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And that’s what Tynion plans to do with “Batmen: Eternal,” the final arc of his run on Detective Comics, which kicked off this week. That’s somewhat ironic, considering that his run has also been all about recovering the past — echoing a lost era of Batman comics and repackaging its themes for a modern audience. “It was a drumbeat that I kept hitting” throughout Batman Eternal and its spiritual sequel, 2015’s Batman and Robin Eternal, Tynion added. “A lot of the time, long-form stories can blow

When everything is said and done, this NA LCS split might have one of the simplest playoff pictures of any in the last several years. That leaves just three teams vying for a two spots in the Spring Split playoffs: Team Liquid, TSM, and Counter Logic Gaming. For Team Liquid and TSM, things are pretty cut and dry. Next, they’re going to have to hope that either TSM, Team Liquid, or both, lose their matches this weekend as well. Each match from the final week of the NA LCS Spring Split will be sho

Ubisoft has made the unusual, and savvy, decision to offer a cheaper version of its popular melee brawler, For Honor. The For Honor Starter Edition is only $14.99, compared to $59.99 for the standard version of the game. Even with the lower price point, the Starter Edition includes the full and complete version of the game. The game’s additional six heroes are not included with the Starter Edition, and will also cost 8,000 Steel each to unlock. For Honor community manager Eric Pope went to Reddi

Ubisoft has made the unusual, and savvy, decision to offer a cheaper version of its popular melee brawler, For Honor. The For Honor Starter Edition is only $14.99, compared to $59.99 for the standard version of the game. Even with the lower price point, the Starter Edition includes the full and complete version of the game. The game’s additional six heroes are not included with the Starter Edition, and will also cost 8,000 Steel each to unlock. For Honor community manager Eric Pope went to Reddi

Quake Champions’ latest update in early access is gonna kick it old-school: Custom games will now have a “No Abilities” mode that throws it back to the days of vanilla Quake, for all the get-off-my-lawn types who want to brag about their true skills in arena shooters. Quake Champions is modeling itself as a free-to-play game, where the roster is “rented” either by earning in-game currency or bought outright for real money. As always, the “Champions Pack” is still on sale for $29.99, which gives

Quake Champions’ latest update in early access is gonna kick it old-school: Custom games will now have a “No Abilities” mode that throws it back to the days of vanilla Quake, for all the get-off-my-lawn types who want to brag about their true skills in arena shooters. Quake Champions is modeling itself as a free-to-play game, where the roster is “rented” either by earning in-game currency or bought outright for real money. As always, the “Champions Pack” is still on sale for $29.99, which gives

There’s no denying that Fortnite and its PvP offshoot, Fortnite Battle Royale, having a moment right now. Fortnite Party Royale appears to be the name of the larger event, which is scheduled to take place in Los Angeles alongside E3 2018. For the Party Royale, Epic is “pairing some of the world’s greatest athletes, musicians and entertainers with top Fortnite Battle Royale players from across the globe,” the company said in a news post. Teams will duke it out in a tournament, the Fortnite Celebr

There’s no denying that Fortnite and its PvP offshoot, Fortnite Battle Royale, having a moment right now. Fortnite Party Royale appears to be the name of the larger event, which is scheduled to take place in Los Angeles alongside E3 2018. For the Party Royale, Epic is “pairing some of the world’s greatest athletes, musicians and entertainers with top Fortnite Battle Royale players from across the globe,” the company said in a news post. Teams will duke it out in a tournament, the Fortnite Celebr

Detention, a 2D psychological horror game originally released on PC and PS4 and out now on Switch, unfolds into one of the most unique horror games I’ve played. Set in 1960s Taiwan, the game takes place during the White Terror, a period of civil suppression and unrest under the Chinese government. It’s a similar mechanic here with avoiding enemies: don’t breathe, and don’t make eye contact with them when they come close. But at any moment, a sparse, black and white school auditorium could morph

Detention, a 2D psychological horror game originally released on PC and PS4 and out now on Switch, unfolds into one of the most unique horror games I’ve played. Set in 1960s Taiwan, the game takes place during the White Terror, a period of civil suppression and unrest under the Chinese government. It’s a similar mechanic here with avoiding enemies: don’t breathe, and don’t make eye contact with them when they come close. But at any moment, a sparse, black and white school auditorium could morph

