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October 31
- Korean e-Sports Association proposes minimum salaries for pro gamers
- Electronic Arts reports record financial results
- Among the Sleep to get free DLC next week
- Denis Dyack's Shadow of the Eternals is back in business
- Dead State sets a launch date
- Isometric Norse pixel art RPG Eitr gets gorgeous first trailer
- The Crew minimum and recommended specs announced
- Far Cry 4's PvP multiplayer mode mixes magic with elephants, guns with stealth
- This War of Mine trailer reveals November release for the stark survival game
- Blizzard issues permanent bans to Hearthstone win traders
- The Evil Within gets a demo; owners get free copy of Call of Cthulhu
- Bethesda confirms it's game over for Prey 2
October 30
- Battlecry trailer teases bloody melee action
- Humble Weekly Bundle serves up Halloween treats
- Valkyria Chronicles arrives on PC in November
- The Steam Halloween Sale is now underway
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor's Lord of the Hunt DLC detailed
- Assassin's Creed: Unity trailer reveals surprising plot twist
- Kentucky Route Zero's third free interlude is a phone call you won't forget
- The Swindle returns from the dead, is now "Spelunky crossed with Deux Ex"
- Dragon Age Keep now in open beta, new trailer explains what it's all about
- Team Fortress 2's Halloween event adds evil carnival
- Murder: a cyberpunk adventure from the makers of Stranded
- Endless Legend adds modding support, Halloween-themed side quest
- The Long Dark "more than doubles" playable area with latest update
October 29
- King of Dragon Pass is finally getting a sequel, called Six Ages
- The Evil Within update enables 60 FPS without any "glitches"
- Facebook: Oculus Rift will need to sell 50-100 million units to be "meaningful"
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare season pass unveiled
- Wildstar enables free PvP/PvE megaserver transfers
- Researchers find that female PC gamers outnumber males
- EVE Online's Phoebe update makes big changes to long-distance travel
- Cities: Skylines trailer talks services and policies in its toilet town
- Converse with a sentient AI in sci-fi adventure Event[0]
- Star Wars Battlefront dated, new Battlefield coming 2016
October 28
- Elite: Dangerous beta 3.0 goes live today
- Battlefield Hardline gets a new launch date
- Manuel Noriega's Black Ops 2 lawsuit is tossed out of court
- Assassin's Creed: Unity interactive trailer unleashes 1400 Assassins on the streets of Paris
- The $200 Eidos Anthology arrives on Steam
- Crusader: No Remorse is now free on Origin
- Final Fantasy XIV patch 2.4 arrives today
- Grand Theft Auto V to reward returning players with extra weapons, vehicles and events
- Farming Simulator 15 launch trailer is a breath of fresh air
- The Crew trailer details perks and specs, will let you repair cars on the fly
- Spacebase DF-9 hits v1.0, free copy of Hack 'n' Slash for current owners
- Blizzard bans “several thousand” Hearthstone bot accounts
October 27
- Twitch changes its rules of conduct to forbid topless and "sexually suggestive" streaming
- X-Wing, TIE Fighter, other LucasArts classics now on GOG
- The Black Glove trailer delves deeper into The Equinox
- It's official: Valkyria Chronicles is coming to PC
- Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel mod enables third-person camera view
- Minecraft 2 may not make sense, Xbox boss says
- Lords of the Fallen release date moves up a bit
- Telltale's Game of Thrones due to start before year's end
- Evolve "Big Alpha" system requirements released
- Revenge of the Titans dev making survival roguelike set in Basingstoke
- Lisa trailer contains post-apocalyptic cycling, long moustaches
- Wildstar studio loses "around 60" employees in NCSoft restructure
October 26
- Civilization: Beyond Earth now has a demo you can try
- Toxikk trailer discusses its old-school movement model
October 25
- Assassin's Creed Unity trailer details its "immersive open world activities"
- Shelter 2 footage is adorable, terrifying
October 24
- G.Skill's new PCIe SSD cracks 1900 MB/s read speeds
- World of Warcraft servers are finally coming to Australia
- Scientists want to use the Oculus Rift to virtually explore the moon
- League of Legends has made almost $1 billion in microtransactions
- Outlast 2 is in development
- Golden Joysticks round-up: see all the PC videos and trailers
- Watch the opening cinematic of The Witcher 3
- Far Cry 4 trailer explores the midlands of Kyrat
- Assassin's Creed Unity system requirements confirmed
October 23
- Payday 2 gets free John Wick DLC
- Richard Garriott's Shroud of the Avatar MMO coming to Steam Early Access in November
