superheroes
(Update) NYCC 2010: X-Men: Destiny makes you a rookie mutant
A brand new X-Men game published by Activision is coming in Fall 2011. Specifics on the consoles X-Men: Destiny will appear on or the game’s developer hasn’t been confirmed. A trailer for the game will debut soon. In the meantime, those who are attending New York Comic-Con will be among the first to see the game in action. Just head on down to Activision’s booth #1833 for a glimpse.
Real-life superheroes are here, for real
Holding out for a hero? Not a regular guy or gal who lends a hand through conventional means but an honest to goodness, spandex-clad superhero? There are more people defending the ideals and questionable fashion sense of comic-book archetypes than you probably ever realized. It’s true.
Numerous everyday citizens are donning tights and capes to perform heroic deeds in the streets of cities all over the world. Now you can find one or even join their ranks yourself at the World Superhero Registry.
They’re inspired not just by comic book characters…
Registration now open for Champions Online closed beta
Champions Online is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) based on the Champions role-playing game that was first published back in 1981. It’s being developed by Cryptic Studios, a company you’re probably familiar with thanks to its work on City of Heroes, another superhero-themed MMORPG.
Although the full game isn’t expected to be released until Spring 2009 (for PC and Xbox 360), Cryptic Studios confirmed via press release that a closed beta for the PC version will be taking place…
Cryptic Studios and the PAX Party of Champions
Cryptic Studios was in a party mood on Friday night (August 29, 2008) of PAX, hosting a big shindig at Seattle’s Public Library. Since Cryptic was celebrating the soon-to-be released Champions Online, there were superheroes present.
I learned a lot about the Champions Online game. At first I was wondering how it was different from City of Heroes, a game also designed by Cryptic. I discovered that Champions Online does some things that City does not…
Marvel digital comics might start killing heroes on paper
Depending how you look at it, Marvel Comics Digital Comics is either the end of comic books as we know it or the beginning of a new era for the struggling comic book industry. To combat the lost of mainstream sales in the direct market, Marvel Comics will now offer its complete lineup of heroes more »















