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December 2010

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Dec 31 09:00 Quotes of the Year  
  09:00 Quotes of the Year  
Dec 30 09:00 Most Popular Stories of 2010 – Comments  
  09:00 Most Popular Stories of 2010 – Comments  
Dec 29 09:00 Most Popular Stories of 2010 – Hits  
  09:00 Most Popular Stories of 2010 – Hits  
Dec 28 09:00 Games of 2010 - Staff Picks  
  09:00 Games of 2010 - Staff Picks  
Dec 27 09:00 Games of 2010 - Industry Picks  
  09:00 Games of 2010 - Industry Picks  
Dec 24 13:45 More on-demand retail hits due for PSN  
  12:45 Bumper year for BioWare  
  10:32 Harmonix goes independent  
  10:30 Games Press gets a refresh and mascot  
  09:00 2010 Review – Oct-Dec  
  09:00 2010 Review – October-December  
  08:00 GameStop: Publishers are starting to accept pre-owned  
Dec 23 13:30 Games eclipse fitness DVD market  
  11:30 IGN UK signs Energizer sponsor deal  
  10:30 Battle of the Sexes begins Wii assault  
  09:00 2010 Review – July-Sep  
  09:00 2010 Review – July-September  
  08:00 HMV considering online pre-owned move  
Dec 22 16:10 Activision suing EA over Infinity Ward claims  
  15:56 EA confirmed as Portal 2 publisher  
  15:48 Black Ops sales pass $1bn  
  15:45 1.5m WP7 phones shipped  
  13:30 November’s 1m game shortfall  
  13:00 UKIE: A year to remember  
  10:30 Sony: ‘3D uptake will be faster than HD’  
  09:00 2010 Review – April-June  
  09:00 3DS to be 2011’s ‘landmark’ hardware hit  
  09:00 2010 Review – April-June  
Dec 21 12:00 SCEE never doubted 2010 GT5 release  
  11:56 Develop celebrates its 10th birthday  
  11:00 Nintendo dominates pre-Xmas week sales  
  10:24 TurboGrafx titles come to App Store  
  10:14 GT5 gets seasonal update  
  10:00 Wii Fit Plus is UK's Xmas Budget Games No.1  
  09:58 Harmonix suing owners Viacom  
  09:39 MAG giveaway for PSN Plus players  
  09:24 EA: PlayStation brand still rules  
  09:21 Minecraft enters beta  
  09:00 2010 Review – Jan-March  
  09:00 2010 Review – January to March  
  08:00 Just Dance 2 - the REAL UK Xmas No.1?  
Dec 20 16:15 Lara launches with world’s largest iPhone  
  15:20 Government wants internet porn ban  
  14:55 TV product placement given the nod  
  14:47 Big chill freezes UK games market  
  14:22 PS3 rules UK Xmas Top 10  
  14:09 Games played by 40% of net users  
  13:31 Games linked to childhood hymenoptera ignorance  
  12:02 Hydrophobia makeover announced  
  11:40 US: Free 360 game with Windows 7  
  11:37 3DS carts have 8GB capacity  
  11:32 Player spends 21 hours a day on Warcraft  
  10:52 Uncharted headed for PSP2  
  10:48 Tomb Raider Trilogy pack confirmed  
  10:25 Monster Hunter becomes Capcom’s fastest-seller  
  10:14 Riccitiello attacks COD, Treyarch  
  09:39 Black Ops crowned Xmas No.1  
  09:00 INTERVIEW: Sega  
  09:00 Look how we've grown  
  09:00 Sega downplays Steam fears  
  08:42 Kinect accuracy could be 'quadrupled'  
  08:28 First Black Ops DLC announced  
Dec 17 15:19 Bulletstorm includes Gears of War 3 beta  
  12:58 Online retail calls time on Christmas  
  12:11 Happy at work? Share your views  
  12:10 EA cuts prices to dominate App Store  
  11:20 Lastest PWNED_ goes live  
  11:15 Packed Christmas planned for Xbox Live  
