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Daily Filter: July 26, 2011
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
Origin courting 'forward-looking' third parties
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 parodies his competition in upcoming multiplayer DLC
by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Jul 26, 2011 5:00PM PDT
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
Star Wars: The Old Republic breaks pre-order record, EA sales reveal
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jul 26, 2011 2:00PM PDT
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
Darksiders 2 technical hurdles prevent co-op play
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
League of Legends stats: 1.4m players daily
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
Humble Indie Bundle 3 launches
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
DICE discusses Battlefield 3 console multiplayer changes
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Jul 26, 2011 7:30AM PDT
DICE is making a few compromises for the console versions of Battlefield 3 -- namely, fewer players and smaller maps. The compromises aren't ideal,... Read more
Mafia creator founds new studio Warhorse
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jul 26, 2011 6:00AM PDT
Veterans of the Mafia, UFO and Operation Flashpoint series are working on a mysterious new RPG at their new development studio, Warhorse. Read more
From Dust PC delayed to August
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jul 25, 2011 5:45PM PDT
Originally scheduled for release two days from now, Ubisoft has delayed the PC version of From Dust, without offering any real explanation. Read more











