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Double Fine's Spacebase DF-9 hits Early Access

By Alice O'Connor, Oct 15, 2013 11:30am PDT

Space is the place, They say, and it's certainly popular today. Hot on the heels of Stardock's announcement of Galactic Civilizations III, Double Fine Productions has launched Spacebase DF-9 via Early Access. If you dream of building and running your own space station while ...

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"How successful were Costume Quest and Stacking? Those came out of previous amnesia fortnights ..."

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Democracy 3 brings functioning government to PC, Mac, and Linux

By Ozzie Mejia, Oct 14, 2013 4:45pm PDT

Think you can do better than the elected officials currently in office? Well...yes, pretty much anyone can at this point. But now's your chance to prove it! Positech Games just released the full version of Democracy 3, bringing functioning government to PC, Mac, and Linux.

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"If that is an option, then I hope it works just like in real life, in that there is no ..."

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Sportsfriends coming to PS4 in 2014

By Andrew Yoon, Oct 14, 2013 3:45pm PDT

Sportsfriends, a magical collection of sports-themed local multiplayer games, is also coming to PlayStation 4. Featuring Johann Sebastian Joust, Super Pole Riders, BaraBariBall, and Hokra, the four games are finally nearing completion.

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Steam controller shown in action

By Steve Watts, Oct 11, 2013 3:00pm PDT

Valve has released the first in what it plans to be a series of videos showcasing the prototype Steam controller working with different kinds of games.

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"Yeah, gamepads suck for shooters - heck, even when you "learn" how to use them they're still far ..."

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Heroes of Newerth getting Samuel L. Jackson announcer pack

By Steve Watts, Oct 11, 2013 8:45am PDT

Actor Samuel L. Jackson has lent his voice to Heroes of Newerth for an announcer pack, which developer S2 Games has begun teasing with some voice samples.

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"I've had enough of these mother-fucking feeders on this motherfucking lane!"

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Thief-like The Dark Mod now a free standalone

By Alice O'Connor, Oct 09, 2013 4:45pm PDT

If you're still grumbling and griping about the direction Eidos Montreal's Thief takes the classic stealth series in, or you simply fancy stealing things and knocking men out, give The Dark Mod a bash. Version 2.0 of the first-person sneaker inspired by Looking Glass's class...

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"Well, this might seem a little self serving, seeing as I've helped with the mod for the last ..."

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Shovel Knight preview: can you dig it

By Ozzie Mejia, Oct 08, 2013 9:00am PDT

IndieCade provided me with an opportunity to go hands-on with Yacht Club Games' Shovel Knight and it proves to be an NES throwback in the best possible way.

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Quadrilateral Cowboy preview: hack attack

By Ozzie Mejia, Oct 07, 2013 1:00pm PDT

Blendo Games brought their hack-tastic Cyberpunk title, Quadrilateral Cowboy, to IndieCade. Creator Brendon Chung briefly speaks to Shacknews and shows us how important learning is when it comes to hacking into secure facilities.

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Steam Machines prototype specs revealed

By Andrew Yoon, Oct 04, 2013 12:50pm PDT

Described as "something special," Valve's initial Steam Machines prototype is a "high-end, high-performance box" built from off-the-shelf PC parts. Valve says that anyone can go and build exactly the same machine, minus the custom enclosure.

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"ikr... turns out I've had one for years... So I guess the news here is... uhm... there's a ..."

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Mighty No. 9 from Mega Man creator coming to nearly every platform

By Andrew Yoon, Oct 01, 2013 1:15pm PDT

The Kickstarter campaign for Mighty No. 9 is coming to a close. As it reaches its final hours, the development team at Comcept has prepared a...

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"I'll probably throw in some money during the final push tonight... don't know if I want to pay ..."

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Half-Life 3 trademarked

By Joseph Mazzeo, Oct 01, 2013 12:15pm PDT

Valve remembers the number 3, for once.

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"It's not April, so I'm convinced that mr Yoon just pulled the biggest troll on the internet"

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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs writer on the question Hitler and Stalin would ask

By Ozzie Mejia, Sep 30, 2013 4:40pm PDT

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is a frightening experience filled with horrific imagery and scary pig people. But writer Dan Pinchbeck says that the scariest creature of all just might be man.

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"I wish games could be like movies and I could get the directors cut edition. I NEED ME SOME PORK ..."

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Rogue Legacy coming to Mac & Linux, will support save slots

By Ozzie Mejia, Sep 25, 2013 2:30pm PDT

Rogue Legacy is coming to Mac and Linux through a new patch, which will also add save slots. A second patch will release shortly thereafter with new content at no extra charge.

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"thank goodness for save slots. i want to redo everything because i spent too much on the magic ..."

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'Steam Machines' beta launches this year, full release in 2014

By Steve Watts, Sep 25, 2013 10:10am PDT

Valve's second "living room" announcement came today, taking the wraps off of its "Steam Machines" initiative. It will be sending out 300 prototypes to users this year, in preparation for a formal launch in 2014.

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"I don't think it'll be nearly as bad as you think. I've managed to do decent real-time ..."

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SteamOS is Valve's free Linux operating system

By Alice O'Connor, Sep 23, 2013 10:15am PDT

Valve has revealed the first of its big three Steam-related living room announcements of the week: a custom Linux operating system intended for living room PCs with big screens, named SteamOS. It'll even support streaming Windows and Mac games from your gaming PC. Valve's wo...

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"Netflix, Amazon and local = total market dominance.. oh yeah and it plays games. plus has it's ..."

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