- Arma 3 free weekend is now underway
- 3D Realms returns with 32-game anthology bundle
- AMD cuts prices on its A-series desktop processors
- Red:Out footage will make WipeOut fans happy
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare recommended system specs revealed
- Watch some Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare multiplayer action
- Team Fortress 2 activates previous Halloween events
- Assassin's Creed Unity system requirements rumoured to be steep
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gets zombie chickens for Halloween
- Risk of Rain patch delivers new classes and major fixes
October 22
- The Stanley Parable has sold over 1 million units
- Intel's Extreme Broadwell-E chips reportedly not coming until early 2016
- Strike Suit Zero developers announce Fractured Space, a free-to-play tactical combat game
- Judge rules against plaintiffs in Battlefield 4 class action suit
- Titanfall update adds co-op Frontier Defense mode and ranked play
- Nvidia adds Dynamic Super Resolution support to older graphics cards
- Bethesda announces Elder Scrolls lore books, coming next year
- else Heart.Break() trailer shows friendship and computers
- Watch the teaser for The Witcher 3 opening cinematic reveal
- Dragon Age: Inquisition trailer introduces companions
- Dreamfall Chapters: Book One is out now
- Five Nights at Freddy's 2 hits Steam Greenlight
- Titanfall teases 'biggest update' details for tomorrow
October 21
- Paranautical Activity dev resigns over Gabe Newell death threat
- Ultimate General: Gettysburg advances into full release on Steam
- Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition will be out this month
- Hearthstone to arrive on Android before the end of the year, iPhone to follow
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor gets free Power of Shadow DLC
- Gigabyte introduces the first Mini-ITX GTX 970
- BlizzCon 2014 will close with a Metallica concert
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team accused of match fixing
- Bundle Stars offers 33% off Shadow of Mordor for the next 48 hours
- Assassin's Creed Chronicles could become a series
- Alien: Isolation 'Corporate Lockdown' DLC announced
- Guild Wars 2 end-of-year update schedule mapped out
- Civilization 5 is free to play this week
- Dark Souls making the jump to Steam next month
- Paranautical Activity removed from Steam following developer outburst
October 20
- Metrocide now available on Early Access ahead of December release
- Uber Entertainment cancels faltering Human Resources crowdfunding
- Obduction is now fully playable in a "very rough" state
- Elite: Dangerous developer is running a speed docking contest
- Own a Samsung 840 EVO? Download this fix for slow read speeds
- Far Cry 4 Season Pass offers new missions and PvP mode
- Rockstar warns against Grand Theft Auto V beta scams
- The Evil Within's God Mode might make you lose your head
- One day left to vote in the Golden Joystick Awards
- Transmission: a free puzzler about communication networks
- Rebel Galaxy announced, is by former Torchlight devs
- Total War: Attila trailer shows fire and destruction
- Dragon Age: Inquisition video reintroduces Cassandra Pentaghast
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare system requirements released
- League of Legends World Championship 2014 final round - watch it here
October 19
- Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward expansion adds new race, classes, areas
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare launch trailer jumps the gun
October 18
- Co-op life sim Stardew Valley gets lovely new trailer
- Visceral outlines Battlefield Hardline changes following beta feedback
October 17
- I Am Bread is one slice's epic quest to get toasted
- Clockwork Empires gets a major update in Midnight Defence At SkullSwamp Arsenal
- Camelot Unchained pre-alpha testing goes smoothly
- Cooler Master switches it up with silent CM Storm Suppressor keyboard
- Final Fantasy 14 trailer details patch 2.4
- Project CARS delayed into 2015 for more polish, less competition
- Assassin's Creed Unity cast and characters shown in new trailer
- Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault trailer released
- Half-Life 3 pressure campaign sounds like a terrible idea
October 16
- The Crew for PC may get an official 60fps option, says Ubisoft
- AMD R9 290X prices dip below $350 in reaction to the Nvidia GTX 970
- Yager shows off Dreadnought gameplay in new trailer
- Here’s MSI’s latest all-in-ones rocking the Nvidia GTX 980M and 970M
- Killing Floor's Halloween Horror Double Feature update brings out the Zeds
