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May 31
- Humble Indie Bundle 5 launches, contains Psychonauts, LIMBO, Bastion and more
- The Elder Scrolls Online video interview: game director Matt Firor on evolving TES into an MMO
- Starforge trailer fights monsters, builds structures, base jumps from outer space
- Crusader Kings 2 Sword of Islam expansion announced, will let you side with Saladin
May 30
- Doom 3 BFG Edition will feature entire Doom series, seven new Doom 3 levels
- Players design new armor, power set, and zone revamp at City of Heroes Summit
- Everything we know (and don't know) about dungeons in Elder Scrolls Online
- CD Projekt RED's new RPG is Cyberpunk
- Retro City Rampage, Tiny and Big, remastered Tomb Raider, and more added to GOG catalog
- Buy a paper map of Day Z's horrifying world, Chernarus, for $15
- Elder Scrolls Online extensive interview: watch the devs talk PVP, synergy, monsters, and more!
- World of Tanks tech tree details British tanks
- Frozen Synapse Red expansion adds co-op mode, riot shields, the colour red
- Fifa 13 screenshots show many well paid men doing things to balls
- Magicka "The Other Side of the Coin" DLC casts players as the forces of evil
- Diablo 3 called Big Pineapple in China to avoid sales ban
- Mass Effect 3 patch fixes freezes and bugs, obliterates exploits
- World of Warplanes playable at E3, matches will be livestreamed
- Allods Online Astral Storm update adds new realms of astral space and mentor system
- Mini-mechs on parade in Planetside 2's newest screenshots
- Among The Sleep is a first-person horror game that has you play as a two-year-old
May 29
- Crysis 2 back on Steam as Maximum Edition
- Leeroy Jenkins' infamous blunders in WoW made into a short film about a bank heist
- Impressive CryEngine 3 soft-body physics demo released by Rigs of Rods creators
- Elder Scrolls Online's "main backbone story" is a solo affair: "you don't see other people in it"
- Diablo 3 patches incoming: "we’re planning to just straight-out buff Legendary items"
- Indie Royale All Charity Lightning Pack raises $25k for charity
- Guild Wars 2 beta event next weekend, PC Gamer beta key giveaway incoming
May 28
- Divinity: Original Sin announced, top down RPG to "address frustrations with Divine Divinity."
- SW:TOR lead designer on Bioware Austin lay offs: "we live in tough economic times"
- How The Elder Scrolls Online plans to improve MMOs: "I look at the world, not at my hotbar"
- Battlefield 3 Premium retail listing suggests £35 price point, early access to DLC
- DayZ update adds hatchets, firewood, women
- Max Payne 3 system requirements updated, new PC screenshots released
May 27
- Day Z photo diary
May 26
- Ready Up - Red Bull Battlegrounds brings StarCraft 2 to Austin City Limits
May 25
- Play Tribes: Ascend with us - livestreaming now!
- Weekend Game Deals - extra day, extra deals
- Battling through time, Minotaurs, and casino safes in City of Heroes' new movie-themed event
- Reality imitating realism: Day Z IRL video
- Mists of Pandaria's Pandaren mount, daily quest cap and Tier 14 armor sets revealed
- Minecraft sells 6 million
- How Skyrim and Oblivion influenced The Elder Scrolls Online
- Kingdoms of Amalur studio lays off entire workforce
- Skyrim beta patch adds mounted combat
- Rift expansion details teased with mysterious puzzle box
May 24
- Indie Game: The Movie will be sold through Steam
- Get your ticket to Ticket To Ride on Steam for $10
- Mass Effect 3 "Rebellion Pack" adding more multiplayer content next week
- Rift's new Conquest map adds large scale, open world-style PvP
- The Cave is Ron Gilbert's new game, it has ice toads, a theme park and at least one dragon
- Minecraft update snapshot includes trading, currency, new item and sandstone stairs
- Shootmania Storm beta applications open now
- No Guild Wars 2 beta this weekend
- Diablo 3 hotfixes tweak class skills, fix disconnection bugs
- That's a fine trailer you've got there, ShootMania Storm
May 23
- The Old Republic's Daniel Erickson talks Legacy system update, group finder, and adaptive gear
- Beat Age of Empire Online's devs in PvP this afternoon, win entire civilizations
- Total War: Shogun 2 gets free map editor
- Diablo 3 sells 6.3 million, 3.5 million in first day
- Diablo 3 update nerfs Monk, Wizard, Demon Hunter
- Torchlight 2 beta ends tomorrow
- DayZ patch 1.5.8 adds sickness, temperature, "might cause havoc"
- World of Warplanes closed beta taking flight on May 31
- Far Cry 2 and Dreamfall: The Longest Journey arrive on Good Old Games
- XCOM shooter delayed again
- Layoffs hit Star Wars: The Old Republic
May 22
- Free-to-play MMO Marvel Heroes gets first trailer
