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- December 27
- December 26
- December 23
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- Here's all the big video game holiday events going on - Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
- WWE 2K17 patch adds Future Stars DLC support and, er, fixes Kane's hair
- I've been trying out Pokemon Go's Apple Watch app and... [shrugs]
- Justice League will see the return of Lex Luthor, but he’s not the big cheese anymore
- Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller talks season 4 and tackling Silence of the Lambs
- Destiny: Xur weapons, gear and location, December 23 - 25. Plan C!
- Star Wars: Rogue One originally included Jedi - and one was related to Jyn
- December 22
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- Every big Resident Evil 7 detail (weapons, plot, final boss, and more) has leaked - beware of spoilers
- Westworld's Stubbs explains why the show won't be back in 2017: "They want to go in with a clear plan"
- Datamine suggests Pokemon Go's Christmas event isn't done adding things yet
- Alien: Covenant shots tease blood, Giger-esque sets, and we're pretty sure what the numbers mean now
- God of War 4 development is further along than you think, director says he played the game start to finish
- Here are all the Season's Greetings from your favourite developers
- PS VR just got 360 YouTube support - ride all the roller coasters. Hurl all the hurls
- Win the SteelBook Edition of Enemy Mine
- What's new for Overwatch in 2017? Blizzard promising new heroes, maps and customisation (probably)
- Game of Thrones is showing a season a day over the holidays - challenge accepted!
- Star Wars 8 could be getting its own version of the Ewoks or, God forbid, Jar Jar
- December 21
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- Final Fantasy 15's food isn't just gorgeous - it was tested on actual camping hardware
- Final Fantasy 15 gets free New Game+ patch so you can show those Garula who's boss
- Flash, Batman, and Wonder Woman stand ready in new Justice League movie photo
- Game of Thrones' Sophie Turner talks dark Sansa and her 'taste for killing' in season 7
- 7 new Blade Runner 2049 pics show Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford looking right at home
- The best reactions to Tracer being gay in Overwatch
- Star Wars Battlefront players get double XP and free access to Death Star DLC over Christmas weekend
- Ellie's back in the mo-cap studio for The Last of Us 2, but where's Joel?
- Avengers: Infinity War casting call reveals Captain Marvel debut, lots of Guardians, but NO Spidey
- Star Wars: Rogue One originally had a happier ending - but Disney changed it
- December 20
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- Check out two new Alien: Covenant images and see if you can decipher the code
- Fruit Ninja VR hits PS4 just in time to show holiday guests the joy of flailing around in virtual reality
- This Last of Us 2 Yarn Ellie doll was made by the lead designer herself, and she left instructions
- GTA Online's Festive Surprise is back and it's the most criminal time of the year
- 4 gifs that show how to spread zombie Christmas cheer in Dead Rising 4's DLC
- The Mummy trailer with half its audio missing is a hilarious Christmas miracle, Twitter made it even better
- Orlando Bloom posts some great Lord of the Rings set pics for its 15th anniversary
- Thor: Ragnarok confirms Planet Hulk location - Banner will be getting his gladiator on
- Star Wars: Rogue One concept art offers new looks at familiar faces
- Here's what Until Dawn looked like when it was a PS3 Move game
- Witcher developer CD Projekt Red get $7 million from the Polish government towards its next game
- Critical round-up: What does the world think of the Assassin’s Creed movie?
- December 19
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- Report says the Nintendo Switch runs slower than we thought, but it's not all bad news
- Lando "has to be cool" in the Han Solo movie, Donald Glover explains why that's harder than you think
- Xbox Store Countdown sale includes Final Fantasy 15, a month of Gold for $1, and it starts Thursday
- Tunnels and tank fights coming in Battlefield 1's "They Shall Not Pass" DLC
- New John Wick: Chapter 2 trailer has a warning for anyone on Keanu Reeves' tail
- Sources say a new Batman game starring Bruce's son is coming, from the studio behind Arkham Origins
- The first footage for Twin Peaks season 3 has no cherry pie but a lot of questions
- The first trailer for Blade Runner 2049 re-introduces Deckard, 30 years later
- Star Wars: Rogue One used unseen A New Hope footage for that extra bit of authenticity
- Mario Run had nearly 40 million downloads in 3 days and made $4 million in its first 24 hours
- Game of Thrones season 7 could see a character return from beyond the Wall
- December 17
- December 16
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- Overwatch players are (chocolate) chipping in to deliver a payload of cookies to Blizzard - how sweet
- Battlefield 1's "They Shall Not Pass" DLC gets a concept art teaser
- "FIXED: A weird NPC face" - this Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection patch note is the best
- The cut Deadpool joke Ryan Reynolds liked most is… pretty tame, actually (at least comparatively)
- A free Final Fantasy 15 update helps fill your holiday photos with handsome boys
- You might guess the UK's favorite Star Wars character, but I bet you won't guess its least favorite
- Try Nintendo Switch at the hands-on tour in these 6 North American cities
- Here's every Star Wars: Rogue One trailer shot that didn't make it into the movie
- Destiny: Xur weapons, gear, and location, December 16 - 18. Zhalo Supercell!
