According to a lengthy blog post by Mogan Haro, Hudson Entertainment's Brand and Product Manager and Producer of all online entertainment, Hudson Entertainment is closing up shop. Hudson Entertainment is best known for creating both the Bomberman and Bonk series, and most recently released the Wii-exclusive Lost in Shadow. The closure follows the recent acquisition of the entirety of the Hudson Group by Konami.

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Everyone is excited to get back in the studio for this first show of 2011. Though new releases cooled over the holidays, Garnett, Brian, and Jeff have plenty of stories for Whatcha Been Playin? Catch up time includes classics like Uncharted 2 and more recent titles such as Vanquish and Bad Company 2 "Vietnam". Jeff got in some time with a new game too; he has mixed feelings about Lost in Shadow, though. Your responses to how much a review score determines whether a game is worth playing get the conversation started in the Warning. There's even a little homework for next week too on a couple of subjects we'd like to get your thoughts on. And in the news, we've got a look at the video game stories coming out of CES from Microsoft's press conference to handheld gaming PC concept by Razer, indie games nominated for IGF awards, and more.

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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 the first look at Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters, and media for Fight Night Champion, League of Legends, Lost in Shadow, and Rift. Read more »

Take-Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick, in an interview with Reuters, said that "annualizing" franchises like Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto would threaten their quality and might even burn out consumers.

Zelnick doesn't feel that Activision's strategy with Call of Duty would work for two of Take-Two's most lucrative franchises. Rockstar Games, the studio responsible for both franchises, is owned by Take-Two and is currently working on L.A. Noire and the often delayed Max Payne 3. 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.

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 »

It's not often that clicking the "Like" button on Facebook results in anything more than annoying your friends; however, Hudson Entertainment has teamed up with the Child's Play charity to make your clicking truly matter, for once.

For each user that heads over to the official Lost in Shadow Facebook page and clicks the "Like" button, Hudson Entertainment will donate ten cents to Child's Play, the community-based charitable organization that donates toys, games, books, and cash to kids in children's hospitals across North America. 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 on the Filter we have a teaser trailer for Thor: The Video Game, go "behind-the-scenes" with City of Heroes, check out the "Assassin's Scouting report" for the upcoming XBLA-exclusive Monday Night Combat and showcase the "debut trailer" for Men of War: Assault Squad.

We also have gameplay trailers for Lost in Shadow and Club Penguin Game Day! along with videos for Pangya, World of Tanks, Nail'd and Backyard Sports: Rookie Rush.

For you screenshot addicts, we've got new stills for Monster Jam: Path of Destruction, Faery: Legends of Avalon and Nuclear Dawn.

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2K Sports has revealed that its recent contest to win $1 million by pitching a perfect MLB 2K10 game on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 was won on the first day of the competition.

"It was actually my wife who convinced me to go for it," said 24-year old winner Wade McGilberry of Semmes, Alabama. "I never thought I'd actually win a million dollars playing a video game, it's all still sinking in for me." Read more »

Helping to explain the story behind Lost in Shadow, developer Hudson has passed along some new media from the distinctively puzzling platformer coming to Wii this fall.

The Konami-distributed game follows the journey of a hooded shadow and his companion "Spangle" as they climb the shadows of "the Tower," using light and shadows to navigate and solve puzzles whilst battling "shadow creatures" with what the company describes as "traditional weapons." Read more »

With the Major League Baseball season officially kicking off, retailer GameStop is celebrating with a ridiculously deep discount on 2K Sports' MLB 2K10 PC.

Normally $29.99, the 7.07GB download has been marked down to just $2.99--that's 90% off--under the guise of GameStop's "Daily Deal." The sale only applies to a digital download of the PC edition--all other versions (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP and PC Retail) have retained their respective pricing. Read more »

Earlier today, I went hands-on with the Xbox 360 version of Visual Concepts' MLB 2K10 to wrap my head around the game's all-new "Total Control Pitching" system and ratings-based gameplay. First, however, I like to start every preview with a new trailer. So I will:

A free, playable demo for 2K Sports' MLB 2K10 is now available for Xbox Live Gold subscribers through the Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo includes 3-innings of play between the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies at Yankee Stadium. If you want a chance at the $1 million prize for pitching the first perfect game in MLB 2K10, you'll probably want to get started today.

The demo will hit the PlayStation 3 on March 4, 2010, which is two days after the game is released at retail. This is most likely when Xbox Live Silver subscribers will get access, as well. Read more »

2K Sports will reward the first person who pitches a perfect game in either the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 version of Major League Baseball 2K10, the company said today.

Perhaps "reward" is a bit of an understatement. The first player to pitch a perfect game in MLB 2K10 between March 2nd and May 1st will receive a $1,000,000 grand prize, making "America's favorite pastime" even more beloved for one skilled winner. Read more »

Publisher 2K Sports has loaded the bases with a trio of trailers for developer Visual Concepts' upcoming baseball game, MLB 2K10. These highlights pit some high-profile pitchers against the game's biggest hitters.

Representing the pitchers' side are players like Oakland A's closer and 2009 Rookie of the Year, Andrew Bailey, as well as others like Detroit Tigers' starter Justin Verlander, and Seattle Mariners' Felix Hernandez. First basemen Kendry Morales of the Los Angeles Angels and Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins join Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria and Rangers' right fielder Nelson Cruise to make the case from the batter's box. Read more »