the combination of brass gears, top hats and goggles that is Steampunk, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that, as Kotaku reported last week, concept art by artist Julie Farrell exists for a steampunk-styled Batman game based on Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola's 1989 graphic novel Batman: Gotham By Gaslight...

Way back in April of 2010, Exploding Rabbit blew our minds with Super Mario Crossover, a fan-made game that put an entire team of classic NES characters from different games into the world of Super Mario Bros. Finally, my childhood dream of having Bill Rizer from Contra shoot Bowser in the face was realized...

As I've mentioned before here at ComicsAlliance, my love of the bizarre, over-the-top side of popular art doesn't stop with comics. The strange world of VHS boxes from the golden age of the video store, the lurid, painted pulp covers, I love that stuff. And given that I have fond memories of video store shelves lined with NES games, it shouldn't be a surprise that I love those too. That's why Neil

Despite being one of the greatest super-heroes ever created, Superman hasn't exactly had a lot of luck with video games. His most famous outing in the field, Superman 64, is commonly regarded as the single worst game of the N64 era, and considering a few of the other titles that got the Nintendo Seal of Quality, that's saying something...

Here's what happens on the very first page of the 1990 "Worlds of Power" novelization of Castlevania II: Simon's Quest for the NES: "No, Count Dracula! You will not drink my spirit this day!" he said, snapping his thorn whip with a crack as loud as a gunshot... Read More ...

The Mass Effect N7 Elite Armor Stripe Hoodie Available From: BiowareStore.com Price: $74 As we've already established in this year's gift guide, t-shirts give you the perfect opportunity to express your pop culture obsessions without the hassle of talking to other people...

I finished playing Batman: Arkham City a while back, but it probably won't come as a surprise to anyone that I am definitely not tired of playing a video game where Batman punches people right in the face. That's why I was looking forward to Batman: Arkham City Lockdown, the tie-in game for iPhone and iPad that was developed by NetherRealm Studios...