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EVE Online 'Inferno' update launches next week
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 14, 2012 6:30AM PDT
The next free 'expansion' for EVE Online is preparing to blast off, with the countdown on for May 22. 'Inferno' doesn't bring any huge many huge new features, but it's another fine bag of fixes, tweaks, updates and changes. Read more
Jetpack Joyride jumps to Facebook
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, May 11, 2012 3:30PM PDT
While it may not have achieved the same notoriety as Fruit Ninja, Halfbrick Studios' Jetpack Joyride has drained thousands of hours of productivity from the economy... and now it's on Facebook. Read more
Blizzard DOTA renamed to Blizzard All-Stars, as per new agreement with Valve
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, May 11, 2012 2:30PM PDT
"In accordance with the agreement, Valve will continue to use DOTA commercially, including DOTA 2, while Blizzard will preserve noncommercial use of DOTA for its community." Read more
Republique hits Kickstarter goal with six hours to go
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, May 11, 2012 7:30AM PDT
Republique's Kickstarter donations have picked up in pace, making the goal within reach but with only a few hours to accomplish it. Read more
Drunken Robot Pornography coming from AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! dev
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 11, 2012 6:45AM PDT
AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! dev and naming wizard Dejobaan Games has been tinkering with an FPS prototype for a while, and is now happy enough to declare Drunken Robot Pornography a proper game. It'll come to PC and Mac this year. Read more
World of Warcraft cross-realm zones coming
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 11, 2012 6:00AM PDT
Cross-realm zones are coming to World of Warcraft, joining underpopulated areas of the world across severs. This tech can also be used to split overpopulated areas into multiple instances per realm. Read more
Dota 2 'The International' championship moves to PAX for 2012
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, May 10, 2012 3:30PM PDT
Apparently, "The International" is an annual affair, as Valve has announced plans for a second Dota 2 competition. Read more
Naming Elder Scrolls Online its own adventure, dev says
by John Keefer, shacknews.com, May 9, 2012 4:45PM PDT
Matt Firor, game director for The Elder Scrolls Online, talks about how the origins of the game and the thought that is going into creating an MMO in the huge continent of Tamriel. Read more
Angry Birds hits 1 billion downloads
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, May 9, 2012 11:30AM PDT
The Angry Birds series has surpassed one billion downloads, only six months after celebrating a milestone of half a billion. Read more
Diablo 3 cartoon shows angels vs. demons
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 9, 2012 6:15AM PDT
With Diablo III actually, genuinely, seriously launching next week, Blizzard has released a six-minute animated trailer showing the angels of the High Heavens throwing down against the demons of the Burning Hells. Read more