  11:13 Blizzard's Titan is 'next-gen MMO'  
  10:45 EA: Nintendo needs to offer Apple-like support  
  10:44 Bing gets first dedicated game  
  10:41 Mass Effect 2 to use ME3 engine on PS3  
  10:22 Riccitiello: $99 Wii would “explode” Nintendo’s sales  
  09:47 Ex-Midway VP joins Atari  
  09:36 Black Ops targets Xmas No.1  
  09:17 PlayStation app hitting iPhone, Android  
  09:04 Online Black Ops woes - Treyarch speaks  
  09:00 INTERVIEW: Sony  
  09:00 Sony talks future handheld innovation  
  08:19 Take-Two achieves non-GTA profit  
  08:15 Games market down as sector fragments  
  08:00 Snow chaos costs retail billions  
Dec 16 13:01 Back to the Future dated  
  12:38 Deus Ex: Human Revolution delayed  
  12:13 Scene It heads to Windows Phone 7  
  11:50 Gears 3 VGA absence explained  
  11:32 iPhone FPS coming to PlayStation Move  
  11:25 360 most played console online  
  11:18 Bigpoint tops 1bn daily transactions  
  10:23 Monkey Island returns to retail  
  10:19 SpecialEffect opens games room  
  10:10 Euro 3DS announcement next month  
  10:06 Retail told to pass on VAT increase  
  09:30 Edinburgh returns with Yarnton as chairman  
  08:38 The Xbox 360 faceplate experiment  
  08:19 Games account for just 3.3% of piracy  
Dec 15 15:21 Inafune founds new studio  
  15:14 No 3D? No problem for Killzone 3  
  14:34 Black Ops multiplayer problems persist  
  14:05 Infinity Blade conceived as Kinect title  
  13:00 Grammy Awards an ‘insult’ to games  
  12:46 Lara Croft headed to iPhone, iPad  
  12:42 InSane trilogy won’t be completed until 2018  
  11:50 Panorama claims questioned  
  11:27 Satisfied with your salary?  
  11:24 Zuma Blitz hits Facebook  
  11:05 Time names Alan Wake game of the year  
  10:55 Gameloft launches first HD set-top box games  
  10:49 CityVille pulls in 26m users  
  10:23 GameStop and Jolt launch Facebook game  
  09:41 David Haye starring in next PWNED_  
  09:21 More Premium cars for GT5  
  08:23 Sega extends Platinum partnership  
  08:00 EA: One big hit can save music genre  
Dec 14 16:06 OnLive claims 'cloud gaming' patent  
  16:03 Zool revival on the cards  
  15:19 Free DLC for Kinect Sports and Joy Ride  
  12:29 London Xbox skatepark facing closure  
  11:50 Sega confirms Dreamcast Collection  
  11:16 Another five years for Xbox 360?  
  11:13 Rovio to launch Angry Birds microtransactions  
  11:02 5 Years of 360  
  10:42 UFC owner files lawsuit against Ubisoft  
  10:40 Dead Space 2 merchandise revealed  
  10:39 Capcom’s Dead Rising: Case West dated  
  10:25 Publishers 'up their own arses’ over digital  
  10:12 MS clarifies Forza Kinect controls  
  10:00 Sony unifies US and Euro SingStar stores  
  09:38 Pachter questions Nintendo’s Wii strategy  
  09:05 Playboy publishes Tron tribute  
  08:34 Crytek’s Warface gets gameplay footage  
  08:22 Minecraft prepares to enter beta  
  08:00 Sony: Digital retail is confusing  
Dec 13 16:05 Infinity Blade breaks App Store records  
  14:19 Cataclysm shatters PC sales records  
  13:52 PS3 gets Mass Effect 3  
  13:36 Gameseek celebrates 10th birthday  
  12:53 House: Camera-only gaming is limited  
  12:40 Gaming taps into X Factor audience  
  12:06 ITV and Ch4 to hit PS3 this week  
  11:43 Amazon outage 'not a result of hack'  
