PopCap has announced that it has finally finalized a number of licensing deals that will bring its properties to the non-digital world. Read more

Another week, another nice bag bag of new releases! Next week will bring games including Sniper Elite V2, Tera, Fable Heroes, Mortal Kombat on Vita, and the PC editions of Nexuiz and Port Royale 3. Read more

Free Radical co-founder Steve Ellis shares details on how shifts at LucasArts and failing milestones led to the cancellation of Star Wars Battlefront 3. Read more

Cor, a new week already? You'd better learn what's coming out, then. Next week's new releases include Prototype 2 on consoles, the bloody Bloodforge, and the PC editions of Binary Domain and Risen 2: Dark Waters. Read more

Nintendo has unveiled the identity of its secret 2D Mario game for 3DS. It's New Super Mario Bros 2. Read more

Join Garnett Lee on this episode of Shacknews Daily. Today’s stories: God of War: Ascension announced, Prey 2 not canceled, and Plants vs. Zombies gets a hefty update on iOS. Read more

Like clockwork, Electronic Arts has been releasing one (or more) Need for Speed games every year since 2002. So, what can we expect this year? If a retail leak is any indication, it's a "sequel" to 2005's Most Wanted. Read more

One of the more overlooked titles on display at Namco Bandai's Global Gamers Day event was ThunderCats, an August-due DS side-scroller based on the popular cartoon series. Read more

Details from a Japanese magazine reveal that Pokemon Black & White 2 will receive some new content including characters and areas, but it's still unclear just how much content will repeat from the first game. Read more

Quality wins over quantity in next week's lineup of new releases, with games including IGF 2012 Grand Prize winner Fez, pretty throwback dungeon crawler Legend of Grimrock, Skullgirls, and the free-to-play Tribes: Ascend. Read more