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- December 31
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- 2021 was the year I fell in love with Hunt: Showdown
- PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2021: The best gear of year
- PC Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 2021
- Videogames were an explosion of colour in an otherwise grey year
- Twitch 2021: A year in controversies
- The biggest games by install size, real mighty storage hogs
- Game of the Year 2021: Valheim
- 2021 is the year I fell in love with Genshin—and the year it lost its impact
- December 30
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- PC Gamer Hardware Awards: What is the best gaming headset of 2021?
- PC Gamer Hardware Awards: What is the best gaming keyboard of 2021?
- After years of crappy Hollywood adaptations, videogames finally found their home on Netflix
- Valheim is my new Minecraft
- The PC hardware that was actually abundant in 2021
- PC gaming is becoming way harder to get into, and that sucks
- This year, Blaseball became a massively co-operative tactical strategy game
- Best Stealth 2021: Hitman 3
- December 29
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- PC Gamer Hardware Awards: What is the best gaming mouse of 2021?
- PC Gamer Hardware Awards: What is the best SSD of 2021?
- Red Dead Online didn't die in 2021, but it's surviving on rations for 2022
- The biggest gaming controversies of 2021
- In 2021, I became the Apex Legend
- Mini Motorways is the most thrilling traffic manager you'll play this year
- 2021: The year PC gaming left the desktop PC
- The Ascent's big guns and bigger explosions were the perfect cure for a stressful year
- Best Action 2021: Deathloop
- The next big leap in PC gaming performance isn't just about bigger, faster graphics cards
- Grab Logitech's excellent G502 Hero SE gaming mouse for only $35
- Get $900 off this RTX 2070 Razer Blade 15 Gaming Laptop
- December 28
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- PC Gamer Hardware Awards: What is the best motherboard of 2021?
- PC Gamer Hardware Awards: What is the best microphone of 2021?
- 91 things that made us say 'holy shit' in 2021
- Against the odds, 2021 was an amazing year for games
- Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition brings new light to old darkness
- This is what happened in PC gaming hardware in 2021
- Trials of Fire is the most intricately layered strategy game of 2021
- Best Open World 2021: Forza Horizon 5
- Welcome to your new PC gaming obsession: artisan keycaps
- December 27
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- PC Gamer Hardware Awards: What is the best CPU of 2021?
- Hitman 3 brought out the worst in me this year, and I love it
- PC Gamer Hardware Awards: What is the best graphics card of 2021?
- The games you forgot released in 2021
- 2021's biggest game launches and why people were mad about them
- 2021 showed there's a fine line between remaster and disaster
- Despite all the rage, I still managed to enjoy Battlefield 2042 this year
- PC gaming in 2021: The hardware highlights and lowlights
- Toem's pleasantly whimsical world captivated me most in 2021
- 5 reasons your new PC won’t boot
- Best Narrative 2021: Sable
- December 26
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- I suspect 2021's gaming laptops might be a little too technologically advanced
- MMOs exploded this year, but not in the ways you'd expect
- Great moments in PC gaming: Making your base look nice in Age of Empires
- PC Gamer Hardware Awards: What is the best gaming monitor of 2021?
- Garry's Mod 2 is here, and it's called Teardown
- The modern Metroidvania had a vintage year in 2021, but the simplest was the best
- PC Gamer Hardware Awards: What is the best gaming laptop of 2021?
- Best Design 2021: Loop Hero
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow has renewed my thirst for turning cards sideways
- December 25
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- How I spent $1.3 million trying to bake a cake in Farming Simulator 22, Part 2
- Cruelty Squad was the only game that made me feel sick this year, which just made me like it more
- 2021 is the year I learned to love gaming with friends
- Life is Strange: True Colors was the game I related to most in 2021
- Best FPS 2021: Halo Infinite
- Mad Dog McCree was just one of many woeful FMV shooters of the '90s
- December 24
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- The Matrix Resurrections is one of the best critiques of videogame culture ever
- Aliens, conspiracy theories, and a forged diary inspired one of the weirdest games of the '90s
- How I spent $1.3 million trying to bake a cake in Farming Simulator 22, Part 1
- Scavengers is the comfort food of battle royales
- 2021 is the first year I unsubbed from WoW since 2014, and I'm feeling lost
- There aren't enough games about history, but at least there's The Forgotten City
- Best RPG 2021: Wildermyth
- December 23
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- The Halo campaigns, ranked from worst to best
- How to complete the Grasp of Avarice dungeon in Destiny 2
- Should you choose Drifter or Operator in Warframe?
