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by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Mar 8, 2012 11:55PM PST

Activision detailed its plans for the Wii, 3DS, and DS version of Battleship today. These versions will be based on the board game with new power-ups and customizable modes. Read more

by Jeff Mattas, shacknews.com, Mar 6, 2012 11:00AM PST

The vice president of games production at Marvel has announced that there are no plans for any more Sega-published Marvel titles in the foreseeable future. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Mar 6, 2012 7:15AM PST

Though the first anniversary of 3DS's US launch isn't until March 27, Nintendo is already boasting about its first-year hardware sales. 4.5 million of the shiny handhelds were sold in the US alone, almost doubling the original DS's first year performance. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Mar 4, 2012 7:00AM PST

Next week will bring something very rare and special--a new PS2 game. Other new releases include Street Fighter X Tekken, I Am Alive, MLB 12: The Show, and something named Mass Effect 3--looks like some sort of sci-fi shooter-RPG to my eyes. Read more

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Mar 1, 2012 1:15PM PST

Stan Lee will appear as a "playable character" in the next Amazing Spider-Man, he has revealed. Read more

The second game in the 'Zero Escape' series kicked off by Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors has been confirmed for a western release. Known as Zennin Shiboudesu in Japan, it's coming to Vita and 3DS in North America as Virtue's Last Reward. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Feb 27, 2012 6:00AM PST

Remakes and revamps are staples of cutesty collect-o-RPG series Pokémon, so it's no surprise that Nintendo has announced new versions of Pokémon Black and White are on the way. They're named simply Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Feb 26, 2012 7:00AM PST

Next week's another busy one, with Microsoft Flight, Binary Domain, SSX, PC editions of Rayman Origins and Vessel, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2, and heaps more all launching. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Feb 24, 2012 9:00AM PST

Open-world web-slinging swing 'em up The Amazing Spider-Man is crawling into stores on June 26. A new trailer has... skittered? out too, showing off developer Beenox's take on classic Spidey villain The Rhino. Read more

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Feb 22, 2012 8:00AM PST

During today's Nintendo Direct briefing, Satoru Iwata announced a new Brain Age game. It's due in Japan this summer. Read more