The true scares of Halloween 2002 came not from monster movie marathons or college dorm parties but a multiplayer ... Read more

There's something magical about that aggressive opening chord of Diablo. It's probably fair to say that no sound was ... Read more

The pedigree of the Torchlight development team is really something. Max and Erich Schaefer, both co-founders ... Read more

The first part of my interview with Stardock CEO Brad Wardell covered his company's upcoming strategy game ... Read more

I'd heard a lot about Stardock's new fantasy-strategy game Elemental before coming to PAX. It sounded interesting, ... Read more

During last week's Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer event, I had a chance to sit down with Infinity Ward rep Robert ... Read more

Along with many Shackers, the staff here has been hoping for a theme park campaign for some time. In fact, we even asked ... Read more

Recently, Shacknews and a handful of other gaming sites participated in a roundtable discussion with Tim Schafer ... Read more

In the months leading up to BlizzCon, it was anybody's guess as to what the new Battle.net might look like. During ... Read more

The first title out of famed Doom and Quake creator id to be simultaneously developed for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 ... Read more

All things considered, the interview was progressing normally. id CEO Todd Hollenshead and I were sitting across ... Read more

After a lengthy hands-on session with the StarCraft II campaign, I got a chance to sit down with lead producer ... Read more

As a big fan of Frozenbyte's slick platformer Trine, it was unfortunate to see its recent PC release somewhat confused ... Read more

If John Carmack is id Software's mad scientist, then Doom: Resurrection is his latest experiment. Developed largely ... Read more

Being a big fan of Rebellion's original Aliens vs. Predator FPS, the studio's new sequel--a faithful three-campaign ... Read more

Much to the chagrin of Half-Life fans, but to the pleasure of Left 4 Dead fiends, Valve announced a full sequel to its ... Read more

"It's not supposed to be the game that's gonna replace your big games, like Battlefield 2 or 2142," producer Gordon Van ... Read more

The latest patch to Team Fortress 2 introduced some very mysterious mechanics--primarily, the addition of a ... Read more

There's something very refreshing about 2K Czech's approach to "open world" gameplay with Mafia. For a game that ... Read more