New updates have been revealed about Skybound Entertainment’s upcoming video game “Invincible VS,” including the addition of Cecil Stedman, a fan-favorite character from Robert Kirkman’s comics and “Invincible” TV series at Amazon, to the 3v3 tag fighting game.
To date, “Invincible VS” 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.
Per the description 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 details about the game’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 told Variety in a Sept. 30 interview tied to the Cecil news. “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 set to launch in 2026 on Xbox Series X and S, PlayStation 5 and PC.
Watch the new trailer for “Invincible VS” in the video below.
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See more gaming news from this week in the roundup below.
NEWLY ANNOUNCED GAMES
Netflix has unveiled a new slate of party games to be played on TV screens — with your phone as your controller — that will be coming to the service this holiday 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 below.
- LEGO® Party! – Square off against your friends in the ultimate LEGO party game. Compete in hilarious minigames and hunt for gold through themed Challenge Zones.
- Boggle Party – 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.
- Pictionary: Game Night – Draw ’til you drop — or one of your friends guesses what you’re sketching — in this hilarious and fast-paced spin on Mattel’s classic group game.
- Tetris Time Warp – 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?
- Party Crashers: Fool Your Friends – 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.
IN-GAME EVENTS
Epic Games announced Thursday that for its in-game “Fortnite” event “Fortnitemares 2025,” the game will be collaborating with singer Doja Cat as its “Mother of Thorns” who will 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 event, which will be available in “Fortnite” from now until Nov. 1, will feature nine new collaborations, including Wednesday Addams and Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang.
