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Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games announced for Wii U
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 17, 2013 8:30AM PDT
Playing a sport is easy, being good at one is hard, but being great at loads requires levels of speed, strength, and stamina that only portly plumbers and hedgehogs can summon. Next year's Winter Olympics brings another opportunity for Mario, Sonic and friends to show off their sporting prowess and by gum, they're jazzed to do so. (Nintendo and Sega today announced Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games for Wii U, I'm saying.) Read more
New Super Luigi U coming as $20 DLC in June, or as $30 retail disc
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, May 17, 2013 8:00AM PDT
New Super Mario Bros U's Luigi-centric DLC is coming on June 20 for $19.99, and as a packaged retail product on August 25 for $29.99. Read more
Pikmin 3 coming August 4, The Wonderful 101 coming September 15
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, May 17, 2013 7:57AM PDT
Nintendo outlined release dates for the rest of the summer today, including some big titles on the Wii U. Read more
Sonic Lost World coming exclusively to Wii U and 3DS
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, May 17, 2013 7:49AM PDT
Sega's next Sonic the Hedgehog game, Sonic Lost World, will be exclusive to Nintendo Wii U and 3DS. Read more
Report: Rainbow 6 Patriots pulled from retailer database
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, May 17, 2013 7:30AM PDT
Rainbow 6 Patriots has reportedly been pulled from GameStop's database, a move that a source claims is rare unless a game has been canceled. Read more
Men's Room Mayhem awkwardly shuffling into Vita next week
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 17, 2013 6:45AM PDT
When Sony shut down Wipeout developer Studio Liverpool last year, a few former members banded together to set up Sawfly Studios. Its first game is, well, quite different to the futuristic racer--a urinary path-setting puzzler named Men's Room Mayhem. You'll get to play with it next week, publisher Ripstone announced today. Read more
Jagged Alliance: Flashback downloadable 'diorama' shows off art style
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 17, 2013 6:00AM PDT
With six days left on its crowdfunding campaign, retro "reset" Jagged Alliance: Flashback has only raised 65% of its goal. Oh, how tense! To tempt, tease and excite potential backers, developer Full Control has released a downloadable "diorama" with a rotatable in-engine peek at the art style it's bringing to the turn-based tactics 'em up. Read more
The Last of Us preview: it's still good
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, May 17, 2013 12:01AM PDT
Playing through more of the single-player adventure revealed that The Last of Us can be as much a blockbuster as it is a thriller. Read more
David Jaffe joins indev dev Pixelbionic to work on Autoduel
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, May 16, 2013 5:00PM PDT
David Jaffe has joined the advisory board for Autoduel, the first project from new indie studio Pixelbionic. Read more
The Elder Scrolls Online video explores gathering, crafting
by John Keefer, shacknews.com, May 16, 2013 4:30PM PDT
Every massively multiplayer game has some sort of gathering mechanic where players can use items they find to craft useful things that they won't have to spend money on. The Elder Scrolls Online will be no different, as a new video talks about exploration and gathering in Tamriel. Read more
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