ScottWarner Bros. Buys MIdway Games
Well, most of it anyway.
Warner picked up most of Midway's assets including the Mortal Kombat franchise, Spy Hunter and Joust for the tidy sum of $33 million.
I'm not sure what will come of this but I predict three things might happen. Some of Midway's games will be getting comics, There will be a new Mortal Kombat vs. DC, and we might see some movies based on Spy Hunter or Mortal Kombat again.
Uncanny X-Men: First Class #1
COVER BY: Roger Cruz
WRITER: Scott Gray
PENCILS: Roger Cruz
INKS: Colleen Coover|Roger Cruz
COLORED BY: Colleen Coover|Val Staples
LETTERED BY: Colleen Coover
THE STORY:
The early days of the X-Men’s second generation are revealed in an all-new series starring Cyclops, Storm, Banshee, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Wolverine and Phoenix! Professor X invites the mysterious Inhumans into the X-Men’s home, but when Wolverine and Gorgon meet, the party turns ugly! Nightcrawler faces a crisis of faith and searches for an answer in the Inhuman city Attilan – but has he found his salvation or ultimate destruction? Don’t miss a culture clash that will rock both super-teams to their cores! Rated A ...$2.99
IN STORES: July 8, 2009
Get Your Capcom On, On the PSN That Is
The section on the PSN for old games has been empty for along time. Granted now we have the huge titles of Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy VII, but as great as they are they're still two games. Well Capcom sees an opportunity to sell more of their games.
Tomorrow they'll make Capcom Classic Collection: Remixed available for download. It brings 20 old school Capcom titles to the table. And over the year nine more Capcom games from the PSP and PS1 library will become available
For the full list of titles click the link.
Your iPhone Can Get It's PSO Nerd On
Do you have an iPhone that's naked? Do you like letting the world know you're an old school gamer? Well don't fret for now you can protect your phones in "style".
Esty is offering this soft case modeled after the original PlayStation for $20 with a controller for an additional $7. While I'm not inclined to spend thirty dollars on an iPhone case, if I were it would probably be this.
Asteroids Is Getting A Movie
Yes that Asteroids. The black and white game with simple vector sprites rom 1979.
Someone thought it would make a good movie for contemporary audiences. In fact alot of people did as it just went through a four studio bidding war. Well Universal studios won out and are now tasked with making the simple game into some kind of space epic.
I seriously love Asteroids as a game. But as a movie it dosen't offer much in terms of originality. Is it seriously going to be one man in a ship blasting Asteroids and other ships in space? I've seen that so many times now I'm totally numb to it.
Rock Band DLC For Week Of 7/7
Holy crap what a brutal week! After the previously reealed Green Day Three Pack we get our faces melted with some of the craziest metal in recent history. Abondan all hope, ye who enter here.
Green Day Pack 1:
- Green Day “21 Guns”
- Green Day “East Jesus Nowhere”
- Green Day “Know Your Enemy”
Mayhem Pack 1:
- Behemoth “Conquer All”
- Black Dahlia Murder “What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse”
- Cannibal Corpse “Hammer Smashed Face”
- God Forbid “Empire of the Gun”
- Job for a Cowboy “Embedded”
- Marilyn Manson “Disposable Teens”
- Slayer “Black Magic”
- Whitechapel “This Is Exile”
The Marvels Project #1
COVER BY: Steve Epting
WRITER: Ed Brubaker
PENCILS: Steve Epting
INKS: Steve Epting
COLORED BY: Dave Stewart
LETTERED BY: Chris Eliopoulos
THE STORY:
The centerpiece of Marvel's 70th Anniversary celebration! Who is the mysterious old man who lies on his deathbed in a hospital in 1939, and how does his passing mark the beginning of the first heroic age of the Marvel Universe — and signal the rise of the superhumans? Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting unveil the defining story of the origin of the Marvel Universe, revealing the hidden connections that unite the earliest costumed champions, and whose reverberations are felt dramatically into the present day! It’s a world on the brink of war, and the race is on to create the world's first super-soldier! Witness the first days of the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, and many more-- how they shaped the world to come, and how the future they would create in turn shaped them! The must-read event of the season for any Marvel fan from the Award-Winning creators who redefined Captain America for the modern audience! Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory ...$3.99
IN STORES: August 12, 2009
Cap Reborn Prelude
Press Release
Marvel is proud to announce that fans can now get a look at the exclusive prequel to Captain America: Reborn #1 courtesy of Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited at www.marvel.com/reborn. Captain America Reborn: Prelude, from Eisner-winning scribe Ed Brubaker and fan favorite artist Luke Ross, reveals just what happens before the hotly anticipated Captain America: Reborn #1 hits stores tomorrow! The entire world knows of the tragic event that transpired in Captain America #25, when Steve Rogers, the man who fought as our nation's Sentinel of liberty for over 70 years, was brutally gunned down on the steps of a New York courthouse. But now, miraculously, there may be a way to save Steve Rogers and the key could lie in the hands of the daughter of his greatest enemy. How does the Red Skull's femme fatale offspring play into all of this? What does she know about the assassination of the world’s greatest hero? And will this information save our greatest icon or doom him forever? Find out now in the eight-page Captain America Reborn: Prelude, free to all readers at www.marvel.com/reborn
Plus, don’t miss an exclusive preview of Captain America Reborn #1 at www.marvel.com/reborn one day before Steve Rogers makes his triumphant return to the Marvel Universe!
For fans of Captain America and those wanting to own a part of this historic moment in Marvel history, visit your local comic book retailer on July 1, 2009 to purchase Captain America Reborn #1. To learn more about this landmark event and get a jumpstart with Captain America Reborn: Prelude, go to www.marvel.com/reborn for the exclusive digital comics and a free preview of the series!
And if you want even more exciting adventures of Captain America, Iron Man and all your favorite Marvel heroes, sign up for Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited at www.marvel/digitalcomics. Subscription rates start as low as $4.99/month, making it affordable to new readers and longtime fans!
Marvel Divas #1
COVER BY: J. Scott Campbell
WRITER: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
PENCILS: Tonci Zonjic
INKS: Tonci Zonjic
COLORED BY: Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic
THE STORY:
Diva (dee-vah), noun: An unusually glamorous and powerful woman. See: Patsy "Hellcat" Walker; Felicia "Black Cat" Hardy; Angelica "Firestar" Jones; and Monica "Photon" Rambeau. What happens when you take four of the Marvel Universe's most fabulous single girls and throw them together, adding liberal amounts of suds and drama? You get the sassiest, sexiest, soapiest series to come out of the House of Ideas since Millie the Model! Romance, action, ex-boyfriends, and a last page that changes everything! Let your inner divas out with this one, fellas, you won't regret it! Parental Advisory ...$3.99
IN STORES: July 1, 2009