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare video demonstrates upgraded Scorestreaks
- Payday: The Heist is free on Steam for the next 24 hours
- Galactic Civilizations III update adds trade, diplomacy, and a new race
- InnerSpace is an exploration game about flying
- Mount & Blade: Warband expansion announced
- The Witcher 3 opening cinematic to debut at Golden Joysticks
- Dungeon of the Endless leaving early access later this month
- Kerbal Space Program to enter 'beta' with next patch
- Major Wasteland 2 update ushers in huge range of features and bug fixes
October 15
- Steam Free Weekend will have ten free games starting tomorrow
- Lichdom: Battlemage makes life easier for newbies with first major patch
- Halo: Spartan Strike brings twin-stick Covenant shooting back to the PC
- Farming Simulator 15's folksy trailer opened our hearts to the joy of farm life
- The Crew gameplay trailer teases a wealth of customization options
- Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell gets a new trailer and a nearer launch date
- Planet Centauri is a 2D sandbox RPG, seeks funding on IndieGoGo
- Anita Sarkeesian cancels talk after school shooting threat
- Civilization: Beyond Earth trailer shows opening cinematic
- Blade Symphony update to add control point capture mode
- Alien versus Predator Classic is free on GOG this week
- Older World of Warcraft expansion content now free with Iron Tide update
- Unreal Engine 4.5 released
October 14
- World of Warcraft subs on the rise ahead of Warlords of Draenor expansion
- Octodad: Dadliest Catch gets new levels and two mouse co-op support
- Ubisoft explains why you won't respawn in Rainbow Six Siege
- Humble Mozilla Bundle brings eight games to your browser
- Dragon Age: Inquisition trailer asks what kind of leader you will be
- The Evil Within gets a launch trailer, but no review yet
- The Dread Pumpkin lands in Shadowgate later this month
- Far Cry 4 trailer is all about survival
- Crusader Kings 2: Charlemagne expansion out now
- Skywind mod trailer covers the expanse of West Gash
- League of Legends' refer-a-friend system to be reworked
- Portal 2 gets ported to (vanilla) Minecraft
- The Evil Within debug console commands detailed; god mode is in
- Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel launch trailer promises 500 ice puns
- Descent fan reimagining Sol Contingency shut down by Interplay
October 13
- Wildstar megaservers to launch later this week
- Dragon Age: Inquisition stream shows the benefits of mouse and keyboard controls
- The Talos Principle gets a free prequel called Sigils of Elohim
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will cut down on "quick-scoping"
- Jagex announces Chronicle: Runescape Legends, a collectible card game due next year
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue announced for PC
- Firefly Online gets first footage
- Resident Evil remake trailer revamps haunted house
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gets Music Kits
- World of Warcraft 'The Iron Tide' patch lands this week
October 12
- Battlefield 4 Premium Edition hits Origin on October 21
- Raven's Cry plots course for late November
- Children of Morta: a family-based "roguelike action game"
October 11
- Star Citizen planetside footage shown at CitizenCon
- Infinifactory is "like SpaceChem...but in 3D"
October 10
- Tron 2.0 is re-rezzed on Steam
- Space Hulk: Ascension Edition dev diary reveals a dramatically changed game
- Ryse: Son of Rome launch trailer heralds PC release
- The Evil Within trailer warns that violence is (occasionally) not the answer
- Dragon Age: Inquisition system requirements revealed
- Sam Fisher voice actor initially turned down the role as a "two dimensional killing machine"
- Far Cry 4 video tours scenic Kyrat
- Final Fantasy XIII locked to 720p on PC
- Octodad will get two free stories next week
- Space Engineers free to try this weekend
October 9
- League of Legends - Team Curse Interview
- Renegade X, the C&C: Renegade "spiritual successor," enters Beta 3
- Warlords of Draenor blog post explains how followers work
- Legend of Grimrock 2 compatibility test tool is now available
- Hotline Miami 2 pushed back, possibly to 2015
- Football Manager 2015 gets a release date
- Microsoft's RoomAlive is not quite the holodeck
- Sunless Sea gets massive combat update
- Battlefield 4 launch "damaged player trust" says Dice
- Evolve closed alpha coming this month
- The Humble Bundle Nordic sale contains good games
- Killing Floor 2 dev diary promises "bullets, blades and blood"
- Blizzard to host pre-launch Warlords of Draenor event in Sydney
October 8
- AMD: next-generation microarchitecture will make up for muted Bulldozer reception
