Batman returns!DC Comics' Batman: Arkham City was originally presented as a 5-issue mini-series serving as a prequel to Rocksteady Studios' follow up to their 2009's video game Batman: Arkham Asylum. The comic-book series has now been collected into a single volume … Continue Reading ››
It's Miller time!Frank Miller’s Holy Terror started out as a Batman story inspired by the events of 9/11. Miller has gone on record as saying that it is a propaganda piece and that it's likely to offend just about everybody. It … Continue Reading ››
Frank Miller: Batman legend!I’ve just finished reading Frank Miller’s Holy Terror graphic novel, as much as I love Frank Miller’s work, I’m in two minds about it. So much so that I’m going to have to read it again, so … Continue Reading ››
It's Batman!This week is Batman week on State of Play, celebrating the release of the Batman: Arkham City video-game in New Zealand on Friday.I've just looked at the last issue of the 5-part Batman: Arkham City prequel comic-book as well as the … Continue Reading ››
The calm before the stormThis week sees me wind down my formal game reviews to make time for the arrival of some of the year's top titles that are being released over the next few weeks. I discuss why my last review, … Continue Reading ››
It's football NOT soccer!It's somewhat ironic, at a time when the rest of New Zealand is going mad for rugby that this Englishman has spent the week sitting in front of Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 enjoying a … Continue Reading ››
Zombies, zombies, zombies!!!!We've had zombie Nazis, wild west zombies and all manner of other reanimated flesh-eaters.bizarrely, we have to hand it to Sega and their upcoming House of the Dead OVERKILL to lower the tone with ZOMBIE STRIPPERS!!Gaming punters … Continue Reading ››
Best gaming ad ever?Those clever marketing guys at Sony have come up with an advert that says thank you to us all...for just being gamers.The two minute long advert features the live action debut of many iconic PlayStation gaming icons as well … Continue Reading ››
