Luke Brown

Ever wanted your own personal Sith Lord to do thy bidding? Need an astromech droid to record your day-to-day dalliances for the Galactic Empire? Both of those things can be hard to track down, but lucky for you, we just so happen to be giving those exact things away. That's right, you can take home your very own R2-Q5 Imperial Astromech Droid and Return of the Jedi Darth Vader sixth-scale figures just because we like you. Sure this Darth Vader won't actually be able to Force Choke anyone that's giving you the business, but you can pretend he is. That's close enough, right?

Now in the third year of the newest console generation, Madden NFL 17 finds itself served well by the combined efforts of the past as well as a number of great small improvements.

This year's San Diego Comic-Con may not have felt as over-stuffed as years passed, but that didn't mean the convention floor wasn't still jam-packed with incredible cosplay. The annual event is still home to some of the biggest and brightest cosplayers in the 'verse, and we were reminded just how talented and creative comic book fans can be when roaming the show floor this year. We managed to track down some fantastic highlights on Saturday, and captured them for all of you to witness here.

Summer is here and that means it's time for convention exclusive items. Both the bastion and the bane of many collectors, convention exclusives present us with collectibles we may otherwise never see at retail with the caveat that they'll be next to impossible to track down if you aren't actually at the show itself. Heck, sometimes you can be at the show in person and still miss out on a sweet limited item. Fortunately, Hasbro's Star Wars Black Series is offering up two exclusives this convention season which should double your odds of acquisition. Last year, we saw the debut of the First Order Stormtrooper, as San Diego Comic-Con was the first place you could get your hands on any toys from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This year, Hasbro isn't just sticking with the latest film in the franchise, though the Force Awakens will be a part of the plan. A new Kylo Ren Pack, featuring Ben Solo's finely coiffed portrait, will be offered exclusively at Star Wars Celebration Europe. Additionally, the original trilogy will get some love in the form a an Obi-Wan Kenobi pack, which will be offered exclusively at SDCC and Fan Expo Canada.

Save the date for next Tuesday, as there'll be a special announcement coming for the Batman: Arkham series. Just what it is remains a mystery.

While Microsoft has been talking up how large a part the cloud will play in the future of the Xbox One, it seems the company has grander designs in mind for the cloud.

For the next two weeks, Skybound Entertainment, Steam and Unity will team to host the first ever Walking Dead Game Jam. Got a great idea for a Walking Dead video game? Now's your time to shine.

All-new tables are coming to Star Wars Pinball across all platforms, and Zen Studios has offered up the first glimpse at the 'Return of the Jedi' machine.

EA is offering a limited edition Dead Space themed watch, which is a faithful recreation of the one Isaac Clarke wears in the upcoming sequel.

This past year was both an amazing and heartbreaking one in video games. Throughout 2012, we experienced highs like the announcement of Grand Theft Auto 5, along with lows like studio closures. With so much having happened during the year, we decided to take a look back at the stories and headlines that will forever be linked to video gaming as it was in 2012 ...

David Jaffe, creator of Sony's God of War franchise, revealed the brooding bad-ass Kratos had a bit of a different tint prior to the first game's announcement.