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15th December 2018

• Civilization 6: Gathering Storm adds Canada and an Ice Hockey Rink

  21:10

• Stardew Valley developer hiring a team to help work on future content for the title

  19:26

• Fortnite leaker FNBRLeaks sent cease and desist for advertising the “sale of game modification tools”

  19:01

• Delibird returns next week to kick off Pokemon Go Holiday Event

  16:10

• Nab a free copy of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey for testing Google’s Project Stream

  15:40

• Red Dead Redemption 2 and Black Ops 4 top-selling PS Store titles in November

  15:06

14th December 2018

• Pokemon Go players can challenge Lugia and Ho-Oh in Raid Battles this weekend

  18:12

• Red Dead Online once again handing beta players free cash and 15 Gold Bars

  17:23

• Best of 2018: “That goat can really program!”: How CD Projekt and Mike Pondsmith came together for Cyberpunk 2077

  16:49

• Riot Games COO put on unpaid leave over misconduct in the workplace

  16:35

• Fortnite’s Infinity Blade will be nerfed in a future update, removed for the time being

  15:38

• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate limited-time Spirit Board event is live

  14:51

• Anthem livestream dives deep into loot, builds, gear – watch the archive here

  14:50

• This Kingdom Hearts 3 Limited Edition PS4 Pro is rather pretty

  14:36

• Star Wars: Battlefront 2 officially joins EA Access

  13:31

• Best of 2018: If Red Dead Redemption 2 is a PS4 and Xbox One milestone, do we really need next-gen consoles?

  12:45

• New Anthem trailer explains the origin of the Legion of Dawn, shows off killer skins

  12:34

• Black Ops 4 Blackout gets Close Quarters Frenzy, new winter event Black Market stream, more

  11:40

• Next week’s Destiny 2 patch will make it easier to reach 600 Power

  10:31

• Blizzard takes developers off Heroes of the Storm, cancels 2019 esports calendar

  09:27

• Best of 2018: How Pixar and Square Enix collaborated to bring Toy Story and Monsters Inc to Kingdom Hearts 3

  08:49

13th December 2018

• Humble Store handing out LEGO: The Hobbit for free, puts Hitman 2, Fallout 76, more on sale

  20:49

• DayZ has left Early Access and is free to play this weekend on Steam

  20:14

• Planetside Arena is a match-based sequel with support for 1,000 players per match, battle royale

  18:19

• The Nier: Automata character pack hits Soulcalibur 6 next week

  17:03

• Best of 2018: Shadow of the Colossus is a great reminder of why modern open-world games suck

  16:56

• Vermintide 2: Back to Ubersreik DLC arrives on consoles next week

  16:37

• Metro Exodus has a new, earlier release date

  15:57

• Spider-Man’s third and final DLC Silver Lining has a release date

  15:35

• Final Fantasy 15: Comrades standalone arrives on consoles, Final Fantasy 14 collaboration live

  14:37

• Witchfire, the gothic shooter announced at last year’s Game Awards, is not dead

  13:49

• Best of 2018: QuakeCon’s BYOC area has a prison economy where people trade Bawls

  12:46

• Core Battlefield 5 players definitely aren’t happy with the new TTK changes

  12:38

• Detroit: Become Human has sold over 2 million copies so far

  11:26

• Valve’s Artifact lost almost 80% of its player base since launch

  10:41

• Nintendo NES and SNES Classic Mini consoles won’t be restocked after the holidays

  09:32

• Pokemon Go Best Pokemon: Tier List of the best Pokemon ranked by Attack, Defense and Stamina

  09:16

• Pokemon Go Raid Bosses: all current raids, including Cresselia, Deoxys and other new additions

  09:12

• Pokemon Go Field Research quests: December missions and rewards, Special Research and Breakthroughs

  09:10

• Pokemon Let’s Go: how to fly with the new Sky Dash secret technique

  09:08

• Pokemon Let’s Go Fortune Teller guide: how to use the nature lady to influence Pokemon natures

  09:05

12th December 2018

• Epic releasing cross-platform game service built for Fortnite free to all developers

  22:01

• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate replays will be wiped with next patch – better save them now

  21:25

• PlayStation Classic games appear to run better on SNES Classic Mini using an emulator

  21:13

• Hitman 2 December content updates continue tomorrow with a new Escalation Contract

  19:21

• Minecraft’s newest update adds bamboo, scaffolding, pandas and redesigned kitty cats

  18:51

• Play The Crew 2 for free this weekend starting December 13

  17:26

• The Game Awards viewership more than doubled in 2018 with over 26.2 million livestreams

