Critics rather enjoyed Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. Unfortunately, the masses didn't care for it much, and it quickly found its place in video game bargain bins.

What could have happened if Enslaved had found the audience its creators so wanted? Creative director Tameem Antoniades said that in addition to the requisite DLC plans, there would have been an online multiplayer spin-off game centered around Monkey's skateboard-esque cloud.

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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.

It's the last Filter of the week! Today we've added new media for L.A. Noire, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, Homefront, Heroes of Newerth, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1, Front Mission Evolved, Overgrowth, Test Drive Unlimited 2, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, and The Next Big Thing. 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 Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Lord of Arcana, GoldenEye 007 Wii, Battle of the Immortals, Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops, Kinect Sports, Vindictus, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, Def Jam Rapstar, Gods vs Humans, Okamiden, Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom, The Amazing Race, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, FIFA Manager 11, and Blacklight: Tango Down. 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 »

Action games often define their main character(s) in combat, their stories largely predicated on staging arenas for that to happen in. Enslaved takes the opposite approach. It begins with the story--a futuristic reinterpretation of the classic Chinese work of literature "Journey to the West" set in a post-apocalyptic America--and the action then flows along in support of it.

Because the difference relates directly to development of the story, it only becomes evident as the game unfolds. Initially, Enslaved came across to me like most every other action adventure. As is common of its type, it introduced me to the main character I'd be playing, "Monkey," in a dramatic opening level. And taught me the basic controls as I raced to escape from a disintegrating slave ship I'd been imprisoned aboard before it crashed into the heart of the decaying, long-abandoned, ghost town of New York City. 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 Lucha Libre AAA Heroes of the Ring, Rift: Planes of Telara, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, Raving Rabbids Travel in Time, Fallout: New Vegas, NBA 2K11, and the unfortunately named Dissidia 012[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.

Today's Filter is another big one, adding various screens and movies for Fighters Uncaged, Cities XL 2011, Active Life Explorer, DC Universe Online, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, NBA 2K11, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, Yakuza 4, Shogun 2: Total War, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2, Shaun White Skateboarding, Vanquish, Okamiden, League of Legends, Nail'd, GoldenEye 007 Wii, and Your Shape: Fitness Evolved. 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 Outland, GoldenEye 007 Wii, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Dead Meets Lead, DC Universe Online, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Mortal Kombat, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1, Medal of Honor, and a surprising trailer for Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011. Read more »

Considering its unfortunate history with planning too far ahead, it's no surprise developer Ninja Theory decided against immediately penning a continuation to the story found in its latest title Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, but that doesn't mean a sequel isn't possible.

"The thinking from the beginning was not to assume there would be a sequel--just to put everything into this game. It's a new IP, so let's not plan for a sequel because the chances are we'll only disappoint ourselves," Ninja Theory studio head Tameem Antoniades told Eurogamer. "So we mentally prepared for that--we've not planned for a sequel. But if it gains some traction, I'd like to see something happen." 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 Spirits, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1, Homefront, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Dive: The Medes Islands Secret, Medal of Honor, and DC Universe Online. 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.

Alongside a hilarious "dance" video featuring the cast of Team Fortress 2, today's Filter adds trailers for NBA 2K11, Lionheart: Kings' Crusade, F.E.A.R. 3, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Medal of Honor, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest, and the first screens for Beyond Good & Evil HD. 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 »

Namco Bandai has announced that a new, post-release DLC episode for Enslaved: Odyssey to the West will star "comical, porcine character," Pigsy. (via Joystiq) Because, you know, calling him a "funny fat man" would just be politically incorrect. 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.

Another day at Tokyo Game Show 2010 and another packed Daily Filter. Today we've added new screens and video for Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, NBA Elite 11, GoldenEye 007 Wii, ArmA 2: Operation Arrowhead, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, Sonic the Hedgehog 4, 4Story, Phantasy Star Portable 2, Spare Parts, Vanquish, Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XI: Scars of Abyssea, The 3rd Birthday, Front Mission Evolved, Monster Jam: Path of Destruction, and Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together.

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While the hardcore gaming world discusses Ninja Theory's take on Dante in DmC: Devil May Cry, the developer has revealed a demo for its upcoming project will hit North America next week, exclusively on PlayStation 3.

The demo for Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is scheduled to arrive on the PlayStation Network in North America on September 21. According to the announcement press release, an Xbox 360 demo is "coming soon." Read more »