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Are you bored this weekend? Need something to pass the time? Tune in each week to FileShack, where we round up the very best video game demos, patches, mods, and tools from our files database.
FileShack for the week of May 26, 2012 features a Unity of Command demo, a Skyjacker concept demo, and 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 an air combat trailer for Planetside 2, a plot trailer for Deadlight, and much more!
Do you like strategy games? Then you'll love this weekend's sales at digital distributors, covering series including Anno, Men of War, Company of Heroes, and Civilization. Don't like strategy games? Then enjoy the millions of lovely indie games on sale. There's other stuff too, of course.
We start our recap with some sad news. 38 Studios, developer of Kingdoms of Amalur, has let go all of its staff after its ongoing financial troubles finally surfaced. Then, wannabe-wizards will want a Kinect, as Warner Bros has announced a new Harry Potter game for Xbox 360's magic camera. Finally, Jet Set Radio's HD update finds a new platform: Vita.
Check out today's episode of Shacknews Daily. We'll be back on Tuesday, May 29th.
The Xbox 360 version of Minecraft has been a hit, in spite of lacking some of the features of its PC brethren. Developer 4J Studios has promised steady updates to add new features, but one of the biggest and most significant patches will also be the most difficult. After a smaller patch, 4J will be moving into adding the Adventure update.
Its servers were scheduled to shut down at the end of this month, but Demon's Souls has gotten a reprieve. Publisher Atlus has announced that the servers for the PS3 action game will continue to operate "indefinitely."
Read more: More extensions possible if interest stays high »
Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection, a spiffed-up compilation of the Wii light-gun games Umbrella Chronicles and Darkside Chronicles, is coming to the PlayStation Store on June 26. Both games in the collection will sport updated HD visuals and PlayStation Move support to match the Wii controls.
Sony has filed a patent that would introduce in-game ads in a whole new way. First discovered by an eagle-eyed NeoGAF member, the application was posted last year. The patent describes an ad delivery service that would actually interrupt gameplay to display an advertisement. The process would show a warning message indicating that gameplay would be suspended. Once the game is paused, it would show an advertisement. Once finished, the game would rewind "at least a portion of the interactive content," so that you can undo that horrible gaming blunder caused by the abrupt interruption of your gameplay session.
Diablo 3 has strengthened its hold on Jeff Cannata who really only wants to talk about his barbarian, but there's so much more to cover. Garnett returns to the driver's seat after spending last week getting a sneak peek at some of the big games ready to vie for the spotlight at E3. "Indie" Jeff and Andrea Rene complete the adventuring party that gets down to business discussing their varying degree of anticipation for E3, the demise of 38 Studios, and the plight of subscription model MMOs, whether Max Payne 3 actually improves the gunplay over previous Rockstar open world games, and a handful of other games including Lost Planet 3 and Rock Band Blitz. Put a bird on it with Finishing Moves and you've got one massive show to take along on the Memorial Day weekend.
The Zone of the Enders HD Collection is due this fall, but Kojima Productions is setting its sights on the next big thing: a new Zone of the Enders project. It's currently simply called "Enders Project," and it's in an early prototyping phase so far. But hey, new Enders!
Read more: Currently converting models to Fox Engine assets »
Automotive murder simulator Carmageddon has been out of reach for many years, but soon we'll again be able to hop behind the wheel of our killing machines and fry pedestrians with the game's "electro-bastard ray." As developer Stainless seeks Kickstarter funding for Carmageddon: Reincarnation, it's also announced that the original will be racing towards GOG "in the coming months."
The boy who lived is getting yet another video game adaptation. This time, players will be thrown into the shoes of a Hogwarts student through the magic of Kinect. Appropriately titled Harry Potter for Kinect, the game is being developed by Eurocom and is due out this fall. Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment is publishing, naturally.
Read more: Face-scanning to create an original witch or wizard »
Off-road racing game Mad Riders has a release date of May 29, and studio Techland has found a clever way to get its trailer noticed. Rather than release a video showing off the features as normal, it's released a cheeky commentary on game trailers as a whole.
Anarchy Reigns is said to be finished and ready to roll out, but publisher Sega has decided to hold off on the game in North America and Europe. It will still roll out in Japan on July 5 as planned, and no reason was given for the delay in western territories.
Read more: Sega 'looking for the best time to put it out' in west »
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