Classic Star Wars spaceship shooters X-Wing and TIE Fighter are now available on Steam. Revered as two of the best Star Wars games of all time, they’re joined by X-Wing Alliance and X-Wing vs TIE Fighter in Valve’s voluminous game hangar. Grab a joystick and blast some imperial/rebel/womp rat scum.

Who Do You Want to Draw The Next Dark Knight Batman Story?

The legendary comics artist who drew The Dark Knight Returns won’t be handling the art chores for its upcoming follow-up. So who should? Part of the reason Frank Miller became an iconic superhero comics creator was the strength of his artistic chops on Daredevil and The Dark Knight Returns. But, over the past two decades,…

Stan Lee Teaches The Art Of The Cameo

While some of us aren’t too keen on seeing comic book legend Stan Lee’s name in front of things, there’s something about the idea of a Stan Lee Cameo School that just makes sense. In this Audi-sponsored short, directed and co-starring incredibly lucky comic book fan Kevin Smith, we see Stan the Man in his…

The First Big Killing Floor 2 Mod Is… Pepsi Man

This is certainly one way to break in a game’s modding tools. Once upon a time, there was a superhero named Pepsiman. He appeared in a Japanese video game and a number of commercials. It was all very… odd. So of course, everybody fell in love with him. Now, thanks to the soaring creative spirit…

Reminder: You Have One Day to Get PT Before It Disappears Forever

The Silent Hills game that Hideo Kojima and Guillermo Del Toro were working on won’t be happening. And, come tomorrow, Konami’s pulling PT—the super-scary demo used to hype the game—from the Playstation Store. So, if you want to experience the only playable slice of Silent Hills ever released, you better grab it soon. In the…

Destiny/Game of Thrones Coincidence Or Easter Egg?

On one hand, there are so only so many ways you can design a window. On the other hand, what’re the chances that Peter Dinklage’s character in Game of Thrones would be sitting next to something that looks so much like Peter Dinklage’s character in Destiny? (via Reddit) We made this gif to illustrate: You…

D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die, the Xbox One exclusive from Deadly Premonition designer Swery65, is coming to PC. The developer confirmed the port to a fan today. D4 was a weird, weird game. It’s not quite the classic Deadly Premonition was, but it’s absolutely worth checking out whenever it shows up on PC. Of course,…

Dota 2 Is Getting Faster

Valve finally got around to releasing its anticipated 6.84 patch notes for Dota 2 last night, meaning that there are some big changes coming to the popular MOBA this week. The updates are characteristically extensive. And insane. There are too many buffs, nerfs, tweaks, and reworks in 6.84 to list them all here. But let…

Mega Man‘s Spiritual Successor Arrives September 15

The Kickstarter-funded Mega Man-style from series creator Keiji Inafune, Mighty No. 9, has a release date. Deep Silver will publish a physical version of the game, as well. Mighty No. 9 raised nearly $4 million in 2013, well over the project’s original $900,000 goal. Inafune spent most of his career at Capcom before forming his…

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The Final Fantasy XV Demo Reveals Cultural Differences

Square Enix released the Final Fantasy XV demo worldwide. People in different countries think, well, differently! Gamers are no exception. And the reaction to Episode Duscae is proof positive of that. Square Enix has asurveyfor players to give feedback on the demo. In the most recentFinal Fantasy XV Active Time Report, FFXV director Hajime Tabata…

Dragon Ball Is Getting Its First New TV Anime in 18 Years

It’s called Dragon Ball Super. And it’s the first new, original Dragon Ball television anime in nearly two decades. The last Dragon Ball TV anime, Dragon Ball GT, aired from 1996 to 1997. Yahoo News (via tipster Pyke) and Famitsu report that Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama will be handling the new anime’s story. The…

The Tokyo Ghoul Mobile Game is Billiards Meet People-Eating

Like the Dangonaronpa mobile game, Tokyo Ghoul Carnaval is billiards—billiards with superpowered, man-eating Ghouls instead of balls. In Tokyo Ghoul Carnaval, you have several characters and one by one you launch them toward enemy characters. Of course, many times your own characters or other objects are obstructing your shot, so you have to bounce your…

Parasyte is a Classic Reborn for the Modern Era

It’s been nearly 20 years now since the Parasyte manga ended and despite its lasting popularity, it never received an anime adaptation—until now that is. The plot of Parasyte is as follows: One night, spores fall across Japan. Inside the spores are small parasitic creatures that dig into the first human they find, make their…