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If, when the end of December arrives, you’re in a small minority who aren’t absolutely gagging to see The Force Awakens, then the latest offering from Quentin Tarantino might be your best bet for a worthy alternative. The Hateful Eight arrives amid a swirl of offscreen controversy, seemingly matched by …

There has been plenty of speculation surrounding the future of the long-running James Bond franchise recently, from whether Daniel Craig will stay on for another film or not to Sony possibly losing the distribution rights (opens in new tab). Director Sam Mendes has been promoting the latest Bond outing Spectre …

Despite earlier indication that they would be absent from the game, moogles may yet make an appearance in Final Fantasy 15 (opens in new tab). The English (opens in new tab) and Japanese (opens in new tab) Twitter accounts for FF15 have polls asking fans if they’d like to see …

If ever you needed proof that making movies is hard, look no further than the ongoing attempt to remake The Crow. The project has been stuck in development hell for what feels like forever, but now there may finally be some light at the end of the tunnel. The Wrap …

We already know Street Fighter 5 (opens in new tab) will get six DLC characters in its first year after release, but you can stop trying to identify those silhouettes now. Members of the Shoryuken (opens in new tab) forums have extracted a bounty of details from datamining the latest …

AMC has renewed its zombie drama, The Walking Dead, for a seventh season. It’s no surprise the network chose to commission an additional set of episodes, considering it’s one of the biggest and most talked about shows currently on television. In addition, the network has re-upped the live after-show The …

The Halo games are defined by their futuristic arsenal almost as much as titular space-rings. Whether it’s the classic Aliens-inspired Assault Rifle or the pink-yet-deadly Needler, the series is full of iconic weaponry. Yet Halo franchise director Frank O’Connor recently told (opens in new tab) Techland he would be interested …

As far as unlikely sequels go, Nier 2 (opens in new tab) ranks pretty highly. First teased as part of Square Enix’s E3 2015 press conference (opens in new tab), the game now has an official title, plot details, and a gameplay trailer. Dubbed (opens in new tab) “Nier: Automata,” …

Fans of cuddly ursine antics will be delighted to know that StudioCanal is moving forwards with a Paddington sequel following the critical and commercial success of the first film. And the studio is so keen to repeat the formula that it has persuaded Paul King to return to write and …

Xbox Live Games with Gold (opens in new tab) will have twice as many titles for Xbox One owners starting next month. Microsoft announced that all Xbox 360 Games with Gold titles will be backwards compatible on Xbox One from November onward, confirming the plans it first put forward in …