Super Bomberman R is coming to PlayStation 4, Windows PC (via Steam) and Xbox One this June, Konami announced today. The game, which was released on Nintendo Switch last year, will also get some new Bomberman characters based on Ratchet and Clank, Halo’s Master Chief and Portal’s P-body, each of which is exclusive to their respective platform. Super Bomberman R already has a handful of Bomberpeople based on classic Konami and Hudson characters like Simon Belmont, Dracula, Pyramid Head, Goemon an

Super Bomberman R is coming to PlayStation 4, Windows PC (via Steam) and Xbox One this June, Konami announced today. The game, which was released on Nintendo Switch last year, will also get some new Bomberman characters based on Ratchet and Clank, Halo’s Master Chief and Portal’s P-body, each of which is exclusive to their respective platform. Super Bomberman R already has a handful of Bomberpeople based on classic Konami and Hudson characters like Simon Belmont, Dracula, Pyramid Head, Goemon an

After Drake and Ninja’s record-breaking Fortnite stream, fans and players started drawing up their own mock “Hotline Bling” emotes that Epic could include in the game. This video below is based on an incredibly popular gaming meme that features Drake dancing in the “Hotline Bling” video, performing moves associated with different games. Ninja’s stream with Drake had over 635,000 concurrent viewers at its peak, surpassing streamer Dr. DisRespect’s previous Twitch record of 388,000 concurrents. De

Ready Player One is just a couple of weeks away, and that means it’s time for a new trailer. King Kong, the Iron Giant, dinosaurs and even a-ha’s classic 1985 single “Take On Me” all make an appearance. This is the first trailer we’ve received since Ready Player One’s world premiere at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, this past weekend. Early reactions to the film were mostly positive, although some later reviews have called the film out for its reliance on throwbacks to classic film, TV, co

In Surviving Mars, water is held underground, in rare pockets of ice. Unlike many Earthbound metropolitan-planning games, Surviving Mars does not concern itself much with neighborhood zoning, aesthetics or even urban sprawl. In Surviving Mars, a well-oiled settlement is usually a sign of impending disaster. Surviving Mars is smart enough to put us in lots of bad positions, but there’s usually a way out. All of Surviving Mars’ interlocking systems make for an arresting time sink that merges logic

In Surviving Mars, water is held underground, in rare pockets of ice. Unlike many Earthbound metropolitan-planning games, Surviving Mars does not concern itself much with neighborhood zoning, aesthetics or even urban sprawl. In Surviving Mars, a well-oiled settlement is usually a sign of impending disaster. Surviving Mars is smart enough to put us in lots of bad positions, but there’s usually a way out. All of Surviving Mars’ interlocking systems make for an arresting time sink that merges logic

Ark: Survival Evolved has been a constantly growing and adapting experience — appropriate, for a game that’s all about surviving in a prehistoric world — and it’s coming to mobile devices this spring, publisher Studio Wildcard announced today. War Drum Studios, which brought Rockstar Games projects such as Bully and multiple Grand Theft Auto titles to mobile devices, is handling the mobile version. In fact, it will be “designed and developed” by War Drum, according to a news release from Studio

Ark: Survival Evolved has been a constantly growing and adapting experience — appropriate, for a game that’s all about surviving in a prehistoric world — and it’s coming to mobile devices this spring, publisher Studio Wildcard announced today. War Drum Studios, which brought Rockstar Games projects such as Bully and multiple Grand Theft Auto titles to mobile devices, is handling the mobile version. In fact, it will be “designed and developed” by War Drum, according to a news release from Studio

Geralt of Rivia is oiling up his sword and heading to the stage of history. Bandai Namco confirmed today that the star of CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher will appear in Soulcalibur 6 as a guest character. In his gameplay debut, seen above, Geralt takes on Soulcalibur mainstays Nightmare and Mitsurugi on a stage based on Kaer Morhen from The Witcher. So far, Bandai Namco has confirmed nine characters — including Geralt — for the game’s roster: returning fighters Ivy, Zasalamel, Sophitia, Mitsurugi,