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THQ Nordic | Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed

El remake del clásico juego de plataformas de Mickey Mouse llegará a dispositivos móviles el 16 de septiembre, con su aventura por Wasteland, el pincel mágico y múltiples finales según las decisiones del jugador.

➡️+INFO | https://vidas-infinitas.com/2026/08/08/thq-nordic-disney-epic-mickey-rebrushed-llegara-a-android-e-ios-en-septiembre/

#VidasInfinitas #Noticias #Gaming #THQ #THQNordic

THQ Nordic | Showcase 2026

La compañía presentó novedades de REANIMAL, Titan Quest II, Gothic 1 Remake, Wreckfest 2 y más, además de nuevos lanzamientos, fechas y actualizaciones.

➡️+INFO | https://vidas-infinitas.com/2026/08/08/thq-nordic-todos-los-anuncios-del-showcase-2026/

#VidasInfinitas #Noticias #Gaming #THQ #THQNordic

Retro Gaming Ads Blast – Part 45

Welcome back readers, fellow geeks and electronic gaming fans!

In this edition of the Retro Gaming Ads Blast (RGAB) series, we will take a look at another batch of retro gaming print ads from the 1980s to the 1990s.

For the newcomers reading this, Retro Gaming Ads Blast (RGAB) looks back at the many print ads of games (console, arcade, computer and handheld) that were published in comic books, magazines, flyers, posters and newspapers long before smartphones, social media, the worldwide web and streaming became popular. To put things in perspective, people back in the 1980s to the 1990s were more trusting of print media for information and images about electronic games and related products.

With those details laid down, here is the newest batch of retro gaming print ads for you to see and enjoy…

1. Tron Arcade Flyer

Remember how dazzling the 1982 movie Tron was when you first saw it? That film had groundbreaking computer-generated graphics and the filmmakers worked very hard to tell a story covering both the real and digital worlds. Along the way, the movie had strong video game vibes which resonated with gamers at a time when arcade gaming was wildly popular in America. Believe it or not, an official arcade game of Tron was released the same year as the movie and it was a massive success. The arcade flyer perfectly captured the vibe and look from the movie and the machine itself had a control stick the same with what was shown to viewers. This old flyer is still great to look at.

2. Green Beret Japanese Arcade Flyer

Konami was a highly prolific game publisher in the 1980s and it had lots of games that became huge blockbusters. During the decade, their game developers were strongly influenced by both Hollywood action movies and the Cold War. In 1985, Konami released the militaristic game Green Beret in Japanese arcades and to promote it, they created an arcade flyer featuring a very stylish artwork highlighting military images of soldiers (including a guy smoking) and warfare. This ad still looks great and it was not surprising it helped the game achieve huge commercial success. Green Beret was released in America as Rush’n Attack.

3. Darius Japanese And North American Arcade Flyers

Released in arcades worldwide in 1987, Darius is a 2D side-scrolling shooter game from Taito which had a science fiction concept of the starship Silver Hawk (piloted by players) which sets on a mission to destroy an evil empire before it could destroy the world called Darius. The game was successful, most notably in Japan and it eventually led to sequels being released later. What I find intriguing is how the arcade game was promoted in Japan and in North America. The Japanese arcade flyer had this intriguing artwork that reflected a blend of sci-fi with a touch of horror. The North American flyer had a strong sci-fi touch with a male and female model wearing costumes (that made them look futuristic) standing beside the Darius machine. Which flyer looks more appealing to you?

4. Data East’s Arcade Alley Print Ad

There is nothing like porting arcade hits to computer systems for gamers to enjoy. In 1988 there in Europe, U.S. Gold released Data East’s Arcade Alley for computer systems and it included ports of popular Data East games like Kung Fu Master, Express Raider, Breakthru, Tag Team Wrestling, Last Mission and Karate Champ. U.S. Gold’s print ad showed a guy in the middle of a video arcade looking on both sides to pick which game to play which strongly emphasized the essence of the game collection (offered in cassettes and disk). This old ad is still amusing to look at.

5. Blasteroids European Print Ad

Blasteroids, the third entry in Atari’s popular Asteroids games series, was released in European arcades by Image Works and eventually landed on computer systems there. For Europe, the ad makers came up with artwork showing a creepy, green space monster surrounded by a few spaceships to emphasize the game’s concept. The said monster eventually appeared on the game covers of the computer ports of Blasteroids later. This ad shows creative adjustments taken to promote games in different parts of the world.

6. Dream Team USA Japanese Print Ad

Remember how wildly popular the Dream Team (Team USA in Olympic basketball) was in 1992? With NBA legends Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, John Stockton and more representing America in the basketball tournament of the Olympic Summer Games in Barcelona, Spain, the Dream Team (a media-led reference for the team) was easily the main attraction not only for basketball fans worldwide but also those who craved for excitement in international sports events. That said, Electronic Arts secured the license to make an official video game about the Dream Team and actually released the game Team USA Basketball within 1992 for the Sega Genesis. As basketball is popular also in Japan, EA released the game there titled as Dream Team USA and came up with a Japanese print ad to seriously capture gamers’ attention. This ad is still effective in delighting both basketball and video game enthusiasts.

7. Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back And Return Of The Jedi Print Ad

Back in the 1990s, there was a resurgence of the original Star Wars trilogy across different forms of media. Apart from the VHS re-releases of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, there was a slew of video games of Star Wars released during the decade and the fans had new stuff to entertain themselves with. Along the way, the company THQ secured the rights to Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi for re-release to coincide with the 1997 “Special Edition” theatrical releases of their respective movies. THQ’s print ad simply used official images of Return of the Jedi and inserted a tiny bit of The Empire Strikes Back, and they did not show any screenshots that could have been helpful for Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and Game Boy users. Still, it was smart for THQ to print two excerpts of game reviews to sell the games.

8. Super Mario RPG North American Print Ad

Remember back in the 1990s when Nintendo and role-playing game giant SquareSoft had a very healthy business relationship that proved successful? Before their eventual breakup (related to Square signing with Sony for PlayStation development), the two companies joined forces to make a fully featured role-playing game for the SNES featuring Super Mario and related characters…Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. To promote the game, Nintendo (the publisher) created a mesmerizing 2-page print ad highlighting their characters while emphasizing the role-playing and fantasy aspects of the game. At the time of its release, Super Mario was often identified with platform games and the Super Mario RPG print ad was a serious attempt to lure fans into RPGs which the SNES was already rich with. This ad, which I first saw in gaming magazines in 1996, still looks great.

9. NBA Shootout ’97 Print Ad

If there is anything I miss about 1990s console gaming, it is the fact that there were a lot of NBA-licensed video games that were offered to players with different tastes in basketball gaming. Sony had its own exclusive NBA games series called NBA Shootout and they were pretty aggressive selling its own basketball games along with the PlayStation going up against the likes of Electronic Arts (NBA Live), Sega and others. This is reflected in this 2-page print ad of NBA Shootout ’97 which was a PlayStation-exclusive release. They featured a photograph of Lakers’ Eddie Jones about to dunk and showed screenshots as well as the descriptive text written with excitement. Since it first started, NBA Shootout was basketball in full 3D polygonal graphics backed with motion-captured moves and dunks that players could enjoy only PlayStation. This ad is a reminder that Sony used to make official NBA games and there is a lack of variety and players’ choice of NBA gaming in today’s world.

10. Legend of Legaia North American Print Ad

There was a time when Sony produced Japanese RPGs (JRPGs) exclusive for PlayStation consoles. One of them was Legend of Legaia which had a combat system that emphasized martial arts and it had an interesting fantasy concept. For its 1999 North American release, Sony came up with a very bizarre 2-page print ad that had digital artwork with a very strong horror vibe and the visual designs within the three screenshots shown were clearly not related with it. How this ad was made remains unclear. This is easily one of the most misguided gaming ads of the 1990s.

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Eve Online dev breaks from Pearl Abyss and establishes "research partnership" with Google DeepMind

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/eve-online-dev-breaks-from-pearl-abyss-and-establishes-research-partnership-with-google-deepmind

Constantine (2005) with Merrilee O’Neil (Fear Coded)

Some licensed games take you to fantastical worlds filled with wonder and adventure. This is not one of those games. This time on Play Comics we’re trudging through the smoke-filled, demon-splattered streets of Constantine (2005), the tie-in that asked, “What if we took Keanu Reeves, a theological horror film, and the PS2’s most dramatic lighting engine, and just… saw what happened?” Somehow it’s a third-person action game, a movie adaptation, and a vaguely spiritual experience about regretting your rental choices all at the same time.

Chris isn’t wandering this half-lit hellscape alone though. Merrilee O’Neil from Fear Coded jumps into the exorcism circle to help figure out where this game lands on the spectrum from “surprisingly solid” to “should’ve stayed in development hell.” Together they’re digging into how much of the comic DNA and film mood actually survived the trip through Bits Studios and THQ, and how often it just turns into early-2000s “shoot the demon, ask theology questions later” energy.

So grab your PS2 or Xbox controller, light a metaphorical cigarette (or maybe don’t, your lungs will thank you), and step into a world where holy relics share inventory space with questionable game design choices. Expect demons, exorcisms, and more snark than you can fit into one trench coat as Chris and Merrilee poke at what works, what doesn’t, and why this particular slice of licensed weirdness still lingers like the smell of burnt incense in a game store bargain bin

Learn such things as:

• • Do demons care about hit points?
  • How do the timelines of the movie vs the game development interact with each other?
  • Did this game even have a chance when it had to pick between being true to the movie or the comic source material?
  • And so much more!

You can find Merrilee being the main driver of the Fear Coded account on BlueSky @fearcodedpod.bsky.social on her podcast Fear Coded.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website.

If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children’s media and how crazy it is that we’re supposed to just forget about that now that we’re adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out.

A big thanks to Batman Knightcast and Adventures in Erylia for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, whose favorite demon is Speed Racer.

