Impressions: Shovel Knight Dig is my new roguelite gaming addiction

Enlarge / Dig deeply enough in Shovel Knight Dig, and you’ll find trippy treasure just like this. (credit: Yacht Club Games) Shovel Knight Dig has been on our radar since its announcement in 2019—back when games could be revealed and immediately demonstrated at physical gaming expos. That many years ago, Dig was one of a […]

‘Hollow Knight: Silksong’ will come to the PS4 and PS5, eventually

Hollow Knight fans who tend to only play games on PlayStation can breathe a sigh of relief. The long-awaited sequel, Hollow Knight: Silksong, will be coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The game had already been confirmed for Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PC, Mac and Linux. Silksong is also coming to Xbox Game Pass, PC Game […]

Justin Roiland, Shovel Knight devs dish on their trippy new indie games

Enlarge / Our two favorite interviews and gameplay sessions at PAX West 2022 revolved around games from two completely different companies. To be clear: Mina the Hollower (left) is not being produced in any way by Justin Roiland (right) or his company Squanch Games. (credit: Yacht Club Games / Squanch Games) SEATTLE—Last week’s crowded, fun-filled […]

Why Batman: The Animated Series Is The Definitive Depiction Of The Dark Knight And His Villains

Since he first started appearing in film serials in the 1940s, Batman fans have been blessed with many great movie and TV depictions of the Dark Knight, with recent blockbuster “The Batman” being but one example. As a hero without superpowers, Batman lends himself particularly well to pseudo-realistic interpretations of the Christopher Nolan kind. Villains […]

Superhero Bits: Batman: The Animated Series Turns 30, Moon Knight Won An Emmy & More

(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.) In this edition of Superhero Bits: Marvel […]

Superhero Bits: ‘Aquaman’ Breaks Pre-Sales Records, Secrets of ‘The Dark Knight’ Pencil Trick & More

What’s coming in the latest Spider-Man PS4 downloadable content? Did you hear Aquaman broke pre-sales records at Atom Tickets? How much did Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse make in Thursday night previews? How was the pencil trick in The Dark Knight pulled off? What mistake did Jason Momoa make on the set of Justice League? All […]

TVLine Items: BET Casts Gladys Knight, Star Trek Teaser, Titans Poster and More

Singer Kelly Rowland will channel legendary songstress Gladys Knight in BET’s American Soul, a ’70s period drama about the rise of the music-dance program Soul Train. In portraying Knight for a multiple-episode arc, Rowland will record an original cover of the soul icon’s song “Midnight Train to Georgia.” (Knight was one of the first performers Soul […]

Superhero Bits: Moon Knight Was Discussed for ‘Iron First’, ‘Justice League’ Reacts to ‘Infinity War’ & More

Did you know The Avengers once teamed up with a soap opera character? What’s the premiere date for the second season of Runaways on Hulu? Which Crazy Rich Asians star landed a role in Spider-Man: Far From Home? Will the Wasp get a new suit in future MCU installments? What was the original plot idea […]

Jonathan Nolan Wanted a Classic Rock Song in ‘The Dark Knight’ Trilogy Marketing But Christopher Nolan Refused

With three films in The Dark Knight trilogy, there have been plenty of trailers and TV spots around the world advertising Christopher Nolan‘s acclaimed take on Batman. However, one marketing tactic that was never used to promote any of the films in the comic book trilogy was the use of modern music to drive those […]