The "Imperial Agent" is the sixth class to be revealed for Star Wars: The Old Republic, joining the Trooper, Smuggler, Jedi Knight, Bounty Hunter and Sith Warrior classes."The Imperial Agent always has the right tools at the right time," BioWare

Having already made his Rock Band debut in Raconteurs form, Jack White returns to Harmonix's music game franchise with a selection of tracks from The White Stripes as The Damned and Kasabian toss songs of their own on the downloadable

Continuing to highlight the various tweaks of Super Street Fighter IV, Capcom Japan has issued a new trailer that outlines some of the new modes. And while the Japanese text makes some things a little hard to understand, smashing cars

While id is still deciding exactly what the multiplayer component of Rage will entail, the studio has said that the shooter is unlikely to support dedicated servers on PC."It's not cast in stone yet, but at this point no, we

Update: Gyromancer will sell for 1200 Microsoft Points / $15, a representative of publisher-developer Square Enix has confirmed with Shacknews.Original: The downloadable collaboration between Bejeweled maker PopCap and Final Fantasy developer Square Enix will hit PC and Xbox 360 on

Today we've got another wave of 500 beta keys to give away for S2 Games' impending Defense of the Ancients-inspired strategy-RPG Heroes of Newerth (PC).Our of beta keys went faster than hotcakes slathered in maple syrup, so if you're interested

Major digital distributors Direct2Drive, GamersGate and Impulse have refused to stock Infinity Ward's highly anticipated shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on PC due to its reliance upon Valve Software's rival distribution platform Steam, reports."We believe strongly that when

Gunshots signal a return to fear and darkness," declares this trailer for Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. Then, a few frames later, it bills the game as "a terrifying gun shooting experience" with "horror so realistic it will make your

Warhammer Online developer Mythic Entertainment has an unlimited free trial for its fantasy MMORPG to replace the previous ten-day trial in March. Characters on trial accounts will be restricted by a level cap of ten and confined to two 'Empire

Update: Our randomly selected winners are: porjay, bVork, R4di4ti0n., ndegruchy, cheilman, Lionhart32935, waxthirteen, kingdok, Creepin_Jeezus, asrivastava.If you're among the above ten, check your Shackmessages for details. If not, don't be too hard on yourself--it was random, after all--and keep an

Update: Those who purchased Torchlight on Steam will be pleased to know that the update has now arrived on the digital distribution platform.Original: A sizeable update for Runic's magnificent action RPG Torchlight has begun rolling out across its various digital

SKATE 3 is just too big to have been released as a downloadable expansion," producer Brian Lindley tells me of the sequel just shy of eight months after arrived. "We're adding several new features and a entirely new city in

It was among the most heinous incidents in video game history," says Nintendo of Princess Zelda's first kidnap ordeal, explaining with the aid of a new Spirit Tracks trailer that "for the first time in [the series'] 23-year history... Princess

Dragon Age: Origins PC players struggling with the difficulty of BioWare's fantasy RPG should head on over to to download the 12MB Patch 1.01a, as should players who don't much fancy the idea of having their character's statistics corrupted.As well

The on Mass Effect reminded me I should finally take it out of my stack of unplayed games and give it a whirl and, well, it's good. Very nice. So nice, in fact, that I started playing this morning then

Funny things happen when videogame writers change sides of the fence. I was reading this on 1UP by Dustin Quillen about Left 4 Dead preorders now standing at four times that of the first game (the original was on CVG).

Atlus comes through once again for fans of Japanese role-playing games. The publisher announced today it plans to bring Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey for the Nintendo DS to America. The game is due to arrive March 10, 2010. Strange

Another new trailer for Bayonetta is here, explaining how the hair-shirted heroine can build up her magical energy by slaying demons, and use it to unleash powerful "Torture Attacks" on her foes. Iron maidens, guillotines, and high-caliber heels included.The game

A small flood of new media for the upcoming Tony Hawk: Ride has hit the streets.Here are some new screenshots, followed by a "Gameplay Vignette," and another video that shows off the new wireless, motion-controlled skateboard peripheral.The first of the

The collection of animated shorts inspired by Bungie's popular sci-fi shooter franchise Halo will arrive on DVD and Blu-ray February 9, distributor Warner has confirmed.Packing seven stories across eight episodes, Halo Legends features contributions from a number of Japanese animation