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by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jun 17, 2011 12:30PM PDT

The latest Mass Effect 3 rumor suggests a separate "standalone" co-op mode that allows four players to play against an onslaught of enemies. Read more

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Jun 17, 2011 11:45AM PDT

Sega has sent out a notice to Sega Pass users that its database has been compromised. Hackers obtained e-mails, dates of birth, and encrypted passwords, but not credit card information. Read more

by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jun 17, 2011 10:30AM PDT

While developing Ocarina of Time, there was a moment when Shigeru Miyamoto experimented with making a first-person Zelda game. Read more

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Jun 17, 2011 9:45AM PDT

Warner Bros. and Nether Realms have announced a Mortal Kombat "Season Pass" exclusive to the Xbox 360, which will grant you all four DLC characters for $15, rather than the $20 if bought individually. Read more

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Jun 17, 2011 9:00AM PDT

Portal 2 DLC that focuses on motion controls has now been released for those who bought the $140 Razer Hydra controller for the game. Read more

by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jun 17, 2011 8:15AM PDT

Battlefield 3's lead platform is the PC, but as part of Video Game Week on NBC's Late Night program, Jimmy Fallon debuted the first-ever footage of Battlefield 3 running on a console. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jun 17, 2011 7:30AM PDT

Bullfrog's much-loved Magic Carpet has landed on Good Old Games, priced at $6. It spells the end to the digital distributor's first batch of vintage EA games. Read more

We grab a few minutes with Assassin's Creed Revelations' presentation director, Brent Ashe, to find out a bit more about what to expect from Ezio's next adventure. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jun 17, 2011 6:00AM PDT

"Strong factions internally" at id Software fancy returning the Quake series to its roots with a reboot of the original, Lovecraftian-y style, John Carmack has revealed. Read more

Nintendo issued a new firmware update last night, which fixes the Ridge Racer 3D freezing bug, offers usability tweaks, and adds automatic firmware updates. Read more