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Duke Nukem Forever update to increase weapon slots on PC
by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Jul 28, 2011 6:15PM PDT
Gearbox has announced that Duke Nukem Forever will receive a patch on PC that, among a few other changes, will increase Duke's single-player weapon slots from two to four. Read more
Oil Rush trailer shows off RTS-tower defense
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jul 28, 2011 9:15AM PDT
Twelve minutes of RTS-tower defense fun are on show in a new trailer for Unigine's $20 downloadable game, Oil Rush. Read more
Driver: San Francisco PC 'requires permanent internet connection'
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jul 27, 2011 7:30AM PDT
The PC edition of Driver: San Francisco will see Ubisoft's much-disliked DRM return to its original method of requiring players to be online at all times. Read more
Duke Nukem parodies his competition in upcoming multiplayer DLC
by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Jul 26, 2011 5:00PM PDT
Duke Nukem returns... again! New downloadable content for Duke Nukem Forever has been revealed. The content is set to arrive "this fall" on the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. Read more
Star Wars: The Old Republic breaks pre-order record, EA sales reveal
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jul 26, 2011 2:00PM PDT
EA is the "#1 publisher in Western markets," according to its latest quarterly financials. Portal 2, Dragon Age 2, and Crysis 2 all broke two million sales, while pre-orders for upcoming titles--specifically Battlefield 3 and The Old Republic--are beating Read more
Humble Indie Bundle 3 launches
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jul 26, 2011 9:30AM PDT
Another set of lovely indie games are going cheap--or expensive, if you fancy, as you name the price--in the fourth Humble Indie Bundle, including VVVVVV, Cogs, Hammerfight, and more. Read more
Daily Filter: July 21, 2011
by Tyler J. Smith, shacknews.com, Jul 21, 2011 8:00PM PDT
Today's Filter features a new trailer for DC Universe Online, a cinematic trailer for Starhawk, a comic for SSX, a gruesome trailer for The House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut, and lots of Street Fighter X Tekken footage. Read more
Free to play PixelJunk Monsters announced
by Garnett Lee, shacknews.com, Jul 21, 2011 7:17PM PDT
PixelJunk developer Q-Games announced a new free-to-play browser-based version of Monsters to release on unspecified social network(s) this fall. Read more
BBC dipping into indie publishing
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Jul 20, 2011 3:45PM PDT
The BBC has announced it's moving into independent game publishing, and has already struck deals with some UK studios. Current platforms include Facebook, Flash, XBLA, and PSN. Read more
Daily Filter: July 19, 2011
by Tyler J. Smith, shacknews.com, Jul 19, 2011 5:30PM PDT
Today's Filter features new video for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters, an unboxing video for Catherine, a launch video for Call of Juarez: The Cartel, and a teaser trailer for Dead Island: Secret Origins. Read more











