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December 2011
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- December 29
- December 28
- December 27
- December 26
- December 23
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- A World of Warcraft player's primer to Star Wars: The Old Republic's advanced classes, part 1
- Introducing Roger the Christmas Robot
- Half-Life's Gordon Freeman gets the Lego treatment
- Arma 2 patched with 158 tweaks
- Direct2Drive becomes Gamefly, games possibly lost in process
- EVE Online senior producer steps down, cements EVE's new direction
- BioWare working on server transfers for SWTOR, but no ETA yet
- December 22
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- Batman: Arkham City is £20 on Steam for the next few hours. Holy moneysavingexpert!
- Will Hideo Kojima's Project Ogre come to the PC?
- Unity 3.5 to be released shortly, Flash support added
- PC Gamer's Mint Imperials hit Korriban with an impressive show of force. Also: streaking
- AMD launches HD7970 and Graphics Core Next
- Planetside 2 beta sign-ups now live
- Monaco multiplayer movie musters merriment
- Humble Indie Bundle sets minimum $1 donation thanks to Steam scam
- Game of Thrones RPG gets first trailer, shows lots of running
- December 21
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- Star Wars: The Old Republic could have been A Game of Thrones MMO
- X-Plane 10 helps actual planes to land
- US Army Dismounted Soldier Training System is the greatest game you'll never play
- Syndicate reboot banned in Australia, BBFC yet to make a decision
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 DLC to include new Spec Ops missions and "things that players have never seen before"
- Alan Wake devs talk self-publishing and dodgy console ports
- Battlefield 3 Physical Warfare Pack released for everyone
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim patch adds support for extra RAM
- Humble Indie Bundle 4 adds five more games, soundtracks
- BioWare: Next Dragon Age to have a more "open-world feel," draw from Skyrim
- December 20
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- How to enable anti-aliasing in Star Wars: The Old Republic
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- Ladies, brace yourselves. Secret wedding ring item added to Team Fortress 2
- Star Wars: The Old Republic is out today, our review is coming soon. How are you getting on?
- Renegade Ops DLC adds Coldstrike campaign and new vehicles
- New Champions Online archetype isn't a Sith lord, honest
- Civilization 5 update aims to fix multiplayer, squashes bugs and exploits
- Batman: Arkham City free challenge maps and DLC skin released
- Gigantic Steam holiday sale stuffs stockings with games, coal
- December 19
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- Everything you wanted to know about indie game development (but were afraid to ask)
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- Need for Speed: World introduces $100 car
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is UK Christmas number one
- Double Fine's Stacking "coming soon to PC"
- F1 Online open for closed beta registration
- Get your face in Max Payne 3!
- Notch makes Minicraft in 48 hours for Ludum Dare
- DICE hint at Battlefield 2143 with another Wake Island Easter egg
- Terraria Christmas update adds snow, Snowman gangsters and "Mister Stabby"
- December 17
- December 16
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- Mojang releases Cobalt alpha, you can buy it
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- Seize power with TERA's intriguing political system
- APB Reloaded scores 3 million players in one week
- TrackMania 2: Canyon Powered by Players video gives us racing toilets
- Forking hell: Toyota releases Forklift Challenge
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 gets Drop Zone game mode and community playlists
- Inside the final hours of Star Wars: Galaxies
- Guild Wars 2 beta goes live today for a select few
- The Secret World's Scorched Desert location mapped out
- Team Fortress 2 Australian Christmas event adds new map, new items, doubles drop rate
- Skyrim officially becomes "fastest selling title in Steam's history"
- December 15
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- Portalarium: Garriott's Ultima conversations with EA were "casual"
- Dungeons of Dredmor adds Emomancy, danger, Veganism in "Realm of the Diggle Gods" expansion
- Tonight @7 PM PST: watch us livestream the insane final moments of Star Wars Galaxies
- And in other PC gaming news...
- The Witcher 2 devs claim 100% accuracy in identifying pirates, demand money from thousands
- Max Payne 3's Gang Wars multiplayer mixes things up
- Star Wars: The Old Republic early access invites gather pace
- Humble Indie Bundle 4 makes $1 million in a day
- Risen 2 release date set for April
- Bastion gets free Stranger's Dream DLC
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 getting new game modes
- EA denies Ultima Online discussions with Richard Garriott
- First C&C: Tiberium Alliances trailer mixes old with new
- December 14
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- Halting the grind: Leveling in Aion just got easier
- Day 2 - Star Wars: The Old Republic livestream
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- Sniper Elite V2 trailer shoots a man in the eye from quite far away
- Guild Wars 2 Mesmer revealed, can summon clones armed with magic shotguns
- LittleBIGbunch sale is go, pay what you want for Frozen Synapse, Munch's Oddysee and more
- Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances will bring C&C to your browser
- Aion to go free to play in Europe in February
- Humble Indie Bundle 4 officially available
- Standalone Hard Reset: Extended Edition set to launch in March
- December 13
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- Play that funky music LOTRO
- We're livestreaming Star Wars: The Old Republic!
