In "old Shack" we would use the Weekend Discussion post as a platform for the editors at Shacknews to discuss what games they would be enjoying over the weekend. As outlined in this Chatty post, that doesn't really work with the new format.

What we've decided to do is to bring the conversation here, to a frontpage post. This allows us to highlight Chatty on the frontpage as it was in the past and--with the link between comments on the frontpage and in Chatty--give our users a place to share their current gaming experiences. 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 Daily Filter includes Comic-Con assets for Red Faction: Armageddon and new screenshots for Dive: The Medes Islands Secret.We've also added new screens for nearly every game featured by Konami at the 2010 Comic-Con including Saw 2: Flesh & Blood, Pro Evolution Soccer 2011, Adrenalin Misfits, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, Gormiti: The Lords of Nature, Hard Corps: Uprising, Karaoke Revolution Glee, Rush'N Attack Ex-Patriot and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Decade Duels. 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.

If you thought yesterday's Daily Filter was sparse, buckle up. Today's update includes a debut trailer and screens for the recently revealed Sims 3 Expansion Late Night, a pair of Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies trailers, a new video for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, a trailer for Test Drive Unlimited 2 featuring the Aston Martin One-77, and a Shackvideo version of the Mega Man Universe teaser. Read more »

The first trailer has arrived for Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies, showing co-op, character customisation and combat from the latest in the enduring RPG series.

Made by Dragon Quest VIII developer Level-5 and published by Nintendo, the DS exclusive hits North America on July 11--exactly one year after it came out in Japan--then July 23 in Europe. Over 4.26 million copies have been sold in Japan alone. Read more »