- The best weapons in Final Fantasy 7 Remake
- Farming Simulator 22: I never thought I'd say this, but beets are exciting
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla's DLC takes Eivor to fight beasts of a different nature
- Deploy into Halo Infinite with these Razer gaming accessories
- Best Characters 2021: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
- Every Warhammer Fantasy game, ranked
- December 22
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- The best deals from the 2021 Steam Winter sale
- The best Call of Duty: Vanguard guns in Warzone
- Who is the Deathless Mother in The Witcher Season 2?
- War Thunder rolls into winter with the Winged Lions update
- The best Cooper Carbine loadouts for Warzone
- The Pathless is the game of exploration and escape that I needed in 2021
- Unpacking is a relaxing puzzler that takes all the stress out of moving home
- Best Strategy 2021: Old World
- I have mixed feelings about HeroQuest's deluxe revival
- December 21
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- The best Bren loadouts for Warzone
- The monoliths in The Witcher Season 2, explained
- 5 tips for making teamwork your most powerful weapon in Scavengers
- Book of Travels convinced me I can still love MMOs as long as they're tiny
- Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker is a triumphant conclusion to gaming's biggest comeback story
- Best Horror 2021: Resident Evil Village
- The Razer Iskur gaming chair is ready for deployment
- December 20
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- Aim training: How to improve your FPS aim
- The best materia in Final Fantasy 7 Remake
- Halo Infinite: When and where to find the Scorpion Gun
- Halo Infinite multiplayer: Winter Contingency start time, rewards list, and more
- In a fraught year, Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye reminds you what matters most
- Warframe's The New War update delivers spectacle, twists, and personal stakes in style
- The coolest game of the year was a Kickstarter demo
- Best Multiplayer 2021: Chivalry 2
- Lords Mobile teams up with YouTube star to celebrate a new in-game event
- December 19
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- December 17
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- Final Fantasy 7 Remake's PC port is a major disappointment
- The Witcher season 2, episode 7 recap: A change of heart
- Dungeons & Dead-Ends: How mixed messaging starts fantasy wars
- How to get every Witcher 3 ending
- Steam might not like NFTs, but it laid the groundwork for them
- These were the nine PC products that we absolutely adored in 2021
- Samsung's Neo QLED TVs change the game in every way
- Halo Infinite skull locations guide
- Which Tifa outfit should you choose in Final Fantasy 7 Remake?
- How long to set the timer in Final Fantasy 7 Remake
- The Witcher season 2, episode 6 recap: The Temple of Melitele
- The Witcher season 2, episode 5 recap: The Child of Destiny
- The Witcher season 2, episode 4 recap: Burn, Butcher, Burn
- The Witcher season 2, episode 3 recap: A new monster emerges
- The Witcher season 2, episode 2 recap: The beast in Kaer Morhen
- The Witcher season 2, episode 1 recap: It's time for a softer, kinder Geralt
- December 16
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- Halo vs. Battlefield vs. Call of Duty: This year's FPS showdown was a 2010 reunion
- The Witcher's first season let us see sides of Yennefer the books and games haven't
- Destiny 2: How to guarantee the infinite heavy ammo buff in Dares of Eternity
- How to warm yourself up at the Yule log in Cozy Lodge in Fortnite
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake took a dump on my childhood
- How to solve the Night and Day puzzle in Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Four top tactics to help you stay alive on Apex Legends' new Storm Point map
- Escape to Apex Legends Season 11 and meet the new hero Ash
- How to complete What Dreams May Come in Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Watch new Apex Legend Ash, and the CAR SMG, take on trios alone and win
- Fortnite Winterfest 2021: Everything you need to know
- Here's when The Witcher season 2 releases
- December 15
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- How to get Spider-Man's web shooters in Fortnite, and how to use them
- How to start The Contract in GTA Online
- Where to get the new weapons in GTA: The Contract
- How to complete the Rite of Dawning quest in Destiny 2
- Exciting 2022 brawler Sifu is as tough as I'd hoped
- All agency locations and prices in GTA: The Contract
- Great Houses of Calderia is a fantasy grand strategy that aims to topple Crusader Kings
- The best settings for Halo Infinite
- Here are all the new cars in the GTA: The Contract update
- December 14
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- The best easter eggs in Halo Infinite
- The Witcher season 1 recap: what you need to know before watching season 2
- 18 classic PC games you still can't buy digitally
- All the recipes and ingredients in Destiny 2's The Dawning 2021
- Last minute PC gamer deals that should arrive before Christmas
- Warframe's The New War update is an epic years in the making
- Celebrating ROCCAT Vulcan keyboards' marriage of technology and style
- These drag clicking mice from ROCCAT can boost your Minecraft CPS
- December 13
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- December 10
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- The Game Awards is becoming the biggest single gaming event of the year
- The best builds for Gorou in Genshin Impact
- The best NZ-41 loadouts for Warzone
- The best Automaton loadouts for Warzone
- Everything we know about the Blazing Thunder treasure chest in Forza Horizon 5
- Halo Infinite Foundation collectibles locations guide
- Where to find all the Halo Infinite Warship Gbraakon collectibles
- The PC Gamer 2021 Holiday Gift Guide
- The Witcher season 2 review: It's all about dads
- Every trailer at The Game Awards 2021
- December 9
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- Icarus building guide: How to place a door on your base
- Destiny 2: How to get three free Forsaken Exotic Ciphers or Ascendant Shards
- Crash planes, fight with gasoline, and other fun stuff to do on holiday in Warzone's Pacific map
- How to get the Magnum-inspired Forerunner exotic in Destiny 2
- The best STG44 loadouts for Warzone
- Halo Infinite ending and post-credits scene explained
- GTA III's Definitive Edition is a reminder that great driving games are about chases, not races
- What happened to all the color in Call of Duty: Warzone's Pacific map?
