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Beast Wars Episode 1 for Transformers: Battle Tactics Begins

Yesterday DeNA announced the first event featuring Beast Wars for Transformers: Battle Tactics, the turn-based tactical mobile game that lets players assemble teams of iconic Autobots and Decepticons. Beast Wars Episode 1 runs from April 9 through April 14, when players can collect, fight alongside and take control of classic Maximals and Predacons like Waspinator, Cheetor and Megatron in his ferocious T-Rex Alt Mode!

You can download Transformers: Battle Tactics for the iPhone or Android.

 

Batman, Gandalf and Wyldstyle must save LEGO Humanity in LEGO Dimensions

It looks like LEGO has decided to keep up the set universe mixing from the popular LEGO Movie in their video game LEGO Dimensions, which will be out in September 27, 2015. The teaser trailer is awesome and game looks like it plays off of the popular style of toys + video games like Skylanders and Disney Infinity. According to the Amazon pre-order page you will purchase expansion packs and build a collection of figures that allow you to mix and match up to 7 characters, vehicles, and weapons int to the game.

The official description is below:

When a mysterious and powerful vortex suddenly appears in various LEGO worlds, different characters from DC Comics, The Lord of the Rings and The LEGO Movie are swept away. To save their friends, Batman, Gandalf and Wyldstyle bravely jump into the vortex and quickly find themselves fighting to save all of LEGO humanity.

Let creativity be the guide to a building and gaming adventure – journey through unexpected worlds and team-up with unlikely allies on the quest to defeat the evil Lord Vortech. Play with different minifigures from different worlds together in one LEGO videogame, and use each other’s vehicles and gadgets in a way never before possible. LEGO Bad Cop driving the DeLorean Time Machine…why not?! The LEGO Ninjago Masters of Spinjitsu fighting alongside Wonder Woman…yes, please! Get ready to break the rules, because the only rule with LEGO Dimensions is that there are no rules.

The game features such properties as the Wizard of Oz and Back to the Future and will see packs released to allow access to new characters, vehicles, and more.

Packs planned for release in 2015 include:

  • A Back to the Future Level Pack with a Lego Marty McFly minifigure
  • A Lego Ninjago Team Pack with Kai and Cole minifigures
  • Three Ninjago Fun Packs with Jay, Nya and Zane minifigures
  • Two DC Comics Fun Packs with Wonder Woman and Cyborg minifigures
  • Three The Lord of the Rings Fun Packs with Lego Gollum, Lego Gimli and Lego Legolas minifigures
  • Four The Lego Movie Fun packs with Emmet, Bad Cop, Benny and Unikitty characters
  • A The Wizard of Oz Fun Pack with a Lego Wicked Witch of the West minifigure

More packs and plans will be announced down the road, but the continued compatibility of packs and the game in the short term and down the road is being emphasized by LEGO. Future expansion packs will work with the starter pack “even in the fall of next year,” according to the press release.

DeNA and Marvel Release Marvel Mighty Heroes

MMH_IconDeNA and Marvel Entertainment have launched their brand new mobile title, Marvel Mighty Heroes, a real-time co-op brawler featuring beloved heroes and iconic villains from the Marvel Universe. Marvel Mighty Heroes is available for free, right now on iOS and Android.

In the game, players assemble a dream team of Marvel superheroes, equipped with their unique set of upgradeable abilities and costumes to compete in missions, explore new worlds, participate in multiplayer events, tackle boss battles and more. For the first time on mobile devices, up to four players can assume the role of an iconic Marvel character and face off against evil villains in thrilling action gameplay. Super Heroes include Iron Man, Thor, Spider-Man, Captain America, Star-Lord, Hulk, Hawkeye as well as dozens of Super Villains yet to be announced. Each character is equipped with a unique set of powerful, upgradeable abilities along with alternate costumes that grant new powers and allow for a variety of different play styles based around speed, strength, and health.

Also available at launch is the first in-game event for Marvel Mighty Heroes in their “Infinity” series, which features the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy joining forces to battle Thanos the Mad Titan. For more details, please read the full press release below.

In a tight race, Marvel fans have registered and voted to receive Hulk as a special in-game reward for players who download the game in the first week.

The video game is written by comics writer Fred Van Lente.

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Around the Tubes

It’s new comic book day! What’s everyone excited to get this week?

Around the Tubes

Nothing But Comics – Certified?: Paper Sourcing and Comics – Some interesting info.

Gazette – Silver Spring school aids budding comic creators – Very cool!

Kotaku – Now There’s A Mighty Marvel Mobile Multiplayer Brawler – Hrm.

iO9 – The Long And Terrible History Of DC Comics Mistreating Batgirl – Some good comic history.

 

Around the Tubes Reviews

The Beat – Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor #1

Bleeding Cool – Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor #1

Nothing But Comics – Harrow County #1 & 2

Comic Vine – Kanan: The Last Padawan #1

Kotaku – The Private Eye

ICv2 – Seraphim: 266613336 Wings TP

Comic Vine – Uncanny Inhumans #0

The PS4 Gets a Batman: Arkham Knight Bundle

We’re sure you’re as excited for the release as Batman: Arkham Knight as we are. Our excitement went up to 11 with a new bundle shown off today that includes a PS4 and the game, with two different versions.

