Syder Arcade preview
We get some hands-on time with Syder Arcade, the upcoming beautiful bullet-hell shooter from indie developer Studio Evil, and let you know if it's one that fans of the genre should keep an eye on.
READ MORE >Witcher 2 on Xbox 360: changing the console RPG experience
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After playing the Xbox 360 version of the Witcher 2 at an event in San Francisco, the Shacknews Game of the Year looks poised to make its move from PC to console in top form.
READ MORE >Darksiders 2 preview
We get our first glimpse of Darksiders 2 in action at a hands-off preview event last week. Read all about our experience with death.
READ MORE >"They didn't show us anything other than the roll defense. It was a hands-off demo."
see all 18 commentsIndie Jeff's Weekly Pick: Home
For this week's indie pick, I take a look at a preview build of Home, the upcoming horror-adventure game by developer Benjamin Rivers.
READ MORE >SSX dev diary goes behind the music
SSX music producer Freddy Ouano discusses how the upcoming title will remix music on the fly, based on player actions.
READ MORE >"I get it. Somebody over at Kotaku (with zero knowledge or any technical know-how... which is ..."
see all 6 commentsSSX preview
We hit the slopes in our preview of EA's high-def revival of the SSX franchise and can't wait to get back to the mountain.
READ MORE >" I hope I'm wrong, but this game is bound to fail. They should have just made a $20 downloadable ..."
see all 8 commentsSaints Row: The Third video preview
Sometimes, it's difficult to write about a game without showing you exactly what we're referencing. That's why for Saints Row: The Third, the upcoming game from developer Volition, we've produced a video preview of the game.
READ MORE >"looks good Saints Row is a lot of fun and boats superior control and mission design to that ..."
see all 19 commentsIndieCade 2011: Fez
We finally get our hands on the platforming adventure Fez at IndieCade 2011, and chat with developer Phil Fish about the game's inspiration and evolution.
READ MORE >"Actually, Fish expects it to launch sometime in January or February, depending on Microsoft ..."
see all 18 commentsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim preview
Shacknews plays The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for three hours and encounters everything from vampires to thieves. Read all about our adventures before the game launches on November 11.
READ MORE >"Think you're thinking of Morrowind, Xav. In Oblivion the Thieve's Guild was discovered by ..."
see all 45 commentsMax Payne 3 preview
Rockstar made one thing clear when demoing an early build of Max Payne 3 to me: it is Max Payne, through and through.
READ MORE >"Unfortunatly many care about that, and less about the stuff you mentioned."
see all 19 commentsSuper Monday Night Combat Preview
In part one of our two part super-sized preview of Uber Entertainment's Super Monday Night Combat, executive producer Chandana Ekanayake and creative director John Comes discuss going free-to-play.
READ MORE >"'cherry picking' huh... sorta like... pc exclusive, gating, regular updates, leveling system, ..."
see all 35 commentsFirefall preview
Shacknews explores the world of Firefall, the upcoming free-to-play shooter from developer Red 5.
READ MORE >"also when a kid named jeremy lin starts heating up dont believe the hype"
see all 1127 commentsXbox Live 'Holiday 2011' dashboard preview
Microsoft shows off the new update to the Xbox 360 dashboard, which adds features like voice functionality for almost everything as well as changes the way it looks once again.
READ MORE >"Can't wait for the big box in the middle to be an advertisement all the time. "
see all 17 commentsModern Warfare 3 multiplayer preview
Shacknews jumped into a rotating hopper to bring you our impressions of Modern Warfare 3's 'Kill Confirmed' mode as well as test out some of the major changes made to the game's multiplayer mode.
READ MORE >"I read it, it sounds like MW2 and Black Ops but instead of Killstreaks we now have strike ..."
see all 25 commentsBattlefield 3 preview
Shacknews enters Battlefield 3's area of operations to get hands on with the upcoming shooter from developer DICE at PAX 2011.
READ MORE >"How far off would you say the game is from it's PC counterpart Xav? Are the changes all ..."
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"Man, Kat replacing Xav on Weekend Confirmed would be awesome. I've missed her monotone voice ..."
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