This is quick. Pacific Rim isn’t even out yet (at least, not in the UK) and we don’t know how successful the movie will be. Wizkids have announced PACIFIC RIM: HEROCLIX in association with Legendary Pictures and NECA. There are five Jaegers in the line. They are; Gipsy Danger, Striker Eureka, Cherno Alpha, Crimson Typhoon […]
WizKids start the Dominion War in Star Trek: Attack Wing!
WizKids/NECA has kicked off the Dominion War with an organised play event to launch the forthcoming Star Trek: HeroClix game Star Trek: Attack Wing. The Dominion War is a big deal in the Star Trek universe and perhaps one of the most dramatic times in the Alpha Quadrant. The Breen Confederacy and the Jem’Hadar have […]
Origins names nominees for the best tabletop games of 2013
The Origins Games Fair is a big one. It runs from June 12th to 16th this year in the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, USA. It showcases board games, tabletop roleplaying games, CCGs, miniatures, LARPs and has an electronic games room this year. The Origins Awards is run by The Academy of Adventure […]
WizKids extend HeroClix with SwitchClix
WizKids are introducing a new feature for their product ranges called SwitchClix. It will appear in February with the release of the Batman: Gotham City Strategy Game. SwitchClix allows figures to be switched from one base to another. This is important for HeroClix fans because those bases can be dials. As a result, the models […]
WizKids win Injunction against Tree House Kids Heroics
Zerboz are a range of 1″ tall, fully sculpted & painted figures in blind packaging designed for kids. There’s a Marvel range and a DC one. Previously, Tree House Kids used the word “Heroics” to describe the range. Now, Heroics is a general word from the dictionary but it’s also awfully close to HeroClix. HeroClix, […]
What are Heroclix Fast Forces and Gravity Feeds?
There are many different HeroClix sets; X-Men, Justice League, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Halo, Street Fighter, Gears of War, Chaos War, Marvel 10th Anniversary, Avengers Movie, Galactic Guardians, etc. However, sometimes you’ll see the phrase “Fast Forces” prepended or appended to a title of the range. You may even see discussion about Gravity […]
WizKids release new Portal 2 Turrets
You can collect Portal 2 Sentry Turrets. NECA/WizKids are showing off their new line of Portal 2 collectable figures. They’re 3″ tall and feature Open and Closed versions of 10 unique designs. These designs… there’s camouflage, animal prints and even Hot Rod. Even more “interesting” designs are also possible but fans will have to vote […]
Asssassin’s Creed comes to HeroClix
WizKids and Ubisoft have signed a deal that will bring the French computer game publisher’s smash hit franchise to HeroClix. HeroClix will allow games to have a tabletop experience of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. In fact, WizKids has designed a split feed gravity display for retailers to promote the items. In a […]
Marketing take control at WizKids
Lax Chandra is leaving WizKids to join an internet start up. Chandra became President of WizKid Games, the HeroClix publisher, in 2006 in a move which saw him move from Director of Business Development at Topps. Topps owned WizKids at the time. WizKids is now a NECA company and Chandra will be replaced by Justin […]
WizKids’ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Journey to the Lonely Mountain board game
WizKids Games announced this month that they would expand their Lord of the Rings range. The HeroClix publisher already has Lord of the Rings: Nazgul as an offering. The new board game, expected out in the States in October, is designed by Eric Lang and will echo the first Peter Jackson Hobbit film. The deluxe […]
