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June 30
- Sins of a Solar Empire studio speaks out about new Rebellion legal action
- Fallout 3 speedrunner beats the game in less than 24 minutes
- Rebellion revokes "unlicensed" Sniper Elite 3 keys, offers free DLC as compensation
- The Golf Club review (Early Access)
- Official Stalker Facebook page extends, then retracts, support for Areal Kickstarter
- To the Moon and back: a journey of connection
- Vagante is a tricky 2D roguelike, now available as a free public alpha
- Orcs Must Die! Unchained studio clarifies that bad behavior will lead to bans
- Battlefield 4 CTE update reveals 'netcode' improvements, Rush tweaks
- Octodad to get new levels in free Shorts DLC
- Wildstar trailer offers a closer look at Strain Ultra Drop
- A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build trailer introduces the charming, chilly puzzler
- Dreamfall Chapters becomes episodic, will take place over five parts
- Kerbal Space Program official mod brings the World Cup to space
- Planetary Annihilation 'Early Access' is now available in bricks and mortar retail
June 29
- The best Steam Summer Sale deals: Day 11
- The Sims 4 won't include pools or toddlers, concerned parents will be pleased to hear
- ESL One Frankfurt: day one in review
June 28
- The best Steam Summer Sale deals: Day 10
- The Best Free Games of the Week
- Styx: Master of Shadows smuggles 14 minutes of footage out of E3
- Sponsored: Get free access to Hazard Ops, and fight hordes of amazing monsters
June 27
- The PC Gamer Show Episode 0: E3
- Orcs Must Die! Unchained designer says "toxic players" are good to have
- Space Hulk: Deathwing lays down heavy fire in new Summer Trailer
- Star Conflict's "Invasion Mode" blasts off into closed beta
- The best Steam Summer Sale deals: Day 9
- Neil Gaiman's puzzle-adventure Wayward Manor coming next month
- Dota 2's Compendium raises $10 million for The International prize pool
- Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies trailer explains 'War Spoils', offers exclusive loot
- Now Rock Simulator 2014 wants your money [Updated]
- The week's highs and lows in PC gaming
- Hearthstone's Curse Of Naxxramas due out in July, pricing to be released next week
- A Golden Wake promises greed and glamour with a 1920s adventure
- Sniper Elite 3 review in progress
- Major PlanetSide 2 update is live now, adds swampy Hossin continent
June 26
- PC Gamer reviews policy
- Titanfall single-player would feel like "a step backward," says Respawn
- League of Legends announces 2014 World Final venue, expanded wild card lineup
- Procedural quest: Why there are so few police procedurals in gaming
- Updated Steam phishing scam automates SSFN upload
- Areal studio claims Kickstarter complaints are "addressed," but Vostok Games says otherwise
- The best Steam Summer Sale deals: Day 8
- Oculus VR acquires Carbon Design Group, designers of the Xbox 360 controller
- Thomas Was Alone updated with free Benjamin's Flight episode
- World of Warcraft's new male human model revealed
- Wildstar teases the locations and rewards of the Strain Ultradrop update
- Diablo 3 patch 2.1.0 now available on the PTR
- Skyrim looks better than ever in this new RealVision ENB showcase video
- Killing Floor 2 video showcases five monstrosities ripe for the killing
June 25
- Rust "reboot" is coming and everyone's going to get it
- Rock Simulator 2014 is real, on Steam Greenlight
- Why a CS:GO sale hurts CS:GO
- Oculus VR accuses ZeniMax of seeking a "quick payout" from Facebook
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare exoskeleton and "future tech" go on display in new trailer
- The best Steam Summer Sale deals: Day 7
- No Man's Sky developer confirms PS4 "debut," hopes to come to PC
- Titanfall's next update brings limited-time modes and new burn cards
- We have one million SpaceChem Steam keys to give away, with Bundle Stars
- Vostok Games claim Areal Kickstarter campaign's use of STALKER assets is "not right"
- Saints Row 4: National Treasure Edition announced, is out next month
- Watch Dogs mod updated with ultra texture stuttering fix and patch support
- We're giving away five million Steam keys in five weeks, with Bundle Stars
- Sony Worldwide Studios boss admits scepticism towards Steam Machines
- Arma 3 karting DLC has raised a lot of money for the Czech Red Cross
- Wolfenstein: The New Order studio "would love" to do a sequel
- Two Asian teams denied US visas for Dota 2 International championships
- Report: 30+ Crytek UK staff have left since 2011, others go unpaid as studio struggles with financial trouble
June 24
- GOG 'Adrenaline Rush' event now live, promises free games
- DICE CEO: "What is it that the people really liked about Bad Company?"
