Invincible Video Game Provides Cecil (Gaming News Roundup)

New updates have been revealed about Skybound Entertainment’s upcoming online game “Invincible VS,” together with the addition of Cecil Stedman, a fan-favorite character from Robert Kirkman’s comics and “Invincible” TV collection at Amazon, to the 3v3 tag combating sport.

To date, “Invincible VS” has now revealed eight characters that shall be included within the fighter: Mark Grayson (Invincible), Atom Eve, Bulletproof, Thula, Rex Splode, Battle Beast, Omni-Man and Cecil.

Per the outline from Skybound Entertainment and Quarter Up, “A fan-favorite from the ‘Invincible’ TV series and comic books, Cecil has been one of the most requested playable characters. Most often heard as a voice in Mark’s 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 – a massive orbital laser – he is a devastating force on the battlefield.”

Additionally, the “Invincible VS” devs and Kirkman revealed new particulars concerning the sport’s story mode Thursday, which “plays like a special extended episode of the show, featuring every announced playable character so far – and teases the arrival of a brand-new character who hasn’t yet appeared anywhere in the Invincible Universe.”

“I’m 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’re working into the game and the details and the balance and everything makes sense,” Kirkman informed Variety in a Sept. 30 interview tied to the Cecil information. “This game is being made by fans of the ‘Invincible’ series and fans of the ‘Invincible’ comic books to the point where they’re sometimes reminding me of things that I have forgotten, which is not something I’m proud of, but it does happen.”

“Invincible VS” is about to launch in 2026 on Xbox Series X and S, PlayStation 5 and PC.

Watch the brand new trailer for “Invincible VS” within the video beneath.

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See extra gaming information from this week within the roundup beneath.

NEWLY ANNOUNCED GAMES

Netflix has unveiled a brand new slate of get together video games to be performed on TV screens — along with your cellphone as your controller — that shall be coming to the service this vacation season.

“We’re creating a completely new way to play games — one that’s as easy as streaming a show on a Friday night,” per Netflix’s announcement. “All you’ll need is Netflix and your phone to experience a whole new level of fun on Netflix with instantly recognizable games like ‘LEGO Party!,’ ‘Pictionary: Game Night,’ ‘Boggle Party,’ ‘Tetris Time Warp,’ and a fresh take on the social deduction genre ‘Party Crashers: Fool Your Friends.’”

See full descriptions for the upcoming titles beneath.

IN-GAME EVENTS

Epic Games introduced Thursday that for its in-game “Fortnite” occasion “Fortnitemares 2025,” the sport shall be collaborating with singer Doja Cat as its “Mother of Thorns” who shall be “twisting Battle Royale into her haunted kingdom and unleashing chaos with VIPs of fright, including Jason, Ghostface, R.E.P.O. and more to come.”

The in-game occasion, which shall be obtainable in “Fortnite” from now till Nov. 1, will characteristic 9 new collaborations, together with Wednesday Addams and Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang.