Game Sales Swell to $2.63B in November, Call of Duty 4 Takes Top Software Spot
NPD just released its game industry data for November, and the month containing the infamous Black Friday brought with it an insane level of video...
READ MORE >Blizzard's Mike Morhaime Joins AIAS Hall of Fame
Blizzard Entertainment co-founder, president and CEO Mike Morhaime (pictured left) is the latest addition to the Academy of Interactive Arts &...
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see all 6 commentsBioWare Wwises Up, Licenses Even More MMO Tech
Though BioWare Austin has yet to formally reveal much of its forthcoming MMO--heavily rumored to be set in the Star Wars: Knights of Old Republic...
READ MORE >"to each their own, I can at least respect your point, even if i don't agree with it :)"
see all 17 commentsMicrosoft VP: Halo 3 Surpasses 5 Million Copies Sold, Mass Effect Sells Over 1 Million
Bungie's Halo 3 (X360) has sold more than 5 million copies since the game debuted in late September, Microsoft corporate VP of marketing Jeff Bell...
READ MORE >"AND STILL... MOST DISAPPOINTING SEQUEL OF A CLASSIC GAME EVER is ... MGS2!!!"
see all 33 commentsAttn. BioWare: A Request After Playing Mass Effect
Mass Effect is an ambitious game, and an admirable one in many respects. Its conversation system--which combines unusually well-done superficial...
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see all 80 commentsPachter: GTA Dev Rockstar North May Eventually 'Pull a Bungie,' Split from Take-Two
Speaking to Shacknews, frequently-cited Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter expressed his belief that acclaimed Grand Theft Auto series...
READ MORE >"I agree with you. Halo games require the same universe, characters and for the most part, very ..."
see all 14 commentsVivactard/Blivendivision Formed, Industry Continues Morphing into Clumsy Lumbering Cyclops
The writing has been on the wall for quite some time, but it is now as clear as it has ever been that the games industry is going the route of the...
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see all 23 commentsBethesda Sister Dev Licenses HeroEngine for MMO, Rumors of Elder Scrolls Online Persist
ZeniMax Online, the recently established online wing of Bethesda parent company ZeniMax Media, today announced it has licensed Simutronics'...
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see all 15 commentsShacknews' Week in Review
Here's a pre-Thanksgiving holiday summary of all this week's feature content, as well as some of the more prominent news items. Features:...
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see all 3 commentsMass Effect Review
Review
BioWare's next RPG franchise is finally here. Does it live up to the hype?
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see all 113 commentsShackCast 18: Mass Effect, Uncharted, Super Mario Galaxy, Rock Band, Remo Song
Podcast
Impressions of Mass Effect, Uncharted, and Super Mario Galaxy, news and discussion on Rock Band and the Kane & Lynch movie, and a Remo song!
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see all 45 commentsShacknews' Guide to Underhyped Holiday Titles
With the coming juggernaut of November's mega-hyped releases, plenty of under-the-radar titles could be forgotten. Shacknews has come to their aid.
READ MORE >"Yeah and the way you guys need everything "right now, right away" it probably won't sell due to ..."
see all 85 commentsFTC Blesses EA's BioWare/Pandemic Acquisition
The FTC's antitrust regulators have given the green light to EA's acquisition of VG Holding Corp., the owner of both BioWare and Pandemic. EA...
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see all 21 commentsShackCast 16: Crysis, Manhunt 2, Hellgate, BioWare and Blizzard MMOs, Remo Songs
Podcast
The Shack crew on Crysis' demo, Manhunt 2, Hellgate: London, BioWare's possible Star Wars MMO and Blizzard's possible Diablo 3 MMO--plus, Remo songs!
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see all 69 commentsLucasArts And BioWare Enter Into Game Development Agreement; Rumored Star Wars MMO Likely
LucasArts and BioWare today announced that they have signed an agreement to develop an "interactive entertainment product". Literally nothing else...
READ MORE >"i love star wars and all but i barely have time to play Final Fantasy XI and i plan on playing ..."
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"yeh, i bought that, bioshock, orange box from steam, and ut3, supreme commander/forged alliance, ..."
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