  17:02

• Insurgency Sandstorm review – ear-splitting FPS is one of the best multiplayer games of the year

  16:58

• Halo Infinite dev hosting a livestream today

  16:11

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Operation Absolute Zero features new specialist, weapons and Hijacked map for Blackout

  16:07

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – how to earn the new multiplayer weapons and get direct action kills

  16:05

• Best of 2018: Red Dead Redemption 2 – how advanced AI and physics create the most believable open world yet

  15:43

• Pokemon Go players can now engage in Trainer Battles

  15:43

• PUBG gets Vikendi Survivor Pass, with a $10 premium option

  15:05

• ZeniMax accepts settlement offer from Facebook in Oculus lawsuit

  14:52

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – How to unlock Specialist: Zero

  14:42

• Here’s a look at all 6 classes in World War Z

  14:23

• An unabridged interview with Metro 2033 author Dmitri Glukhovsky

  13:05

• Here’s what TTK/TTD changes mean for Battlefield 5 gameplay

  12:48

• Best of 2018: From a warzone to video game development – how life taught A Way Out director Josef Fares to “fuck shit up”

  12:28

11th December 2018

• Destiny 2: The Dawning is live – go enjoy the festivities and bake some cookies

  21:22

• Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online update 1.04 out now – here’s the patch notes

  20:59

• Sledgehammer Games co-founder Glen Schofield is leaving Activision

  20:42

• Overwatch Winter Wonderland 2018: here’s all the new skins, emotes, and intros

  20:10

• First changes to Battlefield 5 TTK will start rolling out tomorrow

  19:07

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – details of first content drop made official, out now on PS4

  18:42

• Fortnite is now officially more popular than boobs, and PlayStation owners are the biggest wankers

  17:05

• Fallout 76 update 1.0.3.1 includes C.A.M.P. improvements, SPECIAL reallocation, new PC settings, more

  16:29

• Best of 2018: Meet the bionic man creating real Cyberpunk 2077-esque augmentations

  16:11

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Map Pack 1 leaks – watch gameplay of new multiplayer maps, Zombies

  15:42

• In a surprise move, Epic has removed all 3 Infinity Blade games from iOS App Store

  15:02

• Online play in Smash Bros. Ultimate is a bit of a mess

  14:32

• Destiny 2: Black Armory – Mysterious Box guide

  14:31

• Best of 2018: The Witcher 3 shows what it’s really like to live with mental health issues

  14:12

• Ghost Recon Wildlands gets Future Soldier-inspired mission, new PvP maps and classes, more

  14:06

• The VG247 alternative game awards

  13:17

• New Battlefield 5 patch fixes mini-map spotting bug, some crashes

  12:53

• Destiny 2: Black Armory guide – tips and walkthroughs to reignite the Lost Forges

  12:02

• Rainbow Six Siege is no longer auto-banning players for offensive language

  11:36

• Fortnite v7.01 update adds the Infinity Blade, The Block and Close Encounters LTM

  10:56

10th December 2018

• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: Artifact locations – how to seal the gates of Atlantis

  17:14

• Here are a few of the best Easter eggs in Just Cause 4

  16:56

• Destiny 2: Black Armory – How to unlock and reignite the Gofannon Forge

  16:54

• Watch new Beyond Good & Evil 2 gameplay here today

  16:17

• Hearthstone: Rastakhan’s Rumble guide: keyword, Legendary and Spirit cards, Rumble Run and everything else you need to know

  16:00

• Capcom details upcoming Monster Hunter World free updates, anniversary event

  15:33

• Monster Hunter: World is getting a hefty trial version on console from December 12

  15:27

• Monster Hunter World Iceborne expansion brings new zone, new and returning monsters

  14:19

• Monster Hunter World The Witcher collaboration coming in early 2019

  14:15

• Destiny 2: Black Armory – Machine gun frame and Volundr Forge guide

  14:01

• “I’ve always used the opportunity to make political statements in Metro games” – Dmitry Glukhovsky

  13:33

• The Portal reference in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s Danger Zone Blacksite is not an ARG after all

  12:59

• Fallout 76 players discover many undocumented changes in patches, Bethesda vows to be more transparent

  12:31

• Destiny 2: Forsaken – Where to find the Gravetide Summoner

  10:56

• Yakuza dev’s new game, Judgement, launches summer 2019 in the West

  10:04

• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the fastest-selling Nintendo Switch game at UK retail

  09:33

• Fortnite: take a look at the new sword and a bunch of cool Xmas skins

  09:04

• Production on the Metro 2033 film has halted because it didn’t work with an Americanised script

  09:03

• Red Dead Online story progress at 75% – how to get 100%

  08:26