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- July 29
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Brink Agents of Change DLC release date set
- Watch it live: MLG Anaheim StarCraft 2 tournament kicks off tonight
- World of Tanks devs to announce new project at Gamescom
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution review scores 94 and an Editor's Choice award in PC Gamer
- Mythos update to add Dungeon Master mode, PvP arenas and more levels
- Carbine to reveal new MMO at Gamescom, exclusive details in next issue of PC Gamer UK
- Heroes of Newerth goes Free-to-Play
- Meet the Endermen, Minecraft's terrifying, teleporting new enemies
- From Dust "will not require a permanent online connection" say Ubisoft
- July 28
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- Exclusive guide to Rift's brand new raid: Waves of Madness' Hammerknell
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Ubisoft: our DRM "is a success"
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation out today
- First look at the brand new armor sets for every class in Rift's Hammerknell raid
- Total War: Shogun 2 DLC adds 10 new elite units
- TF2 lead dev to take on the best of CoD and Counter-strike
- Dragon Age 2 disappearance: EA blame Steam "restrictive terms of service"
- July 27
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Mass Effect 3: Death to Blonde Shepard
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution has gone gold
- Driver: San Francisco "requires permanent internet connection" on PC
- League of Legends patch 1.0.0.122 to nerf Corki, Gangplank and Pantheon
- The Humble Indie Bundle 3 is go, pay what you want for five indie games
- Duke Nukem Forever DLC to parody Team Fortress 2 and Call of Duty
- Dragon Age 2 has vanished from the Steam store
- July 26
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Project Zomboid's eureka moment: "we started selling the world's worst games"
- Stronghold 3 Steam pre-orders come with free copy of Stronghold
- Garry's Mod sells one million copies
- League of Legends is thriving; here are the numbers to prove it [UPDATED]
- From Dust PC delayed until August
- July 25
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- Essential Minecraft mods part two
- How Project Zomboid was saved by Steam, Desura and FilePlanet
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- Star Wars: The Old Republic has "19 major worlds," built to "last for decades"
- Notch has "stopped paying attention to how much groceries cost"
- Epic on Unreal series: "we haven't been giving it the attention it deserves"
- Mass Effect vote lets fans decide FemShep's face
- July 23
- July 22
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- Exclusive first look at Battlestar Galactica Online's massive carrier-class ship coming this Fall
- And in other PC gaming news...
- APB Reloaded open beta 2 live now
- League of Legends champion showcase: Wukong the Monkey King
- Far Cry 3 lead dev: consoles lack the "grandeur" of PCs
- Minecraft could get Terraria-style bosses, says Notch
- Star Wars: The Old Republic release date set for this year, beta tests in September
- Eve is Real site offers prizes for community created stories, images and videos
- July 21
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Red Orchestra 2 system specs, box art released
- Terraria to become "150% more difficult" with upcoming patch
- EA Steam keys can be activated on Origin
- Star Wars: The Old Republic pre-orders available, £130 Collector's Edition detailed
- Meet the sci-fi Soldier—Valve partners with WETA to release new TF2 items, available now
- July 20
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- First details on Minecraft's XP system. Notch: "When you die you lose all levels. You lose all XP"
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Cthulhu Saves The World PC sales smash Xbox Live
- SSD drives to replace RAM?
- Dota 2 release date coming "this fall" says voice actor
- Dawn of War 2: Retribution patch buffs Orks, Ulthwe DLC out now
- Homefront map pack will send players to Alcatraz
- Darkness 2 release date pushed back to 2012
- Batman: Arkham City collectors edition comes with bat-art, bat-statue, bat-animation
- July 19
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 getting £250 "Ear Force" headset
- Minecraft screenshot reveals intriguing new UI and massive mountain
- Carmack attacks "snooty attitude" towards mainstream shooters
- Team Fortress 2 maps invaded by crashed rockets
- Dawn of War 2: Retribution screenshots reveal Eldar Ulthwe DLC
- July 18
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- July 15
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- Shootmania in sixth year of development. Nadeo making it "as pure as possible"
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation release date announced
- World of Warcraft Real ID Party beta lets friends on different Realms play together
- Trackmania 2: Canyons price announced. Will be "free to stay"
- Source Engine is "long in the tooth," say Epic, pitches Unreal to indie devs
- Magicka's buggy launch: "We didn't know the game was being released"
- Don't know what to play? Add an "I'm feeling lucky" button to Steam
- July 14
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- Rift's next update will bring plenty of gaming goodness for raid-phobic and PvP-focused players
- Katamari mastermind to work on Glitch
- Metro: Last Light trailer causes carnage with mini-gun
- No Skyrim demo say Bethesda
- Change your passwords! QuakeCon forums hacked
- Play Modern Warfare 3 at the Call of Duty XP event
- New Pirates of the Black Cove trailer sails online
- Explosive Half-Life 2 fan-film emerges
- Tribes Ascend to debut at QuakeCon
- Call of Duty: Elite beta invites to land today
- July 13
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- Exclusive—Flying Wild Hog announces cyberpunk FPS Hard Reset
- Exclusive Portal 2 BLC!
