Hasbro and Blizzard have struck a deal to produce a special World of Warcraft version of Monopoly, and StarCraft-themed RISK. Read more

Zombie Studios' multiplayer shooter Blacklight: Retribution will enter open beta testing on February 27. While the original Blacklight: Tango Down hit consoles as well as PC, the free-to-play follow-up is a PC exclusive with DirectX 11 bells and whistles. Read more

This past Friday, the winners of the 2012 Indie Game Challenge at DICE were announced, with Eyebrow Interactive's monochromatic platformer Closure taking the grand prize. Read more

The Lego Group has received the rights to make Star Wars video games and toys for another ten years, Lucasfilm announced today. Read more

Along with the PlayStation Vita First Edition Bundle and the first wave of Vita launch titles, next week will bring Dear Esther, Alan Wake PC, Twisted Metal, UFC Undisputed 3, and bags more new games. Read more

This week, I grab my fedora, trench-coat, and spy gear to tackle the IGF preview build of Gunpoint, the upcoming 2D stealth-puzzle game by Tom Francis, John Roberts, and Fabian van Dommelen. Read more

Blizzard has filed an official dispute with the USPTO over Valve trademarking "DOTA" for Dota 2, claiming people will think it's connected with Blizzard, and that Valve's trying to steal goodwill it built up. Valve, naturally, denies this. Read more

Paramount Pictures announced a partnership with Namco Bandai today, to distribute the upcoming Star Trek game from Digital Extremes. Read more

Shacknews readers share their own stories revolving around the classic Syndicate, the latest game inducted into the "MobyGames Classic" series on Shacknews.com. Read more

Amnesia: The Dark Descent developer Frictional Games has set up a teaser site for an apparent follow-up to the title, dropping nebulous clues about China. Read more