The Nintendo 3DS Assassin's Creed game has been canned, it's no surprise to hear, but its plot has ended up being recycled for the upcoming Assassin's Creed Revelations. Read more

Rovio's vice president of franchise development Ville Heijari talks about Angry Birds console ports, and reveals that the company is considering a variety of options for expanding the franchise. Read more

Microsoft's recent acquisition of gesture recognition firm Canesta could mean a Kinect-type interface is coming to smart phones, according to a Reuters report. Read more

The NPD Group has released its monthly report, outlining the top ten selling games for the month of June 2011. L.A. Noire retained its hold on the list, with Duke Nukem Forever coming in at second spot, and Infamous 2 in third. Read more

EA Sports' Mark Turmell, known for creating the NBA Jam series and rumored to be working on a revival of NFL Blitz, has left the company and taken a position at social games developer Zynga. Read more

Development on El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron has wrapped up, but Ignition's Shane Bettenhausen says they loved working with the contractors and would want them back for any other series entries. Read more

It's Thursday, which means Shacknews has another giveaway! Today, Team Shack needs demon slayers, so we're giving away two retail PC copies of Hunted: The Demon's Forge from Inxile Entertainment. This giveaway has ended. Read more

Two of PopCap's most popular casual games, Plants vs. Zombies and Peggle, are planned for release on Facebook. Read more

A new trailer for NHL 12 from EA Sports features a look at some of the new physical play added to the game, including knocking players over the boards. Read more

Call of Duty Elite beta invites are going out today, "more or less" in the order that users signed up. Check your inbox to see if you've gotten in. Read more