- The Walking Dead interview discusses design, what got cut: "There was a solid six hours where the mob was chasing you"
- The Old Republic 1.3 "Allies" update adding Group Finder, server transfers, and more
- Red Orchestra 2 free content pack adding "Action" and "Classic" modes, new map, laundry list of improvements
- Diablo 3 soundtrack released on iTunes
- Company of Heroes 2 video interview
- Eve Online: Inferno update is out today
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive beta gets 15 vs 15 play, "chickens added to Inferno"
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown release date and PC exclusive special edition announced
- Halo creators bringing new MMO-style shooter to PC
- DmC Devil May Cry bringing sensible haircuts to PC next year
- Minecraft trading and currency systems teased
- Diablo 3 accounts hacked, items stolen, real money auction house due next week
- Tribes: Ascend Staying Alive update adds sticky grenades, disco Brute
May 21
- Age of Empires Online interview: Tech trees and civ customization
- Swords & Soldiers gets Super Saucy Sausage Fest DLC this week
- AirMech on its way to Steam
- Aliens: Colonial Marines release date pushed back to February 12
- Ron Gilbert reveals more character art for upcoming game with Double Fine
- 64-bit OS required for some 2013 Frostbite games says DICE dev
- Now playing: Arma 2 mod Day Z
- How to install ArmA 2's Day Z mod
- Kingdoms of Amalur developer makes loan payment, Copernicus MMO due in 2013
- Payday devs working with Valve on "In-depth" Left 4 Dead crossover
- Mass Effect 3 actors return to the studio for Extended Cut DLC
- Just Cause 4 domains registered by Square Enix
May 18
- Origin waives 90 days of distribution fees for crowdfunded games
- Age of Empires Online interview: Becoming "really" free to play instead of "free to try"
- Watch our Day Z livestream today, 3 PM PST
- Call of Duty creators' claim against Activision grows to $1bn
- Diablo 3 secret level uncovered
- Steam sale targets Ubisoft this weekend
- Carrier Command: Gaea Mission release date announced
- Torchlight 2 beta stress test this weekend
- Valve "have management" says Portal 1 lead designer
May 17
- How to preserve your Guild Wars character name in Guild Wars 2
- Tera's election system going live: Vote for Xxpwnznubsxx!
- Kingdoms of Amalur devs in difficulty after missing state loan payment
- Blizzard apologises for Diablo 3 server issues. Launch preparations "did not go far enough"
- Steam enables remote downloading for your convenience
- Borderlands 2 collector's editions announced
- Activision were "looking for excuses to dump" ex-Infinity Ward heads in 2009, document claims
- Indie Royale All Charity Lightning Pack is live, £10k already raised for charity
- Rift three faction PvP hits test servers today
- Exclusive behind-the-scenes look at DC Universe Online's next weapon type, the Shield
- The importance of playing games with your kids
- Diablo 3 lore and backstory: an interview with The Order author Nate Kenyon
May 16
- Diablo 3 livestream
- Tribes: Ascend downloaded 1.2 million times, Hi-Rez's MOBA entering closed beta May 31
- Blizzard honour Diablo 3 pre-orders as Game Australia enters administration
- Star Wars: The Old Republic free trial starts tomorrow
- Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion beta live for pre-order players
- Day Z interview -- how zombies + Arma 2 created gaming's best story machine
- Max Payne 3 classic skins are hilarious, Captain Baseball Bat Boy cartoon is awesome
May 15
- Diablo 3 launch guide - The PC Gamer Action News Team assembles
- Diablo 3 errors plague launch, are you struggling to connect?
- Treyarch on why Black Ops 2 doesn't need a new engine
- Diablo 3 review as it happens
- Battlefield Premium service rumoured for E3 reveal
- League of Legends gets adorable new shopkeep in Summoner's Rift graphics update
May 14
- EVE online devs launch replica capsule into real-life stratosphere
- Steam Wallet cards are real, in US stores now
- Warface registers one million players in Russia
- Witcher 2 devs hiring for a "dark fantasy" game and an "entirely new and different" RPG
- Modern Warfare 3 content pack 2 to add new MP maps, spec ops missions, Face Off mode
- Eve Online: Inferno release date is May 22
- Tomb Raider delayed until 2013
- Diablo 3 is almost here! PC Gamer review next week
May 12
- Diablo 3 build guide: Barbarian, Demon Hunter, Monk, Witch Doctor and Wizard [UPDATED]
- For the love of PC gaming, download Day Z--Arma 2's zombie survival mod
- Meet the classes of Diablo 3!
May 11
- Weekend Game Deals - Portal to Skyrim
- Blizzard and Valve make nice over DOTA trademark
- What Diablo 3 classes are game developers playing as?
