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by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Aug 5, 2011 1:45PM PDT

Digitally distributed PC bargains this weekend include Brink, the Total War series, Bulletstorm, Crysis 2, and the remarkable Humble Indie Bundle 3. Read more

by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Aug 5, 2011 1:00PM PDT

The third Humble Indie Bundle continues to grow, this time with Atom Zombie Smasher as a "free" bonus game addition. Read more

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is getting a Collector's Edition, Bethesda announced during QuakeCon 2011. Read more

Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson has received a letter from Bethesda, claiming that his next game "Scrolls" infringes on the trademark for "The Elder Scrolls." Read more

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Aug 5, 2011 10:30AM PDT

Sony has announced its own annual downloadable promotion program, complete with a free game offer, discounts for Plus subscribers, and bonus content for each game in the set. Read more

by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Aug 5, 2011 10:00AM PDT

Twisted Metal, the continuation of the popular car-combat title from the mind of David Jaffe, has been pushed to 2012. Read more

Diablo 3's always-on internet requirement has gotten some criticism from fans, but Blizzard's Robert Bridenbecker says he's "surprised" at the reaction given the clear direction of the industry. Read more

Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine has filed suit against Activision for use of his likeness to sing unauthorized songs, including those in different voices than his own. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Aug 5, 2011 7:00AM PDT

Runic's plans for an Xbox Live Arcade edition of action-RPG sequel Torchlight II are looking a little less certain, as the dev's revealed it would need to be "fairly comprehensively redesigned" to fit within the memory limit. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Aug 5, 2011 6:00AM PDT

id Software's plans to release the Doom 3 source code after Rage launches are still on, and now have the approval of parent company ZeniMax, id's technical wizard John Carmack revealed at QuakeCon. Read more

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