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DC announced its long-awaited digital publishing initiative this morning–and there’s a lot of interesting subtext to pull out of its announcements. (See Peter’s interview with DC’s Jim Lee and John Rood for the details.) Here are a few notes on what some elements of the announcement might mean.
Starting with Superman #700 – released today – DC Comics’ Man of Steel will give up the jetset lifestyle to walk across America and try and reconnect with humanity, thanks to the efforts of new writer J. Michael Straczynski. But if you’re wondering what makes that any different from his many other attempts to get in touch with humanity, then here’s the unexpected bit: He might end up in your hometown, if you want it badly enough.
While the summer months tend to be a wasteland for new packaged games, it’s been a booming time for digitally distributed ones. Last year saw Shadow Complex and Battlefield 1943 hit XBL and PSN, where they became big hits in the process.
Virgin Mobile will give semi-frequent travelers even less reason to get locked into a two year wireless data contract on Monday when its prepaid MiFi device hits shelves in Best Buy and Radio Shack stores.
Solstice: ACHIEVED. Now we’ve got three months of awesome comics before the autumnal equinox. Here are some things we’re looking forward to…
Gateway’s ID series notebooks attempt to walk the delicate tightrope straddling decent screen sizes and thin-and-light design aesthetics. The 14-inch ID49 line sports an LED backlit screen with a 1366×768 resolution, 4GB of RAM, Intel Core i3/i5 processors, Windows 7 Home Premium, and a thickness of under an inch while tipping the scales at just [...]
By way of preparation for the final volume of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s awesome “Scott Pilgrim” series, Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour (due out July 20), as well as the Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World movie (due out August 13), the Techland Comic Book Club crew is going to be discussing each volume of the series in [...]
If Marvel really is planning to increase the speed of introducing its new characters via shorts accompanying main features, I have to say: Wow, that Disney-ization took quicker than I’d been expecting.
Everybody’s favorite war strategy board game is now available on Xbox Live Arcade for $10. This isn’t just your ordinary Risk, though. Risk: Factions lets you command one of five “fanatical” factions. Choose from cats, robots, zombies, yetis, or humans and try your hand in single-player mode and then take it online or over a [...]
In a move that’s sure to rock the comic book industry, DC Comics is finally making the greatest universe of superheroes available on multiple digital platforms starting today. The biggest news, though, is that DC will offer day and date editions of current and ongoing titles across all platforms for $2.99. To kick things off, [...]
Seemingly out of nowhere, DC Comics has just released an iPhone/iPad app that finally puts them into the digital space alongside rival Marvel Comics. It seems a slew of imprints both old and new under the DC brand are available as in-app purchases with pricing ranging from $0.99 to $2.99. It looks pretty darn good [...]
