The Batman is one of the most iconic characters that DC has in its utility belt; his comic book adventures have spawned many movies and – of course – video games. One such game from the last few years – a game with a fantastic story – was a classic created by Telltale Games (“Telltale – The Walking Dead” series). It is, simply enough, “Batman: The Telltale Series.”

In “Batman: The Telltale Series,” you play as Bruce Wayne/Batman donning the cape and cowl and defending Gotham city from an assortment of villains who deserve their own little place in Arkham Asylum. In a typical Telltale fashion, the game plays in a very cinematic way with playable cut scenes where you must hit the correct buttons in QuickTime events and make large decisions that your choice will ripple into later sections of the game affecting the story in a massive way. Do you save a certain character over another? Do you show up to a scene as Bruce, or Batman? Do you take information from a certain character to owe them later, or solve a situation yourself? The choices are up to you, and with so many, there of course are multiple endings to the story.

The main gist of “Batman: The Telltale Series” is that allegations against the Wayne family have surfaced from an unknown source, threatening Bruce Wayne’s life and reputation. While Bruce deals with his normal life, he also does battle against a group called the Children of Arkham led by Lady Arkham and Oswald Copplepot. In “Batman”, you will see many familiar faces, from the likes of Catwoman, Lucius Fox, The Penguin, Alfred, Commissioner Gordon and many more that I won’t spoil.

“Batman: The Telltale Series” is a phenomenal game, withe five total chapters to play in a wild ride of a story. The only caveat is the first chapter is the only one that is free to play – the rest are paid. The first chapter is a great time waster however, and playing it gives you a great taste of the story and the game and leaves you teeming with the desire to find out what happens next.

“Batman: The Telltale Series” is free to download and play the first episode on the Android, and IOS stores.

Back in October, I touched upon a World War II shooter called “Hell Let Loose.” When I wrote about it last fall, the new console release was very much behind the PC version in terms of both content and development. That all changed May 16 with a massive content update.

For a quick refresher, “HLL” is a realistic World War II first-person shooter featuring 100 players on massive, meticulously recreated maps from WWII. Infantry, tanks, artillery and more battle in all-out warfare. Each team either attacks or defends, which leads to a constantly-shifting frontline.

Initially, the console version of the game only featured the European Front of WWII, with American and German factions fighting on maps in France, but with this new update, the Eastern Front arrives, along with new maps, tanks, weapons and factions.

In this new update to “HLL,” you will be able to fight in Stalingrad, one of the primary battles in the Eastern Front, as well as in Kursk, another major battle with a large emphasis on armored warfare. The update also features a few revisions to maps already in the game – a nice addition. Lots of new weapons – including the PPSh-41, SVT-40 and M97 Trench Gun – join the armory, as well as iconic tanks such as the T34 and IS-1.

“HLL” is an incredible WW2 simulation and if you haven’t tried it out yet, it’s absolutely worth the purchase. I know, I know – I usually focus on free, but this game goes on sale all the time. The developers have worked extremely hard to give everything a historically accurate treatment; it’s great fun to play and you might even meet some incredible people from all around the world and do battle with or against them.

Sure, this space is for a “Weekly Time Waster,” but if this kind of game is your thing, it might wind up becoming become a daily time waster.

“Hell Let Loose” is available to purchase on the PlayStation, Xbox and Steam stores.