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by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Dec 23, 2011 6:15AM PST

If you've played Rift, be aware that an account database of developer Trion Worlds has been hacked. The naughty hackers have made off with personal information including addresses and dates of birth, but Trion insists credit card details are safe. Read more

A new trailer for Planetside 2 details the game's three factions. Read more

A new developer commentary trailer for Big Huge Games' upcoming action-RPG has arrived, explaining the principles of combat in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Read more

All Zombies Must Die! is scheduled for December 27 on PlayStation Network, and December 28 on Xbox Live Arcade, with a Steam version coming sometime later. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Dec 22, 2011 10:45AM PST

Piranha's free-to-play stompy robot game MechWarrior Online is aiming to offer multiplayer mech melee in size 12v12, assuming it can deliver a "solid play experience" at that scale. This revelation and more come from a new community Q&A. Read more

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Dec 22, 2011 10:30AM PST

Feral Interactive, which handled the Mac port of the original BioShock, will be bringing BioShock 2 to the platform in January. Read more

Starbreeze is in the midst of crunch time preparing for its February release of Syndicate. Read more

Here are a few of the "acceptance speeches" from the VGAs that couldn't make it into the program--from those that didn't win "Best Character" Read more

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Dec 22, 2011 7:45AM PST

Sony Online Entertainment has updated the PlanetSide 2 site, complete with a beta application. Read more

If you've been hanging on the edge of your throne in anticipation of a peek at Game of Thrones, the video game adaptation of fantasy's favorite soap opera from Blood Bowl developer Cyanide, give your royal rump a rest and watch the debut trailer. Read more