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Two 'Heroes Reborn' Games Announced as Prequels for the Show

Jon Ledford — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:30:19 +0000

Imperative Entertainment and Phosphor Games are launching two titles based on Heroes Reborn, acting as prequels for Hiro's big return to NBC.

Disney Infinity 3.0 to Bring 'Star Wars' and 'Avengers' Together

Jon Ledford — Tue, 05 May 2015 20:30:25 +0000

The House of Mouse has finally done it: Disney Infinity 3.0 will unite Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars characters under one roof for some massive adventures.

Disney has confirmed with Game Informer that Star Wars is coming to Disney Infinity 3.0, adding our favorite faces from a galaxy far, far away to the series. Avalanche Software will be making figures and in-game adventures spanning both the original and prequel trilogies. The studio will also be signing on other developers to work on Disney Infinity 3.0's various toy packs and multi-console releases. For example, the DmC: Devil May Cry team at Ninja Theory will be making the Twilight of the Republic playset, which will star Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka in a story set between Episodes II and III. Able to interact with this set will be the Darth Maul, Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi figures (each sold separately).

Link Ink: Eastman & Laird On FCBD, A Life-Size Spider-Man Statue And Dark Horse Digital Turns 3

Caleb Goellner — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:00:04 +0000

Thursday's links await, after the jump.

'Thrillbent 3.0′ Introduces Subscription Model, App, New 'Empire,' 'Insufferable,' 'Charlie Wormwood'

Matt D. Wilson — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 18:24:26 +0000

Thrillbent, the digital comics publishing website founded by writers Mark Waid and John Rogers, has spent the past two years offering up free comics for pretty much free.

In a Wednesday blog post, Waid unveiled what he's calling "Thrillbent 3.0," which adds another layer of content that Waid is calling a sort of "Hulu Plus of comics." Fans can pay a $3.99 monthly fee -- about as much as the cover price for most Marvel single issues -- to access a collection of titles including a revived version of Waid, Barry Kitson and Chris Sotomayor's Gorilla Comics/DC series Empire. There's also a free new app available for iOS that gives fans mobile access to the material.

'Captain America: The Winter Soldier: The Official Game' Coming To Mobile Devices In April

Caleb Goellner — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 19:00:53 +0000

Riding the shield-slinging Captain America: The Winter Soldier promotional blitz that kicked off on Sunday, Gameloft has released its first trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier: The Official Game. Headed to iOS, Android and Windows 8 mobile devices on April 4 -- the same day the movie opens -- the new game promises "an original blend of combat action and flexible tactical options." The trailer is more straightforward, though, and simply shows Captain America smashing faces.

Halftone 2 Turns Photos And More Into Comic Book Stories On iOS

Caleb Goellner — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:00:00 +0000

There have been a number of photo-to-comic apps on the iPad over the years, but the $1.99 Halftone 2 Comic Book Creator (a sequel to the first $0.99 Halftone app released in 2011) may be the first one that's nimble enough to make the process anything more than a time-killer. While it's marketed principally as a fun novelty, it's got an easy-to-use radial menu and other intuitive tools for topping photos and other images -- like, say, your drawings -- with all the lettering, sound effects and other visual add-ons native to sequential art.

DC's 'Batman: Arkham Origins' MultiVerse Graphic Novel App: Choosing The Wrong Adventure

Caleb Goellner — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 20:58:25 +0000

Yesterday DC Comics launched its new Batman: Arkham Origins - A DC Comics MultiVerse Graphic Novel app, which serves as a choose-your-own-adventure style motion comic prequel to WB Games Montreal's video game of the same name. Befitting of its status as a video game tie-in, this is a "freemium" experience. You download a free 8-page setup before reaching a fork in the narrative road and pay more (it's being serialized, you see) for the full range of story content as it's released. As a bonus, readers who pay to read halfway through the story get a code to unlock a new playable skin in the Origins game. Those who pay for a season pass get the first skin, plus an additional costume for Batman to wear.

In an interview with Wired, Hank Kanalz, SVP of Integrated Publishing at DC Comics, characterized the effort as an experiment. Financially, this model could prove to be a success -- especially with its downloadable content (DLC) incentives for hardcore gamers. Creatively? So far it leaves something to be desired.

'Framed' Makes A Game Out Of Rearranging Comic Panels [Video]

Matt D. Wilson — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:00:46 +0000

A lot of video games have adapted comics and comic book characters. At least one has even given players the opportunity to jump around between panels, but has there ever been a video game that actually used comic panels as a core gameplay mechanic?

Kodansha Launches English Version Of Its Manga Box App For iOS

Caleb Goellner — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 16:00:30 +0000

While it doesn't stock everything the publisher has to offer in print just yet, Kodansha's Manga Box app is now available for free for iOS devices. The app currently offers 13 free titles to read, including spinoffs of popular titles like Attack on Titan and Kindaichi Case Files.

FiftyThree Introduces 'Pencil' iPad Stylus For 'Paper' App

Caleb Goellner — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:00:25 +0000

As an increasing number of precision pressure-sensitive capacitive pens and corresponding applications arrive for iOS, iPad users are faced with a lot of considerations... now including whether or not to splurge for walnut wood. While it doesn't sport pressure-sensitivity, FiftyThree's new Pencil stylus, designed to work the Paper app, does showcase a few unique features that casual (or even more serious) iPad artists may be into.