{"id":27081,"date":"2025-10-09T23:20:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T23:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=27081"},"modified":"2025-10-09T23:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T23:20:32","slug":"invincible-video-game-adds-cecil-gaming-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=27081","title":{"rendered":"Invincible Video Game Adds Cecil (Gaming News Roundup)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNew updates have been revealed about Skybound Entertainment\u2019s upcoming video game \u201cInvincible VS,\u201d including the addition of Cecil Stedman, a fan-favorite character from Robert Kirkman\u2019s comics and \u201cInvincible\u201d TV series at Amazon, to the 3v3 tag fighting game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTo date, \u201cInvincible VS\u201d has now revealed eight characters that will be included in the fighter: Mark Grayson (Invincible), Atom Eve, Bulletproof, Thula, Rex Splode, Battle Beast, Omni-Man and Cecil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPer the description from Skybound Entertainment and Quarter Up, \u201cA fan-favorite from the \u2018Invincible\u2019 TV series and comic books, Cecil has been one of the most requested playable characters. Most often heard as a voice in Mark\u2019s earpiece, Cecil enters the fight in Invincible VS with specialized weapons, including plasma pistols, projectile launchers and grenades to keep opponents at a distance. His ranged gameplay style is paired with tactical combat, allowing him to play cat and mouse with enemies. Want more? Cecil can also summon a limitless supply of Reanimen for backup; with access to The Hammer \u2013 a massive orbital laser \u2013 he is a devastating force on the battlefield.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAdditionally, the \u201cInvincible VS\u201d devs and Kirkman revealed new details about the game\u2019s story mode Thursday, which \u201cplays like a special extended episode of the show, featuring every announced playable character so far \u2013 and teases the arrival of a brand-new character who hasn\u2019t yet appeared anywhere in the Invincible Universe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI\u2019m very involved in the game, but one of the great things about this team is that they are constantly impressing me with the little factoids that they\u2019re working into the game and the details and the balance and everything makes sense,\u201d Kirkman told <em>Variety<\/em> in a Sept. 30 interview tied to the Cecil news. \u201cThis game is being made by fans of the \u2018Invincible\u2019 series and fans of the \u2018Invincible\u2019 comic books to the point where they\u2019re sometimes reminding me of things that I have forgotten, which is not something I\u2019m proud of, but it does happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cInvincible VS\u201d is set to launch in 2026 on Xbox Series X and S, PlayStation 5 and PC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWatch the new trailer for \u201cInvincible VS\u201d in the video below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tyoutube.com\/watch?v=nKYAyVmdqkM&amp;feature=youtu.be<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSee more gaming news from this week in the roundup below.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-primary-xl   \">\n\t\tNEWLY ANNOUNCED GAMES\t<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNetflix has unveiled a new slate of party games to be played on TV screens \u2014 with your phone as your controller \u2014 that will be coming to the service this holiday season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re creating a completely new way to play games \u2014 one that\u2019s as easy as streaming a show on a Friday night,\u201d per Netflix\u2019s announcement. \u201cAll you\u2019ll need is Netflix and your phone to experience a whole new level of fun on Netflix with instantly recognizable games like\u00a0\u2018LEGO Party!,\u2019\u00a0\u2018Pictionary: Game Night,\u2019\u00a0\u2018Boggle Party,\u2019\u00a0\u2018Tetris Time Warp,\u2019 and a fresh take on the social deduction genre\u00a0\u2018Party Crashers: Fool Your Friends.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSee full descriptions for the upcoming titles below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>LEGO\u00ae Party!<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Square off against your friends in the ultimate LEGO party game. Compete in hilarious minigames and hunt for gold through themed Challenge Zones.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Boggle Party<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Race against the clock to find words (the longer, the better) in a jumbled-up letter grid. Play solo or make it a party with up to eight players.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Pictionary: Game Night<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Draw \u2019til you drop \u2014 or one of your friends guesses what you\u2019re sketching \u2014 in this hilarious and fast-paced spin on Mattel\u2019s classic group game.