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- August 31
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Gabe Newell: Portal 2 "did better on PC," Left 4 Dead "did better on consoles"
- DICE on why you can't shoot civilians in Battlefield 3: "people will do bad"
- Gatling Gears out now, drive bots, blow @#%! up
- Hawken in-game video shows new desert map, colossal battleship
- Jupiter's Folly: free to play multiplayer strategy from the makers of Neptune's Pride
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution code cracked, mysterious image revealed
- August 30
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- Video—the PC Gaming Press Conference @ PAX 2011
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- Bioware on Dragon Age 3: Bigger, bolder, better... still not officially announced
- Guild Wars 2 will let players host their own PvP arenas
- Star Wars Galaxies to end with epic player-driven final battle between good and evil
- Batman: Arkham City to use Games for Windows Live after all
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will use Steamworks
- Crack the Deus Ex: Human Revolution code
- The Secret World opens for beta registration
- Why Minecraft isn't on Steam
- August 29
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- August 26
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- Paradox Interactive announces turn-based strategy game Warlock
- The Ultima series and Populous are coming to GOG
- And in other PC gaming news...
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim PC DLC will be delayed, courtesy of Microsoft
- Torchlight 2 gets fourth class and $20 price tag
- Wing Commander and Dungeon Keeper 2 head up new EA re-releases from Good Old Games
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive trailer reveals cross-platform play, Valve to host official servers
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution patch nerfs zig-zags, improves loading times
- August 25
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Fallout: New Vegas - Lonesome Road gets release date and first screenshots
- Mordin Kombat: The Mass Effect Beat-Em-Up
- Cobalt: a gorgeous 2D blaster published by Minecraft creators, Mojang
- Team Fortress is 15, free hats for all! Also, cake
- Diablo 3 community site goes live, launches beard competition
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution pulled from Gamestop shelves over OnLive codes
- August 24
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- Watch EverQuest II's raptor mount get drawn from scratch in this sweet time-lapse video
- And in other PC gaming news
- Diablo 3 game director: mod support would "add a couple of years" development time
- Get OnLive with Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 Gamescom footage shows close combat marksmen
- Minecraft Pokémon mod, a blocky peek at you
- Space Marine disappears from UK Steam store, demo out now
- August 23
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Bioware: Origin won't hurt The Old Republic
- DOTA vs Dota 2: Valve and Blizzard go to war
- Battlefield 3 weapons revealed: portable anti-air launchers, night vision scopes, claymore mines
- League of Legends dev on how pro "celebrities" inspire new players: "there has to be a way for people to shine"
- Weighted Question Cubes: A Portal 2 Proposal
- From Dust DRM to be patched out
- August 22
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution has in-game advertising
- Diablo 3 game director on lack of offline mode: "the game’s not really being played right if it’s not online"
- Notch on the Bethesda lawsuit, in court and in Quake 3: "I will fight this for as long as it takes"
- Battlefield 3 will have 24 player team deathmatch
- Blizzard DOTA "flattened," rebuilt to be "more user friendly"
- August 19
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- Tonight: Microsoft vs. Zynga in the StarCraft 2 After Hours Gaming League finals
- The PC Gaming Reader - read the best of PC gaming writing as an ebook
- Which version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution should you get?
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Borderlands 2 Gamescom demo live stream is go
- From Dust DRM requires internet connection to launch, players experiencing bugs and crashes
- Battlefield 3 PC won't have in-game server browser, Battlelog is the main menu
- Bioware: Dragon Age 3 to be "the best from both games, Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age 2"
- How many protestors would it take to get Half-Life 2: Episode 3 news? Newell: "If they'd like to come out we could find out."
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution items hit Team Fortress 2
- August 18
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Prey 2 screenshots show neon streets, wide heads, many eyes
- Star Wars: The Old Republic's accessible raids: rewards for all, no gear grinding required
- A glimpse of rivers in the Minecraft Adventure Update
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is available to pre-order on Steam
- Gabe Newell on disappearing EA Steam games and Origin: "yeah, I've tried it"
- August 17
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- Dota 2: the tournament so far...
