The Dreamcast is almost a dozen years old, but it still has a special place in the hearts of gamers. For those looking to relive old memories, Sega has revealed that a new Dreamcast Collection will be coming on February 22 to PC and Xbox 360 owners. Unfortunately, the game selection may prove underwhelming for some fans.

The Collection only includes a scant four games, all of which are either currently available on Xbox Live Arcade or will be soon. Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi are both up for 800 MSP ($10), while Sega Bass Fishing and Space Channel 5: Part 2 are both on the way. PC users might be pleased to find these games available with enhanced graphics, while 360 players could grab the whole set or download only the pieces they want. 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 »

The PC version of Puzzle Quest 2 can be had for $13.99 (down from $20) from now until Thursday at 4PM PST though Steam. This represents 33% of glorious digital savings.

Puzzle Quest 2 is out now for the PC, Nintendo DS, and Xbox Live Arcade. Versions are planned for iOS devices and the PSP. Read more »

Puzzle Quest 2 will spread to yet another platform, developer Infinite Interactive has announced, as a downloadable PSP release of its RPG-ish puzzler is in the works.

Infinite explains that the PSP edition "will have all your favorite Puzzle Quest 2 content... along with a new Elite Mode, where the battles will be tougher and the rewards far greater!" It's scheduled for release "towards the end of 2010" via the PlayStation Store. Read more »

Xbox Live's Major Nelson has released the Live Marketplace content schedule for the month of September.

Headlining the month are the Xbox Live Arcade releases of Sonic Adventure and Plants vs. Zombies. At the end of September, Microsoft will kick-start a new promotion -- dubbed the "Game Feast" -- which will spotlight four new Xbox Live Arcade titles under the new promotional banner.Major Nelson also revealed that from September 17 to September 20, Xbox Live Silver members will have free access to online multiplayer and other subscription-exclusive bonuses, which are ordinarily reserved for those who pay for Xbox Live's "soon-to-be more expensive" Gold service. Read more »

[Updated: 08/09/2010] Infinite Interactive confirms that August 12 is the North American release date for Puzzle Quest 2. Other regions will receive the game on August 13.

[Original Story] The true sequel to Infinite Interactive's popular Puzzle Quest series is finally coming to PC. Today, Valve added Puzzle Quest 2 to digital library with a release date of August 12 on the books; however, there is some confusion as to whether that release date has settled. Read more »

It's a holiday weekend in the US and Weekend Confirmed celebrates with a massive show that includes the debut appearance of Shane Bettenhausen. He slips right back into form with Garnett, Brian, and Jeff and they launch into Whatcha Been Playin with a quick catch up on Final Fantasy 13 and few other releases from earlier this year before moving on to current games like Singularity, Crackdown 2, and Puzzle Quest 2. The group tackles the PlayStation Network Plus offering and getting the right pace to creating sequels in the Warning, along with some of your responses to last week's show. And has a full Front Page to close things out with everything from the opening of the WoW: Cataclysm beta to what may be up with Lionhead's Milo project, and a quick Starcraft 2 features round-up. Remember to hit the official show story comments to join the conversation.

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Although Major Nelson has listed the online-only shooter Blacklight: Tango Down for a July 7 release on the Xbox Live Arcade, an Ignition spokesperson confirmed to Shacknews that title has "not received a release date" and can only confirm the game is "coming soon." Blacklight: Tango Down is priced at 1200 MS points ($15). Read more »

Puzzle Quest 2 will be released on the Nintendo DS tomorrow, but those of you waiting for the Xbox Live Arcade version will not have to wait much longer. The Xbox Live Arcade version of the puzzler / RPG will release on June 30 for 1200 MS Points ($15).

A brief video showing off the level-up options has also been released:

Following numerous rumors and a leaked internal document, SEGA today confirmed that it will be bringing "classic titles from its popular Dreamcast console" to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Arcade downloads.

"Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi will be the first two classics made available," the company says, "with Sonic leading the pack in Fall 2010 for the 11th anniversary of the launch of the Dreamcast in the United States." According to the Sega PressVault, both titles are due to arrive in Q3 2010, so between July 1 and September 30, 2010. Read more »

Joining its previously announced Nintendo DS and Xbox 360 brethern, Puzzle Quest 2 is also coming to PC, iPhone, iPod touch and iPad by way of publisher Namco.

Infinite Interactive's sequel to the scarily addictive puzzle-RPG will hit PC in the summer and "will be digitally distributed from Namcogames.com and other leading portals." The iPhone, iPod touch and iPad versions will then follow "later this year." Read more »

The Nintendo DS edition of Puzzle Quest 2 will head off to North American retailers on June 22, D3Publisher confirmed today.

Infinite Interactive's gem-matching puzzle-RPG sequel boasts "new weapons, spells, and shields" along with four character classes: War Mage, Inquisitor, Barbarian, Assassin.

For those who can't wait until June 22, a demo is available by way of Facebook. Read more »

Originally due out in the nebulous spring timeframe, both the retail-bound Nintendo DS edition and downloadable Xbox 360 iteration of Infinite Interactive's anticipated color-matching sequel Puzzle Quest 2 has now slipped into a summer release window.

The Nintendo DS edition will hit retailers in June, according to the latest trailer:

When Puzzle Quest 2 was first announced, way back in November 2009, there wasn't much in the way of media for the puzzling Ninteno DS and Xbox 360 sequel.

That changed today, with D3Publisher passing along more screenshots plus a trailer that offers a glimpse of what players are in for when Infinite Interactive's color-matching RPG hits Nintendo DS and Xbox 360 (as an Xbox Live Arcade download) this spring. Read more »