In case you missed it, the PSN Gamers Choice Awards winners were revealed last night, kicking off a sale on the games that were picked as favorites. Journey was the only game to win two awards, Best PSN Exclusive and Best Indie. The Walking Dead beat it out for Best PSN Game.

Read more: Other winners include Assassin's Creed 3, Gravity Rush »

Today's Artic Strike map pack for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier comes with a surprise for PC players. The game is introducing a "Season Pass" model to get all of the downloadable content for a discount, months after the packs started hitting the console versions (sans Season Pass).

Read more: $10 off the total cost »

Another round of multiplayer downloadable content is coming to Ghost Recon: Future Soldier next week for $10. The 'Khyber Strike' packs three new regular multiplayer maps, another co-op Guerrilla Mode map, a level cap boost, and the new 'Takeover' mode.

Read more: Team deathmatch with multipliers »

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is getting another downloadable content pack, titled "Raven Strike." It will add three new campaign missions and another Guerrilla Mode map, all available for up to four players. It's due on September 11 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, for $14.99. The PC version will come some time later.

Read more: Map details and settings »

Update: Ubisoft's statement included below.

A nasty security hole discovered in Ubisoft's Uplay browser plugin could let naughty people run commands and programs on your PC simply with a few lines of code stuck into a webpage. "But I'm fine," you may think, "because why would I ever choose to install a uPlay plugin?" Well, Ubisoft may have kindly done it for you.

Read more: Disable the plugin! »

Even after all these iterations, licensed Lego games are still a hot item. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes topped the NPD charts for the month of June, beating out Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. It probably helps that the little brick Caped Crusader appeared on roughly twice as many platforms as most other games in the month. Diablo III had an impressive third place showing, despite being on only one platform.

Read more: The full top-ten for June »

Publisher Ubisoft has announced that Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier's first DLC pack "Arctic Strike" will become available for download for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on July 17. New weapons, a new multiplayer mode, and a co-op map will be included in the pack. If you'd like to take the fight from the urban streets of Moscow to the Arctic, $9.99 (or 800 Microsoft Points) will get you admission.

Read more: A new mode, new maps, and new firepower »

Despite launching well after its console counterparts, the PC version of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier has met criticism from players over a myriad of serious issues. The most critical issue appears to affect control input. "WASD and mouse in game do absolutely nothing," one fan noted. "I don't have any game pads hooked up and I'm not the only one with this issue."

Read more: 'This game is NOT finished' »

E3 predictions! You love 'em! You hate 'em! You hate loving them? Whatever the case, The two Jeffs, and Insomniac's James Stevenson join Garnett to offer up plenty of forum fodder in anticipation of the big event next week. The crew tackles the big three--Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo--in the order of their respective press conferences. Does Xbox as a living room entertainment gateway give anyone goose bumps? Can Sony shake the Vita bottle hard enough to make a genie finally appear? Can Nintendo successfully answer "What would Mario do?" Of course, there's also time to talk some about the design plans for refining Diablo 3, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, and Dragon's Dogma before wrapping it up with Finishing Moves.

Listen: Weekend Confirmed Episode 115 »

When there's an international incident afoot, it's nice to have a team handy that can clean it up with discretion. The crack squad of operatives to whom such tasks fall and their missions have defined Ghost Recon games. After numerous delays the latest installment, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, is finally ready to deploy. It upholds the tradition well with strong catch-the-enemy-off-guard stealth mechanics, fun tech to play with, and a solid set of new features.

Read more: Success through tactical precision »

Ubisoft has released Ghost Recon Alpha, a 25-minute film that leads into the events of the upcoming Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Directed by Hervé de Crécy and François Alaux, Alpha follows the four playable soldiers as they try to take out a wanted war criminal. The events of the movie lead to a key event in the game: a devastating attack on a major European city.

Read more: The mission leading up to the game »

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is getting ready to deploy, and Ubisoft has already announced its first downloadable content pack. The "Arctic Strike Map Pack" will release on July 3, just in time for you to celebrate Independence Day by taking out virtual enemies of freed. America!

Read more: DLC pack details and pricing »

Transmedia movie-and-game tie-ins are all the rage for games these days. Look at Dragon Age and Assassin's Creed for recent examples. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is no exception. It will connect with a 25-minute movie titled Ghost Recon Alpha, teased by Ubisoft today with a trailer.

Read more: Airing May 3 at 6:30 PM »

Crysis becomes a trilogy with the newly announced Crysis 3. Little is known right now, but check out that bow and arrow. Also, check out how the Future Soldiers wage war in a brand new augmented trailer. Finally, we take a look at Vita's very first free-to-play game.

Check out today's episode of Shacknews Daily.

Watch: Shacknews Daily: April 11, 2012 »

Nearly four minutes of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier sneaking fun are on show in a new trailer. In this questionable vision of the near-future, you'll see how handy a stealth suit is, uses of mini-drones, augmented reality, and some jolly nice weapon customisation.

Watch: The Ghost op »