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Friday, September 3 2010, 2:00 am by
Daily Filter: September 2, 2010
Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis. Today's Filter adds new media for a handful of titles. We're got new trailers for F.E.A.R. 3, Inferno, Batman: The Brave and the Bold,
Friday, September 3 2010, 1:00 am by
Evening Reading
PAX Prime 2010 starts tomorrow. TGS 2010 is just around the corner. What does this mean? A lot of news and previews are coming your way. You may want to find a comfortable spot and begin constantly click refresh now. You know, just to practice. Gaming News o'the Day LucasArts Hit With Layoffs OnLive Testing WiFi Support this Fall, Extending Promotions God of War: Ghost of Sparta Gets PlayStation Plus-exclusive Demo Links from Morning Discussion The Great App Bubble Kids Break the Darnedest Thing. […]
Friday, September 3 2010, 12:00 am by
L.A. Noire Delayed, Expected 'First Half' of 2011
If you were looking forward to visiting a virtual world of "dames" and fedoras, you'll have to wait a little longer than expected. In its Q3 earnings release, Take Two Interactive revealed its period piece L.A. Noire has been delayed until "the first half of calendar 2011." Like traffic in the city its based on, delays have become an annoying expectation with Rockstar's latest title. After being shifted to a multiplatform release, L.A. Noire was scheduled to appear in Se...
Thursday, September 2 2010, 11:00 pm by
Outland Revealed, to Appear at PAX 2010
Not long ago, Ubisoft revealed that a new game called Outland would be appearing at this weeks' Penny Arcade Expo, though provided few other details. With PAX 2010 beginning tomorrow, IGN has previewed the Housemarque-developed offering, described as "a cross between retro platformers like Prince of Persia or Out of This World and the color-switching of shoot 'em up Ikaruga." Housemarque is also the stu...
Thursday, September 2 2010, 10:00 pm by
Ubisoft Reveals Downloadable Source Engine-Powered Shooter 'Bloody Good Time'
With PAX just around the corner, Ubisoft has revealed a new downloadable, mulitplayer-focused first-person shooter from The Ship developer, Outerlight. Bloody Good Time Bloody Good Time will launch this fall on Steam and the Xbox Live Arcade. The Source engine-powered shooter pits up to eight players against each other, all competing for a shot at a starring role in a horror movie. Each level, which takes place on various movie sets, will act an an arena as cartoon-style film caricatures attempt. […]
Thursday, September 2 2010, 9:00 pm by
Yakuza 4 Coming to North America and Europe in 2011
Yakuza 4 came out in Japan back in March of this year, but SEGA has just announced that the game is finally headed to North American and European PlayStation 3's in spring of 2011. Yakuza 4 returns players to Kamurocho, the fictionalized city based on Tokyo Shinjuku's real-life red-light district, Kabukicho. Series regular, Kazuma Kiryu, will be joined by three other playable protagonists in his latest outing, alongside familiar faces from past games in the series. Yakuza 4 will allow players to. […]
Thursday, September 2 2010, 8:00 pm by
OnLive Testing WiFi Support this Fall, Extends 'Founding Members' Promotion Again
Although OnLive boasts the ability to play current games on any PC throughout the U.S., the service is tied down to a required wired internet connection. According to the company, support via WiFi is a "top development priority" it plans to test this fall. In September, OnLive plans to add WiFi support to its PC and Mac-based streaming game service, initially as a Beta program. OnLive COO Mike McGarvey notes that WiFi support has been "the most requested feature among OnLive members." The upcomi. […]
Thursday, September 2 2010, 7:10 pm by
Madden NFL 11 Regular Season Simulation Picks Packers and Ravens as Conference Victors
With less than a week to go before the start of the NFL football season, EA SPORTS has revealed the results of a full-season simulation conducted using its latest foray on the gridiron, Madden NFL 11. The results predict "divisional winners, league leaders and individual award winners for the 2010 NFL season." Madden NFL 11 simulated season winners Baltimore Ravens and Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers' QB Aaron Rodgers grabbed the virtual MVP and Offensive Player of the Y...
Thursday, September 2 2010, 6:20 pm by
Shogun 2: Total War 'Battle Report' Trailer Shows Six Minutes of Gameplay
Though the first "gameplay" trailer for Shogun 2: Total War was more like an in-game look at pretty graphics, its first battle report trailer definitely shows the goods. [video]21159[/video] Shackvideo users can use the HD Stream. Kieran Brigden and land battle AI programmer Ingimar Gudmunsson from developer The Creative Assembly are on hand to walk us through a Shogun 2 night battle over the course of six minutes, from rousing speeches by generals to foes fleeing in panic. Shogun 2: Total War i. […]
Thursday, September 2 2010, 5:40 pm by
Shack PSA: Free Love This Weekend
Love, the impressive procedurally-generated MMO of construction and combat created by the wonderful Eskil Steenberg, will be free to play this weekend, Joystiq reports. While Love usually costs around $13 (€10) per month--please, no jokes--it'll be free to play from around 1am Eastern on Friday until 7am Eastern on Monday. The free client will be released via the official Love site when the trial period kicks off. Described by Eskil ...