  11:40 Games dominate Kindle listings  
  11:21 New engine for Elder Scrolls V  
  11:18 Del Toro reveals InSane for 2013  
  10:33 EA launches NFS Autolog app  
  09:54 UK CHARTS: Black Ops holds tight  
  09:00 Microsoft's magic moments  
  09:00 Kinect support confirmed for Forza  
  08:38 Kratos to star in Mortal Kombat  
  08:25 Mass Effect 3 leads VGA reveals  
Dec 11 08:12 Retail threatens Steam ban  
Dec 10 20:14 Amazon UK enters pre-owned market  
  18:06 Ubisoft targets kids with next dance hit  
  16:00 MCV adds social media as total readership soars  
  13:56 UKIE criticises Panorama show  
  13:21 The rebounding market has defrosted retailers  
  12:49 Hidden Gem  
  12:22 Sony unveils Sharp Shooter accessory  
  11:28 Top apps of 2010 revealed  
  10:47 Final Fantasy XIV on PS3 delayed  
  10:46 NPD: DS and 360 dominate  
  10:12 NPD: Dance games spark music recovery  
  09:55 Mass Effect 2 PS3 dated  
  09:54 NPD: Black Ops sells 8.4m in the US  
  09:49 MBL Group profits tumble  
  09:38 GT5 hits 5.5m units worldwide  
  09:17 NPD: US sales up 8% in November  
  09:00 MCV Retail Survey 2010  
  09:00 Retailers bullish despite downturn  
Dec 09 14:35 Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception confirmed  
  13:59 Microsoft gives away Live games  
  13:17 Games market thaws big freeze fears  
  12:46 ITV promises fair games addiction investigation  
  12:03 New vision for Gem as Croft joins team  
  11:13 Rapper takes Rockstar to court  
  10:48 FIFA DLC makes $45m in two years  
  10:41 Activision silent over Harmonix buyout  
  09:54 Prices dropped for MCV Awards 2011  
  09:37 HMV sales plummet 15.3%  
Dec 08 18:15 JAPAN: PSP sales quadruple  
  16:45 Lorraine Kelly investigates games addiction  
  12:27 Publisher TopWare to open UK office  
  12:03 Zumba coming to Wii, PS3 this February  
  11:31 Google launches Chrome app store  
  11:09 Next-gen SSX ‘in development’  
  11:01 EA: Old Republic will have ten-year lifespan  
  10:28 iPad 2 coming February 2011?  
  10:28 Tesco’s sales rise in Q3  
  09:53 UK console installed base exceeds 32m  
  09:44 INTERVIEW: Playfish  
  09:27 Pre-owned claims 25% of GAME’s sales  
  09:26 BigBen makes its Move  
  09:20 New distributor targets indie games stores  
  08:57 Price war hits GAME profits  
Dec 07 17:06 The Games Tribe launches three sites  
  15:45 EA: Offline games are finished  
  15:19 Blizzard keeps faith in console MMOs  
  14:59 The Agency on track for 2011  
  14:18 PopCap releases Bejeweled 3  
  12:14 Monster Hunter storms Japan  
  11:51 Bond sneaks back to Raven Software  
  11:15 FIFA Online 2 calls time on China  
  10:54 UK retail unconvinced by 3D  
  10:47 Sceptical reaction to Panorama  
  09:36 GameStop powers ups  
  09:33 INTERVIEW: GameStop  
  09:17 Imagine poised for ‘best year ever’  
  09:05 Rising Star guns for glory with Deathsmiles  
  08:48 ‘The era of big sites is coming to an end’  
  08:45 High hopes for Test Drive Unlimited 2  
  08:41 Clark widens remit to include digital  
  08:25 Blizzard talks next WoW expansion  
  08:18 WoW Cataclysm launches worldwide  
Dec 06 15:37 Hon defends Panorama claims  
  14:17 Tomb Raider reboot announced  
  13:55 OPINION: Panorama  
  13:52 Panorama – a synopsis  
