Marathon Comes to iOS

*Screen above is from the Xbox 360 version of the game

A long time ago in the Mac universe, there was a company called 'Bungie'. There they produced one of the best known and much beloved first person shooters to ever appear on the format- Marathon.

Since then, Bungie has gone on the produce the Halo series on the Xbox as well as re-printing the original Marathon in several different forms. And now they're coming home to Apple as the classic shooter blasts onto the iPad.

There's no word yet on whether the game will be enhanced or not, but it would probably be wise to expect a visual bump- this is Bungie after all. As for the story? Developer Daniel Bleznek says it won't be altered, as MCV reports:

"Marathon's story and gameplay are outstanding," he explains. "Durandal's descent into rampancy, his quirky humour and the hidden messages make excellent additions to the old school style.

No word on release yet but old school FPSers are sure to be chomping at the bit already-

Nintendo Download -- 'Mystery of Stratego' edition

For anyone who was expecting a deluge of quality Virtual Console games to start things out for the 3DS' fledgling online service, well, you were wrong.

Week one may have brought Mario and Zelda but here on week number 3 we get... Tennis? Yes, I suppose it is a classic Gameboy title- but really, is there anyone who was biting their lip in anticipation for... Tennis?

Anyway, there's also Mystery of Whiterock Castle this week for the Wii and the DS gets Stratego and some little dude with a fig leaf jumping around.

Enjoy?

Robin a Playable Character in Batman: Arkham City

Developer Rocksteady Games was pretty adamant about not having the focus of these games shift too much off of the main man himself, Batman. But now, hot on the e3 announcement of Catwoman as playable with a storyline all to herself, comes word from Best Buy (of all places) that Robin is present and accounted for as well.

Reportedly the Boy Wonder will be a bonus exclusive challenge map character for Best Buy customers. But did Rocksteady really build a Robin character model just for some superfluous extra? Or might there be more to it? Nobody's saying anything as of yet and the game doesn't launch for the PS3 and Xbox 360 till the fall, so stay tuned true believers.

Russel Crowe to Play Jor-El in Superman Reboot?

It looks that way as Hollywood trades are reporting today that Crowe is currently in negotiations to play Superman's Kryptonian father in the upcoming Warner Bros. reboot of the franchise.

If true, perhaps the casting of such a high profile star might signal that Krypton and it's cataclysmic end might feature more prominently here than in the earlier films. If it turns out to be anything like the movie that ushered in the excellent Superman: The Animated Series, then we'll be very happy fanboys & girls.

Surprise! Look Who's in The Dark Knight Rises

Think you know who the villains are in the third (and final Nolan) Batman film? Think again-

IBM Hits the Century Mark

100 years old today is computer giant International Business Machines.

Strange to think it but IBM was making early computers during the second world war. Crazy stuff- read all about the company and their storied history right here.

2K PR Rep Puts Foot Firmly in Mouth

Duke Nukem Forever has gotten some bad scores from critics. Okay they've gotten some really bad scores from critics. And while that hasn't seemed to stop the long awaited game from claiming the top sales spot on the charts, it has brought one unnamed PR rep from 2K to the brink of madness when he said on his Twitter feed:

"Too many went too far with their reviews." "We are reviewing who gets games next time and who doesn't based on today's venom."

The comment is now gone off of Twitter so the quote isn't exact- and while we definitely see the point as it does seem that a lot of the more 'venomous' reviews seem to forget what actually goes into the Duke games as far as outlandish content- this is going way too far.

Reviews must by definition be honest. If the reviewer feels a particular way about a product, movie, or game- they've got to come out with it in the written piece. That's the bottom line.