X-Men Arcade Out Now! 1992 In The Palm Of Your Hand

A lot of you probably don’t remember playing the X-Men Arcade game, and a lot of you (sadly) probably don’t really remember arcades. There sure aren’t many arcades left. The random nickel arcade, or a few games in a restaurant, bar, bowling alley or movie theater. Dave and Busters, eh sort of, and Gameworks. But the true arcades are mostly gone forever, and they show no signs of making a comeback.

7 X Men Arcade Out Now! 1992 In The Palm Of Your Hand

So, what’s the next best thing? Bringing the old classics to the items that destroyed the arcades. The next gen systems. You can get X-Men with 6 player YES 6 player co-op on the Playstation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. You can get it for $9.99 on the PSN or 800 Microsoft Murder For Sport Bucks on XBL. Screens past the break. READ MORE

X-Men Destiny Teaser Trailer Really Makes You Want To Be A Superhero

X-Men Destiny is just about every X-Men nerds wet dream. You basically start from the ground up as a super hero. Whatever special mutant powers you want are yours. I’m sure you can’t have them all, however it would be fun to rule the world. Check out this trailer below that will only get you more excited for the game.

You can expect new mutants (though, I would have thought by now they have sucked that well completely dry), lots of team work, and with any luck some beautiful graphics to go along with it. No release date yet, but the game will release on Nintendo Ds and Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC. READ MORE

Within Temptation Announce Fifth Studio Album As The Unforgiving

Within Temptation, one of my favorite female fronted bands, has announced ‘The Unforgiving’ as their long awaited fifth studio album, which is tentatively scheduled for a March 2011 release. The album is going to be a concept album based on a comic book by writer Steven O’Connell (Bloodrayne, Dark 48). The band has redesigned their website to offer clues and images in anticipation of this release.

Also well known for their amazing live visual show, Within Temptation have commissioned Romano Molenaar (Witchblade, Darkness, X-Men) to create characters and scenery for ‘The Unforgiving’.

Guitarist Robin Westerholt comments: “On this album, we’ve taken a totally different approach. Each song on “The Unforgiving” was written along Steven’s narrative. The main characters of the comic are reflected in our songs. The concept pushed us and gave us the inspiration to come up with a new approach to our sound. It resulted in writing our best songs so far.”

Vocalist Sharon Den Adel adds in: “We have been big comic fans since our childhood. With this album, we felt the time was there to take a new step in our creative development, to take it further and broaden our horizon. Because of the concept, the songs are more diverse than ever before. It was the late 80’s when we started to read comic books, and that sound has certainly has left a mark on The Unforgiving.”

Check after the jump for a sample comic page. READ MORE

The X-Men Arcade Game From 1992, On The Playstation Network And Xbox Live Arcade?!

Yeah, you read that title right. And it’s about DAMN time this starts happening more. I’m sure all of you semi oldies like me remember spending countless hours in arcades, Pizza Huts, movie theaters, just to name a few. Playing X-Men, and many other classic arcade games. Can we get the Simpsons arcade game on the consoles next?

The game will have 6 player drop in co-op. Which basically means you should be able to drop in an out of online games with your friends as you please. You will also be able to choose your difficulty if you are feeling like an arcade expert badass. Screen shots past the break. The exact release is not yet known, but it looks like it will be out this fall on the Playstation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. READ MORE

Blade Jumps In On The Vampire Apocalypse In The Second Issue Of ‘X-Men: Curse Of The Mutants’!

Wow, I think that this might just be the biggest moment in recent Marvel history for the character of “BLADE” since he was putting butts in theater seats across the world. (Well, “TRINITY” not withstanding) Now that the character is officially an “ULTIMATE AVENGER” you would think that the publisher would have hit their “BLADE Quota”, but that doesn’t seem to be the case as the character will be making his debut in the second issue of “CURSE OF THE MUTANTS” this August! (Let’s all act surprised when he shows up, maybe he won’t notice!) Inside you can get a look at the 6 page unlettered preview of the issue that drops August 11th. Read on for the skinny.

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‘How Bad Is It’ You Ask? Marvel Teases The Second Issue Of ‘X-Men’!

Here we go again. You know that favor you owe your bestfriend and how they just keep nagging you about it and nagging you about it until you finally repay it and then they talk about it for the next 3 weeks? Yea, that’s about where Marvel is going with their “X-MEN: CURSE OF THE MUTANTS” storyline which seems to have a new teaser photo every other day. For those of you that are still pumped from the debut of issue #1 yesterday, Marvel Comics has released an all new teaser image for the second issue of the all new monthly series, and you can check it out beyond the break. Read on for the skinny.

