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Fall Arrives in Marvel Contest of Champions with New Champions, Event Quests, and More

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Kabam suits up for the fall season in Marvel Contest of Champions – introducing new Champions, character updates, special quests, and ticket sales for the ‘Summoners Fest – Battlerealm Brawl’ Finals event at their headquarters in Vancouver, BC.

Silver Samurai and Mr. Knight

2025 SUMMONER’S CHOICE CHAMPION JOINS THE BATTLEREALM

The players have spoken and with the power of their vote, MR. KNIGHT is entering The Contest this September and is joined by mutant SILVER SAMURAI! Players will have the opportunity to obtain Silver Samurai on September 11, and Mr. Knight on September 25. What shadows and steel will they bring to The Battlerealm?

Mr. Knight (Summoner’s Choice Winner)

There is a time for a clenched fist and time for a helping hand. When Moon Knight wants to add nuance to his crime-fighting he takes on the persona of Mr. Knight. This gentleman detective can talk his way out of trouble, but is no stranger to rolling up his sleeves for more intensive interrogations.

Silver Samurai

Kenuichio Harada is the mutant son of former Japanese crimelord Shingen Yashida, the head of the influential Clan Yashida in Japan. Harada has mastered the disciplines of the Samurai, with his mutant powers granting him the ability to generate energy from within himself, and transfer said energy through inanimate objects. He uses this gift to empower his sacred Katana, allowing it to cut through nearly anything. Now, like his father, he seeks to run his own criminal underworld.

SUMMONERS FEST – BATTLEREALM BRAWL QUALIFIERS CONCLUDE

After two Seasons of Battlegrounds, the contestants for Battlerealm Brawl will be finalized. The first place Summoners on the Battlerealm Brawl leaderboard at the end of Seasons 30 and 31 will qualify to move on to the Quarter Finals in Vancouver, BC on November 8, 2025, at Summoners Fest! Whether you’re a seasoned pro, a casual player, a longtime fan, or just want to witness the indefinite Vigilance Buffs of the Art Team, Summoners Fest is where the Marvel Contest of Champions Community can come together and celebrate the game many of us have played for over 10 Years! Tickets for Summoners Fest 2025 are available NOW. Connect with the community, meet the devs, see what’s cooking and playtest brand-new features before they launch. Space is limited so grab them before they vanish!

ALL-NEW EVENT QUESTS, UPDATES, & MORE

  • Event Quest–IN THIS CORNER: Maestro seeks to ensure The Battlerealm is defended, but his methods may not be for everyone. The often contested territory of New Manhattan seeks a protector, and players are being called in to help with a fight tournament. Lead your own team of fighters with Silver Samurai and Summoner’s Choice Champion Mr. Knight to see if this fight reveals New Manhattan’s latest hero, or ends up as a city-wide rumble. This limited time event quest kicks off September 3 and ends October 8.

    Try out this new Event Quest featuring ADAPTIVE DIFFICULTY which will tune the battle to best challenge and reward your roster! If you’re feeling up to the challenge and want the best possible rewards, toggle on Elder Difficulty which will increase difficulty and allow you to climb further in the milestone reward track.
  • Champion Rework: Aleksei Sytsevich stepped into an experimental suit and into a new life of high-speed rampage as the Rhino! Rhino has been reworked with fresh cosmetics and mechanics. Dash a lot, it’s really what he wants to do. Take control of the stage and blast!
  • Fantastic Fun Fall Fair Event: Starting September 17, the Fair is coming to The Battlerealm! Take on Fantastic Four-themed Solo Objectives and Arenas to win Prize Vouchers which can be exchanged for prize bundles that include Crystals, Crystal shards, Gold and more.

Other Marvel Contest of Champions updates, including bug fixes, tuned improvements to Daily Quests, along with new Supply Runs and Supply Strikes, and more can be found in the latest release notes HERE.

Warner Bros. Games, TT Games, DC, and LEGO announce LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

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Warner Bros. Games, TT Games, DC, and the LEGO Group have announced LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, a brand-new action-adventure videogame inviting players to embark on an epic journey to become the hero of Gotham City, inspired by the 86-year history of Batman films, television shows, comics, and games, all combined with the TT Games’ legendary LEGO humor.

Developed by TT Games, creators of the best-selling LEGO Games franchise, including the critically acclaimed LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and published by Warner Bros. Games, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight will release in 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 system, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. Wishlisting for the game begins today.

The adventure begins with the origins of Batman as a young Bruce Wayne trains with The League of Shadows, and throughout the story-led campaign, players will build a family of allies with well-known characters including Jim Gordon, Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, Catwoman, and Talia al Ghul to help confront an ever-growing threat from a Rogues Gallery of DC Super-Villains, facing the likes of The Joker, The Penguin, Poison Ivy, Ra’s al Ghul, Bane, and more.

