Street Fighter 4 Coming to Consoles ‘This Winter’

October 23, 2008 · Filed Under ShackNews.com · Comment

Street Fighter IV producer Yoshi Ono has revealed that the fighting sequel will hit consoles sometime this winter.

“We don’t want to start rumors that it’s this year, but definitely this winter,” said Ono to G4.

Street Fighter IV is expected to be released on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC platforms.

Added the Capcom developer: “At some point you’ll be sitting in you winter coat looking at snow out the window… and right then we’ll kind of heat you up a little with some hot street fighter action.”
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Evening Reading

October 22, 2008 · Filed Under ShackNews.com · Comment

There really isnt as much appreciation of hump day around here as there should be. It
is completely awesome and I like awesome. Thats why I like you guys so much. AWESOME.

Scotch tape emits
x-rays
150,000 ideas sent to
Google
Texas Tech grabbing kids from the crowd to kick
Stock market still sucks

As for the the videogame news around these parts:

Team Fortress 2 updated
Amazon.com going in to digital
game distro
Star Wars and…
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David Hasselhoff Goes Aerial in PAIN

October 22, 2008 · Filed Under ShackNews.com · Comment

Pain, Idol Minds’ human catapult and injury simulator, is about to get a guest appearance from David Hasselhoff.

The PlayStation Blog found Mr. Hasselhoff rather enthusiastic about his adventure: “You can now put The Hoff into a launcher and fling me into harm’s way–exploding crates, cars, people–everything is fair game,” said the 56-year-old actor, speaking in the third person.

Hasselhoff will appear in Movie Studio, the upcoming expansion to the Garry’s Mod-esque downloadab…
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GripShift Developer Sidhe Receives Government Grant

October 22, 2008 · Filed Under ShackNews.com · Comment

Sidhe Interactive, makers of the platform-ish racer GripShift (360, PS3, PSP), have received a grant from the government of New Zealand for an unspecified amount.

Gamasutra reports that Sidhe will use the money from TechNZ–an investment program from New Zealand’s Foundation for Research, Science and Technology–to develop a multiplatform framework for use in future games.

“We’re acutely aware of the requirements of cross-platform development and the need to create reusable technology to lower development costs, reduce risk and impro…
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Shack PSA: Overlord Playable for Free on GameTap Tomorrow

October 22, 2008 · Filed Under ShackNews.com · Comment

Attention Shacknews shoppers! We at Shacknews know ~~that you’re a cheapskate~~ that you appreciate a good value, and with that in mind we thought we’d direct you over to GameTap, where Overlord (PC, 360, PS3) is free starting tomorrow.

Overlord, a minion-leading action game with a fantasy-world slant, was released in 2007 from Triumph Studios to solid reviews. “You have a busy day: peasants to slaughter, villages to burn, hopes to dash,” implores the game’s promotional writing. “There’s a baby with some candy that needs taking the next town over,” it adds.

So, if not for the fact tha…
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