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by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jun 15, 2011 6:00AM PDT

You now have an extra week to save $2 on L.A. Noire's downloadable content bargain bundle of new cases, clothes and challenges, the 'Rockstar Pass.' Just think what you could buy with $2! Read more

by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jun 14, 2011 5:30PM PDT

SSX is the game we've come to know and love over the years, but on a scale unlike anything the genre has seen before. Race and trick down all of the world's major mountains, whilst escaping the wrath of some furious avalanches. Read more

by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Jun 14, 2011 4:45PM PDT

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary brings the original console classic to the modern era with upgraded visuals, online co-op, and links to the newly announced Halo 4. Read more

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Jun 14, 2011 4:00PM PDT

Nintendo's Wii U sports a Radeon GPU similar to last-gen AMD cards, according to a new report. This puts it on par with PS3 and 360, but not vastly outpacing either one. Read more

by Jeff Mattas, shacknews.com, Jun 14, 2011 3:15PM PDT

We check out some four-player co-op in Renegade Ops, the upcoming twin-stick, vehicle-based shooter from Avalanche Studios that uses a modified version of the Just Cause 2 engine. Read more

by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jun 14, 2011 2:30PM PDT

I have to credit EA for trying something new with Need for Speed The Run. Still, EA appears to have missed the mark with its narrative-heavy twist to the series. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jun 14, 2011 1:45PM PDT

H.G. Wells' sci-fi classic The War of the Worlds, or its 1953 movie adaptation, is becoming a "cinematic platformer" from the maker of Dead Void Zero. Jean-Luc Picard himself, Patrick Stewart, is voicing the narrator. Read more

LulzSec, the hacker group behind a string of recent attacks on game companies, has now targeted EVE Online, Minecraft, and the gaming Web site The Escapist. Minecraft is back online, but the other two remain down. Read more

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Jun 14, 2011 12:30PM PDT

Japanese publisher Gamepot announced Wizardry Online today, an MMO based on the classic RPG series and developed by the makers of Radiant Historia. It's due out this summer in Japan, and in 2012 in North America. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jun 14, 2011 11:45AM PDT

The first trailer for much-loved indie platformer Spelunky's Xbox Live Arcade edition has arrived, complete with a peek at its multiplayer modes. Read more