- How the internet tried to rig the Steam Summer Adventure, and how Valve is trying to stop them
- Steam Early Access is confusing but worthwhile, says Mercenary Kings studio
- The best Steam Summer Sale deals: Day 6
- League of Legends becomes an official varsity sport at Robert Morris University
- League of Legends video takes you on tour of the new Summoner's Rift
- Guild Wars 2 trailer teases the opening of the Gates of Maguuma
- Grid Autosport gets free, optional HD texture pack on PC; other DLC plans revealed
- Mirror's Edge 2 will also be "focussing on first-person combat", says DICE general manager
- Leaked images show Hearthstone's Curse of Naxxramas content
- The Settlers: Kingdoms of Anteria confirmed for 2014 release
- Arma 3 'Bootcamp' update will explain the game's complexities to new players
June 23
- Final Fantasy VIII updated on Steam to include official "cheats"
- Rainbow Six Siege designer promises "next-gen destruction," male hostages
- The Humble Store raises $1 million for charity
- The best Steam Summer Sale deals: Day 5
- Heroes Rise becomes the first text-only game on Steam
- Punkbuster false positives leading to Battlefield 3 bans; EA is investigating
- Nvidia HairWorks trailer shows Witcher 3 fur tech, promotes glossy coats
- Summer Games Done Quick is a charity speedrunning event, now live
- Divinity: Original Sin trailer shows features, promises flexible mod toolkit
- Witcher 3 design documents leaked, revealing quests, monsters and ending spoilers
- Microsoft say they are "continuing to support the Games for Windows Live service"
- Battlefield Hardline beta: all gadgets and weapons unlocked for final week
- World of Warcraft Pandaren reaches level 90 without leaving starting zone
- Humble Bundle and Games Done Quick unite to offer ten games for $25
- The Crew to enter closed beta next month, applications now open
June 22
- The best Steam Summer Sale deals: Day 4
- Battlefield 4 Dragon's Teeth expansion adds new maps, game mode, floating eatery
June 21
- The best Steam Summer Sale deals: Day 3
- The Best Free Games of the Week
- Free-to-play racer Ridge Racer Driftopia to be shut down at end of beta
- Broforce review (Early Access)
June 20
- Blizzard unveils new Webspinner card for Hearthstone: Curse of Naxxramas
- Halo studio 343 Industries is "listening to PC fans" but won't be releasing games for them any time soon
- The best Steam Summer Sale deals: Day 2
- League of Legends studio Riot Games offers new hires cash to quit with "Dodge Queue" program
- Battlefield 4 launch situation was "unacceptable", says EA CEO
- Wasteland 2 beta being sent out to all eligible backers
- Titanfall playable for free this weekend, as Origin launches Game Time promotion
- Dead Rising 3 release date has been quietly confirmed by Steam sale
- Watch Dogs "E3 2012" mod can have damaging effect on gameplay, says Ubisoft
- Don't be fooled by this "EA Sports" FIFA World Cup phishing scam
June 19
- Valve announces $250,000 community-funded prize pool for CS:GO winners at ESL One in Cologne
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown now available on Linux and SteamOS
- EA extends Battlefield Hardline beta by a week
- Valve launches Steam "Buy Orders," making it easier than ever to blow your money
- Ubisoft CEO ponders the future after Quebec cuts tax breaks for game studios
- IndieBox gambles on a resurgence of interest in boxed videogames
- The best Steam Summer Sale deals: Day 1
- How to run Halo: Combat Evolved on Windows 7/8
- Steam Summer Sale is go!
