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Nintendo Direct 12/18/2013 Recap

This story from 2013 is all about the December 2013 Nintendo Direct and the many announcements it held for major franchises like Mario and Zelda.

December 18, 2013 | 11:23 EST

Ships battling with the Death Star in the background in Star Wars: Attack Squadrons

Disney Announces Star Wars: Attack Squadrons

In this story from 2013, our very own Rutledge looks at Star Wars: Attack Squadrons, a free-to-play space dogfight sim that was later sadly canceled.

December 17, 2013 | 03:58 EST

Mal Reynolds aiming a gun at the camera in Firefly Online

First Details of Firefly Online Emerge

This 2013 news story takes a look at Firefly Online, a (now presumably canceled) MMORPG set in the universe of the titular show.

December 13, 2013 | 08:47 EST

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The Elder Scrolls Online release dates announced

That's right, the time we've all been waiting for has come! Bethesda has announced the release date for their upcoming Elder Scrolls MMO.

December 11, 2013 | 11:44 EST

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New Twitter interface is finally back

In this news story from 2013, our writer looks at the return of the then-new Holo interface, which was reintroduced to Twitter via an update.

December 11, 2013 | 01:06 EST

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NSA Agents Snoop on Gamers

December 10, 2013 | 09:00 EST

The VGX Awards - A Recap

December 9, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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Destiny Has an Official Release Date

In this story from 2013, our writer looks at the announcement of the official Destiny release date, as well as the beta for the game.

December 8, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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Xbox One Backwards Compatibility: Avoid This Prank

In this story from 2013, our writer looks at a prank that preyed on the lack of Xbox One backwards compatibility for the sake of shenanigans.

December 6, 2013 | 06:12 EST

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PlayStation Store's Best-Selling PS4 Game in November May Surprise You

In this story from 2013, our writer looks at that November's best-selling game for PS4 on the PlayStation Store, and it's an unexpected one.

December 6, 2013 | 04:39 EST

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Man Pays $750 for Fake Xbox One in eBay Scam

This story from 2013 looks at a man paying $750 for a fake Xbox One in an eBay scam, but don't worry - it all ended well for Mr. Clatworthy.

December 6, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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NBA 2K14 Fouls Players for Swearing

This story from 2013 is all about NBA 2K14 fouling players for swearing if the PlayStation or Xbox camera systems catch them in the act.

December 6, 2013 | 09:00 EST

Nick Valentine standing in Diamond City in Fallout 4

Bethesda Reported Not to Appear at VGX, No Fallout 4 News?

In this story from 2013, our writer looks at Bethesda not making an appearance at VGX, as well as commenting on the ongoing The Survivor 2299 phenomenon.

December 5, 2013 | 06:22 EST

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Like Google Now? Here’s How to Make it Even Better!

This article from 2013 is all about Google Now and some of the voice commands users could utilize in order to make the most of it.

December 3, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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PlayStation Plus December Free Games Preview

This story from 2013 looks at the PlayStation Plus lineup for December that year, which includes Borderlands 2, a Sonic racer, and more.

December 3, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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Lindsay Lohan May Sue Rockstar Games Over Grand Theft Auto V

This story from 2013 is about early reports that the actress Lindsay Lohan was looking to sue Rockstar Games over Grand Theft Auto V.

December 2, 2013 | 10:00 EST

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Star Citizen Surpasses 33 Million Dollar Mark

This news story from 2013 sees one of our writers taking a look at Chris Roberts' Star Citizen, which had, at the time, passed the $33 million funding mark.

December 2, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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CyanogenMod Installer Pulled from Google App Store

This news story from 2013 is about the jailbreak app CyanogenMod and Google instructing its makers to take it down from the Play Store.

December 2, 2013 | 09:00 EST

The player character looking down at Dogmeat in Fallout 4, which many people believed The Survivor 2299 could have been

The Survivor 2299; Nuclear winter has come [UPDATED]

This news article from 2013 takes a look at what could have been Fallout 4 in the form of The Survivor 2299, although it was sadly just a hoax.

December 1, 2013 | 05:10 EST

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iBuyPower Steam Machine announced

November 29, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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Humble Weekly Bundle 28.11.13

This story from 2013 takes a look at the Humble Weekly Bundle lineup at the time, which included games like S.P.A.Z. and Closure.

November 29, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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Twitch removes PS4's The PlayRoom Channel After Reports of Lewd Acts

This story from 2013 talks about Twitch removing the PS4 The PlayRoom channel after users reportedly engaged in lewd acts on-camera.

November 28, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Going Mobile in December

This story from 2013 is all about the mobile release of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which also featured a number of optimizations and improvements.

