Ubisoft has put the Wii U version of Ghost Recon Online on hold indefinitely so it can focus exclusively on the game for PC. Read more

It's been 10 years since the original Tekken Tag Tournament first saw the light of day, but the game has retained a cult following amongst fighting game fans. Namco Bandai now had a follow-up ready, bringing the tag mechanics of the first game to the current generation of consoles. Read more

Nintendo's downloadable offerings have been a bit lacklustre on the Wii, DSi, and 3DS, but at least one corker's in the bag for the Wii U. Ron Gilbert and Double Fine's platforming adventure game The Cave is coming to Nintendo's new console via the eShop, DF confirmed over the weekend at PAX Prime. Which is about all we know, really. Read more

Namco Bandai is ready to jump into the fray with the World Tekken Federation, the first stat tracking service created for a fighting game. Read more

Killing people is pretty important in Assassin's Creed III, it turns out, so Ubisoft has put a lot of work into the open-world murder simulator's killification. A new video developer diary features chaps from the fields of game design, animator, fight choreography, history, and, ah, military re-enactment all talking about killing those blasted lobsterbacks in the American Revolution. Read more

Deathmatch is about the least interesting of all competitive multiplayer modes Aliens: Colonial Marines could offer, yet the first revealed. It's nice, then, that Gearbox and Sega today announced the objective-driven 'Escape.' The 4v4 mode sees marines fleeing various bad places, while the aliens try to scupper their plans. Yes, like Left 4 Dead's Versus mode. Read more

Ramblings and musings of occasional significance to the Shacknews audience. This is the morning edition for August 30, 2012. Topics include: Spec Ops has inoperable 'cancer'; PS3 users are mad about Hearthfire; more desertions hit Zynga. Wake up, scrubs, it's the Morning Caffeinated! Read more

Mass Effect 3 for Wii U is being co-developed by Australian studio Straight Right, the company has announced. Read more

Ubisoft has released a commentary for its naval battle trailer, explaining some of the gameplay systems at work in the new battle type. Read more

A slip of the tongue by an accessories rep at a GameStop managers conference has revealed that the Wii U will be coming November 18, according to two reports. Read more