- World of Warcraft's transmogrification gives your old redundant armour a new lease of life
- Warface coming to the West in 2012
- Gabe Newell: "I've played Dota 2 for about 800 hours"
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will have dedicated servers
- Notch challenges Bethesda to settle Scrolls lawsuit with a game of Quake 3
- World of Warcraft patch 4.3 to add Deathwing raid, Transmogrifier and Void Storage. Real ID party system now live
- Borderlands 2 screenshots and first impressions arrive from Gamescom
- Skyrim won't use Games for Windows Live on PC, will use Steamworks instead
- Dota 2 tournament showcases Valve's e-sports spectator package
- Dota 2 tournament happening right now, has character details
- Gamescom 2011: what to expect
- August 16
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- Bounty Hounds Online releases new trailer
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Eternity Vault raid showcased at Gamescom
- Fifa 12 release date and trailer
- The Secret World release date set for April 2012
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning release date announced
- World of Battleships announced
- League of Legends to get $5 million second season, joins the MLG
- Guild Wars 2 Gamescom demo to reveal major skill changes, Charr starting area, giant bosses
- Space Marine demo incoming
- August 15
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution dev talks PC specific features: Eyefinity, DirectX11, 3DHD
- Rage: buy it new, get bonus sewers
- Borderlands 2 weapons teased: exploding ammo clips, minigun attachments, Bandit weaponry
- Football Manager 2012 announced, will have 800 improvements, updated 3D match engine
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro hands-on reveals new Dust, molotov cocktails, more guns
- August 12
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- Meet Heroes of Newerth's latest fighters: Rhapsody and Master of Arms
- Valve announces Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, playable at PAX
- Total War: Shogun 2 Rise of the Samurai screenshots storm in, Steam pre-orders available
- NVIDIA increase profit forecasts
- World of Warcraft patch 4.3 teased with Void Storage and Transmogrifier NPCs
- Fallen City: rebuild a broken town, save Angries from purple rage
- Borderlands 2 demo will be streamed live from Gamescom
- F1 Online: a new free-to-play racer and management sim from Codemasters
- Trackmania 2: Canyon release date confirmed
- Battlefield 3 retail copies will require Origin to play
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teased on Twitter
- August 11
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Total War: Shogun 2 Rise of the Samurai DLC campaign announced
- Spy Party early access plans announced
- TrackMania 2: Canyon multiplayer beta to kick off next week
- Driver: San Francisco delayed on PC, no demo planned
- id creative director on Diablo 3's lack of offline play: "In the end, it's better for everybody"
- Carbine's new MMO set in a "future fantasy" world
- The Witcher 2 patch 1.35 fixes Steam achievements and blood spatters
- OnLive release date and launch details announced
- August 10
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- World of Tanks patch 6.6 adds new tanks, new map, improves matchmaking
- Dota 2 Gamescom tournament to be streamed live on Dota2.com
- Space Marine will have co-op, may be added after launch
- Guild Wars 2 Sylvari week introduces new race of plant people
- Portal 2 competition winner announced. Sad sock dude takes first place
- Steam trading beta will let you swap TF2 items for spare Steam games
- Tropico 4 demo now available
- August 9
- August 8
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Interview—Hard Reset dev on Call of Duty, cyberpunk, Deus Ex, PC exclusivity
- North Korea deploys squad of MMO gold farmers to fund regime
- Red Orchestra 2 delayed
- Borderlands 2 will have new playable characters and weapons
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Collector's Edition costs £130, contains dragon
- Battlefield 3 won't be on Steam, EA blame Steam terms of service
- August 5
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- Tropico 4 system requirements revealed
- Bastion release date set for August 16
- Bethesda claim Mojang's "Scrolls" infringes on Skyrim trademark
- Team Fortress 2 Skyrim, Rage and Fallout items now available
- Minecraft passes 3 million sales
- Brink is free to play this weekend
- Dragon Age 2 lead dev: "we stripped some stuff out of DA because it was busted"
- Firefall beta invites rolling out this month
- August 4
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- Sniper Elite V2 coming to PC
- Humble Indie Bundle 3 now includes Humble Indie Bundle 2 games
- Brink: Agents of Change DLC arrives on Steam, free for a fortnight
- World of Warcraft charity pet sales contribute $1.9m to tsunami relief efforts
- Dishonored gets a dev diary and new screenshots, full preview in latest issue of PC Gamer UK
- New map brings chaotic control-point mode to League of Legends
- Team Fortress 2 gets Quake, Fallout and Skyrim items
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection map pack will put zombies on the moon
- StarCraft 2 Starter Edition offers free maps and missions to new players
- August 3
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Minecon first details; Mojang's Minecraft Convention takes place Nov 18th-19th in Las Vegas
- Borderlands 2 is in development, out next year
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim player poll puts character creator to the test
- Blizzard register "Mists of Pandaria" trademark, Pandarens coming to World of Warcraft?
- August 2
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Red Orchestra 2 now available for pre-purchase on Steam, bonuses detailed
- id Software's creative director says gamers are suffering from "modern combat fatigue"
- Blizzard on Diablo 3: gold farmers and players "really doing the same activity"
- Battlefield 3 pre-order bonuses announced for the US
- Borderlands 2 to be announced at Gamescom?
- Golden Joystick Awards voting open. Vote Minecraft! Win stuff!
- Humble Indie Bundle passes $1,000,000 in sales, adds new game
- August 1
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- Valve to hold $1,000,000 Dota 2 tournament at Gamescom
- Batman: Arkham City pre-order skins look awesome
- And in other PC gaming news
- Blizzard defends Diablo III's auction house, always-online requirement
- Dungeons of Dredmor update to add "nastier" villains and more verbose monsters
- Batman: Arkham City to star Bane as an AI Ally
- Battlefield 3 gets stealthy with brutal knife kills and upgraded dog tag system
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will drop controversial Commando perk
- Diablo 3 will let players buy and sell items for real money
- Diablo 3 mods "expressly prohibited" by Blizzard
- Diablo 3 cannot be played offline
