Angry Birds Dev Will Continue to Self-Publish, 'Will Not Use' Chillingo Again [Updated]
[Updated: 11:00a.m.] Rovio told me via Twitter that it has "not decided yet" whether the PlayStation Mini version of Angry Birds will be...
READ MORE >Electronic Arts Purchases Indie Mobile Publisher Chillingo
EA has added another weapon to its mobile games arsenal today as the game industry giant has purchased independent UK publisher Chillingo, EA...
READ MORE >"Every time EA or Activision gobble up a new studio I picture two bloated, greedy Kraken fighting ..."
see all 4 commentsSeptember NPD: Halo Reach Reigns; PlayStation Move, Metroid: Other M and Dead Rising 2 Debut Strong
Although they will no longer provide any of those pesky "numbers" we all like so much, the NPD Group has released its report for the month of...
READ MORE >"Yeah, most fun I've had in ages. I really wish they'd port DR1 to PC, modding DR2 is just so ..."
see all 12 commentsJapanese Mobile Company DeNA Set to Purchase Mobile Publisher ngmoco
A Japanese mobile internet company named DeNA--we're sure you've heard of them--is set to throw down a big sack of money in order to purchase...
READ MORE >Forza Motorsport and Top Gear TV Combine Forces in a Partnership for Future Forza Titles
Microsoft has announced a new deal that will partner the Forza Motorsport brand with BBC's Top Gear, which "integrate the Top Gear brand in future...
READ MORE >"Forza isnt a racing game. Its a driving game with a lap counter. Races have rules and stuff, ..."
see all 9 commentsEA Responds to Activision CEO Bobby Kotick's Mudslinging
Electronic Arts has fired back at Bobby Kotick for comments the Activision CEO made regarding EA's business structure and production quality, and...
READ MORE >"I think it would be enough if we put together a... *puts on shades* ...Black Ops team to take ..."
see all 39 commentsSurprise! Good Old Games Is Not Dead, Relaunches Tomorrow
In a conference online moments ago, representatives of Good Old Games confirmed that its suspected marketing ploy of closing down was just that, a...
READ MORE >"They should've just changed their page to a video of Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley. It ..."
see all 124 commentsTokyo Game Show 2010 Breaks Attendance Records, Tentative 2011 Schedule Revealed
Tokyo Game Show organizer CESA revealed (via Andriasang) its 2010 event saw record-breaking crowd flood the Makuhari Messe venue in Chiba, Japan....
READ MORE >Report: Good Old Games Closes Its Doors [Updated]
[Update: 1:27 p.m.] When contacted for a comment regarding the current GOG.com situation, a Good Old Games representative told Shacknews, "As the...
READ MORE >"At what cost? Knowing gamers, at the cost of a few whining posts deep inside Shack. And then ..."
see all 174 commentsSCEJ Boss Reveals 38 Million PS3s, 62 Million PSPs Sold Worldwide
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan president Hiroshi Kawano showed off his wild side by kicking off his company's Tokyo Game Show 2010 media...
READ MORE >"Lots of speculative silliness here. First of all why would people buy another console when they ..."
see all 9 commentsBungie Crafting a New Engine 'From the Ground Up' for its Upcoming Activision-Published Game
With Halo: Reach finally on store shelves--read our review here--it's time for Bungie Studios to say goodbye to the franchise that helped propel...
READ MORE >"I'm thinking the 343 titles are going to be Spin-offs like Halo Wars and ODST - same universe, ..."
see all 62 commentsNintendo Dropping Prices on DSi & DSi XL on Sept. 12
Nintendo of America has revealed it will drop the suggested retail price on the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL models by $20 early next month....
READ MORE >"Vain effort to rain on Sony's 3D Parade? I think you must've watched a different E3 than me, ..."
see all 3 commentsTake Two Loses Legal Battle for Control of 'Bioshock.com' Domain
Take Two Interactive has lost a legal tussle over the rights to the URL bioshock.com against the domain squatting company Name Administration Inc....
READ MORE >"Objectivism is also apparently pretty fond of the "might makes right" philosophy."
see all 26 commentsSony PlayStation Hardware and Software Sales Increase, Division Still Operating at a Loss
Sony closed its first quarter of the fiscal year (ending June 30, 2010) with a strong increase over the ¥37.1 billion loss ($426M) it saw...
READ MORE >"MS got something right by having a button for the demo version of every XBL game right next to ..."
see all 14 commentsXbox 360 Hardware Sees Sales Boost in Japan, Thanks to Monster Hunter
The Xbox 360 is enjoying a sudden boost in hardware sales in Japan, thanks, in large part, to the recent release of Monster Hunter Frontier Online,...
READ MORE >"What a fuking moron. You need to get out sometime and see what the world is like."
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"Reminds me of when Activision bought RedOctane instead of Harmonix. Except in this case it's a ..."
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