New games incoming

Last month I had a little poll to see which open-world, first person shooter was favoured by my modest following of readers. Despite the 250 or so hits the blog has received in the last month, no one took the time to vote. This isn't the first time this has happened, so I get the impression you lot don't like voting in polls regarding first person shooters.

Never the less, I decided to resolve the matter in my own way; by purchasing Rage: Anarchy Edition. How did I go about making this decision? It had nothing to do with ratings, reviews, or recommendations. Instead I looked to see which of the three titles I was interested in playing was still available from the various online retailers. Since Rage was the only title available, Rage is what I bought. OK, so it's not a 'new game' as such, but it will be a new game for me.

As an added bonus it was on promotion, so I managed to pick up both Rage: Anarchy Edition and Deadpool for only R299. The downside is it will take nearly three weeks for the package to be delivered. That will at least allow me some time to progress in Diablo III, and possibly even try my hand at playing Call of Duty: Ghosts online. That said, I have spent quite a few of the last couple of evenings watching soccer (or football if you prefer), instead of gaming or reading, so perhaps I wont get all that much further in Diablo III before Rage and Deadpool arrive.

Marvel Fact File magazine series

So while I wait for the release of the Lego Marvel Super Heroes, and the console version of Deadpool to land up in a few bargain bins, I've decided to start brushing up on my knowledge of the Marvel Universe. The new Marvel Fact Files magazines was launched a month back, and after perusing a few of the covers I've decided to start collecting the series.

These magazines are a great way to get the behind-the-scenes information on my favourite Marvel super heroes, without going back and reading forty years worth of comic books. Even though I'd really love to collect and read an entire Marvel comic book series from start to finish, I honestly just don't have the time, or money. In the mean time the fact files will have to suffice.

So far I've already learnt some cool bits of trivia; for instance, did you know that the Hulk was originally grey in colour? Okay, you could probably have found the same information by searching the internet, but the artwork included in the two issues of the Marvel Fact Files I've bought so far have been well worth it. I can't wait to get some facts (and full page illustrations) of the original Venom, Carnage, War Machine, and of course, Deadpool.

Deadpool Game

Announced at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con in July, the Deadpool game remained under my radar until last night. Centred on the wise cracking, "Merc with a Mouth" the game is set for release on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2013.

Teaser trailer for Deadpool game

Since I own neither of those consoles, and it doesn't seem there will be a PC port of the game, perhaps it is finally time for me to replace my ageing PlayStation 2.

A PC version of Deadpool was released alongside the console versions of the game. I also subsequently upgraded to a PlayStation 3 in March when my girlfriend's DVD player packed up, and as a result I'm now more likely to get a copy of Deadpool for PS3, rather than for PC as originally intended. Despite wanting to own the game, I'm still a little reluctant to pay full-price for it, as it has received mostly mediocre reviews to date. I think I'll wait for it to go on sale.