Articles

Matt Fraction takes the reins on DC’s Batman, with a redesign and renumbering

Image
Writer Matt Fraction will pick up the Batman baton this September, DC Comics announced at the annual ComicsPRO industry conference today, joining current Batman artist Jorge Jimenez for a new Batman #1 hitting shelves in September. Picking up after Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee’s Hush sequel, H2SH , concludes with August’s Batman #163, the new Batman era will come with a redesigned Batman costume — a fresh take on his classic blue and gray color scheme, a new Batmobile, and a new pop-influenced look for Gotham City, according to Jimenez. As for Fraction, he most recently wrote Batman in his last book for DC Comics, the rollicking comedy Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen , but it’s safe to assume that the character will be a little different than his appearances there . “Jorge and I have a very superhero-forward kind of take on Batman,” Fraction said in DC’s news release. “We’ve got a new Batmobile, we’ve got a new costume, we’ve got new characters, and we’ve got a lot of old ones too —g...
Enregistrer un commentaire
Lire la suite

In this house, any game can be a co-op game

Image
My husband and I have been playing a lot of Portal 2 — arguably the best couch co-op game of the modern era, despite the success of Hazelight’s It Takes Two , which also changed the genre forever . I could name a few more, and that’s about it. I’m not talking just about games you can play with multiple people locally. I mean games where you must work with a partner to get to the end, or at least to make the process more enjoyable. For those, in our house, we’ve made all kinds of games into co-op games. We got the idea after playing through The Quarry , the playable film with lots of celebrities and a lot of characters to control. The game has a local co-op setting, where you pass the controller to the next player to make choices and try to dodge the occasional fallen tree. But we forewent this setting because were playing as a team, talking out each decision, sometimes pausing the game to think through a clue or recall earlier dialogue. We probably played The Quarry three or four t...
Enregistrer un commentaire
Lire la suite

Marvel Rivals’ latest patch buffs everyone except support characters

Image
Supports are the biggest losers in the Marvel Rivals season 1.5 patch , which goes live on Feb. 21. Popular picks, like Cloak and Dagger and Luna Snow, are getting their most powerful abilities toned down to let tanks and damage dealers have a little more fun. And if that wasn’t enough, the worst heroes for a support player to fight off will be even stronger than they already are. Strategists have ruled over the last month of Marvel Rivals , especially at high levels of play. Invisible Woman , Luna Snow, Cloak and Dagger, and Rocket Raccoon had particularly high win rates during the first half of season 1, according to a recently updated list on the official site . It’s not abnormal to see a team run three Strategists at once simply for the near-invulnerability they can provide with their ultimates. That strategy will likely become less common when the patch hits later this week. Cloak and Dagger, Luna Snow, and Invisible Woman will have to wait longer for their ultimates to come...
Enregistrer un commentaire
Lire la suite

What time does Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 release?

Image
Fortnite places you in the role of a bank robber in Chapter 6 Season 2 , which has the official title of “Lawless.” The heist theme is a popular one in the Fortnite realm, as players can complete a train heist as recently as Chapter 6 Season 1. However, trains are not the only source of highly-valued loot as a few POIs are being updated to include banks. Here’s when Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 releases in your time zone, and what you can expect in the new season. What time does Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 release in your time zone ? Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 will release on Friday, February 21 , with downtime starting at 2 a.m. EST . Previous seasons have taken anywhere from two to five hours to come online, so we estimate that Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 will release around the following times: 1 a.m. – 4 a.m. PST for the West Coast of North America 4 a.m. – 7 a.m. EST for the East Coast of North America 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. GMT for the U.K. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. CET f...
Enregistrer un commentaire
Lire la suite

Keep Driving’s perfectly annoying hitchhikers are a game-design master class

Image
On my second run through Keep Driving — a wonderful, turn-based, pixel-art game about taking long road trips as an aimless youth in the early 2000s — I picked up a hitchhiker called The Hurricane. This young woman was attractive and cool, much cooler than me. But she was also kind of annoying. She kept filling up the precious inventory space in my car’s trunk and the well behind the front seats with useless trash: used toilet rolls, packs of cigarettes with only one smoke left in them, spilled coffee cups. And she really wanted to party, which ended up getting me into terrible trouble. When we award the Polygon Recommends badge, it’s because we believe the recipient is uniquely thought-provoking, entertaining, inventive, or fun — and worth fitting into your schedule. If you want curated lists of our favorite media, check out What to Play and What to Watch . Before I tell you about that, let me tell you how hitchhikers work in Keep Driving . They have unique skills, which c...
Enregistrer un commentaire
Lire la suite

Pokémon Go is reportedly for sale and the price tag is huge

Image
In 2016, Pokémon Go was the biggest video game on the planet, breaking software download records and sending local news into hysterics. Nine years and many less popular games later, developer Niantic Inc. is preparing to sell its games division to Saudia Arabia-owned Scopely Inc., according to a report by Bloomberg . How much does one of the most popular video games in history cost? The report claims the price tag for the division is an eye-watering $3.5 billion. Niantic has been contacted for comment. Pokemon Go ’s sale would be the latest twist in the tale of one of gaming’s most unlikely CEOs. In 2001, John Hanke co-founded a mapping technology company called Keyhole that would later be acquired by Google and be foundational in the development of Google Earth and Google Maps. In 2010, Hanke, riding rarified success, chose to lead a team inside Google that would envision the future of augmented reality gaming. The team launched Ingress , the first major global augmented reality ...
Enregistrer un commentaire
Lire la suite

Magic’s first batch of Final Fantasy cards are here, and they look amazing

Image
It’s a year of change for Magic: The Gathering in 2025, as the beloved brand makes a seismic shift in how it delivers its unique narrative beats to its most devoted fans. There will only be three Magic Multiverse-themed sets each year going forward, down from four. Filling the gap is the wildly popular Universes Beyond initiative, which will get three sets of its own for a total of six each year. Best of all is the fact that publisher Wizards of the Coast is coming out swinging with an entire set inspired by Final Fantasy . Titled Magic: The Gathering – Final Fantasy , according to a news release it will include “the largest collection of Final Fantasy artwork ever in a single game, drawing from across the franchise.” That means everyone from a fan who cut their teeth on the Super Nintendo to folks grinding away today at Final Fantasy 14 should be able to find something that they recognize. For fans of Magic gameplay, this Standard-legal set features some interesting new mech...
Enregistrer un commentaire
Lire la suite