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• Is Insomniac's Spider-Man combat different to Rocksteady's Batman?

  We sit down with Insomniac and discover having Peter Parker and Miles Morales in the same universe “means a lot.”

• Injustice 2's latest trailer tells you everything you need to know about the DC Comics fighter

  Warner has released a new trailer for Injustice 2, showcasing every element of the new fighter from NetherRealm Studios.

• First Injustice 2 DLC characters revealed - get Red Hood, Starfire and Sub-Zero in Fighter Pack 1

  The first three DLC characters for Injustice 2 have been revealed in a new trailer.

• This Injustice 2 video shows Darkseid beating the living daylights out of Brainiac

  If the leaked Joker video didn’t scratch your Injustice 2 itch, here’s one featuring Darkseid.

• In this new Injustice 2 trailer, Brainiac arrives on Earth and brings destruction with him

  Brainiac isn’t too pleased with anyone or anything in this new Injustice 2 trailer.

• Injustice 2 trailer reveals origins of The Society led by Gorilla Grodd

  Here’s another new Injustice 2 trailer for you, and it’s part four of the Shattered Alliances series.

• Supergirl has a major disagreement with Superman and Black Adam in this Injustice 2 video

  A new Shattered Alliances video has been released for Injustice 2, telling the Supergirl’s side of the story.

• Firestorm gives Catwoman, Green Arrow and Green Lantern a beating in latest Injustice 2 trailer

  Here’s a new Injustice 2 video showing off the latest addition to the roster, Firestorm, who was announced earlier this week.

• NCsoft pumps $4.8m into web comics company

  Guild Wars and Wildstar publisher NCsoft is investing $4.8 million into web comics company Lehzin Entertainment.

• EVE: True Stories graphic novel issue #3 available now

  The third installment of the EVE: True Stories graphic novel is now available to download.

• Mass Effect: Foundation volume one TPB available now

  Mass Effect: Foundation is a 13 issue comic series with ties to Mass Effect 3’s Citadel DLC, written by Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 lead writer Mac Walters. Dark Horse has collected the first four issues together as a trade paperback, which you can buy now at comic stores and online retailers. The […]

• Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z comic inbound from Dark Horse

  Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is also getting the comic treatment; the third such announce in the last week and the second from New York Comic Con this weekend.

• Dark Souls 2: Into the Light comic coming in January

  A tie-in graphic novel for Dark Souls 2 will release ahead of the From Software RPG’s launch early next year.

• Scribblenauts Unmasked comes with free digital comic

  If you pick up Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure, you’ll receive a free copy of a DC comic called A Battle Most Bizarre on Comixology, the publisher’s digital portal. Polygon reports the comic has Batman and Superman facing off against Bizarro and the Joker, and a magical notebook is involved. The 3DS, PC and […]

• Metal Gear Solid: Digital Novel Pack listed on ACB

  Metal Gear Solid: Digital Novel Pack looks to be headed to stand-alone DVD release.

• DC announces choose-you-own-adventure style comic tech

  DC has announced two new digital comics technologies to launch alongside Batman: Arkham Origins in late October. One of these seems like another go at dynamic comics presentation, with voice acting, animations and so on, but the other actually allows the player to choose what path the story will take.

• Apple patent shows moral choices turned into comic books, uses Mass Effect as example

  Apple filed a patent back in 2009 that turns in-game moral choices into an evolving comic book story, and uses Mass Effect’s dialogue system as an example. Given the rise of morally-focused adventure games out there today, this could be a neat little mechanic.

• Mass Effect: Foundation announces as first ongoing series

  Mass Effect has spawned a number of comic mini-series, but at Emerald City Comic Con this weekend, Dark Horse confirmed the first ongoing series set in the BioWare universe. Destructoid reports Mass Effect: Foundation is being written by Mac Walters, the lead writer on Mass Effect 3, and will tie-in with the upcoming Citadel DLC. […]

• Tomb Raider comic to release alongside game

  Dark Hose and Square Enix have teamed up to deliver a prequel comic for Crystal Dynamics’ new Tomb Raider game. Called Tomb Raider: The Beginning, the comic was penned by the game’s writer, Rhianna Pratchett, and Destructoid reports pre-orders at US Best Buy stores will score a hardcover version for free. This isn’t Lara’s first […]