This past week saw the legendary mutant superhero Wolverine return to movie theaters by way of the film X-men origins: Wolverine. Of course, the logical tie-in game hit store shelves as well. Word on the street is that this new game isn’t half bad. That’s a good thing too, as Wolverine’s solo history in video gaming has been less than encouraging. This special maximum letdown takes a look at one of his previous solo endeavors. As an added bonus, this week’s lost classic , included in this article, takes a look at one of his many team up adventures.
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This week we talk a bit about the homebrew Famicom/NES scene, and Vinnk reveals some info about a program to bring $10 computers to countries that can’t afford machines like One Laptop Per Child.

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Just in case you’re like me and thought “It can’t be that time of the year already!” Yup, it is. Tomorrow, May 2nd, is Free Comic Book Day. If you’re still not on the bandwagon from all this time, Free Comic Book Day is an event where a good amount of comic book stores around the nation give out, you guessed it, free comic books for the day to all who enter.

Check out more at – http://freecomicbookday.com/

So be sure to take a detour when you’re out tomorrow and pick up your free comic book from your local shop.

USA Today has the first image from Iron Man 2. Just a regular day at the office for Tony Stark.

In addition to Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man/Tony Stark and Don Cheadle replacing Terrence Howard as Jim Rhodes, the cast also includes Mickey Rourke as Whiplash, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer.

Iron Man 2 opens May 7, 2010. You have 52 weeks to get in line for tickets.

When you think of great real time strategy games and franchises, several names come to mind: Starcraft, Warcraft, Age of Empires, Total War, and Warhammer. One name that you may also think of (or should) is Command and Conquer. EA/Westwood’s RTS series made a huge impact on the genre when it debuted in the mid-90s, and today, it retains its status as one of the most enjoyable RTS franchises in gaming. Yes, there are games with deeper gameplay mechanics and better play control, but very few have contributed as much to the genre as Command and Conquer did. Now, fans of the series can play through the game’s glory years on this DVD, which contains every C&C game up to and including Generals, their expansions, a poster, and a DVD containing a documentary. This disc contains it all, from when GDI first threw down with NOD, to Red Alert’s alternate reality, to Tiberian Sun’s bleak post-apocalyptic future, to Red Alert 2’s goofiness, and to General’s more realistic spin on C&C. It even contains Renegade, the first person shooter spinoff putting players in the role of Havoc. Although it wasn’t well received as the rest of the series, it was cool being able to see many of the Command and Conquer units close up and get the chance to pilot some of the vehicles. Of course, Command and Conquer wouldn’t be complete without the series’ enigmatic villain, Kane. Be warned, it’s imperative that you visit EA’s website for information on the latest patches and fixes, especially if you’re a Windows Vista user. You’ll also want to visit this site and download the fan made patch 1.03, as it fixes several issues throughout each of the games. The game takes well over 9 gigabytes of hard drive space, so make sure you have plenty available. Apart from those issues, fans of the series, as well as RTS fans in general, will want to pick up this dvd. It’s basically a history lesson about the progression of one of the genre’s most memorable titles.

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*sigh*

Think about it, Asian women in bikinis killing scores of zombies.

This should have been an early contender for game of the year.

(Okay maybe not exactly, but it should at least have been a fun way to pass the time until Resident Evil 5 had been released)

So what happened?

I don’t know, but click after the jump and I’ll do my best to help find an answer.

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