  11:42 Riccitiello: Better games can beat COD  
  11:30 THQ: “Industry healthier than NPD says”  
  10:20 MS says Kinect shortages are not artificial  
  09:55 UK CHARTS: Black Ops back on top  
  09:22 MS negotiates WP7 jailbreak withdrawal  
  08:42 ‘PSP2 is dead on arrival’  
  08:20 VIDEO: PSP Phone  
  00:39 Panorama claims games 'trick' players  
Dec 04 15:40 Black Bean announces Mel B Dance  
Dec 03 15:56 Harrison foresees console-quality browser games  
  15:52 Sony launches PS2-enabled TV  
  14:44 The importance of games merchandise  
  14:34 PROFILE: Games Merchandise  
  14:02 UK Xmas shoppers spend £17.4bn online  
  13:38 Distributors’ Christmas opening hours  
  13:18 Google defends piracy drive  
  13:04 Ubi plots 10-year plan for Assassin's Creed  
  12:52 Google announces piracy crackdown  
  12:02 THQ to limit kids’ licensed games  
  11:36 Zynga buys Words with Friends dev  
  11:34 Tax breaks hopes fade  
  10:39 EA thinks Apple console could prosper  
  09:55 Future triumphs at Xbox Xmas Quiz  
  09:20 Ubi vindicated by Brotherhood boom  
  08:33 Ubisoft’s new anti-piracy weapon  
  08:16 OnLive introduces flat-rate plan  
Dec 02 15:50 XBL has 12.5 Gold members  
  15:33 Ghostbusters sequel skips retail  
  15:12 UKIE ready for Panorama  
  14:59 Kane & Lynch will return  
  14:29 Final Doctor Who Adventure dated  
  14:18 GamesRadar names new UK editor  
  14:15 Euro date for Kirby’s Epic Yarn  
  13:10 Gem kicks off recruitment drive  
  13:04 Xbox Quiz warms up Xmas  
  12:48 Playfish talks Facebook Credits  
  11:54 Online to take 25% of Christmas spending  
  11:37 More Panorama details emerge  
  11:23 Win a record deal with Def Jam Rapstar  
  11:12 New faces at GAME Australia  
  10:35 Ubisoft launches Uplay app  
  10:18 Rising Star powers up with Pucca  
  10:00 EA claims 40/60 digital/boxed split  
  09:40 Activision has no social gaming plans  
  09:11 JAPAN: GT5 sees PS3 sales double  
  08:34 Riccitiello questions skateboarding genre  
  08:19 OPINION: The 2011 VAT rise  
  08:19 VAT deal has to cut both ways  
  08:11 Games prices frozen despite VAT hike  
  08:00 Retail's role in making MMOs a success  
Dec 01 16:04 Ubisoft to publish MMO Rift  
  15:58 Playboy Party reveals itself  
  15:48 Zynga revenues could hit $400m  
  15:43 Microsoft launches Xbox Live Rewards  
  15:20 BBC’s Panorama turns on video games  
  14:46 Buy Donkey Kong with… bananas  
  14:28 Tradewest and Chillingo pen deal  
  13:42 Will MMOs ever find a home on consoles?  
  13:34 Making sense of MMOs  
  13:24 Fitness craze Zumba hits consoles  
  13:10 Fluid celebrates 15th year with new site  
  12:23 Pre-owned boom aids Total Disc Repair  
  12:13 Michael Jackson goes on tour  
  12:04 Wii sales see Xmas surge  
  11:48 GAME details Cataclysm event  
  11:33 Need for Speed seals Mega Brands deal  
  11:19 Stuart Black joins City Interactive  
  11:09 Nolan confirms Inception game  
  11:06 ASA bans Argos Xmas ad  
  10:46 Move sales ‘on par’ with Kinect  
  10:14 Deus EX gets Augmented Edition  
  10:03 Kawashima on Kinect dated  
  09:55 Killzone getting special Euro edition  
  09:14 Now Shift 2 dev slams Forza  
  09:01 Sega reveals Binary Domain  
  08:23 EA could reconsider Tiger partnership