Turn this house into a home Animal Crossing fans are treated with not one, but two new entries in the series this year, with the 3DS Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, and the upcoming Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival on Wii U. We may have to wait a little longer for …

Verbal communication isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Just ask anyone who’s endured the rancid stench of a stranger’s halitosis – also known as ‘paying the iron price’ for the last free seat on the bus. In keeping with our species’ tendency to ruin every innovative idea – from …

Following last year’s unexpected heel turn, the WWE 2K series is in dire need of a Daniel Bryan-esque comeback. A severely outdated roster, a meagre selection of match types and a barebones creative suite left fans pining for the glory days of Here Comes The Pain and the original Smackdown …

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 …

Earlier this summer, Halo franchise director Frank O’Connor explained Halo 5: Guardians’ lack of splitscreen (opens in new tab) as a necessary cut to keep the game running at 60 frames per second. An in-depth examination of Halo 5’s graphics by Digital Foundry shows that couch play isn’t the only …

With Fox’s revival of The X-Files still three months away from its premiere, the network’s carefully plotted marketing strategy has provided us a steady stream of trailers and previews. None of them really deal with anything outside of the pilot episode, teasing audiences solely with the return of Mulder and …