- How to watch The Game Awards, and what to expect this year
- December 8
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- Destiny 2: How to get Eyasluna and the other Grasp of Avarice weapons
- Starting from scratch after every mission in Icarus isn't nearly the grind I expected
- Halo Infinite: How to capture FOBs and earn Valor
- How to find Spartan Cores to upgrade your abilities in Halo Infinite
- Halo Infinite's campaign won't truly shine until we can play it co-op
- Halo Infinite was wrong to release multiplayer early
- Five components of the perfect mobile gaming setup
- Everything we know about Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Pacific Season 1
- Destiny 2: How to unlock the Gjallarhorn exotic rocket launcher and its catalyst
- December 7
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- Icarus beginner's guide: Which blueprints to unlock during your first 10 levels
- How to get Marcus Fenix and Kait Diaz from Gears of War in Fortnite
- Fortnite Chapter 3 gem fragment locations: How to get all Shanta styles
- Halo Infinite is not The Silent Cartographer
- How long is Halo Infinite's campaign?
- A solo campaign could be just what Battlefield 2042 needs
- Explaining the mysterious 'Moon Cube' with videogame theories
- Icarus oxygen bladder: Breathe easy with this long-lasting air supply
- December 6
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- Icarus tree sap guide: How to craft this sticky stuff
- It's been a great year for RPGs, if you hate and fear the new
- Ghostlore is Diablo, but with Chinese hopping vampires and Indonesian boar demons
- Where to destroy signal jammers in Fortnite
- How to change instance in Final Fantasy 14
- How to complete the Sage Council MSQ in FF14: Endwalker
- Age of Empires 4 build order: How to advance ages quickly
- How to take part in Warzone's Last Hours of Verdansk event
- All the Halo Infinite multiplayer modes so far, explained
- Say what you will about Fortnite, but Chapter Three is another extraordinary refresh
- This HyperX microphone and headset bundle is cheaper than ever
- Fortnite: Receive your next objective in the Joneses and drop off supplies location
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (December 6, 2021)
- December 5
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- December 3
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- Where to find your Aether Compass in FFXIV: Endwalker
- Slice of Sea wants you to point and click every inch of its hand-illustrated landscapes
- Which race should you choose in Final Fantasy 14?
- Which job should you choose in Final Fantasy XIV?
- How to check if Final Fantasy 14 servers are down
- Here's the lowdown on Rainbow Six Siege's newest operator
- FFXIV Endwalker: Everything we know about the Reaper job
- Wartales is a very serious mercenary sim where I'm making an army of hogs
- Bring the best out of PC gaming with Samsung Neo QLED TVs
- FFXIV Endwalker: Everything we know about the Sage job
- December 2
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- Minecraft villages are having an existential crisis in 1.18
- How to give yourself unlimited money in Farming Simulator 22
- Nvidia's RTX 3080 GeForce Now update just made the Shield the ultimate 4K HDR games console
- How to survive in Age of Darkness: Final Stand
- What to expect in Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker—new classes, stat squish, bunny boys and more
- We can't decide if Halo Infinite's Warthog is beauty or beast
- An adventurer's guide to your first days in Lineage2M
- A year later, Cyberpunk 2077 has fewer bugs but still feels like it's in Early Access
- The VR Age of Sigmar game isn't metal enough
- December 1
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- Not Tonight 2 swaps Brexit for ICE in a blunt, silly satire of the United States
- These Final Fantasy 14 moments are forever burned into my memory
- Here’s what you can expect from Rainbow Six Siege’s new season High Calibre
- Minecraft 1.18 update: Everything new in Caves & Cliffs part 2
- How Relic built Company of Heroes 3's multiplayer with its community
