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- December 31
- December 30
- December 29
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- December 27
- December 26
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- 2013 in PC gaming: What was your finest gaming moment of 2013?
- Sid Meier interview: Ace Patrol, Civ's evolution, and the future of strategy games
- Mod of the year: The Dark Mod
- PC Gamer Game of the Year Awards 2013
- The Text Adventures That Never Were: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
- Battlestation showcase: the best of your PCs
- December 25
- December 24
- December 23
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- Kerbal Space Program dev on random solar systems, the joy of failure and the "cult" of Steam
- 2013 in PC gaming: Rising Storm vs. Battlefield 4
- The Elder Scrolls Online's Brian Wheeler details PvP, map size and more
- Samsung 840 EVO mSATA 500GB SSD review
- Titanfall trailer introduces Atlas, the workmech of the battlefield
- Train Simulator review
- Gorogoa first look: a charming and beautiful illustrative puzzle game
- December 22
- December 21
- December 20
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- Fa'el: Beyond the Gate discovers 2.75th dimension, has Game Boy companion app
- Dragon Age: Inquisition developers playing through "Holiday Build"
- Strike Vector looking for recruits as it jets toward January open beta
- Former EA exec to lead Oculus VR publishing initiative
- Max Payne 3 gameplay video: maxed settings at 2560x1440 on LPC
- DayZ players propose a Christmas ceasefire
- The PC Gamer Games of the Year 2013 award nominees
- League of Legends launches Showdown, its second experimental game mode
- Hands-on with Valve's Steam machine and the Steam controller: part one
- UK World of Warplanes giveaway: win more Logitech goodies and Warplanes schwag
- Dota 2's next update will be the Year of the Horse, Valve request Workshop submissions
- War Thunder updates with DirectX 11 support, gets 20 new planes and updated progression
- Asus announces Poseidon GTX 780, with hybrid air and water cooling
- FTL: Advanced Edition's new race detailed alongside other enhancements
- The Division will have "full-fledged, optimized" PC version, says developers
- Sniper Elite 3 trailer shows off Tobruk city, then blows bits of it up
- Year Walk coming to Steam in early 2014
- December 19
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- Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance now available to pre-purchase on Steam
- DayZ diary: My first life
- EA faces class action investor lawsuit over quality of Battlefield 4
- GhostControl is not a Ghostbusters game, but looks like a great Ghostbusters game
- Obsidian considering a second Kickstarter campaign after Pillars of Eternity
- World of Warplanes' first update brings new planes, arenas, achievements
- The Steam Holiday Sale has begun! Here are some survival tips for your wallet
- Battlestation showcase: show us your PC
- Crypt of the NecroDancer first look: a rhythm action rogulike set in a disco dungeon
- Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls release date announced
- Dark Souls producer admits PC port was rushed, promises sequel will "be a good PC experience"
- PC Gamer UK January issue: World of Warplanes
- Assassin's Creed 4 gets PhysX support, lots of billowing smoke
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance announced - realistic medieval RPG coming in 2015
- Scrolls is getting into the festive spirit with free game gifting
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's seasonal update brings new maps and deadly gifts
- More Banished details emerge from developer AMA
- Final Fantasy XIV patch 2.1 adds more PvP, new dungeons, kidnapped snowman
- December 18
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- Payday 2 gets free DLC for Christmas, more content over next 20 months
- WildStar hands-on: Is innovation overrated?
- UemeU hands-on: creating new worlds in a more flexible sandbox
- Day Z Early Access has 200,000 survivors already
- Ridiculous things that happened in the Just Cause 2 mulitplayer mod today
- Humble Bundle for PC and Android contains a reckless disregard for prices
- Total War: Rome 2 - Caesar in Gaul launch trailer promotes more military conquest
- Minecraft continues to produce spectacular things: here's an in-game 3D printer
- December 17
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- What we want from Telltale's Game of Thrones
- Physics-based brawler Overgrowth released on Steam Early Access
- September 2013: Dream Machine
- Star Wars: Attack Squadrons is Disney's free-to-play space combat game
- PvZ: Garden Warfare's Gardens and Graveyards mode is the cutest Battlefield ever
- Just Cause 2 gets a deep discount on Steam alongside Multiplayer Mod release
- The Walking Dead: Season 2 Episode 1 review
- Typing of the Dead: Overkill's Filth DLC is so very childish
- Rodina now available for early access purchase, hour-long demo released
- Planetside 2's PU02 patch brings more optimisation, holiday distractions, and an absurd number of balance changes
- Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag's Freedom Cry DLC trailer promotes liberty and violence
- Starbound's future features outlined: includes space combat and story missions
- Star Citizen's dogfighting module delayed to allow for fine tuning, better server backend
- Dota 2 scraps sign-ups, boasts 6.5 million active monthly users
- Nether update adds subway system, wing glider, more content based on community feedback
- Natural Selection 2 developer Unknown Worlds announces ocean-based Subnautica
- December 16