Thursday, September 2 2010, 5:00 pm by
Medal of Honor Campaign Footage Features Three-Minutes of Helicopter Anarchy
The latest gameplay footage for EA's upcoming military-shooter Medal of Honor features three minutes of high-flying action. [video]21152[/video] Shackvideo users can use the HD Stream. In the footage--pulled directly from the single-player campaign--developer Danger Close showcases a mission that is heavy on both explosive gunfire and destructible environments. Also, the footage features some chatty soldiers. Sorry, folks. Can't talk right now. Too busy tearing the world a new one.
Thursday, September 2 2010, 4:15 pm by
Apple's 'Game Center' App Launching Next Week, New iPod Touch Models Inbound
Apple announced the impending arrival of its social Game Center App at its corporate Keynote presentation yesterday. The App was first announced back in April of this year. Not to be confused with GameFly's own GameCenter App, Apple's Game Center will be available next week for most Apple devices in conjunction with the iOS 4.1 roll-out, but won't be ready for the iPad until the release of iOS 4.2 in November. According to Apple's Steve Jobs, the gaming application is multiplayer-focused, includ. […]
Thursday, September 2 2010, 3:30 pm by
God of War: Ghost of Sparta Demo Coming Exclusively to PS+ Subscribers Next Week
For those of your paying for Sony's premium PlayStation service, we have some words of advice: "Sharpen your blades." The PlayStation Blog has revealed that, on Tuesday, September 7, a demo for Kratos' second PSP adventure will be released exclusively for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Developed by Ready at Dawn Studios, God of War: Ghost of Sparta takes place between the first and second console titles in the blood-soaked franchise and attempts to answer lingering questions you might have. Q...
Thursday, September 2 2010, 2:45 pm by
Naval RTS-Tower Defense Hybrid 'OilRush' Announced
Video game engine creator Unigine Corp. has announced a foray into game development with OilRush, a naval hyrid of real-time strategy and tower defense genres. OilRush is set in a post-apocalyptic flooded world where oil is scarce and precious, meaning that naturally you'll roll out well-oiled mechanical armed forces to seize it all for yourself. Unigine explains players will "control construction and upgrading of production platforms as well as their defence forces, and send battle groups of n. […]
Thursday, September 2 2010, 2:02 pm by
LucasArts Hit With Layoffs, The Force Unleashed 2 Team Rumoured to be Among Targets
LucasArts has confirmed laying off an unspecified number of staff, Kotaku reports. Rumours say that the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 team is among those cut. "LucasArts is reorganizing its teams to better address the needs of the internal studio. Unfortunately, this means adjusting staffing," the company explained in a statement. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, whose team is rumoured to have been cut back. LucasArts has not confirmed cuts at any specific teams nor given ...
Thursday, September 2 2010, 1:00 pm by
Morning Discussion
Every year or two, my interest in playing video games wanes and I find myself looking elsewhere for entertainment. Right now, I'm slipping into one of those periods. While I have a stack of new games I'm pretty certain I'll enjoy, after a day of reading and writing about video games I'm turning to books and magazines or heading out to see a film. The way the cycle usually works is that my passion is re-ignited by a game with really solid mechanics or a multiplayer mode worth getting properly stu. […]
Thursday, September 2 2010, 10:45 am by
Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Gets Currency, Wagers, Bots, and More
At last night's Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Reveal event, it became clear that developer Treyarch is putting a lot into the next online Call of Duty. Players will now unlock guns, grenades, equipment, attachments, killstreaks, and everything else through in-game currency, which is earned through playing the game. You will still level-up through experience points, which may unlock the privilege of purchasing some new guns, but everything will be purchased. This means that players can unlo. […]
Thursday, September 2 2010, 2:00 am by
Daily Filter: September 1, 2010
Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis. Today's Filter includes a ton of new videos for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and Aion. Other than that we've got a debut trailer for the PSN-exclusive
Thursday, September 2 2010, 1:00 am by
Evening Reading
Over the last week or two I've been watching nothing but Whale Wars. It's both heartbreaking and hilarious. Say what you will in regards to the Sea Shepherds' tactics but, boy, are those an entertaining bunch to watch. Also, anyone set out to protect the gorgeous and extinct whales are good in my books. Gaming News o'the Day Epic Reveals 'Project Sword' for iOS Kinect Voice Recognition Software Limited in Some Regions at Launch Batman: Arkham City Screens Come From Nowhere, Disappear (Surprise!). […]
Thursday, September 2 2010, 12:00 am by
Trials HD Dev Announces MotoHeroz for WiiWare
RedLynx, the developer behind the insanely challenging Trials HD on Xbox Live Arcade, has announced MotoHeroz for Nintendo's WiiWare channel. MotoHeroz is described as a "side-scrolling, platfom racing game" that incorporates rally racing, chasing, and coin-collecting. The game will contain a single-player adventure and a local party mode for two to four players, and online Leader Boards. MotoHeroz will also incorporate a daily online competition, in which players can vie for leaderboard suprema. […]
