List of Hard News episodes for 2012 July - December

List of Hard News episodes for 2012. Jared was the host of most episodes this year. The end title for this year says "You stay classy internet" The start says "This is Hard News!" Jared would frequently end episodes with a pen toss.

July

Date	Host	Stories	Notes	Thumbnail
2nd	Jared	Gaikai acquired by Sony Seth Killian joins Sony Cold Stream finally leaving Beta	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
3rd	Jared	Smash Bros. roster update EA going all digital Halo 4 will need eight gigs	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
5th	Jared	Nights returns A new console? Marvel vs Capcom is back!	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
6th	Jared	Devil's Third is still a thing A Walking Dead FPS The Human Element	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
9th	Jared	EVO 2012 winnahs! Furious 4 still alive and kicking Nintendo unifying accounts	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
10th	Jared	Angry Birds is coming home Mass Effect 3 DLC spoilers No Tekken in Smash Bros?	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
11th	Jared	Rocksteady's new Batman? Activision/Blizzard is being sold Halo Anniversary 2	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
12th	Jared	The Last Story has a release date Ultima returns Steam summer sale	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
13th	Jared	New Beyond: Two Souls details News about Epic's fortnight Join the wolf pack	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
16th	Jared	More pineapple surprise coming Sony wouldn't be Left in Limbo D3 let's Wii U release date slip?	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
17th	Jared	Battlefield 4 announcement Jojo's Bizarre Adventure HD Bad dudes... two?	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
18th	Jared	The WOW movie might still be on New Ratchet & Clank details Getting the Battlefield 4 beta	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
19th	Jared	Shadowrun online Kickstarter Day Z gets ripped off Heroes of newerth goes free	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
20th	Jared	FF versus XIII may be canceled Bowling supports the Oyua Fez will not be patched on XBLA	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
23rd	Jared	Silent Hill studio to go quiet? EA Sports' monopoly goes to jail Assassin's Creed 3 DLC Help us throw a great party
24th	Jared	Versus XIII is not canceled? Month of Mario Amalur 2 might have happened	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
25th	Jared	Toe Jam & Earl returns Quantum Conumdrum DLC WOW's new collector's edition	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
26th	Jared	Witcher 3 might get multiplayer Metal Gear: Rising's release date? Final Fantasy XIV... again?	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
27th	Jared	Onlive on Ouya Baldur's gate: Encahnced release Windows 8 is going to suck
30th	Jared	PSX All Stars Roster Leak? Wii U costs three Benjamins? U could get hacked through UPlay	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
31st	Jared	More Battle Royale details Bethesda might own S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Tony Hawk returns?	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode

August

Date	Headlines	Host	Stories	Notes	Thumbnail
1st	TOR Goes Free to Play, Valve's User Agreement Changes, and Ada Wong is Back	Jared	Free to play TOR Steam user agreement change ADA Wong in Resident Evil 6	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
2nd	A New Army of Two, Virtual Reality is REAL, and Rise of the Triad is Back	Jared	Army of 2 again Virtual Reality gaming Rise of the Triad is comming back?	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
3rd	Mass Effect Wii U, A Rambo Game, and the Battle Royale Leak is Confimed	Jared	Mass Effect 3 Wii U Rambo the Game Our Battle Royale leak confirmed	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
6th	Sony HD Collections, a new Prince of Persia, and the Source 2 engine	Jared	Sony HD Collections Prince of Persia reboot part duex? Source 2 on the way?	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
7th	Day Z Stands Alone, New Scott Pilgrim DLC, and FF VII Gets Released Early	Jared	Day Z stands alone Scott Pilgrim gets new DLC FF VII released early	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
8th	Star Trek Gets Canceled, Steam Branches Out, and More Mass Effect 3 DLC?	Jared	Star Trek gets canceled Steam branches out Spoiler Alert - Mass Effect 3 DLC	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
9th	Xbox 720, Rhode Island Owns Amalur, No 360 Silent Hill Patches	Jared	Leaked Nextbox features? Rhode Island owns Amalur No 360 Silent Hill patch	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
10th	No Bioshock Multiplayer, Battle.Net Has Been Hacked, and a UK Wii U Delay	Jared	No Bioshock Infinite multiplayer, Battle.Net has been hacked A possible Wii U delay in Europe	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
14th	RED and BLU Join Forces, Sony's Gamescom, and Capcom's New IP	Jared	TF2 co-op Sony at Gamescom Capcom's new IP	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
15th	Command and Conquer Goes Free, The Last Guardian is Still On, and Black Ops 2 Multiplayer Tools	Jared	Command and Concur goes F2P The Last Guardian is still on? New Black Ops 2 multiplayer tools	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
16th	Mega Man's New Game, Anonymous' Failed Hack, and GameStop's DLC	Jared	The PSN was hacked, but not Gamestop's remote DLC A new Mega Man game	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
17th	Ubisoft Becomes a Distributor, The Hyrule Historia Comes West, and Steam On TVs	Jared	UPlay becomes a distributor The Hyrule Historia comes to the west Steam on your television	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
20th	A Dragon Age 3 leak, Onlive on life support, and Diablo 3's big update today on Hard News.	Jared	Dragon Age 3 leaked? Onlive on life support A reason to play D3 but not farm	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
21st	Nintendo Power Dies, Metal Gear Solid 5 in 2013, and Command & Conquer Loses Single Player	Jared	No C&C single player Metal Gear Solid 5 in 2013? Nintendo Power dies
22nd	Microsoft Cockblocks Killer Instinct 3, Counter-Strike Missing in Europe, and Sony Closes Liverpool Studio	Jared	Sony Liverpool has been closed, Microsoft doesn't want KI 3 No Counter Strike for Europe Our 48 hour marathon	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode Craig makes an advertisement for Netflix, and constantly says "You hear me?" throughout the advertisement
23rd	NASA Ruins Peter Molyneux, Black Isle Returns, and I Am Alive For PCs	Jared	I Am Alive on PC Black Isle returns NASA ruins 22 Cans	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
24th	The World Ends With You RETURNS, XBLA Goes Free to Play, and Persona 4's Limited Edition	Jared	The World Ends with IOS A free to play XBLA game Persona 4Golden's limited edition	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
27th	PS1 games on Vita, Lollipop Chainsaw succeeds, and Kenji Kaido leaves Sony	Jared	PS1 games coming to Vita Lollipop Chainsaw a success Kenji Kaido leaves Sony	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
28th	Crash For All-Stars, New Skyrim DLC, and Black Ops II's Special Editions	Jared	More Skyrim DLC Crash in All-Stars? Black Ops II special editions It's PAX time!
29th	$300,000 Golden Mario, Smash Bros. Movesets, and Nintendo Direct	Lauren	Nintendo Direct Smash Bros. Updates $300,000 golden Mario statue
30th	A NEW Metal Gear Game and Release Details for Marvel VS Capcom Origins and God of War: Ascension	Chad	Metal Gear's 25th Anniversary Marvel vs Capcom Origins details God of War: Ascension release date	Chad throws a pen lid into the desk
31st	No Skyrim DLC For PS3?, Nintendo Partners With Umbra, and New Gears of War Multiplayer	Lauren	No da Wnguard on PS3? Nintendo loves Umbra New Gears of War multiplayer	Lauren is annoyed that she can't go have fun at PAX. She punches the desk, and a shower of pens fall down in front of the camera.