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- 38 Studios auction finds no buyers for Kingdoms of Amalur rights, "Copernicus" MMO
- MechWarrior Online announces Clan Collection with $500 gold mechs, UI 2.0 still coming
- Kerbal Space Program update .23 hands-on: there's science to do
- DayZ Standalone released on Steam early access
- Half-Life 2: Deathmatch mod Jaykin' Bacon 3 reveals its surprising weapons in Instagib trailer
- World of Warcraft's Winter Veil event starts today, features festive hats and captured reindeer
- Battlefield 4 patch makes friendly fire harder, ensures less quantum leaping
- Just Cause 2: Multiplayer Mod gets absurd launch trailer ahead of its impending release
- Steam Machines unboxing video shows snug components, hot cable management action
- December 15
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- December 13
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- Oculus VR raises $75 million in another round of funding
- Elite: Dangerous alpha launches for crowdfunding supporters
- Unity of Command add-on Black Turn: Operation Barbarossa released
- Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior review
- Battlefield 4's mid-air kills continue to inspire us
- Tribes: Ascend unofficial SDK released, no response yet from Hi-Rez
- Diablo 3 2.0.1 patch rolls out to public test realm with major changes to difficulty, Loot 2.0
- SOMA interview: Frictional's creative director discusses disturbing new sci-fi horror
- Minecraft has sold over 13 million copies
- Half-Life mod The Core releases first trailer, shows we're still not done with Black Mesa
- Pillars of Eternity interview: on combat, companions and character building
- Duke Nukem 3D gets Steam Workshop support, dozens of fan-made maps
- Wasteland 2 beta now available to Kickstarter backers
- UK World of Warplanes giveaway: win a Logitech headset, keyboard, mouse and Warplanes schwag
- Euro Truck Simulator 2's multiplayer mod releases early video of convoy action
- Rogue Legacy update will bring a new class, harder bosses and more traits
- December 12
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- That Walking Dead: Season Two trailer is hard to watch in a good way
- Kerbal Space Program celebrates third anniversary with sale and charity donation
- Horizon preview: a 4X game by the standards of a bygone era
- Race the Sun is now on Steam, celebrates with a new trailer and Steam sale
- Fallout 4 is in development, set in Boston, according to leaked documents
- Kerbal Space Program committed to multiplayer career and sandbox modes
- Europa Universalis 4: Conquest of Paradise out next month, Native American gameplay detailed
- Sci-fi horror game SOMA gets a new in-game trailer, is bleaker than bleak
- ModDB announces Mod of the Year award Top 100
- Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag's story DLC arrives in port next week
- Volume first-look: a cyberpunk stealth sim inspired by Robin Hood
- Antec double the pumps in latest liquid cooler
- Fallout 1, 2 and Tactics free in GOG Winter Sale, ahead of their possible removal
- WildStar trailer details the mech-loving Engineer
- Crusader Kings 2's Game of Thrones mod to welcome the Mother of Dragons next week
- Dota 2's Frostivus cancelled for the return of the King, and the arrival of Legion Commander
- December 11
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- Planetary Annihilation gets big update, new release date set for "when it's done"
- Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition review
- Kerbal Space Program's school-friendly version officially launches December 18
- First prototype Steam Machines, Steam Controllers shipping December 13
- Kerbal Space Program update .23 hits Tuesday, December 17th
- Samurai Gunn releases on Steam
- How much does the Large Pixel Collider cost?
- Teslagrad launch trailer charging up for puzzle platformer's Friday release
- The Elder Scrolls Online release date announced; new trailer is live and shouty
- Company of Heroes 2 updates with Steam Workshop, free maps and Southern Fronts DLC
- Project Eternity gets a new name and trailer, is now Pillars of Eternity
- Wargame: AirLand Battle gets free Magna Carta DLC
- December 10
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- The Novelist out now on Steam
- Kerbal Space Program video teases third birthday, Kerbal Kon celebration
- Double Fine sets Hack 'n' Slash release for the first half of 2014
- PC Gamer Podcast #366 - Chattlefield
- World of Warplanes review
- Awesomenauts' Starstorm expansion begins rolling out this Thursday
- Thief difficulty settings dare you to be an "Iron Man"
- Jazzpunk hands-on: a surreal, hilarious espionage adventure that aims to amuse
- The Walking Dead: Season Two interview — What it's like to be Clementine
- Samsung squeeze a terabyte into a tiny SSD
- World of Warcraft and Second Life under surveillance, claims leaked NSA documents
- That Fallout countdown site was a big fat hoax, one that cost its creator $990
- Dota 2's upcoming update will add ranked matchmaking for experienced players
- Battlefield 4 patch fixes crashes, stops players from being shot behind cover
- Starbound's latest update brings huge balance changes, new items, a grappling hook
- The Witcher 3 trailer shows a world in which everything is on fire
- GOG announces new Worldwide Money Back Guarantee
- Dota 2's Frostivus holiday event is back
- December 9
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- Riot: Streaming restrictions on League of Legends pros were "not cool"
- Torment: Tides of Numenera to feature turn-based combat after getting fan feedback
- Next Car Game hands-on: reducing racers to wrecks in Bugbear's FlatOut follow-up
- How does 1990's Future Classics Collection hold up?
