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Former Modern Warfare devs wanted to give Call of Duty series a 'rest'
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, May 24, 2012 5:15PM PDT
Ultimately, what caused the huge rift between Infinity Ward execs Jason West and Vince Zampella and Activision? The two say that the team's desire to work on a game other than Modern Warfare 3 made an already tense relationship even worse. Read more
Steel Battalion, Sleeping Dogs - Shacknews Daily: May 24, 2012
by Garnett Lee, shacknews.com, May 24, 2012 2:45PM PDT
Join Garnett Lee on this episode of Shacknews Daily. Today’s stories: Mass Effect 3 gets more multiplayer DLC, get inside the Steel Battalion demo for Kinect, and a 101 on how to play Sleeping Dogs. Read more
Skyrim 1.6 adds mounted combat
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, May 24, 2012 2:15PM PDT
Bethesda has announced details for their next Skyrim update. Patch 1.6 will add one of the fans' most-requested features: mounted combat. Read more
38 Studios and Big Huge Games lay off entire staffs
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, May 24, 2012 1:55PM PDT
It appears 38 Studios is nearing the end of its very public death march. New reports today show that 38 Studios, and its subsidiary Big Huge Games, have laid off their entire staffs. Read more
Report: Average Old Republic server has less than 350 players online
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, May 24, 2012 12:00PM PDT
How many players are playing The Old Republic at any given time? The numbers are shockingly low. Read more
Xbox limitations led to annual Magic: The Gathering games
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, May 24, 2012 11:30AM PDT
Magic: The Gathering's "Duels of the Planeswalkers" series has turned into an annualized game for the CCG, which developer Stainless Games attributes to Microsoft's policies and costs of updating. Read more
New Pandaren mounts revealed for World of Warcraft
by John Keefer, shacknews.com, May 24, 2012 11:00AM PDT
As with any new race in World of Warcraft, new mounts have to be created so they can get around. Blizzard has finally unveiled the new mount for the Pandarans. Read more
New Copernicus screens leaked in fan forum
by John Keefer, shacknews.com, May 24, 2012 10:30AM PDT
Hot on the heals of the first video release of Copernicus from 38 Studios, new screens show up on a fan web site showing three of the game's races. Read more
Free Mass Effect 3: Rebellion Pack coming May 29
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, May 24, 2012 10:00AM PDT
Coming May 29th is a brand new DLC pack called "Rebellion," which adds more gear, more weapons, more maps, and more kits to Mass Effect 3's online offering. It's also free. Read more
Diablo 3 hotfixes finally detailed
by John Keefer, shacknews.com, May 24, 2012 9:30AM PDT
Fans have been complaining about unannounced Diablo III fixes for the last few days. Now, you can consider those fixes announced. Read more











