Eidos sends word that the Insane Night Map Pack will be available on the PlaStation Store, Xbox Live Marketplace and Games for Windows Live Marketplace starting September 17th. The map pack includes the FreeFlow Combat map and the Invisible Predator map and will be available for free.
In the ‘Totally Insane’ FreeFlow Combat map, players’ will be tested to their fullest as scores of escaped lunatics bear down upon BATMAN as they make their escape through the asylum’s secure records facility. These fast-moving foes will challenge all but the most practiced players, with quick reactions and expert timing needed to fend off wave upon wave of insane inmates, bent on taking down the DARK KNIGHT. In the ‘Nocturnal Hunter’ Invisible Predator map, players take on a wholly different approach, practicing their predatory skills to remain in the shadows, utilizing the Arkham watchtowers and Batman’s arsenal of gadgets to gain the upper hand on The Joker’s army of goons patrolling below.
Square Enix has recently concluded their annual pre Tokyo Game Show event. Themed as a Final Fantasy XIII Premiere Party this year, the most important information revealed was the release date of the title. 1UP reports the Japanese date as December 17, 2009.
When asked about the Western release, it was stated that Square Enix thinks the title may hit other shores within 6-8 months.
Japanese fans may be interested to hear that a PS3/Final Fantasy XIII hardware bundle is planned. No word of a Western release of the bundle was announced.
So Claudia, who’s become a regular around here, has a really cool blog of her own called The Bottom of Heaven. So cool, in fact that it’s up for an award that you can vote on, so show some love, would ya?
Obviously, this is way, way, WAY bigger than comics. I’ve been away from my computer this weekend so I’m still absorbing this news, but one thing I did see briefly touched upon that I thought was interesting was how some are saying that this could be a sign that the recession/depression may be, if not over, then at least on its last legs. Too soon to tell, but if true, that alone would make this good news. Early impression I’m getting is that Disney plans to let Marvel do their thing, though I’m really hoping they’ll take a look at what Marvel actually publishes right now and decide that constantly telling bleak and grim stories with characters who appear on lunchboxes and pajamas and coloring books is perhaps not the way to go. Not that I want everything to be squeaky-clean Hannah Montana sweetness and light all the time in Marvel superhero comics – but Pixar has proven time and again that “all-ages” does not necessarily mean “juvenile” or “dumbed down.” That’s a lesson I really hope Marvel takes to heart now that they’re part of Disney.
Get ready for some cooler rides at Disney World, and possibly watered down comics at your local shop.
The NY Times reports that pending approval from board members of both companies and Marvel’s sharedholders, the Walt Disney Company will buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion, in a combination of about 60 percent cash and 40 percent stock.
Well, dear readers, what do you make of this news?
Already set to star in Jonah Hex in June 2010, and in Michael Turner’s Fathom in the same year, according to British Tabloid, The Sun reports the current “It Girl” and Transformers star has possibly signed on to be in Christopher Nolan’s third Batman film set to hit theaters in 2011 along with Christian Bale, Michael Caine, and Gary Oldman.
The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the 21st Century Limited Edition HC. $250 if you can afford it.
The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the 21st Century HC
Robert E. Howard’s Thulsa Doom #1
