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Celebrate Skulls of the Shogun's release with MURDER
Skulls of the Shogun is now out for Xbox Live Arcade, Windows Phone, and Windows 8! With the release comes a launch trailer, and I'm going to just go ahead and say that this is the first best trailer of 2013. Check out our official review to learn more about Skulls of the Shogun, and join us on Saturday Morning Hangover this weekend as Conrad Zimmerman and Jordan Devore play through the new strategy title. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
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5:00 PM on 06.17.2013 Microsoft confirms price points of Xbox One gamesFollowing confirmation via a company spokesperson, Microsoft has confirmed that first-party Xbox One games will retail for the previous generational standard of $59.99. It's worth taking note though, third-party publishers ca...
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10:00 AM on 06.17.2013 Xbox One has 'single handedly alienated the military'Regular gamers have expressed quite a bit of upset at Xbox One's ridiculous DRM policies, but nowhere is the disdain more keenly felt -- nor more justified -- than that coming from America's armed services. Considering the tr...
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| 1:15 PM on 06.18.2013 'Definitive' Skulls of the Shogun headed to Steam |

17-Bit's turn-based Skulls of the Shogun is wonderful. Strategy players, simply put, need to grab it. And now that it's coming to Steam, I don't feel like I jerk for making such a strong recommendation. So long, Windows 8! T...more
| 6:15 PM on 03.01.2013 Skulls of the Shogun gets a price drop on all platforms |

Have you played Skulls of the Shogun yet? Why the hell not!? It's pretty awesome, and a blast to play. Well for those of you who have yet to pull the trigger, good news! Skulls of the Shogun just received a price drop. The Xbox Live Arcade version is going for 800 Microsoft Points ($9.99), and the Windows 8 and Surface versions are $6.99 now. The Windows Phone version will remain at $4.99.more
| 11:15 AM on 01.30.2013 Review: Skulls of the Shogun |

The Xbox Live Arcade, after nine long years, still doesn't have a whole lot of classic style strategy RPGs. Discounting tower defense, there's Band of Bugs, Greed Gorp, and a scant few others. Enter Skulls of the Shogun: a ne...more
| 12:30 PM on 01.10.2013 Skulls of the Shogun releasing on January 30 |

Freaking finally. We've been looking forward to Skulls of the Shogun for literally years. Well the wait is finally almost over as developer 17-Bit has announced the game will be launching on January 30, 2013. It'll be availa...more
| 10:00 AM on 06.28.2012 Skulls of the Shogun will feature cross-platform play |

Developer 17-Bit has announced that Skulls of the Shogun will feature cross-platform play across the Xbox 360, Windows 8 PCs, Windows 8 tablets like the Microsoft Surface, and Windows Phones versions of the game. So for examp...more
| 4:00 AM on 06.01.2012 New Skulls of the Shogun trailer explains the story |

In case you haven't heard of Skulls of the Shogun, it's an awesome and fast-paced strategy game. This trailer should give you a clue to how the game feels. The plot revolves around a shogun who has died, and now he has ...more
| 7:00 PM on 04.08.2012 PAX: Skulls of the Shogun has a kickass new trailer |

If you are at PAX East and you haven't had the chance to check out Skulls of the Shogun, then you are really missing out on one of the best games here. It's fast paced, easy to learn, and you can play the multiplayer in just...more
| 12:12 PM on 08.27.2011 Please do not miss Skulls of the Shogun |

Maybe you've been paying attention. If so, good. Thank you. We're not going to preview the game again, but we did want to make sure that everyone is paying attention. Skulls of the Shogun is too great of a game to miss. ...more
| 10:15 AM on 07.26.2011 Let the dev tell you all about Skulls of the Shogun |

Now that Skulls of the Shogun has been announced for Xbox Live Arcade, Haunted Temple Studios' Jake Kazdal is here to tell you more about what the game is about. While I can't vouch for the American football references, mostl...more
| 3:00 PM on 06.15.2013 Wargaming CEO is excited for World of Tanks on Xbox 360 |
A familiar site at every E3 for the past few years has been a giant tank sitting just outside West Hall of the LA Convention Center. Wargaming has been constantly promoting its free-to-play tank shooter World of Tanks, and th...more
| 12:15 PM on 06.13.2013 Yes, you're going to like Total War: Rome II |
A better-looking Rome: Total War would have been enough for some, myself included -- have you seen how crazy some of the battles look? "Epic" is not a word that frequently leaves my mouth (or fingers, in this case) but it's a...more
| 3:00 AM on 06.13.2013 Anno Online is giving out some free currency for E3 |
Ubisoft is celebrating E3 by giving away free in-game real money currency for Anno Online players -- the newest free-to-play city-building from developer Blue Byte. All you have to do is log in, go to your My P...more


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