September

Date	Headlines	Host	Stories	Notes	Thumbnail
4th	The Furious 4 are no longer brothers, the Wii U could be coming in bundles, and Valve is making hardware	Jared	Furious 4 no longer brothers Many Wii U skus = bundles? Valve is doing hardware	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
5th	Phoenix Wright is Back, Ubisoft "Removes" DRM, and Lightning Returns	Jared	Ace Attorney 5 - 3DS Ubisoft DRM removal New Final Fantasy XIII-3 details	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
6th	The Killzone Trilogy, The Nextbox Gets Delayed, and Ghost Recon on Wii U Gets Paused	Jared	Killzone trilogy Ghost Recon online has pause The Nextbox has been delayed?	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
7th	G4 is Shutting Down, The Vita Got Hacked, and Make Your Own Sony Items	Jared	G4 is dying You can make Sony items The Vita has been hacked	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
10th	New Super Mario Bros. U, Mega Man Online Is Mega Done, and GameStop Still Thinking Vintage	Jared	Next verse, same as Mario's first Another Mega Man drerezzed Gamestop going vintage	Jared reads the "official press release" for New Super Mario Bros. U - the cover of Super Mario Bros Wii. Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
11th	Sony's Virtual Reality, Capcom's POST LAUNCH DLC, and Terreria Comes to Consoles	Jared	Terraria comesto consles Post launch Resident Evil DLC?! Sony's virtual reality	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
12th	Nintendo Announces an Announcement, Blizzard Can Track Your Screenshots, and Overstrike is Now Fuze	Jared	Overstrike Changes Blizzard can track screenshots Reggie announces an announcement	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
13th	Bayonetta 2 Announced as a Wii U Exclusive and a Metric Crapton of Wii U News!	Jared	New Wii U details Nintendo TVii Wii U games!	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode Jared has to get a Wii U because they said Monster Hunter
14th	Blind Fanboy Rage on Bayonetta 2, No Multiple Wii U Pads, and Black Mesa Source	Jared	No multiple Wii U pads for you Fans are pissed about Bayonetta 2 Black Mesa source's launch	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
15th	Dragon Age 3, A New PS3 Model?, and No Online For Monster Hunter on 3DS	Jared	Dragon Age 3 revealed A new PS3 model? No online for Monster Hunter 3DS	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
18th	Microsoft Renews Killer Instinct, Sonic & NiGHTS Release Dates, Wipeout's Online Lives on	Jared	Microsoft renews Killer Instinct Wipeout's online lives on Sega HD release date	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
19th	Inafune's Ninja Gaiden, BioWare Loses Its Founders, and City of Heros Closes	Jared	Bioware loses its founders City of Heroes closes Inafune's Ninja Gaiden!
20th	>Kingdom Heart's HD Collection, Half Life 3 News?!, and the Nintendo Gets the Unity Engine	Jared	Kingdom Hearts HD collection Half Life 3 news?! Nintendo gets the Unity engine	Jared says that Slender isn't scary and that he has proven that. This is a reference to his Slendy is not scary video. He follows this with a pen toss.
21st	Dragon's Dogma Expansion, Sleeping Dogs DLC, and a 360 Exclusive Medal of Honor Beta	Jared	Dragon's Dogma gets an expansion Sleeping Dogs DLC 360 exclusive Medal of Honor beta	Jared imitates singing to Lincoln Park while shooting a gun. Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
24th	StarCraft 2 Goes Free to Play?!, PopCap Dublin Closes, and No Bayonetta 2 Without Nintendo	Jared	No Bayonetta 2 without Nintendo Popcap Dublin closes Starcraft 2 is going F2P?!	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
25th	Sony Has Day 1 Digital Downloads, Kickstarter's Rival, and TVs Might Get Games	Jared	Kickstarter's competition Put video games in the TVs Sony Day 1 digital	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
26th	The Mass Effect Trilogy, Wii U's 23 Launch Titles, and Injustice's Collector's Edition	Jared	Mass Effect 3 trilogy</span The Wii U's 23 launch titles The Injustice collector's edition	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
27th	A Resident Evil 2 Remake?, Black Ops II Zombies, and Metal Gear Off of Consoles	Jared	Black Ops zombies Metal Gear might go off consoles A Resident Evil 2 remake?	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode
28th	Mario DLC Announced, Your Gamerscore Matters, and Konami's Collector's Editions	Jared	Mario DLC Konam's Collector's editions Gamerscore matters	Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode

