December 2012 Archive



The post-Christmas pickup starts here, Paul is all alone31 December 2012
Radio the Universe is a stunning looking platformer that quite possibly was torn from the 80s29 December 2012
Game the News tackles a news story every day in game form29 December 2012
God Mode trailer makes you wish you could punch the everlasting out of immortals28 December 2012
Groovy Tuesday; it has an elephant, rollerskates, and will fill you with funk28 December 2012
Potatoman Seeks the Troof in best trailer of the year28 December 2012
NRA executive: videogames industry is "callous, corrupt... sows violence against its own people." UPDATED27 December 2012
Spotlight on Greenlight (with fairy lights)27 December 2012
SimCity’s always-on internet connection enables cloud computing features, says Maxis boss24 December 2012
EA Origin accounts are being stolen; change your password22 December 2012
Steam for Linux beta now open to all22 December 2012
Black Isle Studios want an unspecified amount of money from you to not make a game22 December 2012
THQ President reassures planet everything is going to be okay: "Chapter 11 does not mean the end of the THQ story"22 December 2012
Valve investigating The War Z following accusations of false advertising, Hammerpoint say players "misread" Steam store page20 December 2012
Why Microsoft Pinball didn’t come with Windows Vista20 December 2012
Gas Powered Games are up to something; they’ve launched a countdown20 December 2012
The War Z is no longer purchasable through Steam20 December 2012
THQ files for bankruptcy and begins sale of all its assets20 December 2012
Humble Indie Bundle 7 has great games AND a movie20 December 2012
Crusader Kings 2 on Steam receives massive backlog of patches20 December 2012
PCGamingWiki Kickstarter funded almost as quickly as it starts20 December 2012
The War Z arrives on Steam as an unfinished 'Foundation Release', becomes top seller19 December 2012
Zombie Studios developing psychological horror with Unreal Engine 418 December 2012
Dead Space 3 co-op trailer features toy soldiers. Freakily oversized toy soldiers18 December 2012
DUST 514 weapons video breaks down the classes and skills system18 December 2012
THQ considering developing for Linux following success of Humble Bundle18 December 2012
New Borderlands 2 DLC on the way, features mustaches18 December 2012
GoD Factory: Wingmen footage shows star-spangled multiplayer spacefighting18 December 2012
Valve are opening a studio in San Francisco, according to ex-Blizzard and PopCap devs17 December 2012
Red Orchestra 2 is free on Steam all weekend17 December 2012
Valve launch built-in Steam Game Guides, written by players17 December 2012
Spotlight on Greenlight, 15/12/1217 December 2012
Code Hero Kickstarter backers organising class action suit against developer; UPDATE: Deckard not suing, Primer Labs apologise and reassure backers15 December 2012
Black Ops 2 Nuketown Zombies trailer has a confusing central core narrative but brings it back by shooting zombies14 December 2012
Perspective will chop up and reassemble your mind. Best of all it's free14 December 2012
Gamespy respond to server shutdowns: “Reports that GameSpy Technologies ‘shutdown servers without warning’ are simply inaccurate.”13 December 2012
Humble THQ Bundle set to become most successful Humble Bundle ever13 December 2012
Black Ops 2 PC patch “in the test cycle now”13 December 2012
Ace of Spades hits 500,000 pre-registrations12 December 2012
GAME Pad hotel suite is one of the more expensive ways to spend the night playing games12 December 2012
Warhorse developing the prettiest looking manure covered farm around12 December 2012
SimBin tease GTR3, the next entry in the classic GT racing series12 December 2012
SimCity footage shows cities working together and how your friends can save you from a meteor storm12 December 2012
DJ Space has you mix music with planets11 December 2012
SimCity screens show off new UI and crime map11 December 2012
Assassin’s Creed 3 DLC documents the Tyranny of King Washington via trailer11 December 2012
Unity of Command Red Turn DLC listed in Steam database, release impending10 December 2012
Wargaming launch blog documenting their dig for buried Spitfires10 December 2012
DayZ standalone release date might miss December; “We will slip the date rather than ship something we believe is not ready”, says Rocket10 December 2012
Spotlight on Greenlight, 8/12/1210 December 2012
Portal 2 lego movie is likely to be the best thing you'll see all day10 December 2012
Triple Town comes to PC. Warning: the bears will destroy you10 December 2012
Street Fighter x Mega Man released for free to mark 25th anniversary of the blue-suited robot10 December 2012
IGF finalists to receive Steam distribution agreements 7 December 2012
Forge out on Steam; let the RPG-enthused arena fighting begin7 December 2012
Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded trailer; sticks with the theme of a straight remake by reusing voiceover from the Kickstarter pitch7 December 2012
Diablo 3 real-money auction house now allows gold trading, prices crash to 27p per 100,000g6 December 2012
Dikembe Mutombo's 4 1/2 Weeks to Save the World is a fantastic game plus advert6 December 2012
Ace of Spades release date set for next week; promises a "hectic, destructive, intelligent and tactical form of gameplay which can’t be found anywhere else.”6 December 2012
Trading Doors is a stock market game that lets you invest virtual money in real companies5 December 2012
Barkley 2 passes Kickstarter goal and a number of its stretch goals. Looks like the internet want to play with an amnesiac baller5 December 2012
Steam Big Picture Mode released; sale on controller-friendly games to celebrate5 December 2012
Assassin's Creed 3 Hidden Secrets DLC released for season pass holders; still another week for standard players5 December 2012
Skyrim Dragonborn DLC coming to PC early next year4 December 2012
If you have to use semantics to argue why games can't be art, you've probably lost the spirit of the argument3 December 2012
Humble Bundle on THQ partnership: “Rest assured that indie bundles will continue to be an important part of our business”2 December 2012
Spotlight on Greenlight, 1/12/122 December 2012
How to make your PC games look better, brighter, shinier and sexier with SweetFX2 December 2012
Control the spice and, by extension, the universe by playing PC classic Dune 2 in your browser2 December 2012
Skrillex Quest is free and plays a little like Zelda meets Sword & Sworcery2 December 2012
Desperate Gods brings boardgaming to the PC in a whole new, intuitive way2 December 2012
Saxxy Awards winners announced; Best Overall still to come2 December 2012
GAME UK to sell Steam Wallet Codes; GAME and Valve to “grow our PC gaming communities together”1 December 2012