|  |  |  | | | | | *Shacknews* Games | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  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 includes new media from PAX 2010. We've added a "Story" trailer for Vanquish, gameplay footage for Dungeon Siege 3, a "Causality" trailer for EVE Online... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | It's been a quiet Labor [sic] Day here at Shacknews as the video games industry has mostly been out in the garden with a beer in one hand and a hotdog in the other, not to mention I've been working by myself. Still, I hope that whoever and wherever you are, you have come to appreciate the labouring classes a little bit more than you did before. Me, I've been working hard all labour day so nobody appreciates long, hard slog better than me. Crumbs, what a gruelling day! I think I'll unwind by playing the PC version of Chime, which unlocked on Steam while I was writing this post. I already have the Xbox 360 edition but this'll make a fine addition to my netbook for travel fun. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Another few minutes of gameplay footage from Sucker Punch's super-powered sequel inFamous 2 have arrived from PAX 2010 in handy video format for your viewing pleasure. There's also a new round of screenshots, if you prefer your action static. The PlayStation 3 exclusive is slated for release some time in 2011. [video]21221[/video] Shackvideo users can use the HD Stream. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Update: The contest has ended and our five winners have been selected at random. RustySpannerz, passingstranger, Dick Marcinko, GOBGoat and funnyguy84 are the lucky lot who should check their Shackmessages for instructions on how to claim their prize.  Original: A 150MB-ish demo for Penumbra developer Frictional Games new puzzling survival horror Amnesia: The Dark Descent can now be downloaded from FileShack in Windows, Mac and L... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  A patch for Borderlands will raise its level cap and rebalance the shooter RPG accordingly, developer Gearbox explained during PAX panel attended by Joystiq. The free patch for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will raise the level cap to the hilarious number of 69 and, in the words of Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford, "rebalance the original game around the level cap." The level cap was previously raised to 61 in the paid downloadable content 'The Secret Armory of General Knoxx,' a move Pitchford explained Gearbox did not want to repeat otherwise "you'd have to buy every previous DLC" for the new... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | After a lengthy Virtual Console drought, this week's batch of downloadable Nintendo Wii and DSi releases brings sweet relief with SNK's vintage feudal fighter Samurai Shodown III. There are also Western adventure game jollies with Fenimore Fillmore. WiiWare - Fenimore Fillmore: The Westerner - $10
Wii Virtual Console   Fenimore Fillmore and teensy Samurai Shodown III screens from Big N. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Telltale Games has launched its new third-part publishing service with a $19.95 adventure game bundle. A quarter of each sale will be donated to charity. The pack currently offers The Whispered World, Jack Keane, a King's Quest Collection packing all seven games, the first episode of Penny Arcade Adventures. Telltale's own Puzzle Agent will be added to the bundle when sales hit 5,000 and the second season of Sam & Max will follow at 10,000. At the time of writing, 980 bundles had been sold. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  Gaijin Games has revealed BIT.TRIP FATE, the penultimate chapter of its six-part WiiWare rhythm game series started by BIT.TRIP BEAT. While FATE's name was revealed by Nintendo last month, the game itself remained a mystery. BIT.TRIP FATE puts the intrepid CommanderVideo in an on-rails side-scrolling shooter, blasting bad guys and dodging shots in time to a "chiptune-inspired dubstep soundtrack." Published by Aksys Games, BIT.TRIP FATE is headed to WiiWare this fall. No price was announced, though the previous BIT.TRIP games have all cost between $6 and $8. [video]21214[... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  Gearbox Software has announced that as well as being the developer helming the revival of Duke Nukem Forever, it is also the proud owner of the testosterone-gushing property. The Borderlands developer explains that it "has acquired the full intellectual property rights of the 'Duke Nukem' brand including Duke Nukem Forever and all future projects in a cooperative deal made with 3D Realms." "Gearbox was handpicked as the new home for Duke Nukem because of their continued passion, commitment and long-time heritage with the brand and 3D Rea... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | We'll be having a quiet day today thanks to the US holiday of Labor [sic] Day. I'm still in as I swapped US holidays for UK holidays but everyone else should be in quiet contemplation of all that workforce does for them. I understand that meat is traditionally used to provide sustenance for this thought, washed down with alcoholic beverages. Xav though, as a Canadian, is probably off skinning polar bears and stuffing them with poutine. Ha ha because it's what they do, don't you even know that? This weekend I mostly read, polishing off Richard Brautigan's In Watermelon Sugar and Use of Weapons by Iain Banks then making a start on Slaughterhouse-Five. Books are nice. I also saw The Last Exorcism, which was mostly very enjoyable. I'm glad to see ... | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | |  |
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