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River City Ransom 2 in development, crowd-funding coming this summer
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Apr 29, 2013 9:30AM PDT
River City Ransom 2 is in development from indie studio Combit, the developer announced. It is planning a crowd-funding effort this summer, with a release slated for next year. Read more
Nintendo eShop hosting Mario sale to promote NSMB2
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Jul 24, 2012 9:00AM PDT
Nintendo is offering a series of Mario games on sale in the eShop for a month leading up to the launch of New Super Mario Bros 2. Read more
Wolfenstein 3D free browser version marks 20th anniversary
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 9, 2012 7:30AM PDT
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Wolfenstein 3D's launch this month, id Software and Bethesda have released a free HTML 5 version of the seminal FPS. John Carmack's also made a little director's commentary, filled with classic Carmackchat. Read more
No more Sega-published Marvel games
by Jeff Mattas, shacknews.com, Mar 6, 2012 11:00AM PST
The vice president of games production at Marvel has announced that there are no plans for any more Sega-published Marvel titles in the foreseeable future. Read more
Lego renews Star Wars license for ten more years
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Feb 13, 2012 11:45AM PST
The Lego Group has received the rights to make Star Wars video games and toys for another ten years, Lucasfilm announced today. Read more
MobyGames Classic: Max Payne community stories
by Shack Staff, shacknews.com, Jan 27, 2012 1:45PM PST
Shacknews readers share their own stories revolving around the original Max Payne, the latest game inducted into the "MobyGames Classic" series on Shacknews.com. Read more
MobyGames Classic: Max Payne
by Shack Staff, shacknews.com, Jan 25, 2012 12:15PM PST
MobyGames.com Classic returns with Max Payne, the 2001 PC game by Remedy that first introduced the now widely-used slow motion 'Bullet Time' gameplay mechanic. Read more
Shack PSA: 3DS GBA Ambassador games now available
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Dec 16, 2011 10:30AM PST
The 3DS Ambassador Game Boy Advance games are now live and available for download on the eShop. Read more
Nintendo 3DS GBA Ambassador line-up revealed internationally
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Dec 14, 2011 3:00PM PST
Nintendo has announced the full line-up of 3DS Ambassador GBA games. Ten titles will be available to early adopters starting this Friday. Read more
Zelda producer talks about Link to the Past in 3D
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Nov 9, 2011 2:30PM PST
The recent 3DS re-release of Ocarina of Time has many expecting a Majora's Mask follow-up, but Nintendo may have other plans in mind. Read more