With a dynamic new LEGO Batman combat system that encapsulates the Caped Crusader’s distinctive fighting style, every hit packs a punch, with fluid attack chains, counters, and over-the-top takedowns. Whether playing as Batman solo or in the two-player local cooperative mode, players can use iconic Bat-gadgets such as Batarangs to distract or stun enemies and the Batclaw to reel them in. Partner characters have their own signature gear, including Jim Gordon’s foam sprayer, Robin’s line launcher, and Catwoman’s whip, providing a variety of options to approach every enemy encounter and boss battle. For those looking for a tougher playthrough, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight goes beyond the familiar LEGO game experience with the new Caped Crusader enhanced difficulty setting and an even more challenging Dark Knight difficulty level.

The gametakes place against the backdrop of Gotham City, an open-world LEGO playground full of crimes to stop, puzzles to solve, rewards to collect, and surprises to discover around every corner, down every alleyway, and on every rooftop. Players can grapple, glide, or drive through the environment, zipping from building to building with Batman’s grapple launcher, soaring over the city with the Batglider, or cruising around in stylewith a range of Batmobiles and Batcycles. The Batcave can also be customized to display vehicles, trophies, and collectibles, plus an assortment of wearable Batsuits based on past Batman related media.

Players can unlock the Golden Age Batsuit inspired by Detective Comics #27 (1939) by signing up for a WB Games account.

MicroMacro Launches as a Smartphone App

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MicroMacro: Downtown Detective

With its unique blend of hidden object visuals in a charming cartoon style and cleverly constructed detective cases, the board game series MicroMacro: Crime City has become a major success. Winner of awards including Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year), the popular series has now made its way to smartphones: the new mobile game MicroMacro: Downtown Detective is available for iOS and Android via the App Store and Google Play Store. It launches in English and German, with more languages to follow, such as Spanish and French. 

Just like the board games, MicroMacro: Downtown Detective combines hidden-object gameplay and detective work to create a distinctive gaming experience. Players investigate crime scenes, collect clues, and track suspects in order to solve countless crimes across a sprawling comic-style city. 

While MicroMacro: Downtown Detective is an adaptation of the iconic and award-winning boardgame-series MicroMacro: Crime City, it comes with a whole new set of cases and game mechanics, turning the cooperative boardgame into an approachable yet suspense-driven mobile solo adventure. 

The app was developed by the studio Softboiled Games, based in Düsseldorf-Bilk, Germany. The studio emerged from the creative collective Hard Boiled Games—the team behind the original MicroMacro board games. 

I Hate This Place goes from Comic Page to Console

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Inspired by the award-winning comic book series created by Kyle Starks and Artyom Topilin, I Hate This Place plunges you deep into a supernatural world where the rules of reality come undone. I Hate this Place is coming from Broken Mirror Games for Xbox, Switch, PS5, and PC.

The playful meets the petrifying in this strange corner of the universe – everything here wants you dead.

Whatever you do, avoid the Horned Man at all costs.

Safety is a rare commodity in I Hate This Place. Wild animals, mutated spiders, crazy cultists and deranged outlaws — they’re all just dying to meet you.

Combat rewards ingenuity over brute force. Often outmatched, you’ll need to manipulate your surroundings to even the odds against formidable foes.

Preparation is the name of the game. Resources are scarce, enemies dangerous and unpredictable. You’ll need to craft tools that can help you survive the wilderness long enough to reach ranch house before nightfall.

Because when the night rolls around – hell breaks loose.

I Hate This Place features bold, vivid colors and unsettling environments, all wrapped up in a gloriously retro ’80s aesthetic with just a hint of camp to lighten the mood.

Each location is lovingly crafted to tell its own disturbing story through stylish visuals that blur the line between reality and nightmare.

They say dead men tell no tales. But in this accursed land, every specter has a story, waiting to be unearthed.

Solve individual hauntings and you’ll start to glimpse the horrifying reality lurking at the heart of I Hate This Place.

But tread carefully – some secrets are buried for good reason.

Paizo introduces Starfinder Afterlight from EpicTellers Entertainment

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Launch into a new adventure in the Pact Worlds with the first-ever Starfinder CRPG from EpicTellers Entertainment! Starfinder Afterlight is coming soon to Kickstarter!

Gather your crew and venture into the Pact Worlds in a tale of unlikely heroes, cosmic wonders, and the bonds that define us.

The galaxy faces annihilation, your captain has vanished, and doomsday looms. Assemble a crew of misfits from across the stars and become the legends in this single player party-based RPG.

