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Pax East 2016: Zombie Night Terror Impressions

By Joe Tirado, May 05, 2016 6:15pm PDT

We go hands on with this Lemmings inspired Zombie game.

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Crush Your Enemies Impressions and Developer Interview

By Joe Tirado, May 05, 2016 4:20pm PDT

Crush!

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You Definitely Don't Need to Play Battleborn Tap

By Cassidee Moser, May 04, 2016 1:00pm PDT

Like seriously, you don't. At all. 

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"The good clicker games are the ones that gradually reveal new surprises, so you're looking ..."

- Zek see all 15 comments

One With the Force: A History of Cancelled Star Wars Games

By Cassidee Moser, May 03, 2016 2:00pm PDT

Some things are just too beautiful to be made. And then, others are just the victims of business dealings. Most of these fall into the latter category.

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"that 1313 game looked pretty sweet. never seen that footage before"

- rtrson see all 5 comments

Ditching the Dog Tags: Call of Duty and Diversifying the FPS

By Cassidee Moser, May 02, 2016 2:20pm PDT

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's departure from the gritty military shooter is a small part of a larger phenomenon. 

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"I bet this all will run in cycles. We'll be back to exclusively mud and desert fps games soon ..."

- Mata-Leao see all 3 comments

Horseshoes, Powergloves, and Other Weird Real-Life Controller Patents

By Cassidee Moser, Apr 28, 2016 3:00pm PDT

From wearable motion controls to breakable controllers, let's look at some of gaming's weirdest controller patents from the past few years. 

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Nintendo NX Rumor Round-Up: What we know, what we think we know

By Cassidee Moser, Apr 27, 2016 4:00pm PDT

Nintendo's 2017 NX release window announcement has kickstarted the rumor mill again today. To keep everything straight, here's a rundown of the rumors and confirmed details we've seen. 

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"#3 should be Q1 2017, unless they already produced all of them."

- quazar see all 6 comments

Half Steps: A History of Console Upgrades, Part 1: Famicom Disk System

By David Craddock, Apr 27, 2016 8:35am PDT

To get an idea of the pitfalls and perils littering Sony's path to PlayStation Neo, let's exhume a few half-step consoles from the gaming industry's past. First up: Nintendo's ill-fated disk drive for the Famicom.

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"Rad article man, good stuff you totally got to do more I loved it, thanks for this."

- valcan_s see all 17 comments

5 Games With Surprisingly Awesome Multiplayer

By Cassidee Moser, Apr 25, 2016 11:00am PDT

Multiplayer in predominantly single-player games can be a risky gamble, but there are occasional times when it turns out to be a brillant addition. Here are some of the best from recent memory. 

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"You haven't lived until you try to play a console shooter with a single stick. When I was ..."

- TraptNSuit see all 9 comments

Shack Reels: Shack's Arcade Corner: Dave & Buster's Arcade

By Shack Staff, Apr 06, 2016 5:45pm PDT

Asif joins Greg on a very special episode at Dave & Buster's Arcade.

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"i wonder if you wore a gopro if it would have been easier for you guys to take footage. tbh i'm ..."

- dantastic see all 15 comments

Shack Reels: Shack's Arcade Corner: Luigi's Mansion Arcade

By Shack Staff, Mar 30, 2016 5:00pm PDT

It will always be the Year of Luigi in our hearts.

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"Greg, love the arcade reviews... Would have loved to see more about the game itself and see what ..."

- kurtfan see all 7 comments

Shack Reels: Shack's Arcade Corner: Chiller

By Shack Staff, Mar 09, 2016 3:35pm PST

All the gore you can get your hands on. 

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"No shit, yeah man its insane that torture room hahah LOL is nuts you would of thought they get ..."

- valcan_s see all 7 comments

Letter from Shacknews

By Asif Khan, Jul 09, 2014 10:30pm PDT

Welcome to the brand new Shacknews!  Read more about what we have planned in the near future...

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"Please bring back the sub tags. Seeing as I dont have any consoles or portable devices anymore ..."

- wiz1974 see all 79 comments

Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy review

By Steve Watts, Jul 16, 2012 9:00am PDT

Final Fantasy and the rhythm genre mix together in Theatrhythm, but do these two disparate ideas make beautiful music together?

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Shack Staff's E3 2012 disappointments

By Shack Staff, Jun 22, 2012 11:45am PDT

Earlier this week, we took a look at our favorite moments of E3. Now, we reminisce about what disappointed us at this year's show.

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"Watchdogs, Splinter Cell, Zombiu, and Last of us were looking awesome! "

- alllivestaken see all 14 comments