- Game of Thrones season 7 will see no hope for Cersei's redemption, says Lena Headey - it would "ruin it"
- Game of Thrones season 7 set photos reveal what Sam and Gilly have been up to
- December 15
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- The Walking Dead season 7's mid-season finale could've been a lot grosser, says someone who died
- Fans behind canceled Resident Evil 2 remake show off their next project, and it looks familiar
- The Justice League Aquaman set photos are like a swimsuit shoot by Zack Snyder
- When will Super Mario Run come out on Android? Nintendo won't say more than "2017"
- Super Mario Run is out, and the reactions are pure gold
- The multiplayer season pass is almost dead, this is how For Honor and Titanfall 2 are killing it
- Nintendo Switch's reported specs mean it won't be as powerful as Xbox One or PS4 - what that means for you
- An Assassin's Creed movie ad will live broadcast a 100ft leap of faith on UK TV
- Fallout 4 gets a Minecraft mash up pack. Great, *another* settlement needs our help
- Battlezone is getting a rad free 80's mode, new campaign, and customisation options
- PES 2017 online league launched – with cash prize of $200,000 for the winner
- Star Trek: Discovery's finally revealed its lead actress - and she’s a Walking Dead survivor
- Game of Thrones season 7 set photos sees characters in peril, and Dorne FINALLY getting interesting
- SFX Wishlist: What do you want to see in Fantastic Beasts 2?
- December 14
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- With Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 set for 2019, Tom Holland becomes the Spider-Manliest actor
- 4 things Guerrilla Games wants you to know about Horizon: Zero Dawn heroine Aloy
- Lost Odyssey's free on Xbox One through December 31, here's why you should download it
- Game of Thrones season 7 begins filming King's Landing scenes, and Cersei looks straight-up wicked
- Dishonored 2's New Game Plus update lets you combine Emily and Corvo's powers
- The NES Classic is in-stock on Amazon … but only if you live in these cities
- For Honor's closed beta is coming in January and it will give you a teaser of cross-platform Faction Wars
- All three Bioshocks now backwards compatible on Xbox One, bringing the BC total to 300+ games
- Harley Quinn gets her own movie starring Margot Robbie – here's everything you should know
- Hitman's Christmas mission basically has you killing the burglars from Home Alone
- Destiny's Christmas event, The Dawning, has started. Here's what Space Santa's brought (spoiler: a lot)
- Prey is "one big mission" where anything you do at any point "potentially has an impact on the end"
- You might want a Star Wars 8 trailer but Adam Driver doesn't: "The less people know the more of an event it is"
- December 13
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- You might get an invite to try Nintendo Switch soon, if you're in My Nintendo
- Check out all the Overwatch Christmas skins, ranked naughty to nice
- New map, better landships: these are the biggest changes in Battlefield 1's December Update
- Horizon: Zero Dawn has a new release date in the UK, and it's two days earlier than before
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is free this weekend: play the campaign, multiplayer and zombies for 5 days
- Tomb Raider reboot movie is like Raiders of the Lost Ark according to bad guy actor Walton Goggins
- Netflix show The OA looks like the next Stranger Things (at least until Stranger Things season 2)
- See the canned Call of Doom in action and find out how it ultimately created the series' Glory Kills
- The Batman doesn't have a script yet - it'll be ready when they get the “right story”, says Ben Affleck
- Here's how far you'll need to walk to get Pokemon Go's new Gen 2 baby Pokemon
- The Walking Dead season 7, episode 9 preview urges everyone to rise up against Negan
- December 12
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- Trademark suggests the name for Star Wars 8 is 'Forces of Destiny'. Maybe.