October

Date	Headlines	Host	Stories	Notes	Thumbnail
1st	Third Person XCOM, Vita Price Cuts, And An Important Announcement	Jared	FPS XCOM now third person? Vita price cut and bundles Adieu	Jared announces that he is leaving ScrewAttack.
2nd	Porn on Xbox, Double Halo XP For Pepsi, Lightning Returns Leak, and Mario DLC	Chad	YouPorn on Xbox Halo double XP for Pepsi FF XIII-3 launch date leaked The Mario DLC is here!
3rd	Valve's Non Gaming Software, The Command and Conquer Collection, and PlayStation Mobile	Chad	Playstation mobile Valve's non gaming software C & C Ultimate collection
4th	Cliffy B Leaves, Tyrant King George Washington, and Kixeye is Racist	Chad	Cliffy B leaves Evil George Washington Racist Kixeye
5th	Rogue For Senate, FIFA 13 is the Same Game, and Retro City Rampage Launch Dates	Chad	Retro City launch dates FIFA 13 is the same game? Rogue for senate
8th	Kevin Butler is Being Sued, Rayman Legends Delayed, and RE6 On Disc DLC	Chad	Kevin Butler is getting sued Rayman Legends delayed
9th	Adam Sandler's Bad Company TV Show, The Mechromancer, and DmC Pre-Order Bonuses	Chad	Early mechromancer DmC pre-order bonuses Bad Company the TV series	The end title is "Peace out dudes!"
10th	Injustice Character Reveals, God of Total Recall, and Borderlands 2 E-Peens	Chad	New Injustice characters God of recall E-peen crisis!
11th	No More Machinima?!, Sony Sued Again, and The Wii U Breakdown	Craig	Sony sued again?! No more Machinima? The Wii U breakdown	The end title is "Goodbye internet" Craig points and laughs as he ends the show.
12th	Dalkstarkers is Back, Free On Disc DLC, and the LoL World Championship Scandal	Chad	LoL World Championship scandal Free on disc DLC Darkstalkers resurrection	Chad throws his wallet in anger so that Darkstalkers can get a sequel
15th	Xbox 360 Deals, Hunting Halo 4 Players, and the internet hits Origin hard	Chad	Microsofts' well timed deals Pay for playing Halo 4 early EA underestimates the internet	The end title is "Thanks for watching!"
16th	Mario in Scribblenauts, Dragonborn Dragon Riding, and Xbox Live Indie Trouble	Chad	Indie game fiasco Dragonborn dragon riding Mario is Scribblenauts?!	Chad admits to making a shameless plug for Death Battle
17th	The War Z Rips Off LoL, TOR Free to Play Info, and Obsidian Kills Kickstarter	Chad	Obsidian obliterates Kickstarter TOR F2P restrictions The War Z rips off LoL	The end title says "Peace out internet"
18th	IGN Is Being Sold, Sony Breaks Up With Lightbox, and Wii U Child Labor	Chad	IGN is being sold Sony splits from Lightbox Wii U Child labor	Chad guesses that it was Destin's fault that IGN lost its value.
19th	LoL Pro Fapping Stream, the Wii U Messes Up Voice Chat, Pikmin 3 Delayed	Chad	Wii U voice chat disaster Pikmin 3 delayed Lolpro fapping
22nd	Anarchy Reigns release date, Modders smash PS All Stars, and Nintendo catches a pirate!	Chad	Anarchy Reigns in 2013 Modders Smash All Stars Nintendo pirate walks plank
23rd	EA Reveals Wii U Online Details, MoH Gets a MAJOR Patch, Sony Got Hacked Again	Ben	EA reveals Wii U online details Medal of Honor super patch Sony got hacked again SGC details are here!	Sean enters the set at the end of the episode and knocks out Ben with a mallet
24th	Star Citizen Kills Kickstarter, New $99 360s, and Zynga Screws Up	Sean	Star Citizen kills Kickstarter, Zynga shrinks down New $99 Xboxes	Bryan stabs Sean with a sword at the end of the episode, before getting excited for his turn.
25th	War Z Producer's Dirty Mouth, Bravely Default Sequel's Odd Name, and Wii Us Selling At A Loss.	Bryan	Even zombies know that's wrong Square Enix's latest title Wii U to sell for a loss	Nick chokes Bryan to death with a cord at the end of the episode.
26th	Oppa Dance Central, Mass Effect Movie Details, and GameStop Kids	Nick	Gamestop kids Memes in Dance Central Mass Effect movie details	Nick watches the Mortal Kombat fight at the start of the episode. Nick drinks an energy drink that appeared from nowhere. It has a heart on the bottom with Chad's name in it. When Nick drinks it, he comments that it is laced with cyanide, and that he will die. He dies before he can sign off.
29th	G4 Cancels AOTS and X-Play, Start Leveling in Starcraft 2, and The US Supreme Court Decides Gaming's Future	Chad	X-Play and AOTS officially done HotS has levels to go with ladders USSC setting gaming precedent
30th	New Call of Duty, Borderlands 2 Glitch, and SxT DLC Solved	Chad	Capcom fixes the SxT DLC issue Borderlands 2 save file bug Activision activate New Call of Duty?!
31st	Disney Bought LucasFilms, GTA 5 Release Date, and Hurricane Sandy Attacks Activision	Chad	Disney bought Lucasfilms Grand Theft Auto 5 release date Sandy attacks Activision	The end title for this episode is "Happy Halloween"

