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by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, May 18, 2011 2:20PM PDT

NCSoft has announced that a beta test for Guild Wars 2 is planned for the "second half" of 2011. During a conference call, the NCSoft CFO hinted the game could launch in 2012. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 18, 2011 1:20PM PDT

Blizzard plans to allow friends from different World of Warcraft servers to play in dungeons together, with vague "premium" features. Read more

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, May 18, 2011 12:35PM PDT

We learned more about the characters of Assassin's Creed Revelations today, and how the single-player story will tie more strongly into the multiplayer character models. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 18, 2011 7:15AM PDT

Publisher Atari is looking to sell Cryptic Studios, the developer of Champions Online, Star Trek Online, and the upcoming Neverwinter. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 18, 2011 6:00AM PDT

The PC edition of excellent single-player DLC episode Minerva's Den is finally due on May 31, after being killed and then resurrected. Read more

A trio of "launch" trailers for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings have arrived, teasing the sequel from developer CD Projekt RED that released today. Read more

The second "behind-the-scenes" trailer for Duke Nukem Forever has launched, including interviews from a handful of devs involved with the making of Duke Nukem 3D. Read more

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, May 17, 2011 2:15PM PDT

BioWare's Casey Hudson explains how choices, both from past games and in Mass Effect 3, will impact the ending to the trilogy. Read more

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, May 17, 2011 12:00PM PDT

The Mass Effect 2 "Genesis" motion comic, which lets you make choices from the first game and import them to ME2, is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace for $4. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 17, 2011 9:45AM PDT

Just Cause 2 dev Avalanche is again delivering heaps of mayhem in downloadable shooter Renegade Ops, the first gameplay trailer shows. Read more