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Xbox Live Indie Games Summer Uprising starts

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Aug 22, 2011 11:15AM PDT

Those raucous indie games are kicking up a fuss today with the launch of the community-run Summer Uprising on Xbox Live Indie Games, which will see ten games released under the banner over the next two weeks. Read more

Minecraft gets fan-made homage on DS

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Aug 22, 2011 10:30AM PDT

A new homebrew DS application delivers a passable Minecraft experience to your handheld device. Read more

Carmack explains decision not to license id Tech 5

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Aug 22, 2011 9:45AM PDT

id Software's John Carmack talks about why the company isn't interested in licensing id Tech 5 to third parties. Read more

Dota 2 tournament $1 million finals won by Na'vi

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Aug 22, 2011 9:00AM PDT

Ukrainian team Na'vi lifted the novelty over-sized check for $1 million at the final of Valve's Dota 2 tournament on Sunday. Valve plans hold a similar event annually with "the best in the world" of Dota 2. Read more

Just Dance Kids 2 announced

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Aug 22, 2011 8:15AM PDT

Ubisoft announced Just Dance Kids 2 today, due for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii on October 25. Read more

Dear Esther delayed by Source engine upgrade

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Aug 22, 2011 6:00AM PDT

The gorgeous commercial revamp of acclaimed HL2 mod Dear Esther is now likely to launch this fall, after switching to the Portal 2 engine for better graphics and performance brought unexpected bugs. Read more

New video game releases of 8/22-8/28

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Aug 21, 2011 9:00AM PDT

New Deus Ex! New Deus Ex is out next week! The new one! Deus Ex! Deus Ex! Oh, and Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overlocked. Read more

Indie Jeff's Weekly Picks: August 15-19

by Jeff Mattas, shacknews.com, Aug 20, 2011 12:00PM PDT

In this week's picks include the photo-based adventure game TRAUMA, interviews with Octodad 2 developers Young Horses, Cold Beam Games, and more. Read more

Daily Filter: August 19, 2011

by Tyler J. Smith, shacknews.com, Aug 19, 2011 8:15PM PDT

Today's Filter features four new trailers for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, a cinematic trailer for Might & Magic Heroes VI, a new trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, and much more! Read more