Pachter predicts $100 ‘Platinum’ Xbox Live membership

Pachter predicts $100 ‘Platinum’ Xbox Live membership

The bump in cost for a Gold membership on Xbox Live is just the tip of the iceberg, according to game industry seer Michael Pachter. Predicting a $100 plan as the next evolutionary step in subscription options soon to be available to Xbox Live consumers, he told IndustryGamers reports that ...

Bastion is Supergiant Games’ first title, playable at PAX

Bastion is Supergiant Games’ first title, playable at PAX

When Supergiant Games opened its doors during GDC earlier this year, it revealed it was working on a digital title to be released in 2011. This week, Giant Bomb unveiled that title — it’s called Bastion and should be available for public consumption by next summer. Supergiant explains Bastion as ...

RADIO TRIVIA: Episode 79: Bits and Bobs

RADIO TRIVIA: Episode 79: Bits and Bobs

Nathan joins the ‘cast for some game music goodness. No crickets. Download in MP3 Format Subscribe to MP3 Feed Subscribe via iTunes (Please rate and review, too!) Did you like the third game? Let your fellow listeners know in TalkBack! Think you have got a better choice? Then send it ...

Super Mario Collection Special Pack Revealed

Super Mario Collection Special Pack Revealed

Kirby’s Epic Yarn and Golden Sun: Dark Dawn accompany the pack on Nintendo’s October Japanese release schedule. Nintendo has revealed October’s game release schedule for Japan, and included in the list is a surprise, Super Mario Collection Special Pack.  The package was revealed at a Nintendo retailer briefing this day ...

Red Dead Redemption has shipped 6.9 million units and counting

Red Dead Redemption has shipped 6.9 million units and counting

Red Dead Redemption has been a bonanza for Take-Two, with the company announcing this day that more than of 6.9 million units have been shipped to retail. Take-Two said a couple months back that the title had already become profitable after the western shipped over 5 million units and allegedly ...

Source: Military-based GameStop stores will not carry Medal of Honor

Source: Military-based GameStop stores will not carry Medal of Honor

EA’s upcoming Medal of Honor reboot has attracted some controversy due to the inclusion of Taliban fighters in the game’s multiplayer mode. A source has informed Joystiq that, in response to the backlash, GameStop stores in Army and Air Force bases will not stock the game. According to the notice ...

OnLive to test WiFi support, extends free year offer and sale on all games

OnLive to test WiFi support, extends free year offer and sale on all games

We’ve had a good time with OnLive’s “instant-play” game streaming service so far, but if there is one thing we had change, it would be the fact that it only supports wired world wide web connections. Thankfully, there are enough similarly minded folks out there, prompting the service to single ...

Nintendo of Japan releasing Mario collection for Wii in October

Nintendo of Japan releasing Mario collection for Wii in October

Nintendo’s Japanese release calendar includes a currently unannounced game called “Super Mario Collection Special Pack.” This coincides with the rumored announcement of just such a thing from a Nintendo retailer conference in Japan. Andriasang translated a Game Jouhou report of leaked information from this event — normally we had put ...

Daily Filter: September 1, 2010

Daily Filter: September 1, 2010

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you are eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to ...

Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Gets Currency, Wagers, Bots, and More

Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Gets Currency, Wagers, Bots, and More

At last night’s Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Reveal event, it became clear that developer Treyarch is putting a lot into the next on-line Call of Duty. Players will now unlock guns, grenades, equipment, attachments, killstreaks, and everything else through in-game currency, which is earned through playing the game. ...

Dawn Of War 2 Mods That Change The Way You Click!

Dawn Of War 2 Mods That Change The Way You Click!

I happen to be a great real-time strategy fan, and in fact, a Warhammer fan. So yes, I do believe I have fallen under the category of geek. We’re not here to discuss my social shortcomings though, this FileBlog is about shaking up the way you play your real-time strategy ...

Get hands-on with Killzone 3 multiplayer at PAX

Get hands-on with Killzone 3 multiplayer at PAX

Killzone 3′s multiplayer is set for its first public hands-on engagement this week at PAX. There will be 16 multiplayer stations set up at the show for players to compete in 8v8 matches. Sony will also have four pods set up for single-player, with an additional three featuring the game ...

Crackdown 2 ‘Toy Box’ DLC trailer gives us a taste of what is to come

Crackdown 2 ‘Toy Box’ DLC trailer gives us a taste of what is to come

In today’s fast-paced world, we do not always have time to read everything. You’ve got things to do, places to be — you anticipate a high quality video showing you what will be available in an upcoming DLC pack. That’s why we have posted this video showcasing Crackdown 2′s “Toy ...

REVIEW: Wipeout: The Game Review

REVIEW: Wipeout: The Game Review

Based off of the popular ABC tv show of the same name, Wipeout: The Game for DS is, in essence, a rather easy minigame collection aimed primarily at younger demographics. The game has a lot in common with the tv series, most notably that the main goal of both of ...

Monster Tale Delayed Until 2011

Monster Tale Delayed Until 2011

The next game from the guys who made Henry Hatsworth will not be coming out this year. Majesco confirmed this day that Monster Tale is not coming out until early 2011. Originally slated for a December 2010 release, the game is listed by some retailers as coming out on March ...

Super Scribblenauts preview: Maxwell’s house

Super Scribblenauts preview: Maxwell’s house

From what we have seen, it seems safe to state that if you liked Scribblenauts, you will love the sequel. It’s got a refined and updated version of the original’s wordplay, along with plenty of fun extras like a level editor with deep scripting capability, and a “merit” achievements system ...

Final Fantasy Legend 3 remake on the way to DS

Final Fantasy Legend 3 remake on the way to DS

Last year, for the 20th anniversary of the SaGa series, Square Enix released a DS remake of the Game Boy’s SaGa 2, which we knew as Final Fantasy Legend 2. This year, Square Enix is remaking SaGa 3: The Ruler of Space and Time (our Final Fantasy Legend 3), though ...