As if The Lizard weren't enough, Spider-Man goes up against the scariest looking version of The Rhino I've seen yet in this trailer for the new Amazing Spider-Man game.

Unlike all of the other cross-species, which were created after Curt Connors terrorized the city as the Lizard, Rhino was the result of a pet project belonging to a corrupt Oscorp executive with access to Connors’ research. Abusing this access, he applied this top-secret knowledge to black-market dealings.

Without the knowledge or consent of his superiors at Oscorp, the executive forcefully enlisted the help of Dr. Michael Morbius, threatening to end the reclusive biochemist’s career if he refused to help. Morbius reluctantly complied, applying the rhinoceros DNA with which the executive supplied him to a cross-species serum similar in nature to Connors’ own for the Lizard.

The Amazing Spider-Man game picks up immediately after the events of the upcoming movie, so we'll likely be meeting several villains who weren't in the film - but who we can hope will appear in future sequels. The game hits stores on June 26, 2012.

The X-Men's resident ladies man and Wolverine's ex-BFF Cyclops has been added to the upcoming Marvel MMO, Marvel Heroes. Click for the hi-res.

Marvel is preparing to debut the Facebook game Avengers Alliance, which pits superhero agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. against the forces of HYDRA. Here's a look at how you'll be able to build and perfect your team by recruiting and training heroes.

Pick your favorite super hero and get them ready to take on some wretched villains!

See how to improve your heroes’ strength and skill in "Marvel: Avengers Alliance" and stick around for game tips and updates.

"Like" "Marvel: Avengers Alliance" on Facebook to get the latest updates on the game, and keep your eyes on Marvel.com for more info!

Oh wow, is that Deadpool vs. Phoenix Wright? And Doctor Strange finally makes it to gaming? I'm sold. Check out this clip of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 on the PlayStation vita, coming to stores July 22!

Braniac is going to take a fall in DC Universe Online, resolving one story line but inevitably setting things up for the next big threat. It all looks and sounds awesome, so much so that I won't let the face that it's called 'Battle for Earth' creep me out with weird imagery from the L. Ron Hubbard novel/film/religious treatise Battlefield Earth even cross my mind.

This right here? Not thinking' about it at all.

No the Battle for Earth is the upcoming DLC, and beginning of a new storyline, for DC Universe Online. It sounds great - I'm hearing about Braniac as a dangerous magical avatar, setting the stage for an Amazon attack featuring creatures of Myth on Themyscira. There are also going to be new powers, and brawls on Gotham's South Side.

Here's the list of new features from DC's press release on 'Battle for Earth,' followed by some super-sweet screenshots.

• Themyscira – Experience a new Raid on Wonder Woman's home island that pits players against Chimeric Brainiacs and, ultimately, the deadly Avatar of Magic. Players will fight alongside mythical creatures such as Cyclops, Hydra and Colossus, while simultaneously protecting key units of Amazons and Beastimorphs.

• South Gotham Brainiac Invasion – Supercharged action continues as players battle Brainiac's invasion force in the streets of South Gotham, the Courthouse Alert and new Duos. Working to stop Brainiac's Union – formed by the people trapped inside the bottled buildings – who are constructing Proto-Avatars to assault Gotham, players will be challenged to rise up and defend Earth against Brainiac's final assault.

• The Prime Battleground – The Battle for Earth storyline leads players in to an epic battle in which they must fight all three of Brainiac's newly completed Prime Avatars, and then Brainiac himself. Heroes will fight for the safety of the Earth and its inhabitants, while Villains will want to defeat Brainiac and expand the influence of evil across the planet.

• Earth Powers – Rumble on to the scene and shake things up with DCUO's ninth power set. Earth Powers can be used for both Tanking and Damage and features an exciting new Tanking mechanic that defers damage to a player's constructs and automatons. Geokinesis abilities give players the ability to shape Earthen constructs to crush enemies and reinforce allies while Seismic abilities allow players to call mighty, Earth-shaking forces to rattle and daze opponents.

 

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Apparently I'm not alone in thinking Batman: Arkham City was the best game of 2011. Rocksteady's latest dark journey into the world of Batman tops the Metacritic 2011 chart, narrowly beating The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The complete Metacrtic list of The Best Video Games of 2011, compiled from external reviews of PC and console games, is as follows:

1. Batman: Arkham City (PS3) -- 96
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360) -- 96
3. Portal 2 (PC) -- 95
4. Portal 2 (360) -- 95
5. Portal 2 (PS3) -- 95
6. Batman: Arkham City (360) -- 94
7. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS) -- 94
8. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC) -- 94
9. Mass Effect 2 (PS3) -- 94
10. Minecraft (PC) -- 93

The spirit of the holidays has permeated the online realm of Marvel's Super Hero Squad Online game, developed with Gazillion, the same people they've partnered with to create the forthcoming MMO Marvel Heroes.

Here's a look at all the fun being had by the denizens of Superhero City.

The MMO game in development from Marvel and Gazillion, previously referred to as "Marvel Universe" or "Marvel Universe Online," has officially been named Marvel Heroes.

The announcement came today from Gazillion, along with the above character design for Spider-Man, and confirmation that the game would encompass the complete scope of the Marvel Universe: Earth 616 (aka where most Marvel titles currently take place), Supreme Power, Ultimate, Film and Novel worlds will all be playable when Marvel Heroes hits in 2012.

Pinball against the Master of Magnetism? Challenge accepted! Fight Magneto as the X-Men (presumably in a previous incarnation in which Magneto isn't a team member), beat on Crossbones as Moon Knight and more in Marvel Pinball: Vengeance and Virtue, available now from XBox LIVE Arcade and the PlayStation Network.