Over a year ago, a pixel artist by the name of junkboy whipped upa whole bunch of demakesof popular game properties, turningKillzoneintoContra,Brütal Legendinto a LucasArts point-and-click, and more. I don’t know how many of you are aware, but junkboy is actually Markus Toivonen,Mojang’s art director. I guess he’s been so busy helping Notch take over the world that he hasn’t had much time for personal projects as of late. Over on his deviantART page, Markus has just uploaded a pair of pixel masterpieces — a mockup of somegothic beat-em-upand theHalodemaketeased above....

With the release ofWuthering Wavesversion 1.2, Zhezhi, the new limited five-star, will be on the banner for all to pull for. Now, most of us only have one question on our mind: Is it worth pulling for Zhezhi during this banner, over other future five-stars? Is it worth pulling for Zhezhi inWuthering Waves? Zhezhi is undoubtedly a strong character, but she is certainly not a ‘must-pull’ banner inWuthering Waves, for now at least....

Valve continues to dominate (monopolize?) the PC digital download market, announcing today that Epic Games has signed on to provide content for Steam. Epic has dumped a bunch ofUnrealgames onto the service, including the classicUnreal Gold,Unreal II: The Awakening, and all of theUnreal Tournamentgames, includingUnreal Tournament III. All of Epic’s titles are available as a bundle in the “Unreal Deal Pack,” which is available for a ludicrously low price of $59....

Space Engineers 2goes live in early access on January 27, and the developers have already revealed a brief roadmap ahead of the launch. Space Engineers 2is the next chapter in the world of space-sim titles, and it is available for PC users. Since it is an early access launch, there are certain limitations with the build when it comes to features. However, the developers have already provided a sneak peek of what the next few builds will focus on and what players can expect....

Featuring 100+ minutes of new short films The creators of theIndie Game: The Moviehave announced a special edition of the acclaimed documentary that’s coming July 24 in two forms. On Steam and the movie’s official site,the digital versionpacks in 100+ minutes of bonus footage with commentary provided by Team Meat, epilogues and “What Happened After?” for the film’s main cast, and a new directors commentary. If you own the original, this is $4....

Where is arcade mode? I wasinspired by our own Darren Nakamura yesterdaywhen he spoke toBattleborn‘s flaws and how Gearbox was doing nothing to fix them. Over the past year I’ve really enjoyed playing a similarly flawed game,Street Fighter V. It’s a fantastic fighter that’s held back by some puzzling decisions from Capcom, including the choice to constantly introduce costume DLC instead of actually fixing the game. At this point after knowing what we know about the project’s lower-than-anticipated sales, it can only be described as disappointing....

Are You O.K. with that? The announcement thatSNK’s Terry Bogard is coming toSmashwas met with polarized responses. Fans ofHimbo‘s and theKing of Fightersseries were overjoyed, while fans of not-those-things were somewhat irritated, decrying Terry as just “Ken in a hat.” We saw similar split reactions when Banjo Kazooie andDragon Quest‘s Hero were revealed to beSmashDLC. If you love Banjo, you see him as a classic icon of the golden days of 3D platforming....

iOS release to follow Namco Bandai is looking to recapture the magic of the late nineties with its latest app,Tamagotchi L.i.f.e.That’s right, everyone’s favorite excrement-cleaning simulator is back! But what’s changed in the sixteen years since the egg-shaped toys first launched way back when? Well, for starters, the game has color graphics. Seriously, that’s kind of a big deal. you may also look after more than one pet, which means more poop....

Also Catwoman is in Telltale has shared the first screens for theirBatmangame, and they remind me quite a bit of their foray intoBorderlands. The story will of course focus in on Batman, but they are pushing hard for a dramatic angle involving Bruce and everything his life entails. Troy Baker will play Bruce Wayne, Travis Willingham is Harvey Dent, Erin Yvette will play Vicki Vale, Enn Reitel is Alfred Pennyworth, Murphy Guyer is James Gordon, Richard McGonagle is Carmine Falcone, and Laura Baily is Selina Kyle....

Nuts One of my favorite things about the Wii was the Everybody Votes channel. A lot of the time I’d pop that bad boy on even if I had no intention of playing something on the Wii, which was a neat little phenomenon that some other consoles can’t replicate. But it’s dead now, along with nearly everything else on the Wii — except the Shop, which is dying soon enough....

Kicking off a 24-hour marathon for Toys For Tots We’re about to kick off a huge weekend atDtoid.TVthis evening. First off, get in on the action, and help us defend our honor as we battle SOE in a few rounds ofPlanetSide 2.If you want to join the Destructoid team, simply fire up yourPlanetSide 2beta, join the Vanu faction, and log into the US West – Thebe Server. Then hop over to our live channel and wait for the battle to pop off!...

The cards didn’t fall in place If you’re a fan of EA’s newer games, one of the neatest benefits of owning an Xbox One is having access to EA Access, a service that (typically) lets you play new EA releases a few days early. It also gives you a selection of older titles for a small monthly fee, almost like a Netflix style service on consoles. That service also exists on PC and is dubbed Origin Access....

That’s a Lara tombs raided No one would,could, deny the incredible impact of one of gaming’s foremost adventure series,Tomb Raider. The escapades of the undeniable explorer Lara Croft have kept thousands of video game fans entertained ever since her genre-shattering ’90s debut. From her humble PlayStation and Sega Saturn beginnings, through her pint-sized handheld/mobile releases, to her modern, critically acclaimed adventures, Lara and theTomb Raiderfranchise are, undeniably, a household name....