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Insurgency preview: building on a foundation

By Ozzie Mejia, Jan 15, 2014 2:00pm PST

Insurgency is preparing to deploy onto PC and Mac on January 22 and Shacknews got a chance to take a look at the near-final product.

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"https://twitter.com/insurgencygame tweet when they are streaming the game on Twitch which they ..."

- marmite see all 8 comments

Starbound's next patch includes final character wipe

By Ozzie Mejia, Jan 14, 2014 6:30pm PST

Starbound is preparing to deploy a new patch next week, which will include the game's final character wipe before its final release.

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"Well and it's some of the same people, building on the lessons they learned making Terraria. I ..."

- geedeck see all 9 comments

The Banner Saga begins today with a new launch trailer

By Ozzie Mejia, Jan 14, 2014 4:00pm PST

After completing the journey from Kickstarter to full retail release, The Banner Saga has finally begun on PC and Mac with a new launch trailer.

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"not a bad looking game, but this trailer. pretentious much?"

- Xulu see all 2 comments

The Wolf Among Us: Episode Two coming in February

By Andrew Yoon, Jan 14, 2014 1:00pm PST

It's been over three months since Telltale Games shipped the first episode of its five-part The Wolf Among Us series. What gives?

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"I just have a feeling that Telltale is working on too many projects at the same time. Their ..."

- Kolzig73 see all 5 comments

Broken Age Season Pass announced, begins January 28

By Steve Watts, Jan 14, 2014 9:30am PST

Double Fine has decided to reverse its plans to release a part of Broken Age as Early Access, instead using a traditional Steam release model with a Season Pass to buy both parts.

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"Same here, though luckily I still had access to the old email account"

- rms see all 20 comments

Insurgency maneuvering onto PC on January 22

By Ozzie Mejia, Jan 13, 2014 4:00pm PST

New World Interactive's beefed-up Half-Life 2 mod, Insurgency, is ready to exit Steam Early Access and officially release onto PC and Mac on January 22.

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Naughty cat sim Catlateral Damage releases new playable alpha

By Alice O'Connor, Jan 13, 2014 2:40pm PST

Like many single women approaching 30, I have a cat (I'm fine), and spend a lot of time clearing up after it (that's less fine). To my delight, "first-person destructive cat simulator" Catlateral Damage has just released a new public alpha version giving a rare opportunity t...

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"Needs more stuff breaking! Still, the bookshelves are amazingly satisfying."

- woddemandred see all 5 comments

IGF Finalist Jazzpunk arrives on February 7

By Ozzie Mejia, Jan 11, 2014 2:00pm PST

Jazzpunk, the open-world adventure spoof, is ready to pratfall onto PC and Mac on February 7.

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Broken Age arrives on January 14 for Kickstarter backers

By Ozzie Mejia, Jan 10, 2014 3:45pm PST

If you contributed to Double Fine's Kickstarter for Broken Age, congratulations! You'll be able to play the first part of the studio's new adventure on Tuesday, January 14!

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"Full game when it's done but so far they're only shipping the first half for testing. "

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Steam Family Options launches out of beta

By Alice O'Connor, Jan 09, 2014 6:15am PST

As Valve winds up for the first wave of Steam Machines to hit living rooms this month, it's making sure the software is in shape too. One important feature for a more console-y system is a way to parents to keep innocent young eyes away from horrid adult content, so they can...

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"That's about right. Also, I'd be satisfied if this were tightly restricted, aka every computer ..."

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Humble Indie Bundle X includes Surgeon Simulator, Papo & Yo

By Ozzie Mejia, Jan 07, 2014 1:45pm PST

Humble Indie Bundle X is Humble's tenth bundle of indie games and includes games like Runner2, Papo & Yo, and Surgeon Simulator 2013.

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Elder Scrolls Online's Emperor gets exclusive skills

By Steve Watts, Jan 06, 2014 7:15am PST

Elder Scrolls Online game director Paul Sage explains how to gain Emperor status, and just what benefits it will net you.

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"I'd rather set up a Dark Brotherhood chapter dedicated to killing each and every Emperor"

- Smoochy666 see all 9 comments

Steam servers suffer DDoS attack

By Ozzie Mejia, Jan 03, 2014 12:35am PST

Steam has suffered repeated DDoS attacks that have knocked its storefront down throughout Thursday evening, with a pair of troublemakers claiming responsibility on Twitter.

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"Good thing I prefer buying boxed copies. No worries about it going offline"

- shanafan_xbl see all 39 comments

Shack PSA: Left 4 Dead 2 free for Christmas

By Ozzie Mejia, Dec 25, 2013 10:35am PST

Valve is wishing everyone a Merry Christmas with a free copy of Left 4 Dead 2!

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"Man, I JUST bought the L4D2 4-pack on sale a month ago. Thought I got a good price, but ..."

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Telltale explains how it juggles multiple projects

By Steve Watts, Dec 24, 2013 8:45am PST

Telltale publishing VP Steve Allison says that even though they have a lot of games in development, they can handle the workload by shifting animators and developers as needed.

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"Even with the last season of TWD, episodes didn't have a set release date and often seemed to be ..."

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