- 6 big things to know about Mass Effect: Andromeda, straight from director Mac Walters
- Pokemon Go adds Gen 2 Pokemon AND A PIKACHU IN A CHRISTMAS HAT
- The Golden Globes 2017 has noms for Westworld, Game of Thrones, Deadpool, and Stranger Things
- Kojima shows off the power of Death Stranding's Decima engine
- Sherlock season 4 teaser promises 'it’s not a game anymore'
- 8 ways the first Fate of the Furious trailer is the most furious Furious so far
- The Last Of Us 2's themes might involve religion and "the choices that defined who we are"
- Doctor Who Christmas Special trailer has Manhattan, a superhero, and brain-swapping aliens
- Could this Game of Thrones actor's Instagram have given away a big plot clue? (SPOILERS)
- Here's your first look at Universal Studios' Super Nintendo World
- Spider-Man: Homecoming’s Tom Holland hints at a new action scene (spoiler: Spidey goes swimming)
- December 11
- December 9
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- New Power Rangers poster gives us a look at the Zords - yup, that's a giant saber-toothed tiger
- Check out every possible angle of Nintendo Switch from its live debut on The Tonight Show
- 10 stunning fan tributes to classic racing games, created in Forza Horizon 3
- New Assassin's Creed movie trailer introduces the Apple of Eden and even more stabbing
- Star Wars 8 rumor says Snoke appears on-set as a massive, intricate puppet
- Meet Logan's Zander Rice, mad scientist and creator of Wolverine clone, X-23
- Hidden PT files are unearthing what Silent Hills could have been
- Super Mario Run needs an internet connection to play, because piracy
- Watch War for the Planet of the Apes' first trailer and 6 gifs of amazing ape action
- Destiny: Xur weapons, gear, and location, December 9 - 11. Red Death!
- Star Wars: Rogue One director on reshoots: "We never came up for air until about a week ago"
- Bungie and Skylanders devs Vicarious Visions are getting together to 'expand the Destiny universe'
- Spider-Man: Homecoming will feature even more Stark "bells and whistles" on Spidey's suit
- December 8
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- Battlefield 1 will get its 10th map as free DLC on December 20, also a grenade-shooting crossbow
- Miyamoto says Super Mario Run's new fans will help Mario 'continue to evolve'
- Pokemon Go dataminers uncover shinies, genders, costumes, and trainer customization
- Sea of Thieves is having a technical alpha December 16 - 18, here's how to get a spot
- Super Mario Run shows off some new gameplay: here's what we do and don't like
- Game of Thrones season 7's Conor McGregor cameo rumoured to be as one of Euron's sailors
- Rocket League goes into space with new Starbase ARC update
- Hold on, this Baywatch trailer actually looks good. Like, *really* good
- Here's the 8 most horrific bits of the latest Resident Evil 7 gameplay
- Which TV show has the most deaths: Game of Thrones or The Walking Dead?
- Naughty Dog waved The Last of Us 2 under our noses in September and we didn't notice
- Jimmy Fallon playing Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Switch makes 2017 look amazing
- The Tomb Raider reboot has its bad guy – it’s Justified’s Walton Goggins
- December 7
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- Turns out The Last Guardian's Trico poops and it's confused a few people (and there's a trophy involved)
- More than 50 million PS4s have been sold and the average owner has 7.4 games
- Star Wars: Rogue One's K-2SO actor just doesn't want to be as bad as Jar Jar Binks
- Pokemon Go is revealing new pokemon on the 12 of December. Gen 2 on the way?
- This Westworld Easter egg reveals *SPOILER* isn't dead
- Report says Nintendo Switch will have GameCube Virtual Console and these are the first titles
- Uncharted's Nolan North is making it his mission to star in Westworld
- The Assassin's Creed movie's Animus is built inside a Templar church
- Take a first look at Spider-Man: Homecoming (plus, those web wings) ahead of a full trailer
- Desperate for Star Wars 8 answers? Daisy Ridley says you had plenty in The Force Awakens
- New Star Wars: Rogue One trailer shows off a Death Star test and Jyn confronting the Empire
- Grab MGS5 for £10 on Xbox One, and a SEGA Mega Drive Portable for £50
- Ghost Recon Wildlands gets a new explosive trailer and beta registration is now open
- December 6
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- Do you want a Groot-Rocket Raccoon spin-off movie? Vin Diesel does
- Star Wars Battlefront's Rogue One DLC is out now and so is the free PSVR X-Wing mission
- Star Wars: Rogue One director wants an Obi-Wan anthology movie, too
- Death Stranding star Mads Mikkelsen calls Hideo Kojima "the Kasparov of video games"
- New Pokemon may be coming to Pokemon Go this week according to a leaked… uh, Starbucks memo
- Finally, something exciting happens in The Walking Dead: Negan's shaved in the new trailer. Here's why...
- Star Wars: Rogue One might feature a version of Darth Vader you weren't expecting
- Star Wars 9 to start shooting in early April 2017 in anticipation of epic climax
- Joel's dead, Ellie's pregnant - The Last of Us 2 theories fans are all arguing over
- 5 things the first Transformers: The Last Knight trailer tells us about the sequel
- December 5
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- You thought Final Fantasy 15 was weird? Watch this tie-in commercial for instant ramen.
