Boxed Up Briefs: More Fishing on Wii
Today in briefs: Hudson baits gamers with a new fishing game for the Wii, EA tackles a rugby game, and Medal of Honor: Airborne drops into problems on the PlayStation 3.
READ MORE >Atari's Losses Grow
New York-based publisher Atari said Monday it will report a larger-than-anticipated loss for the fiscal year ending March 31. An SEC filing stated...
READ MORE >"Perhaps they should begin work on the Atari 10000, the proper successor to the 7800."
see all 6 commentsBoxed Up Briefs: Zelda DS Dated
Today was my first day on the job here at Shacknews. Thanks to my colleagues, it went extremely well. My wounds are already healing up nicely from...
READ MORE >"Later copies of TM:B came packaged with the online disc, yes."
see all 45 commentsMissile Command Fires on Xbox Live Arcade
Atari's trackball space shooter Missile Command drops onto Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday morning, Microsoft announced today. Selling for 400 Microsoft...
READ MORE >"I wish this had competitive -- one person fires the missiles while the other blocks them."
see all 11 commentsG4 to Air Game Developer-Themed Cartoon (Updated)
Ostensibly gamer-oriented cable network G4 TV plans to lampoon gamer and game development culture with a new series animated in the style of 8-bit...
READ MORE >"This is...going to suck. Yeah, I AM being judgemental. Everything original G4 has put on the air ..."
see all 22 commentsBoxed Up Briefs
Welcome one and all to the new Shacknews. It's nice to have you here. Hungry? Great, let's see what's on the menu this evening. Tonight we've got...
READ MORE >"wooooohoooo. If you wondering I was one of the ones posting those ghost posts with the old dates. :D"
see all 37 commentsArmA Expansion Pack Follows Queen's Gambit
European publisher 505 Games has announced the first expansion pack for Bohemia Interactive's realistic combat simulator ArmA: Armed Assault,...
READ MORE >"I think the Resource Management means you buy and have a stash of weapons/items that you ..."
see all 38 commentsThreadSpace Moves from Indies to Full Release
Indie developer Iocaine Studios has secured a full-scale publishing agreement with Atari, and plans to release its projectile-based tactical action game ThreadSpace: Hyperbol this summer.
READ MORE >"these poor bastards, I hope they get to market eventually. Seems like they've been in perpetual ..."
see all 3 commentsLate Night Consoling
The acrobatic ninja N heads to DS and PSP, The Ward finds a publisher, this week's Virtual Console releases, and Naruto filmgoers get a sneak peek at new games.
READ MORE >"I swear, it's true! Also, greetings from the future. Vanity search ftw."
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PSP/PS3 remote play now available [psp] Sony Computer Entertainment America today released new PSP firmware, bringing the portable console up to...
READ MORE >"That remote play stuff is pretty cool when coupled with the PS3's new streaming media support. ..."
see all 12 commentsLate Night Consoling
I hope you are all kind to Nick Breckon. He is joining us as my newest minion underling indentured servant valued writer and I plan to treat him...
READ MORE >"yeah hate that they move so fast now. its like impossible to mess around and just try things ..."
see all 34 commentsLate Night Consoling
Lots of stuff today. So much, in fact, that I think this may very well be the biggest LNC ever. Guitar Hero totally Rocks the 80s [ps2] As...
READ MORE >"Im kinda looking forward to doing the campaign again (but not the orb hunting :( ) with some of ..."
see all 23 commentsThe Witcher Screenshots Released
Atari has released several new screenshots of CD Projekt's upcoming roleplaying game The Witcher, expected to ship for PC this September.
READ MORE >"What a pleasant surprise. It's almost unbelievable they are using the dated Aurora engine from ..."
see all 20 commentsAtari Reduces Workforce by 20%
Infogrames-owned publisher Atari has announced a restructuring plan that will cut its total workforce by nearly 20%, with the company's...
READ MORE >"Armed Assault is an extremely niche sim title, even those seeking hard core realism might turn ..."
see all 13 commentsLate Night Consoling
Welcome to Burnout Paradise [ps3] [xbox360] The game initially announced as Burnout 5 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 has now received its...
READ MORE >"Halo is still some of the best online multiplayer anywhere, so I'll take "underwhelming" just ..."
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"I imagine most time is spent playing preview builds and writing articles. They write about what ..."
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