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Havok acquiring game engine maker Trinigy

By Alice O'Connor, Aug 09, 2011 8:45am PDT

Middleware developer Havok will soon be able to offer a fully-featured engine of its own, acquiring Trinigy, maker of the Vision engine which powers Gothic 4, Stronghold 3, The Settlers 7, and more.

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"What are the going to do with it? Sell it of course. They are a middleware developer, that's ..."

- Mastaba see all 5 comments

The video game release list of 8/8-8/14

By Alice O'Connor, Aug 06, 2011 10:30am PDT

It's a slow, slow week coming up, with Fruit Ninja Kinect being the most exciting new release. It's always darkest before dawn, though, and a glorious video games sunrise is coming soon.

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"You missed one: Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team will be released on Aug 10."

- JonahFalcon see all 5 comments

Maroon 5 singer sues Activision over Band Hero likeness

By Steve Watts, Aug 05, 2011 7:45am PDT

Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine has filed suit against Activision for use of his likeness to sing unauthorized songs, including those in different voices than his own.

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"The No Doubt lawsuit is still "in process" and that was in 2009. Courtney Love threatened to sue ..."

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NBA 2K12 'Greatest' mode features Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, more

By Steve Watts, Aug 04, 2011 10:45am PDT

2K Sports has announced even more classic player match-ups for this year's NBA title, bringing players like Larry Bird and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar into NBA 2K12.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 coming to Wii

By Andrew Yoon, Aug 03, 2011 2:15pm PDT

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be coming to the Wii.

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"Just a matter of time till they announce the DS or 3DS version of it."

- oscarkil09 see all 10 comments

The video game release list of 8-1 to 8-7

By Alice O'Connor, Jul 30, 2011 11:00am PDT

What will next week bring us? Well, there's Limbo on PC, and we're getting Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet on Xbox Live Arcade, and... that's about it.

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"I wish Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet would also come out on PSN and or PC."

- nofxsux see all 13 comments

Which Level-5 game would you like localized?

By Alice O'Connor, Jul 28, 2011 6:30am PDT

Would you like to see Level-5 localise Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney, or perhaps Studio Ghibli collaboration Ninokuni (The Another World)? The Japanese developer's asking to gauge interest, so get voting.

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"I would also love to see Nino no kuni to come to EUR/US. That was an awesome looking game in ..."

- Kolzig73 see all 14 comments

Mario & Sonic London Olympics Wii launching November, 3DS in February

By Steve Watts, Jul 27, 2011 1:30pm PDT

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games will release November 15 on the Wii, and February on the 3DS, Sega announced today.

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Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword trailer lifts off

By Alice O'Connor, Jul 21, 2011 8:30am PDT

Action, adventure and airborne mounts are on show in a new The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword trailer fresh out out San Diego Comic-Con.

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"If I ever meet the person who red lighted MML3 I will falcon punch them in the nether region."

- one random winner see all 8 comments

The video game release list of 7-18 to 7-24

By Alice O'Connor, Jul 16, 2011 11:00am PDT

Next week brings Bastion, Supreme Ruler: Cold War, the Captain America tie-in game, and the console editions of Call of Juarez: The Cartel--sorry, PC gamers, you've got a long wait for that one.

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"Nothing for me this week. July has been pretty bad overall. "

- DougL see all 8 comments

The video game release list of 7-11 to 7-17

By Alice O'Connor, Jul 09, 2011 11:00am PDT

Unafraid of the new Harry Potter game, Ms. 'Splosion Man launches next week, along with a plucky, rag-tag group of other new releases who oppose the dark lord Potter.

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"Those screenshots of NCAA Football 12 look outstanding. It probably has one of those screenshot ..."

- Jobos see all 6 comments

Nintendo downloads: Fortified Zone, Qix

By Alice O'Connor, Jul 07, 2011 6:15am PDT

This week's round of downloadable releases for Nintendo platforms brings two vintage Game Boy games to 3DS, but nothing wholly exciting.

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"Yeah they did progression nicely. You always started fairly weak, but by the end of the game you ..."

- AgentPothead see all 11 comments

Zelda: Skyward Sword story 'like a school drama'

By Andrew Yoon, Jun 29, 2011 1:15pm PDT

Surprisingly little has been revealed about The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword's story. However, that's changing thanks to a very revealing interview with series producer Eiji Aonuma.

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"OH I LOVE YOU ZELDA ..... *me checking shacknews and finding an Zelda article while getting ..."

- RuskiSnajper see all 31 comments

Wii U planning started in 2007

By Steve Watts, Jun 21, 2011 5:15pm PDT

Iwata talks about the planning stages of the Wii U, its previous iterations, and how an effort to bring in third-parties resulted in leaks for the secretive company.

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"Me and my brothers like to play together whenever we get the chance and it's easier to use ..."

- one random winner see all 12 comments

Nintendo downloads: Donkey Kong GB, Mega Man 5

By Steve Watts, Jun 16, 2011 9:30am PDT

This week's Nintendo downloads include Donkey Kong (Game Boy), Gold Fever, Hidden Photo, Beach Party Craze, Zimo: Mahjon Fanatic, Snail Mail, and Mega Man 5, plus a free demo of Bit.Trip Flux.

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"Yeah, it's good. That's a classic I'd be happy to have again."

- Conan see all 6 comments