The National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA) have announced that they are to partner up 343 Industries to provide a new worldwide merchandise program for the Halo franchise.  "We are thrilled to be part of a franchise with such wide-reaching impact," said Joel Weinshanker, president and COO of NECA. "Bringing the rich universe…

 Yesterday the teaser trailer for the free-to-play PS4 co-op game, Warframe went up on YouTube. Warframe is Digital Extremes' latest co-op based title with a PC version already available at www.warframe.com. The game is frequently seen in Steam's most played charts.  Warframe is to be released on the PS4 in Europe, November 29th. Will you…

Yesterday Capcom have announced that the disk-based version of DuckTales: Remastered has been released in retail stores across America. This version of the latest HD re-make of a 1989 NES classic is on sale at $19.99 for both Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii U. Originally released in 1989 on the Nintendo Entertainment…

Regardless of your opinion on Final Fantasy XIII most will agree that the linear design of the game was very restrictive and went against previous Final Fantasy titles design. The subsequent additions such as Final Fantasy XII-2 have attempted to add more exploration to the game and it seems that Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII may…

 The release of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD this september on Wii U saw far larger fanfare then it's original, 2001 release. It seems that over the years many have slowly converted to the amusing and unique charm of Toon Link. Director and Producer on the Zelda Franchise, Eji…

 Kingdom Under Fire II has been confirmed for PS4. The RPG online battle game, produced by BlueSide, a Korean developer is expected to see a December release, at least in Asia, on the PS4 console. Work on a possible PS4 version of the game was known for some time, since the…

 Marvel Heroes a free-to-play action RPG title from Gazillion Entertainment is now transporting players to the lands of Norse Gods with a huge content update. It will allow players to use the marvel characters Thor and Loki whilst also including several new enemies, items, crafting recipes and areas.  Marvel Heroes Game…

The future development of BioWare's titles has forever changed due to their move from the Unreal Engine to DICE's, Frosbite 3 engine. EA has provided a very potent rendering engine for it's studios to use which is equal in power to CryEngine and Unreal Engine. Yesterday on Twitter, Aaryn Flynn,…

 Whilst Dead Rising 3 was considered in some form for a possible Xbox 360 release it hit fundamental issues in prototyping. Producer on Dead Rising 3 Mike Jones commented, according to OXM, "The goals we set ourselves for Dead Rising 3 were just not possible on the current systems. We knew…

 The Last of Us is set to continue to amazing and impress with more content set for release in the near future. This coming Thursday at 11pm EST there shall be a Spike TV broadcast in which host Geoff Keighley has confirmed that The Last of US will be making an appearance.  "World…

 At the strike of midnight tonight gamers will find that Season 3 of League of Legends  will have officially concluded, ending a year of fierce e-sports entertainment and general excitement for fans worldwide. Thus from November 12th ranked queues will temporarily be disabled whilst Riot Games dish out the rewards for…

 Dragon's Crown is going on sale with rapid fire pace thanks to Amazon who are now selling the 2D side-scrolling RPG at 20% off on the console edition and 25% for handheld.  The title, developed by Vanillaware, the studio behind, Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Odin Sphere have now also allowed cross-play between the PS3…

 Many have speculated as to if there may indeed be a Football Manager title for next-gen consoles. According to Sport Interactive studio boss Miles Jacobson, this is unlikely to be the case.  In an interview with MCV he concluded, "we have no plans for next-gen at all."  The main complication seems to be…

 The Doctor is not only crossing through time, but over multiple platforms. Doctor Who: Legacy  is a free-to-play iOS and Android game title that has been produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Doctor Who series.  The title is being produced by Tiny Rebel Games and Seed Studios a group…

 For those wanting to travel the world and see the gaming highlights out there, well, it's now possible. The perfect package holiday for gamers has been created, at a cost of £5,500 per ticket. The four week extravaganza, forged by store chain GAME and STA Travel would cover over three…

 Nintendo have launched their animated holiday gift shopping website guide, which covers some of their main game titles, consoles and deals.  Those looking for new systems can check out the page displaying the Wii U home console and the 3DS XL and 2DS handheld systems. The Wii U banner will…

 Pokemon has become known for a title with a vast variety of different creatures and monsters however the art director on the series, Ken Sugimori, wishes for a return to the basic fundamentals of the series. In an interview translated by Siliconera, Sugimori discussed how he wished to create a…

 The latest Wii U title by Nintendo, Super Mario 3D World has, hidden within it's launch title a option to place the original Mario Bros. NES Edition but as his taller brother Luigi. This a lovely nod to the second place mascot in Nintendo's line up and is just perhaps a little sign that…

 Statistics are continuing to amaze and this time it comes from Appington. Specializing in apps such as Amplify which allow developers to add sounds to their games with greater ease Appington have invested their time into figuring out who plays mobile titles with the sound on.  According to the data the company have access…

 A video from Microsoft has gone live today revealing and going further in-depth on several elements of the new console such as instant switching, biometric sign-in, Live TV, Skype, OneGuide and more. Microsoft's Marc Whitten and Yusuf Mehdi cover all of these features and highlight what can be done with them…

 Microsoft's Xbox One will not be able to play even disc-based games on day one without a compulsory update for the console. The $499 machine, which will go on sale this November 22nd worldwide, requires a patch that is not only for online features but even retail boxed games will…