- Portal 2 puzzle maker has produced over 35,000 levels, Valve arrange Steam sale to celebrate
- WoW getting cross-server zones to address population issues, let friends play together
- The International Dota 2 Championships 2012 to be held at PAX Prime this August
May 10
- Playing for keeps in Planet Cyrene's real-money arenas
- Steam retail vouchers spotted
- Dishonored release date set for October
- Hitman: Absolution release date set, Sniper Challenge pre-order game in August
- Our Facebook page has 200,000 likes! We quite like you too
- Max Payne 3 "will not use Games for Windows Live" say Rockstar
- Guild Wars 2 stress test opens next Monday for pre-purchase players
May 9
- Bioshock Infinite delayed until February 2013, no showing at E3 or Gamescom
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Collection 1 DLC arrives on PC, finally
- Dota 2 is bigger than Counter-Strike: Source and Skyrim and it's not even out yet
- Black Ops 2 could violate agreement between Activision and Infinity Ward, claims report
- Star Wars: The Old Republic official podcast launches, talks past and future updates
- Max Payne 3 supported by revamped Rockstar Games Social Club
May 8
- Guild Wars 2 wants you to play with friends
- Tribes: Ascend's Tartarus Update adds new maps, introduces loadouts
- Portal 2 Perpetual Testing Initiative is live, download the first PCG puzzle
- The Fullbright Company announces Gone Home
- Hitman Absolution Sniper Challenge pre-order bonus outed by US magazine
- Diablo 3 Error 37 no cause for concern, say Blizzard in launch day preparation guide
- CCP talk long-term success: "We're trying to make a game to achieve a different purpose"
- Blizzard announces cross-region play, multiplayer match resume for Starcraft II
- Max Payne 3 digital comic recaps Max's fall and sets up his relocation to Brazil
May 7
- The Old Republic has 1.3 million subscribers
- Assassin's Creed 3 teaser trailer teases world premiere gameplay trailer
- The Binding of Isaac: Wrath of the Lamb release date announced, trailer teases "more cool stuff"
May 6
- Arma 3 video shows minutes of in-game footage
- Random loot packs are the best-selling item in free-to-play City of Heroes
May 5
- Weekend leisure: Richard Garriott gives behind-the-scenes look at developing Ultima
- Mass Effect, Diablo and Star Wars comic books reviewed on Free Comic Book Day
- Account-wide mounts added in Mists of Pandaria beta
May 4
- Weekend Game Deals - Bundles of joy
- 6 things that will surprise MMO veterans jumping into Tera
- Dragons, werewolves and giant turtles battle in new Warlock: Master of the Arcane trailer
- May Hurray Indie Royale bundle may be good
- The Elder Scrolls Online trailer released, website live
- Thief: Deadly Shadows, Splinter Cell, Anomaly: Warzone Earth and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver sneak onto GoG
- The Pirate Bay's traffic increases by 12 million following UK ban
- PlanetSide 2's Matt Higby on balancing, netcode and defection
- Ghost Recon Future Soldier prequel movie Ghost Recon Alpha online in its entirety
- Company of Heroes 2 first details: it's in Russia, it's snowy, it looks amazing
- Company of Heroes 2 announced, every detail and original game free in PC Gamer UK Issue 241
May 3
- Carbine announces that WildStar will support addons and promises they'll be easy to build
- Cheat death in Tera with Crystals
- Elder Scrolls Online announced! An MMO set in the world of Skyrim
- UK MP Keith Vaz files motion on "violent video games"
- CCP on the death of subscription MMOs: "It's simply not the case"
- EA invite gamers to give feedback on Origin
- The Elder Scrolls Online: everything you need to know
- Catapult mech looks a bit bored in new MechWarrior Online screenshots
- EA Indie Bundle released on Steam. Wait, what?
May 2
- Skyrim mods downloaded 13 million times on Steam. Which mods are the most popular?
- Notch might end up in the next Total War game
- Gabe: "We are not announcing anything at E3. Really"
- Steam introducing remote downloads. Download stuff remotely for maximum fun-time
- New XCOM Enemy Unknown design and art videos released
- The best Black Ops 2 screenshot: Treyarch motion capture horse ridden by man with toy AK
- Max Payne 3's Rockstar Pass DLC baldly goes
- Black Ops 2 PC will take advantage of DirectX 11. 60 frames per second still a priority
- Diablo 3 FAQ released by Blizzard. Real-money auction houses will be region-specific
- Reset trailer resets the scene
May 1
- League of Legends World Championships will be worth record-breaking $3 million
- Bethesda teases Dawnguard Skyrim DLC
- The Pirate Bay reponds to UK ban: "We have no right to speak since we’re not rich”
- Hook, brine and sinker: Raven's Cry trailer debuts gameplay
- Black Ops 2 website reveals name, release date, promises screenshots and video to come
- Former BioShock devs found bright new studio
- Kickstarter project exposed as scam
- Crysis 3 creative director on sandbox play versus 'Michael Bay moments'