Top News of 2011: Free-to-play model
Our top stories of 2011 continues today with a look at the rise of the free-to-play business model on PC, which has found a way to infiltrate games like Team Fortress 2 and SOE's MMO releases.
Top News of 2011: Supreme Court protects games
Our final selection for "top story of 2011" is the Supreme Court's ruling of video games as free speech.
Top News of 2011: Duke Nukem Forever arrives
Shacknews continues its look back at the biggest news stories of 2011, exploring the launch of the long-in-development shooter Duke Nukem Forever.
Top News of 2011: Nintendo 3DS and PS Vita
Shacknews continues its look back at the biggest news stories of 2011, looking at the launch of the Nintendo 3DS and Sony's launch of the PlayStation Vita in Japan.
Top News of 2011: PSN Outage
Today we begin our look back at the biggest news stories of 2011, starting with the widespread PlayStation Network outage.