Build Your Legendary Crew

Find 6 unique companions scattered across the stars—from android assassins to mystic prophets. Each brings personal stories and moral dilemmas. The bonds you forge through triumph and loss will determine their destinies—and whether the galaxy survives.

Starfinder 2e Tactical Combat

Experience turn-based tactical combat with Starfinder’s classes—soldier, envoy, operative, mystic, solarian and witchwarper. Three actions per turn fuel endless strategies. Level up and collect alien gear while battling everything from Hellknights to holographic viruses.

No Wrong Answers

Experience a story-driven narrative where choices matter. Nothing is forbidden—everything has consequences. Choose salvation or profit, mercy or vengeance. Factions remember your deeds, companions judge your heart, and branching storylines ensure no two adventures are alike.

Welcome to the Pact Worlds

From neon stations to undead worlds, from digital gods to cosmic dragons. Explore the Pact Worlds across 40-60 hours of adventure where magic and technology unite. In this universe, anything is possible—and probably trying to kill you.

Featuring

  • Stellar voice cast directed by Neil Newbon
  • Multiple difficulty settings from story-focused to tactical nightmare
  • Original soundtrack by Eduardo de la Iglesia
  • Mod support and community tools (PC)

The stars are calling. Your crew awaits.

FLAME ON – Marvel Contest of Champions Turns up the Heat With a Wave of New Content

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Kabam switches gears for its popular fighter Marvel Contest of Champions introducing new Champions, character updates, and special quests, while preparing for a live event players don’t want to miss out on. See below for what The Battlerealm has in store for its players this month:

VILLAIN TAKEOVER

New Eidol SOLVARCH and the villainous CASSANDRA NOVA join The Contest! Players will have the opportunity to obtain Solvarch on August 7, and Cassandra Nova on August 28. What will their arrival mean for The Battlerealm?

Solvarch:
The result of this nightmarish design, an Eidol whose thirst for destruction is matched only by his hunger for power. With the ability to freeze their opponent with a mere touch, they hunger to absorb all the power in The Battlerealm, before releasing this overwhelming power on any who would dare stand in their way.

Cassandra Nova:
A manifestation of negative potential that is a dark reflection of all the psionic power and potential of Charles Xavier. This sister was thought to be destroyed but somehow she rebuilt herself cell by cell for decades. Now, wielding power and hate in equal measure, she seeks to destroy all that her brother has built.

ALL-NEW QUEST & SPECIAL EVENTS

  • Rebirth Event: Old foes have returned once again, this time even more dangerous than before.On August 8, rise to the occasion and compete to earn Rebirth Tokens to acquire exciting 7-Star Champions Night Thrasher, Anti-Venom, Doctor Voodoo, Cull Obsidian, Viv Vision, and Sabretooth! Do not delay, The Battlerealm depends on you as the limited time event ends September 3.
  • The Crucible: Beginning August 13, players can enter the all new Crucible Quest Chapter: Act 8 – The Rebirth and fight their way through a gauntlet of 8 bosses. Try Normal Difficulty to pace yourself, or dare to enter into the Legendary Difficulty to defeat all Bosses in a single path! Both difficulties will require a deep collection of Champions as you face Elimination Choice Nodes which will force you to choose your solo challenger carefully. This Quest will be available permanently, even after the Rebirth Event has passed!
  • Side-Quest – Act 8 Mini Crucible: Players who have become Proven or higher will face down challenges that have been tuned to allow 2 and 3-Star Champions a chance to take on the frightful Ouroboros Bosses.
  • Summoners Fest: With the qualification stage for Battlerealm Brawl 2025 underway, Kabam is launching a “Realm Event” to run alongside Seasons 30 and 31. Players can participate across The Battlerealm to contribute points and collect big rewards. The first place Summoners on the Battlerealm Brawl leaderboard at the end of Season 30 and 31 will qualify to move on to the Quarter Finals in Vancouver, BC on November 8, 2025! More info on the Summoners Fest can be found on MCoC’s news page.

CHAMPION UPDATES & MORE

M.O.D.O.K. and Yondu have been fully reworked, and Patriot has been rebalanced! Other Marvel Contest of Champions updates, including bug fixes, Solo Raids, Fintech Solo Quest, and more can be found in the latest release notes HERE.

Dark Horse reveals Marvel Rivals: The Poster Collection featuring Artwork from the Blockbuster Video Game

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In collaboration with NetEase Games and Marvel Games, Dark Horse Books showcases the art of Marvel Rivals with Marvel Rivals: The Poster Collection. Fans of the Marvel Multiverse heroes and villains within the epic multiplayer, class-based shooter will have access to 20 full-color, gallery-quality tear-out prints celebrating the gorgeous art from the game! 