[RETRO V.G. ADS] (US) The Incredibles (2004) (PS2--Cross Platform)

#advertising #TheIncredibles #PS2 #CrossPlatform #videogame #retrogaming #adstv #ads #cm #games #gaming #HeavyIronStudios #Helixe #THQ #US #2004

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XT2Fz8Vmqcw

#game #games #outcast a new beginning absolutely stunning graphics but few bugs #thq is pretty good currently on sale on #steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1013140/Outcast__A_New_Beginning/

- BADASS COVERS VERSUS - Big Mutha Truckers (2002) (PS2) #BadassCovers #Versus #gaming

#retrogaming #jgo #johnnygameover #videogame #games #gaming #BadassCovers #Covers #Versus #BigMuthaTruckers #Eutechnyx #EmpireInteractive #THQ #PS2

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LXp7VEdetC4

Getting into the Halloween spirit? Here are the 21 best spooky, scary games to play right now

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/getting-into-the-halloween-spirit-here-are-the-21-best-spooky-scary-games-to-play-right-now

Sacred 2 Remaster: Aufpolierte deutsche ARPG-Kultur erscheint im November https://www.computerbase.de/news/gaming/sacred-2-remaster-aufpolierte-deutsche-arpg-kultur-erscheint-im-november.94635/ #Sacred2 #Remaster #THQ

[RETRO V.G. ADS] (US) Hot Wheels - World Race (2003) (PS2)

#advertising #HotWheelsWorldRace #PS2 #videogame #retrogaming #adstv #ads #cm #games #gaming #ClimaxBrighton #THQ #US #2003

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KalyI36XXjw

[RETRO V.G. ADS] (US) Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy (2003) (PS2)

#advertising #SphinxandtheCursedMummy #PS2 #videogame #retrogaming #adstv #ads #cm #games #gaming #THQ #EurocomDevelopments #US #2003

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UgwEZBCW5Zg

[RETRO V.G. ADS] (US) Tak and the Power of Juju (2003) (GC-GBA-PS2)

#advertising #TakandthePowerofJuju #GC #GBA #PS2 #videogame #retrogaming #adstv #ads #cm #games #gaming #AvalancheSoftware #Helixe #THQ #US #2003

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UmMAj8ExnK0

The Punisher (2005) with Alex Squires (The StarWell Foundation, Opinions May Vary)

Welcome comic book crusaders and button-mashing vigilantes to another skull-crushing edition of Play Comics! This week we’re strapping on our tactical vest, loading up our favorite dual-wielded firearms, and diving headfirst into the wonderfully violent world of The Punisher from 2005 – a game that dared to ask the important question: “What if we took Thomas Jane’s already pretty intense Frank Castle and gave him access to every torture device known to humanity?”

This PlayStation 2 and Xbox gem emerged from the blood-soaked minds at Volition (yes, the same folks who would later give us Saints Row) and decided that your typical comic book game needed more creative interrogation techniques and fewer moral boundaries. We’re talking about a game so gloriously brutal that it nearly earned an Adults Only rating before getting the black-and-white censorship treatment that somehow made watching a guy get fed to piranhas even more artistic.

Joining us for this revenge-fueled rampage is the incomparable Alex Squires from The StarWell Foundation and Opinions May Vary, a person who knows a thing or two about giving comic book villains interesting character development – though probably with fewer wood chippers involved than Frank Castle prefers. Together, we’ll explore whether this 2005 digital bloodbath successfully captured the essence of Marvel’s most morally questionable “hero,” or if it left us feeling like we’d been interrogated by the wrong end of a drill press.

So grab your favorite non-lethal beverage, practice your best intimidating one-liners, and prepare to discover if this early PlayStation 2 era adaptation proved that sometimes the best way to honor a comic book character is to let them be exactly as unhinged as they were meant to be. Will we declare this game worthy of the Punisher skull, or will it get tossed off a building faster than a Gnucci crime family lieutenant? Time to find out!

Learn such things as:

• What happens when power tools are used for evil?
• Are black and white things just inherently less violent?
• When are Gun and Knife a super power?
• And so much more!

You can find Alex’s current project, The StarWell Foundation, and his past project, Opinions May Vary, both on OMVPodcast.com and whatever method you use to listen to podcasts.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

A big thanks to Invasion of the Remake and Last Sons of Krypton for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who probably wouldn’t go nearly as far as Frank here. And by probably I mean almost definitely wouldn’t.

#AlexSquires #Marvel #PS2 #Punisher #THQ #Volition #Xbox

Titan Quest 2: Vergünstigte Early-Access-Phase gestartet (Update) https://www.computerbase.de/news/gaming/titan-quest-2-verguenstigte-early-access-phase-gestartet.93760/#update-2025-08-05T21:53 #thq #thqnordic #titanquest2

Titan Quest 2: Vergünstigte Early-Access-Phase gestartet https://www.computerbase.de/news/gaming/titan-quest-2-verguenstigte-early-access-phase-gestartet.93760/ #thq #thqnordic #titanquest2

[RETRO V.G. ADS] (US) Monster's, Inc. Scream Arena (2002) (GC)

#advertising #MonstersIncScreamArena #GC #GameCube #videogame #retrogaming #adstv #ads #cm #games #gaming #RadicalEntertainment #THQ #us #2002

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZYzwyCRTZzQ