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Square Enix is releasing FINAL FANTASY: THE 4 HEROES OF LIGHT  on October 5, 2010. With FINAL FANTASY: THE 4 HEROES OF LIGHT, the FINAL FANTASY series is rendered anew as an epic storybook adventure by the creators of the FINAL FANTASY III and FINAL FANTASY IV Nintendo DS remakes. Players …

This spring, Target introduces an exclusive collection of product to celebrate the June 18 theatrical release of “Toy Story 3,” presented by Disney and Pixar. The playful assortment features the memorable faces of Woody and Buzz Lightyear and can be found in the Toy Department, with a magical visual display …

EVE Online: Tyrannis, the 13th free expansion for EVE Online, is now available. Tyrannis will usher in new levels of player control as the pilots of EVE have turned their attention to the celestial bodies around them, casting surface inhabitants into the shadows of their powerful ships and exploiting the planets …

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp, a new action adventure video game featuring fun, exploration-style mysteries with the characters kids know and love. For the first time, kids play as any of the Mystery, Inc. characters, including Scooby-Doo, at any time! Available in fall 2010, in conjunction …

The Hollywood Reporter announced taht Legendary Pictures picked up rights to “Mass Effect,” the Electronic Arts-BioWare video game. Mark Protosevich, the scribe who wrote “I Am Legend” and worked on “Thor,” is in negotiations to pen the movie, which will be produced by Avi and Ari Arad as well as …

“Halo: Reach,” the prequel to the “Halo” franchise will launch worldwide this September. “Halo: Reach” drops players back into the iconic universe they love so they can experience the birth of the “Halo” legend. “‘Halo: Reach’ is the culmination of a decade of ‘Halo,’ a franchise that has become a global entertainment …

In the vein of Trekkies, Trekkies 2 (feature documentaries about Star Trek fans)  and Ringers (Lord of the Rings), Morgan Spurlock, Joss Whedon, Stan Lee and Ain’t it Cool News founder Harry Knowles are teaming up to bring us the documentary Comic-con Episode Four: A Fan’s Hope with Spurlock on …

Megan Fox will not be returning as Mikaela Banes in the upcoming Transformers 3 film.  When news broke last night by Deadline, all that was said was that Fox’s contract had not been picked up by Paramount for the third film. According to a statement released by Fox’s own publicist …

Bandai will continue as master toy licensee for the iconic pop culture powerhouse Power Rangers. Under the deal with Saban Brands, a new subsidiary of Saban Capital Group, Inc., Bandai America will continue its nearly twenty year tradition of developing fun and engaging action figures, playsets, role play items and …

Paramount Pictures has confirmed that Alan Tudyk (Firefly) has joined the cast of Michael Bay’s Transformers 3, according to The Wrap. Tudyk is best known to TV audiences as Wash from Firefly/Serenity and has been seen this past year in Dollhouse and V. He’s also been on the big screen …