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December 2015
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- December 31
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- Oculus Touch controller has been delayed to "second half of 2016"
- Ark: Surival Evolved rings in 2016 with giant, rideable kangaroos
- Just Cause 3 Multiplayer Mod is in the works
- Final Fantasy 9 is finally coming to PC
- Albion Online ditches Free To Play model, closed beta extended by six months
- Galactic Civilizations 2 gets surprise massive patch
- December 30
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- Something strange is happening in the Steam Winter Sale
- New Rain World trailer shows off seven minutes of gameplay
- Valve apologizes for "Steam's troubled Christmas"
- Oculus Rift will bundle VR platformer Lucky's Tale at no extra charge
- Consortium: The Tower trailer reveals January Kickstarter date
- Morrowind Rebirth 3.5 released, adds toilets
- GOG holds Interplay sale, but removes Descent from store
- December 29
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- Far Cry Primal's ESRB rating promises torture, mutilation, and sex
- Speedrunner beats Fallout: New Vegas in 20 minutes
- Two new Battleborn heroes have been revealed
- Life is Feudal: Your Own gets wet and cold with new weather effects
- Help test Thimbleweed Park's voicemail puzzle
- XCOM's Long War modders announce new studio and game
- December 28
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- Brian Fargo reveals Battle Chess 3 prototype "fight" video
- Witcher 3 mod lets you play as Triss, Yennifer, Ciri, or Shani
- Fallout 4 player completes the game without killing anything
- Chaos Reborn gets single-player campaign mode
- Duke Nukem is being removed from GOG (but he will probably be back)
- Race The Sun developer Flippfly wants you to pick its next project
- December 27
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- December 24
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- A boxed edition of The Witness is "seeming likely"
- EA says Star Wars Battlefront won't get Force Awakens DLC
- Heat Signature gets pretty with "infinitely scaling vapor layers"
- Escape From Tarkov is a "hardcore" MMO with shades of STALKER
- StarCraft 2 double XP event kicks off today
- Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition released for Mac, Linux and SteamOS
- Final Fantasy 6 mod project plans to fix sprites
- Force is strong with Fallout 4 lightsaber mod
- Meet the Savage Orc Boar Boyz Big ‘Uns of Total War: Warhammer
- Rust sales pass the three million mark
- December 23
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- The Triad Wars beta is closing down in January
- We Are the Dwarves is a "tactical exploration and combat adventure"
- Ark: Survival Evolved holiday update brings Raptor Claus to town
- The Witness system requirements and a new "long screenshot" are out
- Ori and the Blind Forest Definitive Edition delayed to spring
- Grim Dawn is now "content complete," launch slated for February
- Diablo 3's fifth season detailed: new Conquests, pets and more
- Humble Square Enix Bundle offers Murdered and more for cheap
- Christmas truce falls on WW1 shooter Verdun
- Double Fine's cracking Devs Play series returns for a second season
- Final Fantasy 14 director addresses difficulty complaints
- Portal Christmas carol is full of festive murder
- December 22
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- Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom gets a gameplay trailer
- Nethack gets its first update in 12 years
- Is this Battlefield 4 Easter egg the most complex ever?
- Final Fantasy VII remake will be fully voiced
- That Dragon, Cancer launches in January
- The Steam Winter Sale 2015 is now live
- AC: Syndicate gets patch 1.31 and Jack the Ripper DLC
- There is a new Just Cause 3 patch available
- Arkham Knight Season of Infamy descends
- Awesomenauts: Overdrive announced
- Final Rift hardware and SDK 1.0 shipping to devs
- Aviary Attorney is out now after delays
- Tales of Symphonia will hit Steam in February
- Fly around GTA 5 in the Millennium Falcon with this Star Wars mod
- December 21
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- Dying Light "Legendary Levels" are coming free in February
- The reason for the HTC Vive delay was a "very, very big" tech breakthrough
- Fan creates ridiculously cool "Ultimate Gwent Set" for Witcher 3
- Man sues Bethesda over Fallout 4 addiction
- The Torment: Tides of Numenera beta has been delayed
- Tales of Berseria is coming to the West
- The GTA Online Festive Surprise is live
- GOG offering 75% off its entire Bethesda catalogue
- Obsidian releases full Road to Eternity documentary
- Diablo 3 video previews patch 2.4 loot
- WCA 2015 Dota 2 champions crowned amid controversy
- Gears of War: Ultimate Edition is coming in early 2016
- December 20
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- December 18
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- Kick off the weekend with 17 minutes of Firewatch gameplay
- Life Is Strange demo debuts on Steam
- Another Conan game is coming from Funcom
- Ken Levine's next game will be both "small-scale" and open world
- Sci-fi horror game Routine is taking longer than anyone expected
- Images of the HTC Vive headset and controllers leak
- Blizzard releases "We Are Overwatch" theatrical teaser
- World of Warships gets sci-fi anime mode
- More triage for Batman: Arkham Knight
- The Elder Scrolls: Legends delayed into 2016
- Rainbow Six Siege free this weekend
- Total Annihilation invades Steam at last