- Best Hard Drive Cloning Software
- Watch Dogs patch due "in the coming days", brings performance improvements
- Team Fortress 2's 'Love and War' update out now
- Early Fallout games are now available on Steam again after a six month absence
- Get Escape Goat 2 and Goat Simulator by donating to goat-themed charity
- Team Fortress 2 'Love and War' day two brings new weapons and bread-themed attacks
June 18
- Electronic Arts plans a "fundamental shift" in how it makes games, says CEO
- Summoner's Rift update hits League of Legends PBE
- Rainbow Six Siege interview: how destruction works, moddability, hostage design
- Trine Enchanted Edition coming as a free update on Steam
- Battlefield Hardline beta now open to all PC gamers
- Ubisoft CEO says "we'll try" to increase character diversity in future games
- Wildstar's Strain Ultradrop update will add more zones and monsters this month
- Magrunner: Dark Pulse is free for 24 hours at the GOG Summer Sale
- SOE and ProSiebenSat.1 part ways; European PS2, DCUO and EQ2 accounts must soon be transferred
- Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls 2.1 patch detailed, headed to PTR
- Twin Souls: The Path of Shadows offers 'old school' third-person stealth, needs your help
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare video spruiks 'authentic' single player campaign
- Valve releases 15-minute Team Fortress 2 "Expiration Date" short for Love and War update
June 17
- Gunpoint gets a new engine and Steam Workshop support, on sale for two days
- Luxuria Superbia studio Tale of Tales announces Sunset, a first-person war game without guns
- Star Citizen flight model and control systems detailed in new blog post
- Bastion, Transistor programmer Chris Jurney joins Oculus Rift team
- Europa Universalis 4 targets trade and governance in Res Publica mini-expansion
- Peggle is now free on Origin
- Frontiers celebrates one-year Kickstarter anniversary with big progress update
- Hearthstone tournament ends in controversy, as winner is accused of cheating
- Team Fortress 2 countdown clock appears, update assumed imminent
- Catlateral Damage brings cheerful destruction to Kickstarter
- Australia, win a copy of the Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies expansion
- Battlefield is not an annualised series, despite rapid Hardline turnaround
- Titanfall update will introduce new game modes later this month
- Euro Truck Simulator 2 developer gets one-year Steam ban for demonstrating security flaw
June 16
- Dragon Age executive producer clarifies "40 major endings" comment
- Alienware says Steam Machines will spur "20, 30-fold" growth in Linux gaming
- Line of Defense developer Derek Smart defends $99 Early Access fee
- Notch defends Mojang against "literally worse than EA" accusation following Minecraft EULA monetization update
- OpenXcom v1.0 released, offers open source alien attacks
- 4k Screenshot Showcase: Dear Esther
- Watch Dogs mod enables "E3 2012" visual effects, improves performance
- Radius Festival starts later this week, lets you try upcoming indie games
- Torment: Tides of Numenera slips to late-2015 due to Wasteland 2's Early Access success
- The Forest gets first major update—bugs fixed, sharks added
- Oculus founder Palmer Luckey thinks 30 frames per second is 'a failure'
June 15
- Destiny on PC "a heavy point of discussion" at Activision
June 14
- The Best Free Games of the Week
- Serious Sam 2 swaps GameSpy for Steamworks, not being on sale for being on sale
- Dragon Age: Inquisition trailer introduces grumpy elf, bullish Qunari
- E3 2014 wrap-up video: the best PC games we played
- Lucky's Tale interview: Paul Bettner on crafting a 3D platformer for the Oculus Rift
June 13
- Alienware Alpha: impressions of the $550 Windows 8.1 Steam Machine
- Microsoft's Phil Spencer says "Xbox is our gaming brand," E3 isn't for Windows
- Star Citizen video: Arena Commander at 2560x1440 on LPC
- Evolve developer Turtle Rock Studios considers Early Access for future projects
- GOG's 2014 Summer Sale kicks off today
- Nordic Games resurrects the THQ name, will resume publishing under its banner
