It's the weekend again...here's a recap of the week's big stories and some you might have missed.The Big Stuff: With Battlefield 1's release coming up relatively soon, EA this week announced every map and mode that will be playable at launch on October 21. EA also confirmed that EA/Origin Access members can start playing the game's Play First Trial, for 10 hours, beginning October 13. However, it ... more.

Each week we search and gather up the coolest comic book art you won't see in actual comics. The reason you won't is because professional artists often draw sketches for fun or commissions and post them on their websites, blogs, and Tumblrs. Some artists even arrange commissions through their sites so be sure to check them out. This is a way to see the artists working on one book draw characters f... more.

FXX has announced that it will air all 600 episodes of The Simpsons in a row in a marathon event said to be the longest in TV history.The marathon begins at noon ET on November 24 (Thanksgiving Day), and runs for 13 days, ending on Tuesday, December 6, EW reported. Episode 600, a Treehouse of Horror episode involving Frank Grimes, will air on October 19 on parent network Fox.It's not as weird as i... more.

The version of zombie game Day Z for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One has not been canceled, despite its developer not saying much about it lately.Creative director Brian Hicks told Eurogamer recently, "No it's not dead at all. It's not dead at all."Explaining why we haven't heard much about DayZ for consoles, Hicks said "99 percent" of developer Bohemia's development resources are focused on the PC ver... more.

2K Games has released a new gameplay trailer for Mafia III, this one shining a light on main character Lincoln Clay's explosive arsenal of weapons and other deadly items. As discussed in a neat flashback sequence, Clay has access to a huge variety of weapons, including pistols, rifles, shotguns, and even rocket launchers. He can also outfit weapons with extended clips, precision sights for sniper ... more.

Transformers director Michael Bay is known for his love of big robots and even bigger explosions. But it seems that the filmmaker is also something of an animal lover, and he has given a role to Freya, an abandoned canine once named "the world's loneliest dog," in the upcoming Transformers: The Last Knight. Freya will be seen acting alongside Anthony Hopkins--check them in the video below:As the c... more.

Star Wars: Uprising, a mobile game that bridges the gap between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, is closing down, just a year after it was released. Developer Kabam made the announcement in its forums, explaining that the game had a solid launch, but failed to sustain a big enough audience."Despite the best efforts of our team here at Kabam, unfortunately, Star Wars: Uprising will soon be... more.

Star Wars Battlefront players will be doubly rewarded this weekend. EA has announced that it's holding a Double XP event for the game this weekend, starting today (September 23) and running until Sunday, September 25. According to the Star Wars Battlefront live events calendar, the Double XP event is being held to celebrate this week's launch of the Death Star expansion. The add-on arrived on Sept... more.

One successful action franchise isn't enough for Tom Cruise. Alongside the Mission: Impossible movies, the star is also turning the Jack Reacher films into a series, with the second movie, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, hitting screens next month. Three new TV spots have been released--check the first out below and the others at the end of this story:Cruise once again plays the super-tough ex-milita... more.

It looks like the Zelda-like game Oceanhorn is coming to PlayStation Vita.Publisher FDG Entertainment tweeted the picture below, which appears to show the game running on Sony's portable device. "Thank you all for voting to port Oceanhorn to PS Vita," the company said.Thank you all for voting to port #Oceanhorn to #PSVita ! Here's our response - we think a picture is worth a thousand words ;) pic.... more.