- Lifeless Planet creator teams with Fallout: Nuka Break studio for live-action film
- The Evil Within locked at 30fps, but you can change it manually
- GRID Autosport adding Oculus Rift support in next update
- Jane Jensen releases first new Gabriel Knight story since 1999
- Dragon Age: Origins is now free on Origin
- Mojang pledges continued support for Minecraft video makers
- The Flame in the Flood is a survival "rogue-lite", now on Kickstarter
- Alien: Isolation can support Oculus Rift with a few .ini edits
- Sid Meier talks strategy, game design and Civ
- Dragon Age: Inquisition video proves dwarves can backflip
- Kerbal Space Program releases Economic Boom update
- Costume Quest 2 arrives weeks ahead of Halloween
October 7
- Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies ambles onto Steam today
- Myst television series is now in development
- Oculus Rift consumer release is coming "pretty soon," CEO says
- Kingdom Hearts III switches to Unreal Engine 4
- CD Projekt promises no visual downgrade for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Planetary Annihilation update adds offline play later this week
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance trailer heralds upcoming pre-alpha
- Broforce update brings Steam Workshop support
- Wildstar cancels Christmas and Halloween events
- Disney arrives on Steam, brings Split/Second
- The Crew will be supported "for a very long time"
October 6
- The Black Glove is a first-person adventure about saving a weird theatre
- Revan returns to Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Alien: Isolation launch trailer warns that some things are better left lost
- Gabriel Knight remake serves up screens, videos and more in countdown
- The Crew skids into December
- Assassin's Creed Unity trailer is all about the story
- Styx: Master of Shadows gets a launch week trailer
- Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes PC confirmed for December
- The Evil Within trailer shows monsters, kills them
- Pathologic remake hits first stretch goal, enters last day of funding
- Someone made P.T. in Minecraft
- Battle.net Launcher update suggests Warcraft 3 support
October 5
- A Golden Wake gets a demo, ahead of release next week
- Crusader Kings 2 Charlemagne expansion lands in just over a week
October 4
- Next Car Game finally has a proper name: Wreckfest
- Elite: Dangerous beta 3 launches October 28th
October 3
- Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel gameplay trailer explores Claptrap's strange skills
- Valve puts $250,000 on the line at Dreamhack 2014 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament
- Far Cry 4 trailer shows off Hurk, his monkeys and a seriously big gun
- Warlords of Draenor dungeons go on display in new "Training Day" preview
- Divinity: Original Sin studio may crowdfund its next project after all
- Ex-CoD director says military can "learn from game marketing"
- ArenaNet hiring designer for Guild Wars 2 "raid content"
- The Evil Within minimum system specs are much more PC friendly
- MGS 5: Ground Zeroes PC reportedly releasing in December
- Crusader Kings 2 free weekend starts today
- Transverse crowdfunding campaign shut down due to lack of support
October 2
- Mortal Kombat X adds Quan Chi to the lineup
- Human Resources pits robot death machines against ancient tentacle monsters
- Pillars of Eternity delayed into 2015
- The Indie Royale Mystery Bundle is a ticking, ten-game conundrum
- Far Cry 4 trailer introduces its arsenal of guns
- Dragon Age: Inquisition trailer talks crafting and customisation
- The 2014 Saxxy Award winners announced
- Styx: Master of Shadows trailer moves in for the kill
- Kickstarter in decline as crowdfunding makes way for Early Access
- Subaeria is a puzzle platformer roguelike set in a dystopian future
October 1
- Ryse: Son of Rome devs chose tech over microtransactions
- GameLoading: Rise of the Indies releases 15-minute "sneak peek" preview
- Electronic Arts confirms Sims 4's new pools will enable drownings
- Beamdog boss on why making Icewind Dale II would create "nightmares"
- Elegy for a Dead World appears on Kickstarter, publishes trailer
- Star Citizen is the most crowd-funded thing ever
- Civilization: Beyond Earth trailer teaches all you need to know
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor gets a launch trailer
- Rift: Nightmare Tide expansion enters open beta
- Satellite Reign reappears with lengthy pre-alpha footage
- Wrack is an old school first-person shooter with a Mega Man aesthetic
- Screencheat beta update adds tactical 'Murder Mystery' mode
- Five charged with hacking Valve, Activision and Microsoft