While at this years Comic-con, I found myself walking by the Capcom booth in the middle of a tournament of Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom. It caught my eye and I had to stop walking and watch the rest of the tournament. It looked amazing.

It looks as though it’s made in the same vein as Marvel Vs. Capcom, but with a blend of Street Fighter 4. What’s gotten me so excited about this is how amazing it looks, and for the Wii no less.
Just watch the video and you’ll see what I’m talking about!

Take a close look at the cover to see a nice pallet of playable characters. (Notably: Zero!) (If it’s anything like Marvel Vs. Capcom there are going to be loads of extra characters.)
They have announced more than 20,
o Capcom: Ryu, Chun-Li (Street Fighter), Batsu (Rival Schools), Alex (Street Fighter III), Morrigan (Darkstalkers), Soki (Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams), Mega Man Volnutt (Mega Man Legends), Roll (Mega Man), Saki (Quiz Nanairo Dreams), Viewtiful Joe, PTX-40A (Lost Planet) and more to be announced
o Tatsunoko: Ken the Eagle, Jun the Swan (Science Ninja Team Gatchaman), Yatterman, Doronjo (Yatterman), Casshan, Tekkaman, Polymar, Karas, Ippatsuman and Gold Lightan, plus others to be revealed.

To wrap it all up, I think that this is going to be a solid fighting game.
Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars is coming out January 26th exclusively for the Wii. Pre-order your copy on Amazon today!

We got this press release from Marvel:

Marvel is pleased to reveal the star studded creative teams behind the all-new back up stories in Avengers Vs. Atlas! As the original Avengers face off against the venerable forces of Atlas in the can’t miss main feature by Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman, some of the industry’s most acclaimed creators team up for backup stories spotlighting the most popular members of Atlas, laying the foundation for the future of Marvel’s most enigmatic heroes!

In Avengers Vs. Atlas #1, Parker and artist Takeshi Miyazawa take a dive with Namora! Meanwhile, PVP’s Scott Kurtz and fan favorite Zach Howard delve deeper into the mysteries behind Jimmy Woo in Avengers Vs. Atlas #2! Then, Venus takes center stage in Avengers Vs. Atlas #3 as the acclaimed creative team of Paul Cornell and Leonard Kirk reunite! Finally, red-hot writer Jason Aaron and former Atlas penciller Carlo Pagulayan team up for a story of Gorilla Man in the final thrilling issue!

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Avengers Vs. Atlas, as the work of Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman continues to draw rave reviews! Plus, download an exclusive Mighty Marvel Podcast with Jeff Parker right here: http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.10732

My only complaint is that Humberto Ramos is only doing the cover.  That guy needs to draw more books.

Super Smash Bros. saw its release on the Virtual Console today. It marks the Nintendo Wii’s 500th game download.

I can’t make heads or tails about how I feel about this game on the Virtual Console. On one end of the spectrum, I played this game for thousands of hours on the ol’ N64, and I’m afraid that it won’t be the same with a different controller. I mean, the Gamecube, and Wii tried mimicking the success of this legendary title unsuccessfully. There was something about the N64 that put it above all the others.

I guess it was the cold hard physics that just seemed perfect. Example: Captain Falcon winning 90% of equally timed hits, but then he couldn’t jump worth a damn, and was close range. But I also assume that the N64 controller, while being a faulty device, had its appeal and contributed to how perfect the game was.

Going off on a tangent really quick, I just want to mention another reason I believe this one was better than Melee or Brawl. I believe that it had something to do with the simplicity, you could easily wrap your head around all the characters and familiarize yourself with all their moves. Not just for playing all the characters, but to fight against them as well. Unconsciously, I feel this was something everyone appreciated, having their brains turn into sleeper strategy boxes. Pikachu (You) vs. Captain Falcon: don’t get above or below him, and especially don’t stay on the ground next to him. Bait him, and then lightning charge until he’s weak enough to buck him.

I’d also like to mention this game had the best television commercial that I’d ever seen.

In either case it’s nice to see one of the best games ever released for the N64 making its way to the easy access that is the Virtual Console.

Super Smash Bros.™

Due out March 2010, Capcom is doing the 8-bit thing again for another installment in the Mega Man series.

I’ve finally heard someone complaining about these 8-bit titles, Zombietron had the argument of: “Who wants to spend good money on a game that doesn’t look good?” The answer is, of course, the good doctor. Mega Man 9 was awesome, one of the best in the entire series. As it made fun of itself, and was in on the joke, it was about as well-balanced as a Mega Man game can be. It introduced innovative new concepts to the series without loosing the classic look and feel. Basically it felt like a brand new game, that would have been worth the full cost of a video game, but I was only being charged for a $10 dollar download.

Hence my excitement for Mega Man 10. It looks like they are doing the same thing, but in a way that seems even more aware of what people are asking for. Namely me, the good doctor. They are boasting a new easy mode, as well as the ability to play proto-man without an additional download.

I was already completely sold on the idea of Mega Man 10, but after watching the video below, I have to say I have considerably raised my expectations. Watch it now!

So, I think we can all safely get excited now. As a true robot, how can you not be? (Maybe even Zombietron?) As a reminder, it is coming out in March!

On a small digression, because it is so close to robot Christmas: for some reason Amazon dropped the price on Zelda Spirit tracks $10 dollars, and still in time to get it for Christmas. So buy it on Amazon for only $25 dollars!

Monitor Tapes and DC Comics presents DC, Vertigo, Wildstorm comics and more available today at your local comics retailer.

