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January 2012
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- January 31
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- Star Wars: The Old Republic white lightsaber acquired through exploit, will be added officially in future
- Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai release date set
- Man vs. Machine breaks world records with 999-player battle
- 28,000 fans to play Half-Life 2 this Saturday, why not join them?
- New Hard Reset: Extended Edition screens show plant life that will soon be dead
- A glimpse into what LEGO Universe could've been
- EverQuest finally going free-to-play in March
- January 30
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- January 25
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- Move over, Rosie the Riveter. Dinos coming through!
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Muster the Rohirrim! Lord of the Rings Online rides to Rohan
- Battlefield 3 hackers use exploit to ban innocent players
- QuakeCon 2012 dates and location announced
- Paradox's Fredrik Wester says gamers are confusing accessibility with dumbing-down
- How one WoW player's eye for fashion made a million gold in 45 days
- Blizzcon 2012 cancelled, will return in 2013
- Minecraft Lego gets official approval, in development now
- 1000 player FPS world record attempt happening this Sunday. You can help
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 DLC schedule lists maps, missions and new game modes
- Darksiders 2 screenshots show new creatures, monstrous axe
- January 24
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- League of Legends' AI bots multiply, get smarter, and move to Dominion [Hands-on]
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- January hardware bargains: AMD's HD7970, keyboards, monitors and more
- Mafia's lead dev on the perils of project funding: "I know people who got their bones broken"
- PopCap killing off Baking Life, not offering refunds or exchanges for customers' money
- Mass Effect 3 figures to come with multiplayer DLC
- Skyrim patch 1.4 beta available now
- January 23
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Alan Wake PC release date set for February, system requirements detailed
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- Blizzard looking for dev to "facilitate product placement" in next-gen MMO
- Notch: "It's become hip to pay for indie games"
- ITV documentary that featured ARMA 2 footage declared "materially misleading" by regulator
- Hitman: Absolution goons get 2000 pages of dialogue
- Resident Evil 6 marketplace listing teases six player co-op
- Guild Wars 2 out later this year, beta expanding in spring
- January 21
- January 20
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- Senate slams brakes on PIPA, SOPA shelved for the time being
- Win an Ear Force headset from Turtle Beach [US Only]
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Show us your desk
- Ghost Recon Online trailer shows upgrades and mad gadgets
- Star Wars: The Old Republic patch tweaks Ilum, new trailer highlights upcoming features
- A Game of Dwarves announced, first screenshots arrive
- Diablo 3 gets major changes, "no one will remember if the game is late, only if it's great"
- Resident Evil 6 announced, coming to PC after console release
- Bethesda to release Skyrim modding tools and patch 1.4 fixes as early as next week
- January 19
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- Ubisoft: "Vast majority" of customers never encounter DRM problems
- Dungeons & Dragons Online leaps into The Forgotten Realms with its first expansion
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- Struggling to cancel your subscription to Star Wars: The Old Republic? You're not alone
- Bioshock Infinite to get "more demanding" 1999 mode
- Minecraft jungle biome teased, "green jungle is green"
- Mass Effect 3 system requirements released, render Reaper invasion on 2GB RAM
- Namco Bandai: “Free-to-play games can't be high-quality”
- Disturbance in the Force: SWTOR patch 1.1 draws fire for PVP exploit
- January 18
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- Congratulations to the winners of CATFANTASTIC! [US only]
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- MMO Defiance to star (actor starring as) Jesus Christ (in forthcoming film)
- Editorial: Why PC Gamer objects to SOPA and PIPA
- Star Trek Online sets phasers to F2P today
- SWTOR patch 1.1 officially set to launch tomorrow
- January 17
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- Ludum Dare stop PIPA game jam kicks off tomorrow
- Syndicate coming to Good Old Games this Thursday
- Max Payne 3 release date pushed back to May
- League of Legends getting colourblind mode in upcoming patch
- Q.U.B.E. recoups Indie Fund investment in four days
- AirMech looks ace. And you can play it in your browser right now
- StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm voice recording underway
- Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai pre-orders come with bonus factions
- Star Wars: The Old Republic patch 1.1 delayed, will arrive "within the next few days"
- Ubi DRM activation limits respond to graphics card changes
- Minecraft reaches 20 million registered users, 4.6 million sales
- January 16
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- Will you renew your Star Wars: The Old Republic subscription?