- Westworld season 2 starts filming 10 episodes in July and "All hell's going to break loose," says Ed Harris
- Wipeout Omega Collection wraps up Wipeout HD, Fury, and 2048 in one beautiful 4K package
- The latest Death Stranding trailer has a bunch of weird 'coincidences' and nods to MGS
- Critical round-up: what does the world think of The Last Guardian?
- Naughty Dog shows you how to play Uncharted 4's new co-op survival mode
- Resi 7 producer Jun Takeuchi explains the Molded, and why there isn't a scheming bad guy pulling the strings this time
- Games of Thrones' Sophie Turner talks about Sansa becoming 'Queen of the North' in season 7
- P.T. gives up new secrets while Norman Reedus and Lisa dance in MGS 5 (and it is super weird)
- The Last of Us 2 loses co-creator Bruce Straley but gains a Westworld writer
- Spider-Man: Homecoming will include Spidey’s old-school ‘web wings’ – courtesy of Tony Stark
- Star Wars: Rogue One given the thumbs up by George Lucas after warning Gareth Edwards: "Don’t screw it up"
- "WTF IS GOING ON?!" - the best totally spoiler free reactions to the Westworld season finale
- The Mummy trailer unleashes a whole new world of horror
- December 4
- December 3
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- New Guardians of the Galaxy 2 trailer sees baby Groot kick ass and try to blow everyone up
- The Last Of Us 2 stars Ellie as the playable character and is a story about hate: "she's seen some sh*t"
- Here's everything we know about Death Stranding's Guerrilla Games produced Decima engine
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is longer than The Last of Us: Left Behind, more open than Uncharted 4
- PlayStation Experience 2016: Trailers, reveals, and everything you need to know
- Twitter reacts to the PlayStation Experience
- How to get all the Resident Evil 7 demo endings
- The Last of Us 2 has been officially revealed - repeat, we are go for The Last of Us: Part 2
- Knack 2 just got announced and the reactions are priceless
- PaRappa the Rapper on PS4: It's a real thing, and you can download the demo now
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite revealed for PS4, Iron Man and Ryu to punch each other again in 2017
- Uncharted 4 standalone DLC just debuted at PlayStation Experience, and it stars Chloe and Nadine
- December 2
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- Star Wars: Rogue One had to have K-2SO on set or "it wouldn't have worked", says Alan Tudyk
- Negan's backstory is coming, but you can get a head-start with a mini-comic
- Star Wars 8 "won't disappoint" according to, er, Captain Phasma actress Gwendoline Christie
- "F$%k Konami, Viva Kojima": Guillermo del Toro says canceling P.T. was "moronic"
- Destiny: Xur weapons, gear, and location December 2 - 4. The 4th Horseman!
- Mass Effect Andromeda's new combat, aliens and gear - everything you missed in the latest gameplay
- Star Wars: Rogue One's director talks openings and teases Princesses, lightsabers, and Jedi, oh my
- Game of Thrones season 7 will give Theon a chance to "redeem himself" according to Alfie Allen
- The Game Awards 2016: Trailers, reveals, and everything you need to know
- Death Stranding pod babies and Zelda dogs: Twitter reacts to The Game Awards
- Here's two new Assassin's Creed movie clips from The Game Awards 2016 - spoilers, they're both full of assassins
- New Mass Effect: Andromeda gameplay trailer is absolutely (inter)stellar
- Overwatch takes top honors at The Game Awards, here are all the winners
- Meet Atriox, leader of Halo Wars 2 enemy faction The Banished - he doesn't like you
- Enjoy 3 minutes of unfiltered Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gameplay from The Game Awards 2016
- Death Stranding trailer confirms Mads Mikkelsen as a soldier literally connected to skeletons
- New Zelda: Breath of the Wild trailer shows a world full of life - and death
- December 1
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- Star Wars Battlefront adds Rogue One heroes, villains, and the planet Scarif on December 6
- Here's how to open all of Final Fantasy 15's vault doors and get the treasure inside
- Forget Hidden Mickeys, Star Wars: Rogue One has a Godzilla Easter egg
- These Westworld finale images hint at the thrills to come *SPOILERS*
- The Assassin's Creed movie VR experience lets you dive into the Animus
- Game of Thrones season 7 will see Sansa on a "power trip" according to Sophie Turner
- Pokemon Go's Nearby function tells you exactly where Pokemon are hiding and it's live in the UK and US
- Star Wars: Rogue One's new clip shows Jyn taking out Stormtroopers like it’s no big deal
