When Scribblenauts first launched back in 2009 I was super excited by it. So much so that I made a small video (Cthulhu Vs The Village People) with fellow Nerd-Base editor Dave Chosid showing off some of the off the wall retarded things you can do in the game. Scribblenauts was a great idea, but after a few hours the game was boring because it wasn’t really a game. Developers 5th Cell tried to follow-up with Super Scribblenauts turning it a bit more into a game, but it still fell a bit short for me. I wasn’t really excited to get my hands on Scribblenauts Unlimited, but I should have been. Continue reading
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NYCC ZombiU hands on
Leading up to the New York Comic Con, one of the games I was looking forward to the most was ZombiU. ZombiU is a first person shooter for the Wii U, where a zombie outbreak starts in England. A lot of major video game sites made this game sound like the reason to buy a Wii U. Unfortunately I wasn’t entirely impressed by what I got to do. Continue reading
NYCC PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale hands on
One of the first things I did on Thursday after being let into the New York Comic Con was head straight to the videogames. One of the first games I tried was “PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale”. I was looking forward to giving the game a try for a while because of the “Super Smash Bros.” comparison. Unfortunately this game is no “Super Smash Bros.”.
UPDATED: NYCC '12 news: "Age of Wushu" MMORPG
Now, thus far if you’ve followed the site, you’ll not guess me to be the video game guy, but having managed a certain major video game retail outlet for about 7 years, I can assure you, it’s a definite hobby. However, I’ve never really gotten myself hooked on any MMO’s. I’ve tried WoW, Star Wars, City of Heroes, D&D….they were all good, they just weren’t for me. I was contacted by Snail Games to come check out their new entry into the fold at NYCC, Age of Wushu, and I think I finally found my fix. Continue reading
Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 Revealed at NY Comic Con 2012
One of the highlights for me at NYCC 2012 was the panel discussion and preview trailers of the animated rendition of this truly great Frank Miller story, The Dark Knight Returns Part 2. The panel was made up of legendary Warner Brothers, DC producer Bruce Timm and the talented voice director Andrea Romano, moderated by Gary Miereanu.
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