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Wii U TVii to support TiVo in January, hoping to support other DVRs
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Dec 20, 2012 5:30PM PST
A roundtable of key figures on the Wii U's TVii feature say that TiVo support is coming in January, and it hopes to add support for other DVRs in the future as well. Read more
TVii hitting Wii U tomorrow
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Dec 19, 2012 7:30AM PST
TVii wasn't ready in time for the Wii U's launch and ended up slated to launch some time in December, which indeed it shall. The video-on-demand hub will hit the shiny new console on Thursday, Nintendo announced today, giving you a few days to master it before your relatives come around at Christmas and complain about how confusing new-fangled technology is. Read more
Assassin's Creed 3 is 'fastest selling' Ubisoft game
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Dec 12, 2012 3:45PM PST
Assassin's Creed 3 has sold 7 million copies in its first month, according to Ubisoft estimates, which makes it the fastest-selling game in the company's history. Read more
Nintendo Land could have featured Star Fox, Excitebite, 1080 Snowboarding games
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Dec 12, 2012 2:45PM PST
The Nintendo Land development team gave a post-mortem in a Japanese magazine, revealing thoughts on how the game came together, why some games are more deep than others, and why the game lacks online play. Read more
Nuketown Zombies hits Black Ops 2 for Xbox season pass holders
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Dec 12, 2012 12:45PM PST
Here in modern times, we have realised that the best way to release DLC is to stagger it in multiple tiers according to platform, premium membership, eye colour, and name. So, Xbox 360 owners of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 with a DLC season pass, you may now download the Nuketown Zombies map, provided you also have hazel eyes and are named June. Read more
2012 VGA trailers you may have missed
by John Keefer, shacknews.com, Dec 10, 2012 8:00AM PST
The VGAs unveiled some interesting tidbits on Friday, from a release date for The Last of Us to the debut of a new title called The Phantom Pain (Metal Gear Solid 5?). There were also plenty of new trailers and here's they are in case you missed them. Read more
New game releases of December 10-16
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Dec 9, 2012 6:00AM PST
Next week's another quiet one for new releases as we head into the holidays, but a few items of interest are coming out. We'll see sandbox build-o-FPS Ace of Spades, Darkfall: Unholy Wars, Grasshopper's Black Knight Sword, Big Sky Infinity, Tale of Tales' latest, and a few more. Read more
The Walking Dead, Borderlands 2, Journey big winners at 2012 VGAs
by John Keefer, shacknews.com, Dec 7, 2012 8:30PM PST
We run down the winners of the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards. Read more
Shack PSA: Get your Wii U 'Digital Deluxe' rebates
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Dec 7, 2012 2:30PM PST
The Wii U "Digital Deluxe" promotion that came with the Deluxe model console has gone live, offering 10% in eShop points on any prior or new purchases through the eShop. Read more
Wii U prototype is literally a Wii duct taped together
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Dec 7, 2012 11:30AM PST
Nintendo's president revealed this early prototype of the Wii U, which literally tapes together two Wii Remotes and a monitor. Read more
Most Anticipated Wii U Games
- Pikmin 3Release 8/4/2013
- Game & WarioRelease 6/23/2013
- Batman: Arkham OriginsRelease 10/25/2013
- Watch DogsRelease 11/19/2013
- Rayman LegendsRelease 9/3/2013