Priced at $449.99, the bundle includes a Steel Grey PS4 system chassis with a custom faceplate, matching DualShock 4 wireless controller in Steel Grey and the finale of Rocksteady Studios’ hit Arkham trilogy.

There’s another bundle, priced at $399.99, that comes with a PS4 system and DualShock 4 controller in jet black and Batman: Arkham Knight.

Batman: Arkham Knight arrives June 23.

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Next Games and IDW Publishing Debut a Comic Based on Compass Point: West

comic_bg1Next Games, have announced the worldwide release of its first mobile game Compass Point: West accompanied with a comic produced together with IDW Publishing. The first game release from the mobile game studio Next Games, features a rich story set in the Wild West and a highly polished gameplay experience with a unique card collecting mechanic at its heart.

Compass Point: West is a free-to-play action strategy game featuring stunning 3D graphics, highly polished gameplay and a fun and rewarding card collecting system introduced in a new, original way to the mass casual audience on mobile. The game takes the player on a journey to the old Wild West where they join friends and saddle up for an epic adventure, exploring the open frontier while fighting the hostile takeover plans of notorious oil tycoon, Orville Driller. Along the way, the player will build their own outposts, collect cards to summon allies and encounter a wide range of characters, each with their unique personalities in their mission to save the Wild West.

Next Games and IDW Publishing will distribute the comic worldwide through a multitude of platforms including Apple iBooks and Google Play and is also available on www.compasspointwest.com for fans to enjoy.

Compass Point: West is the first game in a series of four games Next Games is developing based on its internal IP. With the Compass Point series, Next Games aims to develop a leading franchise of games banded together by the same principles of original, engaging gaming experience and gorgeous graphics.

Protect the Earth with Krypto in Infinite Crisis

Get an early look at Krypto, the Superdog, and the latest champion from Infinite Crisis – the free-to-play MOBA from Turbine based in the DC Universe! On Wednesday, April 1, players can be the top dog when Krypto goes live in the game!

Soon after the birth of his son, Jor-El genetically altered a Kryptonian hound to increase its intelligence and loyalty so that it would serve as a companion and guardian for his son. Later, as the planet Krypton neared its destruction, Jor-El tried to save his family by escaping into the Phantom Zone.

The prisoners trapped within the Zone saw this as an opportunity to escape but Krypto fiercely defended his family and threw himself at the Phantom Zone portal, driving the prisoners back. Unfortunately, his attack damaged the portal and he was trapped within the Zone.

Thanks to the unusual qualities of the Phantom Zone, Krypto was able to follow Kal-El to Earth and kept watch over him. When the prisoners of the Zone once again tried to escape, Krypto came to Kal-El’s aid and the two drove back the invasion.  Now, finally reunited with his beloved master, Krypto fights alongside Superman as he protects the Earth.

Infinite Crisis will officially launch on March 26 on Steam.

Deathwatch: Tyranid Invasion to be built on Unreal Engine 4

Today, developer Rodeo Games announced the upcoming release of Deathwatch: Tyranid Invasion, the company’s latest mobile game for iOS, built on Unreal Engine 4 technology.

Deathwatch: Tyranid Invasion is set in the globally recognized Games Workshop Warhammer 40,000 universe. Players command a squad of Space Marines through 40 scripted campaign missions against their enemies, the Tyranids. The game will also feature online multiplayer battles, the ability to customize a squad with 40 unique Marines, hundreds of skills and abilities and collectible Wargear items to equip players’ teams.

The turn-based strategy game is the studio’s first title developed on Unreal Engine 4, and incorporates a deep RPG element allowing for in-depth customization of players’ Space Marines Squad.

 

Transformers: Battle Tactics – Menasor’s Might Event

TFBT_IconDeNA has announced the first in-game event for Transformers: Battle Tactics, the turn-based tactical mobile game that lets players collect and assemble teams of iconic Autobots and Decepticons. The game’s debut event, Menasor’s Might, runs from March 12 through March 18, during which time players can take on the evil Stunticons who have linked to form the ruthless Combiner, Menasor.

For a limited time, players can battle elite new armies, face off against and collect Stunticons, and compete to build the game’s very first six-unit Combiner, the hulking Menasor. With new characters to battle and collect, plus intense PVP combat, fans of Transformers: Battle Tactics won’t want to miss Menasor’s Might.

You can download Transformers: Battle Tactics for iPhone and iPad or for Android.

Infinite Crisis to Launch March 26 on Steam. Ends Beta.

Infinite-Crisis_LOGOWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment have announced that Infinite Crisis, a bold new entrant into the wildly popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) genre, will officially launch on March 26, 2015 on Steam.

Infinite Crisis delivers a heart-pounding competitive player vs. player battle experience set in DC Comics’ legendary Multiverse. Featuring the deepest roster of DC heroes and villains ever assembled, Infinite Crisis puts players in control of twisted incarnations of their favorite characters from throughout the Multiverse such as Nightmare Batman and Gaslight Catwoman, playing in league with such well-known characters such as Green Lantern and The Flash.

The launch on Steam is also the official end to the video game’s Beta which began its official one in March of 2014. For those who participated in the Beta they’ll receive the “Flashpoint” costume for Doomsday to commemorate participation and legacy as a Protector in our pre-launch era!

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