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Need for Speed: The Run Limited Edition announced
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Aug 2, 2011 4:15PM PDT
Need for Speed: The Run is getting a Limited Edition for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. It includes three cars and five exclusive challenges. Read more
Red Dead Redemption 'Game of the Year' Edition rated
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Aug 2, 2011 3:30PM PDT
Rockstar isn't quite done with its Western magnum opus, Red Dead Redemption, it seems. According to a BBFC listing, Red Dead will be given the "Game of the Year Edition" treatment. Read more
Kudo Tsunoda on Kinect: 'It's not about precision...'
by Jeff Mattas, shacknews.com, Aug 2, 2011 3:30PM PDT
Microsoft's creative director talks about a host of Kinect-related topics, admitting that while Kinect holds a lot of potential for casual and social-focused experiences, precision and intricate control schemes aren't the device's strongest suits. Read more
Catherine gives Atlus its 'largest launch' ever
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Aug 2, 2011 2:45PM PDT
Atlus is known for localizing and publishing niche games for the US market. However, it may have found a big hit on its hands with the recently-released Catherine. Atlus boasted it as "the largest launch in the 20-year history of Atlus." Read more
XBLIG Summer Uprising community vote opens
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Aug 2, 2011 2:00PM PDT
Fan voting has opened to determine the last two games included in the Xbox Live Indie Games Summer Uprising community-organized promotion. See something you like? Put a ring (vote) on (in for) it. Read more
Port Royale 3 announced for 2012
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Aug 2, 2011 12:00PM PDT
Kalypso Media's bringing the 17th Century Caribbean economic sim series back next year, with more trade routes to establish and more booty to plunder. Read more
Battlefield 3 retailer-exclusive pre-order bonuses revealed
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Aug 2, 2011 11:30AM PDT
It's standard practice for nearly all AAA (and not-so-AAA) games to come with a variety of retailer-exclusive pre-order bonuses. Battlefield 3 is certainly not exempt. We track down all the offerings so far. Read more
343 tempers Halo Anniversary Kinect excitement
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Aug 2, 2011 11:00AM PDT
343's Frank O'Connor has stepped in to let fans know not to get "hyper-excited" about Halo Anniversary's Kinect functionality, comparing it to voice controls on Netflix. Read more
Lord of the Rings: War in the North dated
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Aug 2, 2011 10:30AM PDT
Snowblind's Tolkieny action-RPG is slated to hit North America on November 1, hitting Australia on November 2, and Europe November 4. Read more
Tekken X Street Fighter hasn't settled on fireballs solution
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Aug 2, 2011 9:00AM PDT
Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada discusses some of the challenges in merging Street Fighter with Tekken, specifically in how Street Fighter's fireballs are used in a 3D plane. Read more
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