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After publishing a highly successful art book, ship replicas, and a line of comics based on the popular Mass Effect franchise, Dark Horse is excited to announce the next phase in its partnership with BioWare: the Mass Effect: Andromeda program. The Andromeda program is based on the highly anticipated game scheduled for release in 2017. Additionally, …

Activision  and Skylanders Imaginators is dedicating the entire month of October to creation and bringing imaginations to life. The month-long celebration includes the launch of Skylanders Imaginators, this year’s tentpole console game release; Skylanders™ Academy, the Netflix Original series; Skylanders Creator, a new mobile app that allows kids to create characters on-the-go; and much more. …

The Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition console, anticipated to be one of the hottest gifts this holiday season, launches on Nov. 11 at a suggested retail price of only $59.99. The system includes 30 classic NES games like Super Mario Bros. 3, Metroid and The Legend of Zelda, plus a replica of the original NES …

The Pokémon Company and Niantic announced that Pokémon GO, the global mobile game that invites players to go out and explore their surroundings to find and catch Pokémon, has surpassed more than 500 million downloads around the world since launching in July. The game, which holds the App Store record for the most downloads …

This fall, the Beyblade phenomenon returns with a new way to battle with the launch of the next generation–Beyblade Burst. Global play company Hasbro has teamed up with Sunrights and d-rights Inc. to launch Beyblade Burst in North America beginning this fall with an innovative toy line that integrates with a new …

With Azeroth on the brink of destruction, heroes from around the world were summoned to drive back the Burning Legion’s armies last week with the launch of World of Warcraft: Legion, the sixth expansion to Blizzard Entertainment’s acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Blizzard announced that players have forged a truly formidable …

Call of Duty XP is now open. The sold-out Call of Duty fan celebration kicked-off this morning with a global briefing featuring the world premiere of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare multiplayer trailer, followed by the announcement that Activision will release a Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare multiplayer beta starting October 14th, first on PlayStation 4. Fans …

Bluefin celebrates cinema’s most famous paranormal exterminators as it announces pre-orders for an exceptional collection of new Ghostbusters collectibles from Iron Studios. The limited edition 1/10 scale statues are set for release beginning in December and are cast in Polystone and painstakingly hand-painted to capture the detail and nuance of …

Nintendo unlocked a treasure trove of information for its portable Nintendo 3DS system. In a Nintendo Direct video, Nintendo discussed more than a dozen games for the system, including a StreetPass Mii Plaza update and some Nintendo eShop exclusives that launch today. Among the highlights were a portable Super Mario Maker game launching this year, Pikmin and Yoshi’s Woolly …

Dave & Buster’s, the premier dining and entertainment venue, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the original Star Trek television series by offering a limited edition collectible card, featuring images of the classic Enterprise NCC-1701 and the ship’s original crew. The one-of-kind card uses lenticular imagery which creates a movement effect as …