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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
Blacklight Retribution DirectX 11 features detailed
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jun 30, 2011 9:00AM PDT
A new Blacklight Retribution trailer and screenshots show off its DirectX 11-enhanced graphics, supporting its claim to be the first free-to-play FPS using the shiny bells and whistles. Read more
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record surfaces in October
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jun 30, 2011 8:15AM PDT
The standalone zombie-smashing adventure starring Dead Rising hero Frank West will launch on October 11 in North America, hitting PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Read more
Super Meat Boy dev discusses next game
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jun 30, 2011 6:45AM PDT
Indie dev Team Meat has described its next project as "more experimental" than the straightforward" Super Meat Boy. It also confirmed SMB is still coming to Mac, and that a Nintendo 3DS version was once being made. Read more
Call of Duty XP 2011 convention announced
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jun 30, 2011 6:00AM PDT
Call of Duty owner Activision is calling fans to Los Angeles this September for a two-day convention celebrating the FPS franchise. $150 will get you panels, playable MW3, paintball on a recreated CoD map, and more. Read more
Daily Filter: June 29, 2011
by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Jun 29, 2011 7:15PM PDT
Today's Filter features video for Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, World of Tanks, Hard Corps: Uprising and more. Read more
Scrolls release plan to mimic that of Minecraft
by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Jun 29, 2011 6:30PM PDT
Mojang Specification, the team formed in the wake of Minecraft's success, has announced its next game, Scrolls, will follow a release plan similar to Notch's popular PC title. Read more
PC-exclusive Ixion Saga from Capcom revealed
by Xav de Matos, shacknews.com, Jun 29, 2011 5:45PM PDT
A new, PC-exclusive online title from Capcom has been revealed. Ixion Saga is slated to launch in Japan next summer and features 8v8 battles with swords, magic, and heavy weapons. Read more