November 26, 2013 | 01:54 EST

The cast of characters in Soul Sacrifice, the PS Vita game that was given away as a PS Plus Instant Collection title in 2013

PS Plus Instant Collection: Soul Sacrifice Free Today

In this story from 2013, our very own Rutledge details PS Vita game Soul Sacrifice being added to the PS Plus Instant Collection.

November 26, 2013 | 09:15 EST

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Assassin’s Creed Pirates Sails to Mobile Next Month

This story from 2013 looks at the announcement of a release date for the mobile game Assassin's Creed Pirates, which landed that December.

November 25, 2013 | 12:40 EST

Lucas Simms in Fallout 3, to which many believed Survivor 2299 could be a sequel

Survivor 2299 - Could It Be Fallout 4?

This story from 2013 continues to follow the Survivor 2299 event and whether or not it was related to the Fallout franchise.

November 25, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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Xbox One Launch Event is Already Seeing a Crowd

This brief story from 2013 is about the Xbox One launch event and the fact that it was already drawing a crowd before it even began.

November 21, 2013 | 04:28 EST

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Begin The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot on Steam

This story from 2013 is about Ubisoft's hack-and-slash RPG The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot and the launch of its closed beta on Steam.

November 21, 2013 | 09:00 EST

Nathan Drake in artwork for Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, which is the game that was being teased in this story
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Naughty Dog Teases New Uncharted

This brief story is about a trailer that was shown during the PS4 launch live event for an upcoming Uncharted game by Naughty Dog.

November 15, 2013 | 12:37 EST

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The Last of Us Story DLC Revealed

This story from 2013 looks at the reveal of the then-upcoming The Last of Us story DLC Left Behind, as well as what it contains.

November 15, 2013 | 12:25 EST

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Plan Ahead: Download the PS4 1.50 Update Now!

This story from 2013 is about a PS4 update that Sony allowed gamers to download onto a flash drive, thus bypassing slow downloads.

November 14, 2013 | 11:25 EST

Toad, Luigi, Peach, and Mario leaping into the air in Super Mario 3D World, one of the focus games for the November 2013 Nintendo Direct
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Nintendo Direct November 2013: Hey, We Have Zelda and Mario Edition

In this news story from 2013, one of our writers looks at a Nintendo Direct presentation in which Mario and Zelda figured heavily.

November 14, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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Sony Playstation App launches today for next-gen tease

In this news story from 2013, one of our writers takes a look at the launch of the PlayStation app, which featured a tease for the PS4.

November 13, 2013 | 10:22 EST

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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Announced, Takes Us Back to Tolkien's World

In this news story from 2013, our very own Rutledge writes about the announcement of open-world action game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.

November 12, 2013 | 08:28 EST

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All-New Updates Have Arrived For Both Console and Mobile Versions of Terraria

Terrarria players have great things to look forward with this new update, between multiplayer, new recipes, and some extra features.

November 10, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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Heroes of the Storm Gets New Cinematic Trailer at Blizzcon 2013

Blizzard just held its annual Blizzcon event for 2013, and we finally got a new Heroes of the Storm cinematic trailer to feast or eyes on.

November 8, 2013 | 10:52 EST

Castlevania 2 Lords of Shadow artwork showing a bare-chested man standing in an abstract swirl of blood-red smoke.
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Dev Diary #1

The new Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Dev Diary has dropped showing off more about the next Castlevania title coming from Konami.

November 7, 2013 | 03:51 EST

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Android 4.4 "KitKat" Preview

This story from 2013 is all about Android 4.4 and what it brought to the mobile space, as well as which devices it would be available on.

November 5, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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FYI: Microsoft Remote Desktop App Out Today

This story from 2013 is all about the launch of the Microsoft Remote Desktop app, which allowed you to view your desktop from a mobile device.

October 17, 2013 | 06:03 EDT

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Still Using Google Checkout? Not for Much Longer!

In this story from 2013, our very own Rutledge looks at the shutting down of Google Checkout, which was eventually supplanted by Google Wallet.

October 17, 2013 | 09:00 EDT

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Steam Universe Expansion: Steam Controller

This story from 2013 takes a look at the Steam Controller's announcement and what it could offer to those who wanted a new PC control method.

September 27, 2013 | 02:02 EDT

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The Steam Family Sharing Beta Has Begun!

This story from 2013 is all about the Steam Family Sharing feature, which allows users to play games from other people's Steam libraries.

September 26, 2013 | 02:38 EDT

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Steam Universe Expansion! Steam Machines Details

In this story from 2013, we take a look at the announcement of the Steam Machine, the second of three major Steam-related announcements made by Valve.

September 25, 2013 | 02:02 EDT

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The Steam Universe Expansion! SteamOS Details

In this story from 2013, our writer takes a look at the announcement of SteamOS and what it would mean for PC gamers at the time.

September 23, 2013 | 02:10 EDT