- rFactor 2 beta is go, trailer shows ultra-realistic wheel-squishing
- Game denies claims that their databases have been hacked
- THQ respond to Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online cancellation rumours
- Dark Souls PC petition gets Namco Bandai's attention
- SOPA stalls in the face of White House opposition
- Mass Effect 3 will require Origin activation, won't be available on Steam
- January 13
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- Dark Souls PC petition at nearly 70,000 signatures, Namco listening
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- SOPA protests: Minecraft, Firefall, Reddit going dark next week. Nvidia, Runic and Frozenbyte come out against the bill
- Diablo 3 drops real-money auction house in South Korea to secure official classification
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- Mojang working on three unannounced games
- Kinect on PC: more expensive, less useful, still exciting
- Jagged Alliance: Back in Action release date announced
- January 12
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- Hutts in mechs and other reasons to play The Old Republic's new Operation
- The Old Republic's Legacy system will let you pick your sister and play your father
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- The Old Republic tries out survival-horror with its next endgame Flashpoint, Kaon Under Siege
- Minecraft patch 1.1 adds better bows, apples, monster eggs and sheepier sheep
- Editorial: If SOPA passes in its current form, it will be a disaster for gamers and the games media worldwide
- Notch: "No sane person can be for SOPA"
- Bioware working on TOR content we won't see for "over a year"
- New Hitman: Absolution screens show fire and brimstone, comical disguises
- HOORAY: STALKER 2 development to continue in spite of recent closure talk
- January 11
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- U.S. Congressman joins League of Legends developer in urging fans to oppose SOPA/PIPA
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- SWTOR's alignment system will offer exclusive loot for neutral players
- The Settlers Online open beta now live
- Red Orchestra 2 mod tools released
- Corsair launches new cases, coolers and light kits
- Mass Effect 3 demo to unlock Kingdoms of Amalur armour, and vice versa
- League of Legends is heading to Russia
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to get 20 chunks of DLC in nine months
- Indie platformer Dustforce gets release date, continues to look incredible
- Ghost Recon: Future Soldier coming to PC after all... in the future
- BioWare claims SWTOR performance issues are being blown out of proportion
- January 10
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- IGF finalists announced: Dear Esther, Frozen Synapse, Spelunky and Gunpoint nominated
- Make your own Star Wars: The Old Republic loading screen
- Kuma/War designer sentenced to death in Iran on propaganda charges
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 domain name snapped up by Activision
- Scarygirl coming to PC
- First XCOM: Enemy Unknown screens and details beam down
- Bethesda-Interplay settlement official, Bethesda gains full Fallout MMO rights
- January 9
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- World of Warcraft to get cross-realm raids with patch 4.3.2, expansion prices lowered
- Aliens Colonial Marines image seems to show new Collector's Edition
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning system requirements released
- Dark Souls PC petition has 46,000 signatures and counting
- Star Wars: The Old Republic patch 1.1 teased on test server, adds new flashpoint and anti-aliasing
- January 6
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- Plantronics reveals GameCom 780 7.1 headsets/GameCom 380 headsets
- Video - comparing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Steam is doing quite well: 100% sales increase, 40 million registered accounts
- Age of Wushu announced: a free to play martial arts MMO with no levels or classes
- Star Wars: The Old Republic scoops Guinness World Record for voice acting
- X-COM Complete Pack super cheap on Steam and Gamersgate
- Project Zomboid to get new lighting system, improved NPCs and carpentry
- Indie Royale New Year's Bundle goes live, includes Nuclear Dawn, Fractal and more
- Binding of Isaac "Wrath of the Lamb" expansion announced, coming "when it's done"
- Pow, thwack, delay: Gotham City Impostors pushed into February
- Blizzard launches Diablo 15th anniversary site, declares Diablo III "almost done"
- January 5
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- PC Gamer Digital Episode 7 - The Battlefield 3 Special - now available on Steam!
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown - a new XCOM strategy game from the creators of Civilization
- Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes announced, knock Joker's block off
- Star Wars: The Old Republic patch 1.0.2 released, invincible dancing fix inbound
- Mass Effect 3 pre-order bonuses include bonus armour, rifles, shotguns
- Free-to-play Microsoft Flight clearing the runway this spring
- Real money auction house puts Diablo III's Korean release in jeopardy
- January 4
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- King Arthur 2 pre-orders come with immediate access to Dead Legion campaign
- Minecraft village made real with 3D printer
- Dancing in Star Wars: The Old Republic can make you invincible
- Battlefield 3 devs ask for feedback on future tweaks
- VVVVVV creator outlines plans for 2012, aims to finish multiple "bigger" games
- Fallout MMO court battle allegedly reaches settlement, details coming this month
- January 3
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- Rift's mobile app adds guild chat, mini-games, and invasion alarms
- Super Meat Boy hits one million sales, Bastion passes 500,000
- Dust 514 beta applications open to Eve Online subscribers
- Square Enix trademark Hitman: Profession
- [DNP]Games of 2014 - FPS
- Star Wars: The Old Republic players face temporary bans for Ilum exploits
- Crysis 2 most pirated PC game of 2011
- Mystery Indie Royale New Year's Bundle available to pre-order now
- Steam hits five million concurrent players
