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Zynga files for $1 billion IPO
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jul 1, 2011 11:15AM PDT
As predicted, Zynga plans on becoming public, hoping to raise $1 billion in an IPO. Read more
Wake Island map coming to Battlefield Heroes
by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Jul 1, 2011 10:40AM PDT
Battlefield Heroes is finally getting some Wake Island love, as the classic map is being added to the free to play shooter later this month to celebrate its second year of release. Read more
Batman: Arkham City ten minute gameplay video
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jul 1, 2011 9:30AM PDT
Publisher WB Interactive Entertainment has released ten minutes of gameplay footage from the upcoming Batman: Arkham City, highlighting Catwoman's FreeFlow combat skills. Read more
PlayStation Vita avatar video chat demoed
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jul 1, 2011 8:15AM PDT
At the Game Tools & Middleware Forum, Sony showcased Vita's facial recognition software with a rather interesting tech demo: avatar chat. Read more
Age of Conan now free-to-play, 'Unchained'
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jul 1, 2011 6:45AM PDT
Funcom's barbaric MMORPG is now free to download and play, letting you venture into the violent Hyborian Age without paying a penny. Read more
Split/Second dev Black Rock closing
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jul 1, 2011 6:00AM PDT
After Black Rock Studio was gutted and left with only forty employees in May, its days looked numbered. Today, owner Disney Interactive Studios confirmed it plans to shut down the developer of Split/Second and Pure. Read more
Daily Filter: June 30, 2011
by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Jun 30, 2011 6:45PM PDT
Today's Filter has trailers for MX vs. ATV Alive, UFC Personal Trainer, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Minecraft, and more. Also note: Many of these trailers have us shaking out heads! Try to guess which ones! Read more
Gearbox had Blade Runner license, dropped it for financial reasons
by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Jun 30, 2011 6:00PM PDT
Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford told Official PlayStation Magazine that plans for a game set in the Blade Runner universe were scrapped for financial reasons, sending an echo of sadness to all nerds who are not in fact replicants. Read more
BioShock Infinite: two minutes of E3 gameplay
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jun 30, 2011 5:15PM PDT
BioShock Infinite won Best of Show at E3 this year, and for good reason. Now you can watch two minutes of the demo that had Garnett speechless. Read more
Source SDK to be made free for all
by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Jun 30, 2011 4:30PM PDT
Valve has decided to make its Source SDK free for all users, rather than require at least one Source title be purchased to obtain access to the engine. Read more
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