 How Bad Is It You Ask? Marvel Teases The Second Issue Of X Men! How Bad Is It You Ask? Marvel Teases The Second Issue Of X Men! READ MORE

BD Pick Of The Week: ‘X-Men’ Issue #1

Alright X-Men fans, the wait is finally over, and what is quite possibly the most exciting and long awaited arc in in recent X-Men history is finally ready to drop tomorrow. For those of you who have been keeping up with Graphic Content you have undoubtedly at least HEARD of the event that has every fan of the Marvel Uni talking, and if you make the jump you can get your hands (figuratively speaking of course) on the 5 page preview as well as the ever informative* Why You Should Care.

*Sarcasm may or may not have been used in the making of this post.

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The Wait Is Over As The X-Men Wage War Against The Blood Suckers This Wednesday!

Alright “X-MEN” fans your wait has finally come to an end. This coming Thursday Marvel Comics will be releasing the first issue of the all new “X-MEN” spin-off written by Victor Gischler, and inside you can feast your eyes on the lettered 5 page preview as well as the finished covers! Read on for the skinny.

 The Wait Is Over As The X Men Wage War Against The Blood Suckers This Wednesday! The Wait Is Over As The X Men Wage War Against The Blood Suckers This Wednesday! READ MORE

UPDATED: Marvel Releases A HUGE Press Release on Their Upcoming ‘X-Men’ Vampire Arc, Including An Inside Look!

(Updated With 5 New Preview Pages) This is either cool or overkill on Marvel’s part. Today the publisher released a plethora of information on their highly tauted “X-MEN #1″ which will be dropping this July and kick-off what is better known as the “X-MEN VAMPIRE THINGY”. (What else do you want us to call it?) Inside you can get a first look at 7 pages from the book and all the info on the 4 different cover that will be shipped with the issue. Read on for then skinny.

 UPDATED: Marvel Releases A HUGE Press Release on Their Upcoming X Men Vampire Arc, Including An Inside Look! UPDATED: Marvel Releases A HUGE Press Release on Their Upcoming X Men Vampire Arc, Including An Inside Look! READ MORE

Gambit Takes A Bite Out Of Rogue As Marvel Releases Another Vampire Teaser

Marvel Comics is not letting readers take a breather with these vampire teasers, and hot off the heels of releasing a teaser depicting a fanged Emma Frost getting ready to take out Cyclops, today the publisher has delivered another press shot for the upcoming series premier. This time it is none other than Gambit who is getting in on the bloodsucking, and if you make the jump you can get your first look at the photo courtesy of Comic Book Resources. Read on for the skinny.

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The Vampires Continue To Take Over Marvel With This New Variant Cover!

On top of all the other news that has been circulating around the internet regarding Marvel Comics upcoming vampire saga that will be hitting he “X-MEN” universe this summer, Comic Book Resources revealed yet another teaser photo for the first issue of “X-MEN” that features a fanged Emma Frost getting ready to feast on Cyclops! (Please, please don’t turn him and just tear his throat out) Inside you can get all the details and take a look at the photo. Read on for the skinny.

 The Vampires Continue To Take Over Marvel With This New Variant Cover! The Vampires Continue To Take Over Marvel With This New Variant Cover! READ MORE

Marvel Releases A HUGE Press Release on Their Upcoming ‘X-Men’ Vampire Arc, Including An Inside Look!

This is either cool or overkill on Marvel’s part. Today the publisher released a plethora of information on their highly tauted “X-MEN #1″ which will be dropping this July and kick-off what is better known as the “X-MEN VAMPIRE THINGY”. (What else do you want us to call it?) Inside you can get a first look at 7 pages from the book and all the info on the 4 different cover that will be shipped with the issue. Read on for then skinny.

 Marvel Releases A HUGE Press Release on Their Upcoming X Men Vampire Arc, Including An Inside Look! Marvel Releases A HUGE Press Release on Their Upcoming X Men Vampire Arc, Including An Inside Look! READ MORE

BITS & PIECES: Marvel Looks To Suck Your Wallets Dry All Summer Long

As I walked around the convention floor of C2E2 this past weekend (till the point of bleeding, literally.) I made a point of hanging out at the Marvel Comics booth a lot. Maybe it was the mass amounts of hooting and hollering from fans at the “IRON-MAN” trailers, or the fact that they had a plethora of video games to demo, but I couldn’t help but notice the massive amounts of vampire ads lying around the tables and booths. We have heard plenty of rumors of the publisher doing crossovers into the world of “DRACULA”, and the “NEW X-MEN” teasers have been plastered just about everywhere that Marvel can put them. All of this was hearsay and rumors until the publisher held their panel in the conference room of the convention where it revealed plenty of blood-drenched details on the projects that it will be rolling out all Summer long, and if you are a Marvel faithful you’ll be sure to take notice. inside you can get a glimpse at all the plans the company has to bring the bloodsuckers to some of its most popular titles, and then chime in with your thoughts on the move. Trust me, there will be no sparkling, except maybe for Jubilee. She’s always spark-ly though, she can’t help it. Read on for the skinny.

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