- American Truck Simulator gets a release date
- Valve sued by French consumer association
- Dragon's Dogma system requirements released; will have uncapped framerate
- December 17
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- Rocket League has raked in a cool $50 million dollars
- TF2's Tough Break update is live, includes MannCo aerobics
- Hideo Kojima says Japanese games are a "hard sell" to global audiences
- Brutal Doom video shows forthcoming "gib physics" update
- StarCraft 2 WCS prize pool climbs to $2 milion for 2016
- Evolve now features a psychotic, homicidal robot named Emet
- The Surge teases "a very grim vision of the future"
- Minecraft: Story Mode drops the "Wither Storm Finale" trailer
- Blizzard details World of Warcraft PvP revamp
- 80 Days dev embarks upon new project
- Ice, Death and Fury comes to Magicka 2
- Steam winter sale begins December 22
- Miyazaki says Dark Souls hides no more secrets
- Blizzard swings the banhammer once more
- December 16
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- Star Citizen videos celebrate a seamless, procedurally generated universe
- Dark Souls 3 system requirements revealed
- Blizzard is working on a new Overwatch character progression system
- Just Cause 3 patch promises to address long loading times
- Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is coming in January
- The Long Dark Story Mode trailer is very dark indeed
- GeForce Experience Beta update adds screenshots, new options for streamers
- Patch 3.15 adds Anima weapons to Final Fantasy 14
- Runescape is turning 15, gets updates to celebrate
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance sallying into beta soon
- Final Fantasy 6 arrives on Steam today
- Battlefleet Gothic: Armada unleashes the Imperium
- Kojima Productions opens its doors
- Valve rolls back CS:GO rifle and pistol changes
- Dota 2 'Balance of Power' update brings new hero, items and more
- December 15
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- Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear dated for early 2016
- Rainbow Six: Siege patch brings "Ultra HD" textures and grief for team killers
- Heroes of the Storm matchmaking changes are now live
- Worlds Adrift alpha video showcases potentially revolutionary tech
- Kojima is officially out of Konami and starting a new studio
- Asrock BIOS update unlocks Non-K Skylake overclocking
- Jack the Ripper cuts some moves in new AC: Syndicate VR trailer
- DayZ dev diary details new features and reflects on Early Access
- Sword Coast Legends is free to try this weekend
- Elite Dangerous: Horizons lands today
- Tactical shooter Squad takes Early Access by storm
- Mario Kart 8 successfully emulated on PC
- Christmas comes to Rocket League
- Five Nights At Freddy's is getting its own novel
- December 14
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- Turok: Dinosaur Hunter release date and gameplay trailer revealed
- X Rebirth: Home of Light and 4.0 update are coming next year
- Rainbow Six: Siege may get a Hardcore playlist in 2016
- $100,000 up for grabs in the Mechwarrior Online World Championship
- Take a look at id Software's 1990 Super Mario Bros. 3 demo
- System Shock 3 is now official: Let the panting and sweating begin
- Fallout 4 player maps (almost) all of the underwater realm
- Fable Legends delayed into 2016 because of unexpected size
- Free Battlefield 4 DLC Legacy Operations out December 15
- ESL One Frankfurt is back and bigger than ever
- The Summit 4 reaches dramatic climax
- Fnatic takes CS:GO Pro League title
- Pre-alpha Unreal Tournament joins ESL
- Star Citizen has now attracted $100 million in crowdfunding
- December 13
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- December 11
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- Overclocking could be coming to locked Skylake CPUs soon
- "Spectate friend" option not coming to Heroes of the Storm anytime soon
- Fallout 4 mod lets you put any attachment on any weapon
- New job postings drop more hints about Bioshock developer's next game
- Xbox One wireless adapter now supports Windows 7 and 8.1
- XCOM 2 season pass and preorder bonus revealed
- Switchcars, a game of car switching and killer landfish, is on Greenlight
- Cyberspace twin-stick Waves 2 hits Early Access next week
- Rainbow Six Siege AMA addresses hit detection issues
- Hotline Miami 2 level editor beta now live
- CS:GO R8 revolver gets nerfed after three days
- Valve outlines forthcoming Steam Controller improvements
- December 10
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- Psychonauts retrospective offers a fascinating look at Double Fine's origins
- Mechwarrior Online is now on Steam
- EA ramps up esports efforts with new competitive gaming division
- Executives and Other Criminals comes to GTA Online next week
- CD Projekt will remain focused on The Witcher in 2016
- XCOM 2 system requirements are pleasantly light
- Jack the Ripper DLC cuts up Assassin's Creed Syndicate this month
- Winter Veil descends upon Hearthstone
- EVE: Valkyrie to come with every Oculus Rift pre-order
- Valve details the rationale behind Steam trade holds
- Aviary Attorney flocks to Steam December 18
- Tribes: Ascend gets first update in two years
- League of Legends World Championships had 334 million viewers in 2015
- December 9
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- Warhammer 40,000: Dark Nexus Arena hits Steam Early Access
- Star Wars 1313 may not be completely dead after all
- Far Cry Primal dev blog digs into the creation of a pre-historic world
- Square Enix bundles five games in $10 Holiday Surprise Box