In Marvel Rivals, players can select from a growing roster of their favorite Marvel characters to launch into combat through Multiverse-inspired battlefields. There, they fight alongside teammates against a group of equally skilled foes to see who will emerge victorious!ss

Each poster in Marvel Rivals: The Poster Collection is printed on heavyweight stock on a tear-away spine to easily remove the prints.

Suit up with this expansive art book; pre-order Marvel Rivals: The Poster Collection when the (12×16”) paperback arrives in bookstores January 13, 2026 and comic shops on January 14, 2026, for $29.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, your local comic shop or bookstore.

Marvel Rivals: The Poster Collection

SDCC 2025: Marvel reveals Marvel Rivals: King in Black

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The next story arc in Marvel Rivals Infinity Comic was revealed at the Marvel Rivals: Hero Creations from Concept to Showcase Panel at San Diego Comic-Con! Written by Paul Allor and drawn by Nico Leon, the Marvel Unlimited series will reflect the hit game’s current season that takes inspiration from 2020’s King in Black event. Going live on July 31, the saga will run in Marvel Rivals Infinity Comic #13-18 and, like previous arcs, will be presented in print this October in Marvel Rivals: King in Black. Current Marvel Unlimited subscribers and new members who sign up by August 7 can receive a redeem code to unlock an exclusive in-game spray featuring Blade. Join with a special discount code at Marvel.com/mu-25rivals.

KLYNTAR KILLS!

When a galactic vacation goes awry, our beloved heroes – Jeff, Rocket Raccoon, Thing and Squirrel Girl – find themselves on the symbiotic shores of Kylntar, home of the symbiotes! As allies are transformed, their darker halves join the side of the symbiote-bonded Hela, and her growing symbiotic army! Only two heroes are capable of defeating this growing menace: Blade and Phoenix! But with their forces scattered, can the daywalker and the mutant psychic pull their friends out of this Klyntarian nightmare?

Check out the cover by Federico Vicentini, read the latest story arc of Marvel Rivals Infinity Comic on Marvel Unlimited now, and preorder Marvel Rivals: King in Black #1 at your local comic shop today!

SDCC 2025: Hell is Us comes to Comics

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During San Diego Comic-Con 2025 in collaboration with AMD, publisher NACON, its studio Rogue Factor, and Dead Good Comics announced their collaboration on a 16-page comic book Hell is Us tie-in prequel to the main protagonist’s story. Hell is Us is a 3rd-person action-adventure game combining melee combat, exploration and a captivating storyline, due for release on 4 September 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store).

Last month, thanks to a demo available on Steam and the Epic Games Store, players were able to begin their adventure and plays as Remi, a protagonist on a quest to find his origins in Hadea, a fictional country ravaged by a dreadful civil war and invaded by strange and dangerous creatures.

On 6 August, they will be able to discover through a 16-page digital comic book the events occurring right before the beginning of the game and that led Remi to abandon his post as a peacekeeper to infiltrate Hadea.

Crafted in collaboration with Dead Good Comics, the comic book features artwork by Andrea Scalmazzi and Antonio Antro, and is based on a story by Stu Taylor, under the supervision of Hell is Us Creative and Art Director Jonathan Jacques-Belletête. The cover of the book is from Yanick Paquette and Marcelo Maiolo.

The Hell is Us comic book will be available digitally, for free, on nacongaming.com from August 6, 2025.

Hell is Us

Bandai Card Games Launches Worldwide Closed Beta Test for Digimon Alysion, New Mobile Game Based on Digimon Card Game

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Digimon Alysion

Bandai Card Games has announced to fans everywhere the official opening of applications for its closed beta test of Digimon Alysion, the highly anticipated mobile game currently under development for Android and iOS devices. On the heels of last year’s global 25th anniversary celebration of the Digimon anime, Digimon Alysion was initially revealed this past March during the Digimon Con 2025 live stream event and will bring the exhilaration of the Digimon Card Game to smartphones for the first time. This successful trading card game is based on the Digimon franchise, which started in 1997 with the “Digital Monster (Digimon)” LCD toy. The DIGIMON CARD GAME also uses the various Digimon anime series that started in 1999, the console games like “Digimon Story”, and more for its themes.

Participant applications are being accepted now via the official mobile game website at digimon-alysion.com/en/ and will close on Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM UTC.

Digimon Alysion is a mobile game for smartphones based on the widely popular Digimon Card Game, which is available in four different languages to consumers around the world. The app brings the excitement of the trading card game to both Android and iOS mobile devices—allowing players to build decks with their favorite Digimon and engage in thrilling card battles against others.

While also set in the same world as the “Digimon Liberator” comic and novel, Digimon Alysion will feature not only a new original story but also new characters and Digimon as well, including Digimon that follow all-new, never before seen evolution lines called “digivolution” paths.

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