It's not a move one would expect from a monolithic publisher, but Electronic Arts has released its own "indie bundle" featuring six games from developers under its EA Partners label. The move incited mixed reactions, with some questioning if anything from EA can be considered "indie."

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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.

The last Filter of the week features a video promoting the upcoming 2011 EVE Online Fanfest as well as media for Homefront, Football Manager 2011, Nail'd, Marvel Pinball, Vindictus, FIFA Soccer 11, Dynasty Warriors 7, Gary Grigsby's War in the East: The German-Soviet War 1941-1945, and Super Scribblenauts. Read more »

DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue will be released on the PC through Steam on November 30 for $14.99 and can now be pre-ordered for 10% off.

Additionally, the original DeathSpank and DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue will be released for the Mac on December 14, both featuring the same $14.99 price-tag. 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 features media for FIFA Soccer 11, Dissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy, Wildlife Park 3, Overgrowth, Apache: Air Assault, Vindictus, Tera, Splatterhouse, Woody Two-Legs: Attack of the Zombie Pirates, Reload, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Darkspore, Sonic Free Riders, Terra Militaris, Black Prophecy, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood and James Bond 007: Blood Stone. 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 features new media for Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, GoldenEye 007 Wii, Grim Dawn, Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011, FIFA Soccer 11, Adrenalin Misfits, The Sims 3 Late Night, Forsaken World, Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, and the debut trailer for the browser-based game Star Trek - Infinite Space. Read more »

Although the industry is quick to usher in the digital era, EA Sports boss Peter Moore still believes the FIFA brand will live on in disc form over the next half decade. Speaking with MCV, Moore described a scenario where the FIFA game brand could eventually become something delivered to users on a digital platform, but that era is still far off for the global market. Read more »

Although they will no longer provide any of those pesky "numbers" we all like so much, the NPD Group has released its report for the month of September. As Microsoft announced earlier, Halo: Reach topped the charts, selling 3.3 million units in its first month of sale.

Capcom's Dead Rising 2 took the third spot across three platforms, despite launching on September 28 in North America. EA Sports saw three of its titles land in September's top ten, with Madden NFL 11, NHL 11, and FIFA Soccer 11 invading the month's top five sellers. New exclusive titles Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep for the PSP and Nintendo Wii's Metroid: Other M also had strong debuts. Note: The NPD Group no longer lists software as individual platforms. Sales for all platforms will now be combined when listed in the "Top Ten" and no figures will be released to the public from the NPD Group. Read more »

Electronic Arts has declared FIFA Soccer 11, the latest entry in its long-running ball-kicking franchise, to be "the fastest selling sports game ever" after selling through an estimated 2.6 million copies at retail worldwide following its launch last week.

Strutting around like cock of the walk, EA further estimates retail sales of over $150 million and a sell-through rate 29% higher than that of FIFA Soccer 10--which it had previously declared "the fastest-selling sports videogame in the world," back in December 2009. 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.

Filter is back to being huge today, with new content for DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light, MySims SkyHeroes, Ferrari The Race Experience, Supreme Commander 2, Trackmania Wii, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Gran Turismo 5, Civilization V, SkyFighter, Power Gig: Rise of the SixString, Fable 3, Fists of Fu, Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, and Kirby's Epic Yarn. Read more »

Since the PlayStation Store is offline for maintenance today, weekly releases were launched earlier than usual. This week's PlayStation Store adds the sequel to Ron Gilbert's DeathSpank for $14.99, the Dreamcast classic Sonic Adventure for $9.99 and the side-scrolling, action adventure Blade Kitten from Krome Studios for $14.99.

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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.

A lot of the new content added to our database today made it to the front page, as new titles were announced at TGS 2010 media briefings. However, today's Filter has a few new pieces of content you might be interested in. Read more »

For footy fans on the fence about which football--"soccer," if you're wrong--franchise deserves their dosh, demos have arrived simultaneously for rival foot 'em ups FIFA Soccer 11 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2011, including PC editions for both.

The PC edition of the FIFA 11 demo can be downloaded from FileShack, while the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace house their respective demos. Xbox Live Silver members, though, will need to wait until September 23. The demo offers a 3-minute exhibition match between a choice of clubs in Real Madrid's home stadium. 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 includes another video celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Super Mario along with the first screens for the PSP fighter Dissidia Duodecim: Final Fantasy. 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.

Word of warning to you low bandwidth Shackers, today's Filter is huge. 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.

For our Friday Filter starts with co-op campaign screenshots for Portal 2, directly from PAX 2010. We've also added the announcement trailer for Bloody Good Time, DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, H.A.W.X. 2, Panzer Command: Ostfront, FIFA Soccer 11 and a "Witch Hunt" DLC trailer for Dragon Age: Origins. Read more »