- DICE considering an early access model for future Battlefield games
- Wildstar's CREDD Exchange launches, allowing players to buy extra time with in-game cash
- DayZ is "moving to a new engine", says Dean Hall
- EVE: Valkyrie E3 trailer confirms that space is a dangerous place
- E3 2014 day four: everything you need to know
- Superhot on the Oculus Rift made me feel like Neo from The Matrix
June 12
- The Sims 4 E3 trailer reveals September launch date
- E3 2014 recap: the best games releasing this year
- Grand Theft Auto V on Steam promises advanced video editor, other enhancements
- Visceral on why Battlefield Hardline feels so similar to BF4: "Because it's a Battlefield game"
- ADOM, Logigun and 73 others get the Greenlight on Steam
- Far Cry 4 was "inches away" from including playable female characters
- Alienware's Steam Machine is "Steam ready" but will ship without SteamOS or controller
- The Banner Saga composer faces $50,000 fine for his work on the game
- VVVVVV: Make and Play Edition released as free download of player-made levels
- Project CARS E3 trailer is pretty, contains cars
- World of Tanks introduces 'World Football Championship' game mode
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive weapon skin removed after DMCA takedown notice
- I played Shroud of the Avatar with Richard Garriott: the cult of Lord British is alive and well
- E3 2014 day three: everything you need to know
June 11
- H1Z1 designer claims engine supports "more zombies than you can kill in a lifetime"
- Homefront: The Revolution drops ten minutes of E3 gameplay
- Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris producer talks engine improvements, new scope
- Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime dev talks "mood" influences, shows E3 trailer
- Civilization: Beyond Earth E3 interview: diplomacy, quests, and putting the pieces together
- Elite: Dangerous arrives at E3 station with a cargo hold full of trailer footage
- Grim Fandango retrospective video features Tim Schafer, nostalgia
- Civilization: Beyond Earth devs want to play with "both science and science-fiction"
- Dragon Age: Inquisition dev claims 40 possible endings, nearly unlimited character options
- Grand Theft Auto V PC pre-orders now available
- Sheltered looks like a cross between FTL and Fallout, and is scavenging for Kickstarter cash
- We have 100,000 copies of Pid to give away, with Bundle Stars
- Tales from the Borderlands preview: Telltale's storytelling is worth a return trip to Pandora
- Razer CEO shows off E3 gear: Kraken Neon headset, NZXT H440 case
- The lack of playable female characters in Assassin's Creed Unity is more than just "unfortunate"
- Steam starts dropping Mysterious Cards, likely pointing to incoming Summer Sale
- The Witcher 3 footage shows the search for the ashen-haired woman
- Assassin's Creed: Unity will skip female playable characters due to resources [Updated]
- E3 is about games that look good in trailers, but what are the games you want?
June 10
- Sid Meier's Civilization V now available for SteamOS and Linux
- Obsidian's Armored Warfare E3 trailer mixes recon, artillery and MBTs
- Juju announced, a lighthearted platformer for kids from the Shadow Warrior team
- Serious Sam studio Croteam announces The Talos Principle, a first-person puzzle game
- Assassin's Creed: Unity dev talks player freedom and open-ended assassinations
- Far Cry 4 Blood Dragon isn't out of the question, says Ubisoft
- PC gaming could use more Nintendo-style charm
- Dragon Age: Inquisition devs talk factions, dragons, and a 50-hour story arc at E3 2014
- Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot explains what happened to Rainbow Six: Patriots
- Doom teaser trailer promises QuakeCon reveal
- Alien Isolation trailer shows the unlikelihood of survival
- Naughty Dog co-founder Jason Rubin joins Oculus VR
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor trailer details 'Nemesis' system
- Mortal Kombat 10 E3 footage komes komplete with fatality montage
- Spec Ops: The Line developer announces aerial armada-focused Dreadnought
- Dark Souls 2: The Lost Crown footage emerges, promises plenty of death