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Tetris Time Warp<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Time-travel with friends to different eras of Tetris, from the 1984 original to the classic Gameboy version. Can you warp your way to a top score?<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Party Crashers: Fool Your Friends<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 One person at this party secretly has no idea what everyone else is talking about. Figure out whose clues are fishy to unmask the crasher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t*<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMaximum Entertainment has launched Chris Darril\u2019s \u201cBye Sweet Carole,\u201d in partnership with Italian studio Little Sewing Machine and Meangrip Studios.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tInspired by hand-drawn animation, the horror adventure game \u201ctransports players into a hauntingly beautiful realm where dark fairy tales and nightmarish realities intertwine. Players will follow the story of Lana Benton, a courageous young girl on a desperate search for her missing friend, Carole, in the ominous Bunny Hall orphanage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe game is now available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X and PC via Steam. The physical edition releases in the Americas on Oct. 21 and will include a reversible coversheet with alternate artwork, a digital original soundtrack with 27 tracks and a digital art book with exclusive behind-the-scenes elements.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-primary-xl   \">\n\t\tGAME UPDATES\/DLC\t<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tA new lineup of seasonal fashion is now available for Sims in the \u201cThe Sims 4\u201d Autumn Apparel Kit for the EA app, Epic Games Store and Steam, PlayStation5, PlayStation4, Xbox Series XS and Xbox One.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe lineup features a selection of cardigans, sweaters, boots, beanies jackets and more. Players can dress their Sims as cozy and warm, or festively spooky for the Fall season onward.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-primary-xl   \">\n\t\tIN-GAME EVENTS\t<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEpic Games announced Thursday that for its in-game \u201cFortnite\u201d event \u201cFortnitemares 2025,\u201d the game will be collaborating with singer Doja Cat as its \u201cMother of Thorns\u201d who will be \u201ctwisting Battle Royale into her haunted kingdom and unleashing chaos with VIPs of fright, including Jason,\u00a0Ghostface,\u00a0R.E.P.O.\u00a0and more to come.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe in-game event, which will be available in \u201cFortnite\u201d from now until Nov. 1, will feature nine new collaborations, including Wednesday Addams and\u00a0Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t*<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cCall of Duty: Black Ops 6\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cCall of Duty: Warzone\u201d have introduced Season 6 of The Haunting: an in-game seasonal event that brings festive Halloween-themed maps, variations and gameplay to the franchise. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThis season, \u201cBlack Ops 6\u201d players will experience three new spooky maps, a Halloween decorated rendition of Nuketown, a Slasher Deathmatch mode featuring Chucky from \u201cChild\u2019s Play\u201d and Jason from \u201cFriday the 13th\u201d and a version of ranked play that offers seasonal rewards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWarzone\u201d players will find festive variations of the Verdansk and Rebirth Island maps, the return of Zombie Royale mode where slain operatives join the army of the undead and more ranked play options.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMeanwhile, The Haunting will offer New Haunted Havoc LTM Zombie gameplay, featuring pumpkin-headed zombies and jack-o-lantern-shaped specials and new leaderboard specials. Players across all games will also experience festive weapons details, events, rewards, skins, moves, and survivor modes against the Predator through the Haunting\u2019s Battle Pass and BlackCell modes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New updates have been revealed about Skybound Entertainment\u2019s upcoming video game \u201cInvincible VS,\u201d including the addition of Cecil Stedman, a fan-favorite character from Robert Kirkman\u2019s comics and \u201cInvincible\u201d TV series at Amazon, to the 3v3 tag fighting game. To date, \u201cInvincible VS\u201d has now revealed eight characters that will be included in the fighter: Mark<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[1753,16204,413,6082,16203,150,448,94],"class_list":{"0":"post-27081","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-adds","9":"tag-cecil","10":"tag-game","11":"tag-gaming","12":"tag-invincible","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-roundup","15":"tag-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}