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The PC edition of Driver: San Francisco will see Ubisoft's much-disliked DRM return to its original method of requiring players to be online at all times. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jul 27, 2011 6:45AM PDT

You can score four copies of Renegade Ops, the downloadable vehicular twin-stick shooter from the chaps behind Just Cause 2, for the price of two ($30) in a PC-exclusive pre-order offer. Read more

by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jul 27, 2011 6:00AM PDT

I ran from Need for Speed The Run unimpressed at E3. EA returns one month later, with a new demo set in the desert. Is it any better? Read more

by Tyler J. Smith, shacknews.com, Jul 26, 2011 8:30PM PDT

Today's Filter features a smoldering new trailer for NBA JAM: On Fire Edition, a headless Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack! video, and a genetically altered Awesomenauts character introduction. Read more

by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jul 26, 2011 5:45PM PDT

EA's controversial digital service, Origin, will be expanding its offerings beyond the publisher's games. EA CEO John Riccitiello told investors at a conference call today that "forward-looking publishers" have been asking to join the service. Read more

Duke Nukem returns... again! New downloadable content for Duke Nukem Forever has been revealed. The content is set to arrive "this fall" on the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. Read more

EA is the "#1 publisher in Western markets," according to its latest quarterly financials. Portal 2, Dragon Age 2, and Crysis 2 all broke two million sales, while pre-orders for upcoming titles--specifically Battlefield 3 and The Old Republic--are beating Read more

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Jul 26, 2011 11:00AM PDT

Vigil Games wants to include multiplayer in Darksiders, and has since the first title, but it comes with its own technical and balancing challenges according to game lead Marvin Donald. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jul 26, 2011 10:15AM PDT

Over 15 million LoL accounts have been registered, developer Riot Games has revealed, with 1.4 million playing every day and peak concurrency of 500,000. Read more

by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jul 26, 2011 9:30AM PDT

Another set of lovely indie games are going cheap--or expensive, if you fancy, as you name the price--in the fourth Humble Indie Bundle, including VVVVVV, Cogs, Hammerfight, and more. Read more