- Dress up Geralt and win a sword in Witcher 3 Holiday Mod contest
- Corsair unveils Carbide 600Q and 600C, its first inverted-ATX cases
- Elite Dangerous: Horizons lands December 15
- Bethesda opens new Montreal studio
- Assassin's Creed Chronicles will conclude February 9
- Apotheon gets free multiplayer standalone
- CS:GO Winter Update adds festively obscene pistol
- December 8
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- HTC's Vive VR headset won't be out until April
- You may now officially monetize your private DayZ server
- The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ announced by Nicalis
- Guilty Gear Xrd Sign, four more Arc System Works games are Steam-bound
- EVE Online gets biggest update of the year in Operation Frostline
- Final Fantasy VI is coming to Steam
- Screenshots emerge of The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
- ESL One Cologne 2016 dates and prize pool announced
- Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star out December 15
- Magicka dev's Helldivers out now
- AMD announces FreeSync support over HDMI
- Nexus Mods gets the all-clear—but change your password anyway
- System Shock 3 teased by Otherside Entertainment
- New Turok: Dinosaur Hunter remastered screens emerge from the fog
- December 7
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- Nuclear Throne quietly slips out of Early Access
- Brutal Legend 2 "more possible" if Psychonauts sequel is a success
- Fallout 4 patch reportedly breaks mod support
- Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Half-Life 3 and more appear in SteamDB list
- Corsair designs a low-profile liquid cooler for Mini-ITX builds
- Star Wars Battlefront may lack "depth," EA exec admits
- All of Overwatch's post-launch maps and heroes will be free
- DiRT Rally leaves Early Access
- The Division beta pushed back to 2016
- Stellaris dev diary details galactic law
- Ubisoft announces VR exclusive Eagle Flight
- Nexus Mods user database may have been breached
- The Witcher 3 mod replaces combat with Gwent matches
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII graphics options revealed
- December 6
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- December 4
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- "Super Secret" Goat Simulator DLC teaser is this week's funniest thing
- See Shaq's glorious return in the Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn teaser
- Intel Skylake CPUs are bending under the pressure of some coolers
- Here's the Star Citizen Alpha 2.0 gameplay trailer
- Shadwen is a "true stealth game" from the makers of Trine
- Footage emerges from Worlds Adrift alpha
- The Stanley Parable co-creator unveils his new game
- Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is about roadtrips and storytelling
- Win $1 million in The Elder Scrolls Online
- Steam now lets you delete games from your library
- Tron Run/r is now in Early Access
- Konami reportedly prevented Hideo Kojima from attending The Game Awards
- Shadow Complex Remastered is available now and free
- Rock Band on Oculus Rift is happening
- Psychonauts 2 announced
- Telltale is making a Batman game
- December 3
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- Vampyr emphasizes player choice in a dark and dirty world
- Doom alpha registrations are now open to all
- Yu Suzuki reveals the state of Shenmue 3 in new Kickstarter update
- Resident Evil 2 Remake is being rebuilt "from the ground up"
- CableMod's new universal extension kits liven up the inside of your PC
- Overwatch beta is shutting down next week
- Epic's fifth Paragon, Grux, is an axe-wielding space-dinosaur
- Stanley Parable co-creator teases incoming game
- Total War: Warhammer video shows one turn in Orc campaign
- Vermintide buffed with free Sigmar’s Blessing DLC
- Dark Souls bonfire found in Just Cause 3
- Avalanche is "looking into" Just Cause 3 launch issues
- Indivisible, the 2D action-RPG by Skullgirls devs, has been funded
- December 2
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- Point Break DLC comes to Payday 2 tomorrow
- Black Desert Online closed beta registrations are now being taken
- Minecraft's "real" mobile phone supports texting, browsing, and video calls
- This week's Hearthstone Tavern Brawl has been delayed
- Noctua unveils Chromax line of fan color accessories
- PC players have nearly all the nukes in Metal Gear Solid V
- Just Cause 3's Stargate Easter egg makes long-distance travel a snap
- GOG launches aptly named Big Winter Sale
- Build your own Autobot with Scrap Mechanic's Controller
- Lapsed Final Fantasy 14 players get four days free
- 'Immersive' Fallout 4 face mod is terror incarnate
- Shadow Complex Remastered has been rated for PC
- Fallout 4 melts down with 300,000 deathclaws versus 300 Brotherhood of Steel
- Ark: Survival Evolved has a new egg stealing dinosaur
- December 1
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- Rocket League gets apocalyptic 'Chaos Run' map today
- EXLCOM recreates XCOM in Microsoft Excel
- The new version of Dwarf Fortress adds temples, libraries, and inebriation
- Warframe's next big update, The Second Dream, launches this week
- Star Wars Battlefront has been patched but we're not sure what changed
- BioWare's Jade Empire is free on Origin
- King's Quest chapter two arrives this month
- Darkest Dungeon gets darker with Inhuman Bondage update
- Elite Dangerous: Horizons beta heads planetside
- Europa Universalis IV Cossacks expansion released
- A decent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game could be on the way