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*  AZRAEL #3 Preview Available

* BATMAN #694 Preview Available

* BATMAN 80-PAGE GIANT

* BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #39 Preview Available

* BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM SPECIAL

* BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM #7 Preview Available

* BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #12

* BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT ARCHIVES VOL. 6

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* GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY: ENEMIES LIST

* GREEN LANTERN CORPS #43 Preview Available

* JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #40 Preview Available

* THE OUTSIDERS #25 Preview Available

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* SUPERGIRL #48 Preview Available

* SUPERMAN/BATMAN #67 Preview Available

* TINY TITANS #23

* VIXEN: RETURN OF THE LION

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* FABLES #91

* GREEK STREET #6

* HELLBLAZER #262

WILDSTORM

* THE AUTHORITY: THE LOST YEAR #4

* EX MACHINA #47

* FRINGE

* WORLD OF WARCRAFT SPECIAL Preview Available

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* BATMAN FAMILY MULTI PART STATUE PART 3

* GREEN LANTERN 1/4 SCALE MUSEUM QUALITY STATUE

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Okay, this is just another promo for Entertainment Tonight who will be showing some exclusive Iron Man 2 footage TONIGHT, but at the end of this promo, we see a few seconds of War Machine!

Enjoy!

About a week and a half ago a new poster for the incredibly anticipated Kick-Ass was revealed featuring Red Mist. Well now, UGO has posted a look at the Big Daddy (Nic Cage) character poster that you can check out below (click the poster for high-res version)! In addition to this new poster, the clip of Big Daddy shooting Hit Girl to train her has also been provided, and you can view that below the poster! I think this is probably the favorite scene of all the footage -both legit and leaked- that has been seen thus far.

Kick-Ass comes to theaters April 16, 2010!

Enjoy!

(P.S. They released a whole bunch of these character images, I didn’t want to take the time to upload them though, if lots of people are interested in seeing them, leave a comment below.)

Konami has finally released a trailer for the new Metal Gear game, and here it is!

This looks like a great game for the PSP, as it looks even smoother than the first Metal Gear Solid, and that game still holds up. So far I have yet to be disappointed with any game in this franchise, even the VR missions were really fun.

Pre-order it on Amazon Here!

Also, if you haven’t seen it yet, here’s the Metal Gear Solid: Rising Teaser trailer from this years E3!

I hear that some people didn’t appreciate Raiden as much as I did, but I though Metal Gear Solid 2 was pretty radical, and so I am excited for this game as much as any other Metal Gear title.
You can pre-order it on Amazon Here! (But only for X-box, although I am sure it is coming out for PS3 as well. (I wonder if Xbox cut a deal with Konami?))

It’s also fair to bring light to the fact. Finally a Metal Gear game for you Xbox players out there.

DC Comics Ship list for Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

12/9/2009

Monitor Tapes and DC Comics presents DC, Vertigo, Wildstorm comics and more available today at your local comics retailer.

Due to increased holiday shipping activity and storms, some locations have had delays in receiving shipments. Please check with your local retailer for availability.

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ACTION COMICS #884 

ADVENTURE COMICS #5 

BATGIRL #5 

BATMAN: THE CULT – NEW PRINTING

BOOSTER GOLD #27 

BOOSTER GOLD: BLUE AND GOLD

DC HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2009 

DOOM PATROL #5 

GREEN ARROW AND BLACK CANARY #27 

JLA YEAR ONE – NEW PRINTING

MAGOG #4 

R.E.B.E.L.S. #11 

RED ROBIN #7 

SCOOBY-DOO #151

SECRET SIX #16 

THE SHIELD #4 

SUPER FRIENDS #22

SUPERMAN/SUPERGIRL: MAELSTROM

TERRA

TITANS #20 

VERTIGO

DAYTRIPPER #1 (OF 10) (DEC-09)

DMZ #48 (DEC-09) 

THE UNWRITTEN #8 (DEC-09)

WILDSTORM

DANTE’S INFERNO #1 (OF 6) (DEC-09)

EX MACHINA VOL. 8: DIRTY TRICKS (DEC-09)

GEN 13 #33  (DEC-09)

MODERN WARFARE 2: GHOST #2 (OF 6)  (DEC-09)

RED HERRING #5 (OF 6)  (DEC-09)

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COVER GIRLS OF THE DCU CATWOMAN STATUE  

HOT TOYS DARK KNIGHT POLICEMAN JOKER 1/6 SCALE FIGURE                   

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Castlevania has been a brand name I’ve been able to trust since the NES, and so I’m always excited to hear about a new release in the series. (Besides Castlevania: Judgement, and the movie that Paul W.S. Anderson is attached to.) This one looks a bit different than some of the others, but it looks well developed if nothing else.

It looks most similar to the PS2 release, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, but it doesn’t even really resemble it that much. In this robots honest opinion, the game looks more like God of War, but I’m sure with its own unique spin of course. With Patrick Stewart on the cast, I’m sure it’s more story oriented than some of the previous titles, but I only say that because who would want to waste Patrick Stewart? Not because Castlevania hasn’t had good stories in the past, I’m just saying I think they are going to one up their game.

As always they have some cool artwork. (Click the pictures to make them grow.)

The game play looks good, phenomenal from a horror aspect, but also not the best actual graphics I’ve ever seen. (Click the pictures to make them grow.)

I think this is going to be a good investment, Don’t make the mistake of not buying this one early. Castlevania games have a tendency of having low print numbers, and raising in price rather than getting cheaper. You can get it for PS3, although it doesn’t seem as if you can pre-order for PS3 at the moment.
It’s also being released on Xbox 360. And Amazon has that version for pre-order,  you can get it through this link.

This title is being shipped December 31st. And be sure to check out the trailer below!