Deadpool? Really? OK, But It BETTER Be Good (Yeah, NSFW)

Hey, I know I’m going to get grief for this, but I already played two No More Heroes games, MadWorld, GOD HAND, Red Steel 2 and Duke Nukem Forever. Sure, Marvel’s HUGELY popular cussin’ shootin’, stabbin; fan favorite has been around for ages, but I don’t think he can hold up an entire game on his own without the project being an exercise in brain-numbing overkill after about… oh, the third or fourth stage. Now, I don’t mind brain-numbing overkill (hell, I played the new Splatterhouse and both SAW games in the same week), but here’s a case where there better be a damn good story to back up all the jokes and gore. Meh, who am I kidding? I’d bet some of the same people that will run out and buy this are some of the same people that probably don’t “get” a Suda 51 game because they try to take it too seriously. As always, we shall see.

But yeah, this one better be a keeper or I’m calling up Lobo and telling someone is stealing his schtick…

EA Going Digital: Both Feet In, Head First (And Maybe Not Such A Great Idea To Some)…

Hmmm. Well, at least they’re hiring, right? However, as noble as their intentions are, I can see a ton of issues with an all-digital platform that make it less a good move and more of a high-risk doom scenario under the right circumstances. But I’ll let you guys and gals discuss it amongst yourselves. Personally, I really LIKE the security of having a physical product as it’s something I can play offline and without relying on giving up personal information. Hell, given the rather crappy security ALL across the internet where a month can’t go by without some major information breach/theft issue making the news, it’s hard for me to trust ANY digital-only service with my personal data. I think we’re sacrificing security for convenience, which is a hell of a lot more dangerous in the long run, even if we’re assured that our data is “safe”. I have the feeling that there’s an anti-EA crowd of n’er do wells just waiting to poke holes in the company’s digital ship as soon as it sails. But we’ll see, I guess…

The Dark Knight Rises TV Spots 14 & 15: You’re In Line Already, Right?

Unless, of course you already bought your tickets and are going to step out to the theater and skip the long lines (provided there’s aren’t longer lines for those picking up tickets thanks to some sort of computer glitch). I’ve purposely been avoiding as much info as possible on the story and have even NOT watched all of the TV commercials when they suddenly popped onto my TV, but I finally gave in over the weekend and yeah, this looks like it’s going to be bigger than I thought. Nolan is throwing in everything and the kitchen sink here and I sort of feel bad for any director who wants to take over the series after he’s gone. At this point, unless the movie goes into a comedy/tap dance routine in the middle and has the ending chopped off, there’s no way it’s going to be a bust at the box office.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 “Girl Power” Trailer: Er, If You Say So…

Hmmm. Since when did Tekken turn into Dead or Alive? While it’s really cool to see live-action versions of some of the gals from the game and for those that want it, there’s a crazy pre-order deal where you get 150 swimsuits for the ladies, I’m not at all interested in the game for collecting bikinis and ogling digital cuties. Eh, maybe I’m complaining too much and maybe we’ll see an even mix of trunks for the guys in that lot, as I can see some female fans of the series getting a bit ticked at this. Then again, it’s great for a bit of competition as any new Dead or Alive game will probably want to beef up the ante significantly by adding even more swimsuits and perhaps (ack!) bringing back Zack Island and those awful mini-games in some sort of open world format. Oh, it’s going to be pure hell for those of us who just want a decent fighting game…