- Star Wars: The Old Republic to get Guild Capital Ships, more PvP, expanded space combat
- Alan Wake PC and new Humble Bundle teased in Steam registry files
- Mojang to release Cobalt on Friday, if all goes to plan
- Command & Conquer: Generals 2 "will set a new bar for fidelity in the strategy genre"
- Play Star Wars: The Old Republic with us on Nightmare Lands and The Crucible Pits
- Indie Royale Xmas bundle launches, now with more dinosaurs
- December 12
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- Hard Stuff: Maingear VYBE Super Stock review
- STALKER dev GSC will "do its best to continue" in spite of probable closure
- Richard Garriott in talks with EA at "very high levels" about making Ultima Online 2
- Guild Wars 2 leaked video reveals Mesmer as the next profession
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- Diablo III's Battle.net Balance goes live
- December 9
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- Champion Roundtable: Volibear, the Thunder's Roar
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- Final Fantasy XIV subscription fees lowered, returning in January
- Opinion: Why World of Warcraft's new talent system doesn't go far enough
- MechWarrior Online devs on community warfare and taking planets in "the Inner Sphere"
- Rumour suggests STALKER devs GSC have shut down
- The Unstoppable Gorg takes tower defence into orbit
- Sniper Elite V2 CEO on self-publishing and moon sniping
- Play Bastion in your browser
- Dear Esther release date and price announced
- Star Wars: The Old Republic PTS opt-in option added to launcher
- Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock incoming, explore time and relative dimensions in space "soon"
- Blizzard tackle World of Warcraft talent revamp criticisms, say old model is "unfixable"
- Sniper Elite V2's testicular animation detailed by dev: "sniping is such an intimate thing"
- December 8
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- Skyrim ENBSeries mod boosts visuals, version one out now
- Football Manager 2012 Steam integration declared a success, "we got cracked after 10 days"
- GTR 3 announced with teaser site, see bumpers, hear engines
- Steam gets coupon support
- SWTOR early access starting December 13, pre-loading available now
- FlatOut 3: Chaos and Destruction comes out of nowhere, promises destructive chaos
- Skyrim patch 1.3 hits Steam, probably gives boot to backward-flying dragons
- December 7
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- Killing Floor free on Steam this weekend, Twisted Christmas event adds new weapons
- Eve Online stats: 10 players explode every minute, 21 million players exploded since 2007
- Batman: Arkham City patched, DirectX 11 now works for some
- Orcs Must Die! is cheap and brilliant
- APB Reloaded open beta hits Steam, play now for free
- Indie platformer puzzler Pid has plenty of style, fingers crossed for substance
- December 6
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- And in other PC gaming news...
- E-sports on the rise: MLG and Dreamhack scoop record viewing figures in 2011
- FTL: a game about managing a spaceship in an infinite galaxy
- Trine 2 release date announced, it's tomorrow
- Microsoft Flight beta takes off in January
- Star Wars: The Old Republic testers play for nine million hours in one weekend
- Epic, Bioware, Bioshock Infinite reveals planned for VGAs, new THQ announcement this month
- Minecraft Lego! MINECRAFT LEGO!
- Terraria takes on Modern Warfare 3 on Steam
- GOG kicking off massive holiday sale this weekend
- Game of Thrones RPG gets first story details, new screenshots
- December 5
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- Diablo III interview—What diehard Diablo II fans can expect from D3
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- Galactic Civilizations 2: Ultimate Edition out now on Steam, 25% off until Friday
- Defense Grid getting Portal 2 themed expansion starring Glados
- Battlefield 3 patch incoming, will nerf mortars, tactical lights and intefering trees
- EA registers Command & Conquer Alliances domain names
- December 3
- December 2
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- Eve Online senior producer on why "we ultimately failed" with Incarna
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- Star Trek Online gets Season 5 update. Dilithium economy enabled
- Star Wars Galaxies closure detailed by Sony Online Entertainment
- Terraria is ultra cheap on Steam, patch 1.1 is live
- Notch steps down as Minecraft lead designer, plans to start new projects
- Skyrim update next week, patches will be "hitting the PC and Steam more often"
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 tweaks guide
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Vet and n00b return in new trailer
- EA in charge of your PopCap info from January. Wall-nut and Warren seem happy
- Valve employee wears Half-Life 3 shirt, trolls internet
- No joke: South Park RPG in development at Obsidian
- BF3 Karkand DLC coming to PC on December 13
- December 1
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- Steam to host Skyrim mods via Steam Workshop
- PSA: Amazon offering heavy discounts on popular PC games today
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Brink is free to play this weekend, clan and tournament features added
- Saints Row: The Third stats: 2 million killed by dildos, 44 million killed in Whored Mode
- Batman: Arkham City Challenge pack to include Batcave, Joker's Carnival and Iceberg Lounge
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive closed beta has started
- Skyrim patch 1.2 fixes dead wedding guest glitch, cures peaceful dragons
- IO Interactive to begin new franchise after Hitman: Absolution
- Quake no longer banned in Germany
- Ubisoft: PC version of Rainbow Six: Patriots exists, will be same as consoles
