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by John Keefer, shacknews.com, Mar 19, 2012 9:00AM PDT

It's still a ways from reality, but Beamdog's team of ex-BioWare devs have a goal to make Baldur's Gate 3 and may use Kickstarter to do it. Read more

by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Mar 19, 2012 7:30AM PDT

How do you make a game about extinction? Six developers spent 48 hours during a game jam to answer that question. Their solution? Make a game that dies--and never comes back. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Mar 19, 2012 6:45AM PDT

As sure as a billion-dollar sport begins a new season every year, so must a new official licensed video game of that sport be released annually. No surprise, then, that Codemasters has announced F1 2012 for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation, but now it's offic Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Mar 19, 2012 6:00AM PDT

EA is shutting down online services for another round of older games, as it does so like to do, including Burnout Revenge, January 2011 release Spare Parts, and EA Sports MMA--one of the first games to use EA's Online Pass scheme. Read more

by Jeff Mattas, shacknews.com, Mar 19, 2012 12:45AM PDT

We get an in-depth peek at the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Pandaria, and talk with some of its lead developers about the new continent, races, and new Monk character class, as well as some new systems like Pet Battles, and Challenges. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Mar 18, 2012 7:00AM PDT

The good times continue to roll, with new releases next week including Ninja Gaiden 3, the Silent Hill HD Collection, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, expandalone Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai, Angry Birds Space, and Kid Icarus: Uprising Read more

Gearbox Software wants you to know that the PC version of Borderlands 2 won't be a mere "console port." In a "love letter" to fans, the developer talks about all the features being added specifically to the PC version of the game. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Mar 16, 2012 2:30PM PDT

Deals this weekend include Battlefield 3 for $30, Anno 2070 for $30, The Darkness II for $25, 'buy one, get one free' on $5 Ubisoft games including Far Cry 2 and Assassin's Creed, Saints Row: The Third for $23, Duke Nukem 3D for $3, and heaps more. Read more

Mass Effect 3 multiplayer takes the spotlight with the N7 Weekend Challenge beginning this evening. Grab you gear and prepare to kill some Reapers. Read more

Are you ready for more Trine? Frozenbyte is working on a significant expansion pack to Trine 2. Read more