Video Game Review: Injustice: Gods Among Us

Since its release early this week, I've been relentlessly playing "Injustice: Gods Among Us" - Warner Bros. Games and NetherRealm Studios' latest effort in bringing characters from DC Comics into the fighting game realm. Developed by the makers of Mortal Kombat and featuring popular heroes and villains from the DC Universe, I didn't expect much from the brawler save for nods to established comic book characters and a lot of fan service where your favorites duke it out with style and punishment. I'm happy to say that the game is certainly MORE than just that, and it's easily a candidate for "Game Of The Year" when the time comes to decide your picks come end of 2013.

Word to the wise for those jumping in to this review - The game contains a lot of references and nods to certain storylines longtime DC readers know and love well, so consider this your SPOILER ALERT before continuing on with my review of this fantastic game featuring the world's greatest superhumans. I'm also going to weigh down things based on personal preference and fandom alone, so the opinions here may not necessarily reflect what is being said by others and elsewhere.

And with that disclaimer aside, here are my thoughts on INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US.

Movie Review: Oblivion

Going on its second week and playing conventional and IMAX theaters, the film known as "Oblivion" carries a lot of themes that buffs of the Science Fiction genre will easily recognize. Set in the near future where the planet Earth is a mere shadow of its former self, Hollywood actor and action man Tom Cruise stars as Commander Jack Harper - a mechanic and drone repair man in the near future who is forced to question his reality when truths about his life and Earth surface. I saw the film last week in IMAX, and it's definitely got something to show for the summer list of movies for 2013.

Special thanks again goes to Solar UIP and Universal Pictures for for the screening!

InstaBat Photography #2 - The Sonar Detective

Inspired by the Batsuit's capabilities in Christopher Nolan's epic second installment of the The Dark Knight Trilogy that is "The Dark Knight", I decided to make a shot using this awesome Christmas Ornament for The Dark Knight Rises given to me by my friend and Justice PH teammate Gerard "Superman".

The pose alone is epic enough.

Even with the grainy shot taken with an iTouch, the grainy result gave Batman his distinct "White Eye" look, so I took advantage of that and decided to go with the Sonar theme, hence "The Sonar Detective".