PlayStation Plus members are entitled to a number of games as part of their subscription. In January, Plus subscribers will be able to download Telltale's Back to the Future and Ronimo's Sword & Soldiers for "free." In fact, both games are available to download right now.

In addition to these two PSN games, Plus members will also receive access to Stick Man Rescue (minis) and the Syphon Filter trilogy of PSone classics.

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[Update: 08:50] Telltale has also announced an agreement with Sony. This'll see Telltale publish retail PlayStation 3 versions of its PlayStation Network games, also starting with BTTF, also at $20.

Adventure game aficionado Telltale Games will be bringing its Back to the Future: The Game to Wii this October as a $20 retail release, after signing up as an official Nintendo publisher. Being on a disc should let Telltale avoid the problems that troubled its previous WiiWare releases.

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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're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter includes dev diaries for Assassin's Creed Revelations and Driver: San Francisco along with new videos for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, FIFA Soccer 12, Back to the Future, and Orcs Must Die. Read more »

Telltale's episodic Back to the Future games have been wonderful offerings of fan service. AJ LoCascio's portrayal of Marty McFly, in particular, helps cement the experience as an authentic continuation of the classic films. But, Telltale has one more secret to share: Michael J. Fox will be making an appearance in the final episode of the series, OUTATIME.

The developer isn't revealing exactly what character Fox will play, but apparently Marty has met this character in the original film series. Can you figure it out from the screen above? Read more »

The fourth installment of Back to the Future: The Game will hit PC and Mac next week, according to a Telltale tweet. The episode is titled "Double Visions," and it's the last episode before the series wraps up with the finale, "OUTATIME." Read more »

The next installment of Back to the Future: The Game will hit next week, according to developer Telltale's latest newsletter. Episode 3: Citizen Brown will come to the PC and Mac, promising to unravel a new mystery. Apparently mucking around in time has altered Doc Brown, so Marty has to grab his gigawatts and solve the problem.

Next Tuesday, March 29, will see Episode 2 (Get Tannen) launch on the PlayStation 3 as well. As with the PC and Mac versions, buying the full game package lets you download the individual episodes as they release. Finally, Telltale also promised European PSN and iPad launch dates for Episode 2 are "coming soon."

If you're looking forward to going back in time, Telltale has released the second episode of its Back to the Future video game series. Episode two, entitled "Get Tannen," is available on both the PC and Mac.

Back to the Future: The Game is almost ready to hit the PlayStation Network, rewarding patient buyers with a lower price than the PC and Mac versions. Telltale Games announced today in a press release that the first episode of the series will come to North American PS3s on February 15, and other regions will follow soon after.

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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're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features new media for MLB 11: The Show, Fallout: New Vegas, Killzone 3, Heavy Fire: Black Arms, Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, Fez, Dirt 3, Hunted: The Demon's Forge, NASCAR The Game 2011, Resistance 3, Back to the Future: The Game, Mario Sports Mix, and Thor: God of Thunder. Read more »

Those who purchased the Blu-ray edition of the Back to the Future trilogy were also handed a redemption code for the first episode of Telltale's upcoming adventure series, Back to the Future: The Game. Over the weekend, Telltale updated registered users as to the status of their bonus and when they can expect to jump into the DeLorean.

Although the first episode, entitled "It's About Time," will arrive on PC and Mac for paying users this Wednesday, December 22, the free edition of the episode will arrive in "February, just in time for the series' second episode." Read more »

Having announced the basic release schedule for Back to the Future: The Game, its episodic adventure game based on the tip-top movies, developer Telltale Games has announced a specific release date for the first chapter--December 22.

If you buy direct from Telltale, the developer also confirmed, you'll be offered a free 'Collector's DVD' edition after the season ends, if you pay shipping and handling. BTTF: TG can be pre-ordered from TTG for $24.95, with a bonus copy of Puzzle Agent. Read more »

Late last week, Telltale released a trailer for its upcoming Back to the Future game, which, canonically, takes place six months after the events of the third movie.

The first reveal of the game in action features Marty McFly worried about his friend Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown, who is about to lose his home and belongs in 1986 after deciding to stay in the past. Soon after, the DeLorean reappears and we learn that Doc is in trouble and he needs his old friend to save him. The trailer looks promising, save for some terrible lip-syncing and stiff animations. Read more »

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're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter is jam-packed with content, so let's get going. We've got new media from Trine 2, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution, Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, Rift: Planes of Telara, Battlefield: Heroes, Dead Rising 2, EA Sports MMA, League of Legends, Dissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy, and Tron: Evolution. Read more »

Back when Trine 2 was announced about four months ago, developer Frozenbyte wouldn't confirm that the game was under development for any platforms other than PC, but said that other supported platforms would be "made known, once they're official."

In addition to the previously confirmed PC version, publisher Atlus revealed today that Trine 2 will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network as a downloadable offering when it's released in spring of 2011. Read more »

Trine 2, which was announced at E3 2010, will be released in the spring of 2011 and feature three-player, online and offline co-op. More details have been revealed by developer Frozenbyte at 1UP, along with a new teaser trailer.

Lauri Hyvarinen, CEO of Frozenbyte, spoke with 1UP about the game, and revealed a nice chunk of additional information about the game. The Knight, The Thief, and The Wizard will all return and "a bit more color and depth" to their personalities. Additionally, "all three characters have some new abilities, and some old abilities are present in new ways." Read more »