- EVE Online and Battlefield 2 listed as major inspirations for Planetside 2
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- Cities XL 2012 announced with first screenshots
- PC AI sucks at Civilization, reads manual, starts kicking ass
- EA to shut down Need For Speed: Most Wanted servers, GameRanger claim it is "Still quite popular"
- Aliens: Colonial Marines will have new breeds of alien, gauntlet sections and heroic last stands
- Gratuitous Tank Battles announced. Aims to be "Blackadder Goes Forth with lasers"
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer tested by crack team of glitchers
- PopCap bought by EA for $750 million. Zombies "happy to serve"
- Dawn of War 3 will let you "build your own custom mega army"
- July 12
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- Planetside 2 will have urban maps and balanced ratio of indoor and outdoor environments
- Check out Revenant, Heroes of Newerth's EZ-mode caster
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- Saints Row 3 pre-order trailer features octopus gun and manapult
- Blizzcon 2011 to host GSL finals in October
- Starcraft 2 region linking incoming. Quicker matchmaking, wider audiences, more friends
- Dishonored first details and screenshot revealed
- Terraria devs explain Steam sale price hike
- ModernWarfare3.com redirects to Battlefield.com
- Team Fortress 2 behind the scenes account reveals original ideas for Meet the Medic
- Upcoming Green Lantern pack will bring new Light powerset to DC Universe Online
- July 11
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Battlefield 3 digital distributor list appears, Steam not present
- CCP on the future of Eve item store: "$10,000 gold-coloured Scorpions - who knows?"
- League of Legends' new champion: Leona detailed with spotlight video and screenshots
- Mark Rein says PCs can "simulate the future," have "shot by" consoles
- Valve comic collection out in November
- Last call for the Steam Summer Camp Sale. Shoot, build, and grind for cheap
- Mass Effect 3 demo plans coming "in a few months"
- July 9
- July 8
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Exclusive: Limbo (finally) coming to PC
- Dragon Age 2 Legacy DLC gets release date, trailer, ancient evil
- PlanetSide 2: what we know so far
- A very merry StarCraft 2 weekend: get ready for the NASL Finals
- World of Warcraft played with Kinect. For science!
- Mass Effect 3 Deluxe Edition exclusive to Origin, adds guns, outfits and a robot dog
- Battlefield 3 Assault and Medic classes merged, Support class to lay down heavy fire
- CD Projekt facing legal action after dropping DRM from The Witcher 2
- Battlefield 3 system requirements revealed
- From Dust release date announced, new trailer beats back a tidal wave
- RuneScape Citadel update to add floating castles and battlefield editor
- Planetside 2 announced (officially) at SOE's Fan Faire kickoff event
- July 7
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- Getting to know Graham Annable, the artist behind Puzzle Agent and graphic novel Grickle
- DreamHack Summer 2011 recap: The Promised LAN
- Exclusive TERA footage illuminates the Dark Cathedral
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- Rage making-of explains asteroid apocalypse
- Dishonored: a new first-person action game from the lead designer of Deus Ex
- Diablo 3 and StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm playable at Gamescom 2011
- Left 4 Dead 2 - Dead Air campaign will be released early if enough people beat Cold Stream
- The Secret World trailer features whisky drinking wizards
- EA explains Crysis 2 Steam disappearance
- Civ World open beta is live, build an empire and become king of your friends
- July 6
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- Rise of the Immortals now in open beta
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- Ofcom reveals the best places for online gamers to live in the UK. It's time to move to Grimsby
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution leak suspects sued by Square Enix
- EVE Online's CCP promises technical fixes, rebuffs item prices scandal and plans to add more expensive items in the future
- Paradox sales are 90% digital, "we don’t really need retailers any more" says CEO
- Steam Summer Camp offers free stuff and a prize draw
- Fallout: New Vegas patch to improve performance and crush dozens of bugs
- Planetside Next is now Planetside 2, new details tomorrow
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim PC to get mod tools, high-res textures and upgraded interface
- July 5
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- Star Wars: Galactic Warfare mod officially released, Rebel scum await blaster death
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Battlefield 3 dev: "we are not going to make any modding tools"
- Auto Club Revolution closed beta starts this month
- League of Legends devs respond to EU server split controversy
- Ms. Splosion Man coming to PC?
- Valve to show strategy game at Gamescom 2011
- July 4
- July 1
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- Seriously, Microsoft? GFW Marketplace moving to Xbox.com
- Vorp! launches its new Dota-inspired mode
- Portal 2: Songs to Test By Volume 2 now available
- World of Warplanes first details. Will have same "gold, experience, economics" as World of Tanks
- League of Legends to divide European servers to improve login times
- Brink back on Steam in the UK
- Limbo is coming to Steam "very soon"
- Battlefield 3 dev: "We're doing things no one else is capable of." Also: Team Deathmatch
- Total War devs explain lack of mod tools for Empire and Napoleon, release data tables for modders
- The PCG guide: Get everything out of Rift’s 1.3 event while you can – Phase 2
