Tag: Marvel

Marvel MMO Is Adorable!


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Iron Man! Who wants his milk and cookies? Or would that be gin and tonic? Come give me a big ol’ hug, and then it’s nap time! So your expression right now is likely one of three: You either 1.) would like to know why I am coochy-cooing Tony Stark, 2.) recognize the picture and know exactly where this is going, or 3.) are completely lost.

Back in 2007, Marvel launched the Marvel Super Hero Squad, an initiative at advertising the iconic comic book characters to children. The action figure line shored up a kid’s show that is currently airing called the Super Hero Squad Show, featuring a whole host of Marvel characters in itself, doing exactly what you would expect a kid’s show like this to do: Make references far too old for its intended audience (Thor shouting “It’s hammer time.) and making the kind of jokes that kids love (Wolverine cutting his toenails with his claws, Thor using his warhammer as an extender to wash the wall, etc). Also Tony Stark is not an alcoholic to my knowledge.

Many of us have been waiting for the news on the Marvel MMO, and as many of you see where I’m going at this point, it’s finally here! This website popped up, and Gazillion Entertainment has finally announced Marvel Super Hero Squad Online, the MMO where you have the opportunity to harness the power of your favorite Marvel Superheroes, from Spiderman to Iron Man, and everyone in between.

Now, of course, this is not the Marvel MMO most of you have been waiting for, and luckily Gazillion still has that listed as its own game on their website. It will certainly not be as adorable as this little MMO, however.

More on Marvel Super Hero Squad Online as it appears.

Champions In Court #2: Batman Returns


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In a game where players can create whatever they want, be whoever, they want, and personalize their experience to the enth degree, it is only natural that there will be hundreds of hulks, batmen, and supermen. Creative? Not so much. Inviting a lawsuit? Cryptic should already know that, which is why both City of Heroes and Champions Online have a policy of changing costumes for characters who are reported as having trademark/copyright infringing costumes.

Champions In Court is something of a whimsical article, where I take shots at some of the players in Champions Online, but the copying of superheroes in Champions Online, to the players, is a big issue that needs to be resolved. I report maybe one person a day when I’m playing, as I rarely see these player types, and I know that some members of the community look upon it as playing Internet Police, but the implications are real. DC Comics and other companies regularly send investigative teams into games like City of Heroes and Champions Online. If you don’t report them, they will, except they will be reporting to their lawyers. Cryptic being tied up in legal matters, whether or not they win, is not good for the game, and will eventually lead to a heavily restricted creation system.