- Batman: Arkham Knight E3 footage shows the multi-purpose Batmobile in action
- Dead Island 2 to release in 2015; is no longer set on an island
- E3 2014 day one: everything you need to know
- No Man's Sky gameplay footage shows dinosaurs and space combat [Updated]
- Far Cry 4 E3 gameplay footage shows co-op, a very angry elephant
- Why Ubisoft must make Rainbow Six Siege moddable
- Level edit your own massacres in Hotline Miami 2
- Alienware Alpha revealed, a $550 Steam Machine available this holiday
- Rainbow Six Siege wraps up Ubisoft's E3 press event with a really big bang
- Valiant Hearts gets an emotional trailer at E3 2014
- Assassin's Creed: Unity trailer and live single-player gameplay shown at Ubisoft conference
June 9
- The Crew gets a release date at E3 2014, open beta in July
- Ubisoft rolls out first five minutes of Far Cry 4 at E3 2014
- Tom Clancy's The Division gets new story trailer revealed at Ubisoft E3 event
- Square Enix announces Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, the long-awaited sequel to Guardian of Light
- Battlefield Hardline closed beta starts today, sign-ups open now
- Battlefield Hardline E3 gameplay video: we've played the cops-and-robbers multiplayer
- FIFA 15 interview: "You'll need a good PC for it"
- EA shows off Dragon Age: Inquisition "action" and "tactical" combat modes at E3
- BioWare teases new Mass Effect game with "new stories, new characters" at 2014 E3 EA press conference
- Star Wars: Battlefront gameplay teased in E3 2014 behind-the-scenes video
- Rise of the Tomb Raider revealed at E3
- The Witcher 3 E3 footage shows five minutes of griffon hunting action
- Limbo dev reveals new game, Inside, during Microsoft's E3 press conference
- Dragon Age: Inquisition E3 trailer asks if you'll lead or fall
- Evolve E3 trailer gets down and dirty with a brand-new Cthulhu-esque monster
- Assassin's Creed: Unity E3 gameplay video shows four-player co-op
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare shows off high-tech combat in new E3 2014 footage
- H1Z1 trailer forgoes flashy effects in favour of open-world drama
- Watch the Ubisoft E3 2014 press conference live
- Watch the Sony E3 2014 press conference here
- Watch the Microsoft E3 2014 press conference live
- Expat is a game for Space Cowboy Jam about bounty hunters (in space)
- E3 2014 is almost here, stay with us for all the latest PC news
- Watch the EA E3 2014 press conference live
- SteelSeries announce Sentry Eye Tracker device, say its designed and optimised for gaming
- Payday 2: Big Bank DLC trailer shows moral quandaries, karmic comeuppance
- Notch's new game is Cliffhorse. It's free, and features cliffs and a horse
- Mirror's Edge sequel teased ahead of EA's E3 conference
June 8
- Crystal Catacombs procedurally generates neon sci-fi, roguelikey platform exploration
- Legend of Grimrock 2 might be in alpha, but don't expect an Early Access version
- Mod of the Week: Holidays, for Skyrim
June 7
- The Best Free Games of the Week
- Divinity: Original Sin gets slight delay, extra time being used to add voice acting
- Sniper Elite 3 multiplayer trailer shows blatant disregard for the human skull
June 6
- E3 2014 predictions from the PC Gamer team
- Crimes and Punishments E3 trailer puts the weight on Sherlock Holmes
- Freespace 2 hyperjumps to Steam today
- Why I love Smite's 4v4 Siege mode
- PC Gamer US digs through its archive of old games
- Mojang hints at crackdown on "pay for perk" Minecraft servers
- Hatoful Boyfriend, the pigeon dating sim, is coming this summer
- Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty trailer is surprisingly dramatic
- Floating Point is a free game by Gunpoint creator Tom Francis, out now on Steam
- Top Cold War strategy board game Twilight Struggle is coming to PC
- Payday 2: Big Bank DLC screenshots confirm that it is indeed a big bank
- The Witcher 3 trailer's secret message uncovered, reveals crossbows and horse racing
- FIFA 15 will debut fancy new Ignite Engine on PC
- Battlefield Hardline release date revealed in first trailer
June 5
- Watch Dogs video: max settings at 1920x1080 on LPC
