Did you know a new “Call of Duty” game is launching this week? If not, Microsoft would probably pay to find out where you’ve been hiding, because the tech giant has shelled out a marketing budget comparable to any “major motion picture blockbuster that would be launching this year,” according to Tyler Bahl, the chief […]

The New York Games Awards’ 2025 event has been set for Jan. 21. Presented by the New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC), the awards’ 14th annual ceremony will will honor the critic-chosen best games of 2024. The event will take place at the SVA Theatre in Manhattan with Circle President Harold Goldberg and former Nintendo […]

The plan for “House of the Dragon” Season 3 hasn’t made its way to star Matt Smith yet. During a panel at New York Comic Con on Sunday featuring Smith, who plays Daemon Targaryen, and his “Game of Thrones” prequel co-stars Fabian Frankel (Criston Cole) and Tom Glynn-Carney (Aegon II Targaryen), the actors revealed they […]

AMC revealed the first 14 minutes of Sunday’s episode of “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol” Friday during New York Comic Con, which featured the on-screen reunion between Norman Reedus’ Daryl Dixon and Melissa McBride’s Carol Peletier. “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol” picks up where the […]

The first teaser for “The Walking Dead: Dead City” Season 2 was unveiled Friday out of New York Comic Con, revealing that Lauren Cohan’s Maggie and Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Negan will return in the AMC drama series in Spring 2025. The NYCC panel previewing the second season of the “Walking Dead” sequel series featured AMC’s […]

Marvel is kicking off its partnership with popular tabletop card game Magic: The Gathering with the release of sets featuring iconic superheroes Captain America, Black Panther, Iron Man, Wolverine and Storm. Magic: The Gathering maker Wizards of the Coast, owned by gaming giant Hasbro, says this Secret Lair release is the beginning of a multiyear […]

Funko’s new video game “Funko Fusion” is expanding its roster of characters to include the employees of Dunder Mifflin. Later this year, the newly released title from 10:10 Games will launch “The Office”-centric downloadable content, one of several planned updates coming to “Funko Fusion” following its Sept. 13 release across PlayStation 5, PC and Xbox […]

Netflix reported its third-quarter 2024 earnings Thursday, reporting it had added 5 million paid subscribers to reach 282 million globally. That marks year-over-year growth of 14%. Wall Street forecast earnings per share (EPS) of $5.12 on $9.77 billion in revenue for the July-September quarter, according to analyst consensus data provided by LSEG, formerly Refinitiv. Netflix reported adjusted EPS of […]

One multiyear pandemic, two Hollywood strikes and New York Comic Con is back for its “first true, full event” kicking off Thursday. And though the early days of COVID-19 are behind us, certain aspects of how live events changed between 2020 and 2024 are apparent in this year’s show — like the inclusion of a […]

Dennis Miller is stepping away from his role as CW network president after two years in the position. Miller has been running the Nexstar-owned network since appointed by Nexstar CEO Perry Sook in fall 2022 alongside new CW president of entertainment Brad Schwartz, an alum of Paramount Global. Prior to his appointment, Miller was a […]

Gamefam CEO Joe Ferencz’s business is pulling beloved IP like Sonic the Hedgehog, Barbie or SpongeBob SquarePants into online gaming platforms “Roblox,” “Fortnite” and “Minecraft” and turning it into an interactive marketing experience that is, ideally, a good game in its own right. Founded by Ferencz in 2019, Gamefam is a metaverse game developer and […]

Leslie Benzies’ first game from his developer Build a Rocket Boy, the AAA story-driven action-adventure thriller “MindsEye,” will be published and distributed by “Hitman” maker Io Interactive. Benzies is best known as the former president of “Grant Theft Auto” creator Rockstar Games’ Rockstar North. Swedish game publisher Io Interactive is launching third-party publishing division, Ioi […]

“State of Survival” and “King of Avalon” maker FunPlus has opened Studio Ellipsis in Lisbon, a new creative hub focused on expanding the indie gaming company’s IP across entertainment platforms. Led by FunPlus’ Alexandre Amancio, head of studio and senior vice president and head of world building and IP strategy, Studio Ellipsis’s ambition is described […]

SAG-AFTRA is getting back to negotiating with the video game publishers next week in hopes of reaching an end to the actors strike that has been going on since July 26, the same weekend San Diego Comic Con kicked off. Both sides say they remain optimistic that they can reach an agreement on their final […]

Brennan Lee Mulligan and his intrepid heroes are headed out west for additional live shows of their tabletop role playing game TV series, “Dimension 20,” following the Dropout brand’s already sold-out upcoming appearance at New York City’s Madison Square Garden in January. Hosted by comedian and dungeon master Mulligan, “Dimension 20” launched in 2018 as […]

From your imagination back to your TV screen, iconic purple dinosaur Barney returns this week with the new animated Max series “Barney’s World.” In a bid to appeal to what Mattel chief franchise officer Josh Silverman dubs “newstalgia,” the reincarnation of the ’90s sensation is the latest entertainment project from the toy giant, which last […]

Amid the ongoing actors strike against major video game publishers, SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating committee and the bargaining group for the companies have agreed to return to the table on Oct. 23 to continue talks. The strike began July 26 following months of stalled negotiations on the terms of a new Interactive Media Agreement between the parties. […]

Dark Horse Comics has revealed the trailer for its upcoming sci-fi series “Arcbound,” which marks actor Tom Hardy’s debut into comic books. Written by Scott Snyder (“Batman,” “Absolute Batman”) and Frank Tieri (“New Excalibur,” “Iron Man”) with art from Ryan Smallman (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”) and creative contributions from “Venom” and “Mad Max” star Hardy, […]

Xbox Games Studios head Alan Hartman is stepping down from his post after more than three decades working at parent company Microsoft. Following Hartman’s retirement, Craig Duncan, chief of Xbox’s studio Rare, will take over the position. “Alan’s career has been marked by innovation, dedication, and an unwavering passion for gaming,” Xbox Game Content and […]