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Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon announced for PC and iOS
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 22, 2013 10:30AM PDT
Hardcore strategy specialist Slitherine has revealed the first fruits of its partnership with Games Workshop to make Warhammer 40,000 games and yes, it certainly sounds hardcore. Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon is to be a turn-based, hex-set game pitting the Imperial Guard and Space Marines against ork hordes invading a Hive World. Read more
Demon Hunter is most popular Diablo 3 class, and other infographic stats
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 22, 2013 9:40AM PDT
14.5 million players have killed 3.3 trillion monsters in Diablo III, Blizzard has revealed in a whopping great infographic released as part of the action-RPG's first birthday festivities. Yet only 33% of them have even beaten even Normal difficulty, which is arguably the point where it starts to get interesting, and a measly 6% cleared Inferno. If you like numbers, big numbers, and lots of them, it's a fascinating look. Read more
Metro: Last Light DLC and season pass detailed
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 22, 2013 9:20AM PDT
You've had a week with Metro: Last Lightnow and perhaps finished it, so what next? You hardly need me to tell you it's getting DLC, but now it's all properly official and everything. Publisher Deep Silver today announced four add-ons are coming over the summer, including new single-player stories. They'll be covered by a $15 season pass. Read more
Microsoft won't cater to 'traditional desktop PC gamers' with first-party strategy
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, May 22, 2013 5:30AM PDT
Remember when Microsoft used to make games for PC? However, with their Xbox business thriving, the company has long shifted focus away from PC gamers. That attitude will continue in the Xbox One generation, it appears. Read more
Battlefield 4 launching October 29; confirmed for Xbox One and PS4
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 21, 2013 12:50PM PDT
With the next generation of consoles now revealed, EA has announced that Battlefield 4 will, surprise surprise, hit both Xbox One and PlayStation 4. It also confirmed a release date for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 of October 29 but, as neither new system has a launch date yet, merely said it'll be on them this holiday season. The pre-order bonus will be BF4's first multiplayer DLC pack, named 'China Rising.' Read more
Call of Duty: Ghosts preview: rebooting a franchise
by John Keefer, shacknews.com, May 21, 2013 11:00AM PDT
We got an early look at Call of Duty: Ghosts and got a bit of detail on the story, a new character, multiplayer and the new engine. Read more
Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC exclusive to Xbox One first
by John Keefer, shacknews.com, May 21, 2013 10:54AM PDT
More details have finally been revealed for Call of Duty: Ghosts, courtesy of the Xbox One reveal event on the Microsoft campus. All DLC for the... Read more
Planetside 1 switching to free-to-play
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, May 21, 2013 9:35AM PDT
The original Planetside is going free-to-play, according to SOE president John Smedley. Read more
Penny Arcade's Rain Slick 4 slides out June 7
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 21, 2013 9:00AM PDT
Retro RPG wonder Zeboyd Games, of Cthulhu Saves the World and Breath of Death VII fame, has pinned down a release date for its next game. Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4 will launch on June 7, the developer announced yesterday, on PC and Xbox Live Indie Games at $5. Read more
Batman actor adds confusion to Arkham Origins announcement
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, May 21, 2013 8:15AM PDT
Kevin Conroy briefly issued a tweet to clarify yesterday's report that he would be playing a voice in the next Arkham, but quickly deleted it. It seems to imply another Arkham game in the works besides Origins. Read more











