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Quantum Conundrum preview
by Garnett Lee, shacknews.com, Aug 30, 2011 9:15AM PDT
There's more than a little family resemblance in Portal designer Kim Swift's latest game, Quantum Conundrum. Quantum Conundrum takes a more extreme approach, letting you to shift the entire world into another dimension. Read more
Ultima 1, 2 & 3 venture forth onto GOG
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Aug 30, 2011 7:00AM PDT
A slice of RPG history has been served up by GOG and EA today, with a $5.99 bundle of the first three Ultima games. Read more
The Haunted: Hells Reach hits PC in October, XBLA in 2012
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Aug 30, 2011 6:00AM PDT
The commercial version of The Haunted is coming to PC in October at $20, with an Xbox Live Arcade released planned for "early 2012." Read more
Hard Reset coming Sept. 13; specs revealed
by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Aug 29, 2011 6:45PM PDT
New developer Flying Wild Hog, which is comprised of folks that worked on titles like Bulletstorm and The Witcher 2, has revealed its first game Hard Reset is coming to Steam on September 13. Read more
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim preview
by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Aug 29, 2011 2:15PM PDT
Though I was only scheduled to play The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for an hour, I managed to lose nearly three hours out of my day without even noticing when I played the game at PAX 2011. Read more
Mass Effect 3 is 'brand new beginning' for series, Shepard's last mission
by Jeff Mattas, shacknews.com, Aug 29, 2011 1:00PM PDT
BioWare confirms that although Mass Effect 3 will be Commander Shepard's final mission, it will mark a "brand new beginning" for the series' future. Read more
Max Payne 3 resurfaces in new screenshots
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Aug 29, 2011 10:45AM PDT
Rockstar Games has released two new screenshots of the game, the company's "next big release on both consoles and PC." We're glad to see that Max is looking more like his former self, and not like the bum that scarred us in the game's original reveal. Read more
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 uses Steamworks
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Aug 29, 2011 10:15AM PDT
While EA and Valve continue their Origin-related scuffle, Activision has announced that Modern Warfare 3 will use Steamworks. Read more
New video game releases of 8/29-9/4
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Aug 28, 2011 9:00AM PDT
Next week brings Madden NFL 12, Tropico 4, Bodycount, the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection, the new DeathSpank game, fascinating time-travel RTS Achron, and heaps more. Read more
Indie Jeff's Weekly Picks: August 22-26
by Jeff Mattas, shacknews.com, Aug 27, 2011 11:00AM PDT
This week in Indie Jeff's weekly picks, we prepare for the time-travelling RTS, Achron, discuss the Owlboy demo, and round up all of the DigiPen PAX 2011 trailers. Read more











