Darth Vader, Modded Into DOTA 2

“Luke, I am your father and for the love of god stay in your lane.” Steam user RustardGaming has modded DOTA 2’s Juggernaut into Dark Vader, complete with his own little R2-D2 to remind him of better days. He also has his trademark red lightsaber, which presumably reminds him of worse days, like the time…

You Can Play Pokemon Inside Minecraft

To think, in 2013 we’d get excited about people building Pokemon maps in Minecraft. In 2015, it takes a lot more than that: it takes recreating Pokemon systems in the game, from Pokeballs to the little (and big) pocket monsters themselves. Pixelmon has been around for years, but we’ve never written about it, so it’s…

The Monday Stream Plays: The Binding of Isaac [It’s Over!]

It’s time to make Isaac cry. Or pee. Or poop. Whichever one helps me kill the monsters, really. I’m a big fan of roguelikes—they never get old. There’s always something new to discover, always something you haven’t experienced yet. And so I constantly find myself returning to games like The Binding of Isaac well after…

Five Things I Love About Heroes Of The Storm

Heroes of the Storm is finally coming out at the beginning of June. I’ve been playing Blizzard’s up-and-coming MOBA pretty much nonstop for the past few weeks, and have developed a lot of feelings about the game during its extended beta as a result. Let’s start with the positive ones. It lets you try stuff…

7 Things You Might Not Know About The Wii

Nintendo’s original Wii is as peculiar a video game console as it is a successful one. Its story has some understandably wacky bits as well. Such as: have you ever wondered where Miis came from? The trivia pros at Did You Know Gaming? turned their gaze on the last-generation Nintendo console in their latest video,…

Getting an artist best known for cheesecake to draw Betty & Veronica? Another ballsy move. Archie Comics is turning to crowdfunding to help expand their upcoming reboot, pitching fans to lend support for three new series. If funding goals are met, then a new Jughead book written by comedic genius Chip Zdarsky, a Kevin Keller…