- Mod of the Week: Autumn Aurora 2, for STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl
- The Division engine trailer shows bleak beauty, police car destruction
- Titanfall videos detail Ogre and Stryder classes
- December 8
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- December 6
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- Maia lands its colonies on Steam Early Access
- Minecraft Twitch streaming integration pre-released
- Ultra Street Fighter 4 coming to PC in August
- DayZ Standalone developer says early access alpha will be rough
- Thief graphics technology detailed, makes use of "heavily modified" Unreal Engine 3
- Train Simulator 2014 developer flagging negative Steam user reviews as "off-topic"
- Corsair Carbide Air 540 chassis review
- The Wolf Among Us Episode 2 is "close to completion", release date to be announced after holidays
- Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed is also having a free weekend on Steam
- Eldritch to get free Mountains of Madness expansion later this month
- Neverwinter's Shadowmantle module is now live, bringing a new class and campaign
- Skywind mod trailer shows Morrowind remade in Skyrim
- December 5
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- Gravity Ghost preview
- Steam greenlights 100 new games, here are a couple you should check out
- Killing Floor's Twisted Christmas event is back with two new maps
- Valve joins Linux Foundation
- War of the Vikings shows off newest update with free Steam weekend
- Sir, You Are Being Hunted update brings wildlife, poachers and stealthier woodlands
- Hotline Trail: a free '80s endless rider that you should play
- "Make Arma Not War" modding competition launched with $680,000 up for grabs
- Time To Live announced: multiplayer deathmatch from the creators of Surgeon Simulator
- Starcraft 2's 2.1 patch enters PTR, brings Extension Mods and classic soundtracks
- Dell introduces $1000 4K monitor, a step towards affordable ultra-res screens
- War Thunder trailer introduces the stars of the Ground Forces expansion, now in closed beta
- Frozen Endzone first-look: tackling tactically in Mode 7's competitive robot sports sim
- Guild Wars 2's next update is beginning to look a lot like WintersDay
- Frozen Endzone dev diary: Better Late Than Never
- Path of Exile hits 250,000 daily users one month after launch
- December 4
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- DICE halts development of all future projects as it shifts focus to Battlefield 4 issues
- PC Gaming Alliance certification program aims for March launch
- Expect Titanfall, Witcher 3, previously unannounced Square Enix game trailers at VGX
- Apotheon trailer reminds us that Apotheon exists, still looks great
- Arma 3's second campaign episode due next month, more content coming next week
- Hawken Wreckage map and Christmas plans revealed
- Starbound public beta starts today, new trailer offers four minutes of awesome
- The Elder Scrolls Online trailer bigs up character progression, ability morphing
- Broken Sword 5 interview: Charles Cecil on Gnostic Gospels, conspiracies and religion
- Humble Jumbo Bundle discounts Sanctum 2, Magicka, Natural Selection 2
- Australian Might and Magic: Duel of Champions PC competition winner announced
- Battlefield 4 China Rising DLC, patch out today
- December 3
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- Dead State demo inbound, expect bickering sheltermates and zombies early January
- Battlefield 4 screenshots: maxed settings at 7680x1440 on LPC
- Survarium to enter closed beta, developer looking to boost player count
- Mod of the Week: Disaster and Emergency Situations Pack, for Democracy 3
- Dungeon Defenders 2: hands-on with improved combat and new strategies
- Project Spark trailer promises a universe of possibility, but only if you're using Windows 8
- WildStar trailer introduces Medic and Engineer in a full class jamboree
- Planetside 2 could get personal progression system to add long term goals
- At The Gates not ready to open; Jon Shafer's turn-based strategy delayed to 2015
- Call of Duty: Online adds robot zombies mode
- Mobile indie rymdkapsel coming to PC in January
- Batman: Arkham Origins Initiation DLC sends you to North Korea
- Jonathan Blow teases VR support for The Witness
- Steam hits 7 million concurrent users, more than 1 million playing games at once
- December 2
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- Arma 3 custom sound mod aims for ultra realism
- Warhammer 40K MOBA Storm of Vengeance announced
- Frozen Endzone trailer shows turn-based touchdowns ahead of this week's beta
- Total War: Rome 2's first expansion announced: Caesar in Gaul
- The Mandate trailer gives poetic poignancy to ship boarding combat
- Voting begins for ModDB's 2013 Mod of the Year
- Just Cause 2: Multiplayer Mod to hold final beta test next week, announces Steam release
- The Walking Dead Season 2 to be released this month, Telltale confirm Omid's return
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