- EVE Online studio CCP Games lays off 49 employees
- The Vanishing of Ethan Carter debut trailer is unexpectedly disturbing
- League of Legends Summoner's Rift update hitting beta servers soon
- Three Lane Highway: learning to watch Dota 2 as a newcomer
- The Witcher Adventure Game coming to PC, signups live for closed multiplayer beta
- GOG.com announces Galaxy, DRM-free online gaming platform
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt details - launch date, collector's edition, and spectacular new trailer
- CCP's World of Darkness failure detailed in The Guardian
- Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel trailer shows moon-based dancing, argyle guns
- Dead Rising 3 announced for PC, will release this Summer
- Microsoft release PC drivers for the Xbox One controller
- The Witcher 3 boxed copy's physical bonuses revealed
- Guild Wars 2 announces 'save and replay' feature for season two of its Living World
- See how trading works in Elite: Dangerous in our video walkthrough
- Dying Light E3 gameplay trailer shows us we're all murderers of zombies
June 4
- Dead Rising 3 shows up on Steam Database, could come to PC soon
- Valve updates Steam Early Access FAQ, warns that some games may never be finished
- Gauntlet's pre-E3 "Relics" trailer shows off some flashy ways to kill
- Former Steam boss Jason Holtman joins Oculus VR as "Head of Platform"
- Road Redemption adds split-screen multiplayer, gets an E3 gameplay trailer
- Ubisoft investigating Watch Dogs uPlay Rewards loading bug
- Sniper Elite V2 is free on Steam for the next 24 hours
- Dark Souls 2 DLC The Lost Crowns announced, season pass available on Steam
- Hotline Fortress 2 video combines TF2 and Hotline Miami in spectacular ways
- Eleven essential Wildstar addons and how to configure them
- Star Citizen's Arena Commander module now available for backers
- World of Warships trailer prepares for E3 with palpable suspense
- Dragon Age Inquisition screenshots show new environments, also The Fade
- Goat Simulator 1.1 patch notes promise addition of even more goats
June 3
- Steam client beta update lets you preload games to any folder
- Roccat reveals the Tyon gaming mouse at Computex 2014
- Enemy Front multiplayer trailer turns the Warsaw Ghetto into a deathmatch arena
- Asus unveils slim, Core i7-powered GX500 gaming laptop with 4K display
- Enemy Starfighter hands-on: A shootout in space
- New Battlefield 4 update goes live today, short downtime expected
- Morrowind getting an engine overhaul through OpenMW
- Natural Selection 2 dev hands control over to community modders
- Starcraft 2 becomes a turn-based RPG with new mod Rogue Star
- Batman: Arkham Knight trailer showcases Batmobile arsenal, confirms delay to 2015
- Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded Age announced by Crytek, is a four-player co-op shooter
- Winner of Square Enix's Thief: Gold modding competition announced, is a cool Dark Mod level
- World of Warplanes 1.4 update releases today, bringing new maps and improvements
- Leaked Battlefield Hardline footage has choppers and police bikes
- Former Irrational employees form new studio and ask, "What is The Black Glove?"
- Xenonauts leaves early access, brings the Cold War-style back to XCOM
June 2
- Legend of Grimrock 2 sneaks into "strong alpha" status
- Dwarf Fortress update coming in July, the first in two years
- Steam Greenlight gives the thumbs-up at 75 more titles
- Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick calls Oculus Rift "anti-social technology"
- Modder Durante adds game-specific plugin support to downsampling tool in major update
- Two League of Legends Championship Series players suspended for "extremely toxic behavior"
- Mortal Kombat 10 announced, trailer shows magic pummeling
- Homefront: The Revolution announced, promises open-world guerilla warfare
- Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies trailers reintroduce you to familiar forces
- Unreal Tournament 3 update removes Gamespy, adds Epic's own server bank
June 1
- Stalker series saved from GameSpy oblivion via new patch
- Northern Shadow is a citybuilding first-person RPG, and hot damn