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Batman: Arkham City ten minute gameplay video
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jul 1, 2011 9:30AM PDT
Publisher WB Interactive Entertainment has released ten minutes of gameplay footage from the upcoming Batman: Arkham City, highlighting Catwoman's FreeFlow combat skills. Read more
Age of Conan now free-to-play, 'Unchained'
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jul 1, 2011 6:45AM PDT
Funcom's barbaric MMORPG is now free to download and play, letting you venture into the violent Hyborian Age without paying a penny. Read more
Split/Second dev Black Rock closing
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jul 1, 2011 6:00AM PDT
After Black Rock Studio was gutted and left with only forty employees in May, its days looked numbered. Today, owner Disney Interactive Studios confirmed it plans to shut down the developer of Split/Second and Pure. Read more
Daily Filter: June 30, 2011
by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Jun 30, 2011 6:45PM PDT
Today's Filter has trailers for MX vs. ATV Alive, UFC Personal Trainer, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Minecraft, and more. Also note: Many of these trailers have us shaking out heads! Try to guess which ones! Read more
BioShock Infinite: two minutes of E3 gameplay
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jun 30, 2011 5:15PM PDT
BioShock Infinite won Best of Show at E3 this year, and for good reason. Now you can watch two minutes of the demo that had Garnett speechless. Read more
Source SDK to be made free for all
by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Jun 30, 2011 4:30PM PDT
Valve has decided to make its Source SDK free for all users, rather than require at least one Source title be purchased to obtain access to the engine. Read more
Rage trailer explores the 'legacy' of id
by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Jun 30, 2011 3:00PM PDT
A new trailer for Rage explores the legacy of the famed developer id Software, including interviews with studio co-founder John Carmack. Read more
Respawn nabs 40 from Infinity Ward, teases new game
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jun 30, 2011 2:15PM PDT
Respawn Entertainment has recruited 40 members of Call of Duty's Infinity Ward team, their website reveals. In addition, the company has teaser images of their first game. Read more
IGF 2012 submissions now open
by Jeff Mattas, shacknews.com, Jun 30, 2011 1:30PM PDT
Submissions are now open for the 14th annual Independent Games Festival, which will be held, as usual, at the 2012 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Some exciting changes to the festival's format have also been announced. Read more
Star Wars Galaxies fans threaten lawsuit
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jun 30, 2011 11:20AM PDT
Star Wars Galaxies fans aren't going to take the game shutdown quietly. In fact, some are proposing legal action. Read more