November

Date	Headlines	Host	Stories	Notes	Thumbnail
1st	Army of TWO Dated, Sly Cooper Dresses Up, and Kim Dotcom's Next Site	Chad	Army of looking good Sly's period dress power up Kim Dotcom's big plans
2nd	New Portal 2 DLC, Curt Schilling Gets Sued, and Blockbuster Express Closes	Craig	Blockbuster Express is closing New Portal 2 PS3 DLC Curt Schilling is being sued The four boobed Vita	Craig reaches over the desk with his point at the end of the episode. He also ends the show with a cartoon-like ending asking what will happen on the next episode of Hard News.
5th	Free BF 1942, Guilty Gamestop Execs, and a WoW 1v1 You Weren't Supposed To See	Chad	Battlefield 1942 free on Origin Trade-in $2 million for 20 years Steams crossed again
6th	The Xbox Handheld?!, THQ's Stock Drops, and the Assassin's Creed Anthology	Chad	The Assassin;s creed Anthology The Xbox Handheld?! THQ's stock plummets	Chad wants to see how the Darksiders fans feel about THQ's stock issues. Cue Sean swearing at and ranting at people who did not buy Darksiders 2. "Sean Hinz - A butthurt Darksiders fan" Chad did not buy Darksiders 2!
7th	Leaked Uncharted Game, PlayStation Magazine Shuts Down, and New Wii U Details	Chad	New Uncharted game leaked Nintendo Direct translated Playstation Magazine shuts down
8th	Assassin's Creed 3 Konami Code, A Diablo 3 Expansion,Capcom Loses Tatsunoko	Chad	Diablo 3 expansion AC III Konami code Capcom loses Tatsunoko	Chad is excited that they now have a game Capcom can't resell them, and a celebration of old footage is shown.
9th	Game Destruction 2012, Medal of Honor Revealed U.S. Secrets, and Cinder Kittens!	Chad	Cindies for Sandy Warfighter reveals U.S. secrets Game Destruction 2012	Chad wants to see who can break the most games in the next 24 hours, and pulls out 2 boxes and snaps the discs before running off.
12th	Gabe Newell gives on his b-day, Blizzard gets sued, and Curiosity killed its servers	Chad	On his b-day, Gaben gives a gift Class action over common sense? Curiosity killed the servers	Chad pulls up a box with something awesome inside, and only one person gets to see what's inside.
13th	Adam Sessler Has a New Home, Call of Mass Effect 2, and PS Vita Plus Details	Chad	More PS Plus Vita details Adam Sessler's new home Call of Mass Effect II
14th	Free Copies of the Mass Effect Trilogy, Ubisoft Buying THQ, Origin Got Hacked	Chad	Update: Call of Mass Effect 2 Possible Origin hack Ubisoft wants THQ,	Sean cries out as Darksiders 3 still probably won't be made.
15th	PSABR DLC Characters, A Free XBLA Game, Kixeye Vs. Zynga, and Dick Monsters	Craig	All-Stars DLC characters Zynga vs. Kixeye Spin the Bottle A free XBLA game	Craig points at the end of the episode, and almost knocks the desk over.
16th	The Best Crossover Ever?, Miyamoto's Birthday, and Some Delayed Wii U Features	Craig	Wii U TVii delayed The greatest crossover ever? Free Awesomenauts Happy Birthday Miyamoto!	Craig reaches over the desk to point at the end of the show.
19th	Nintendo's Parental Consent, Official Xbox Mag Leak, and THQ Facing Lawsuit	Chad	Nintendo needs parental consent Nextbox details leak officially? THQ to submit to tattoo artist?
20th	Fighters of Capcom, No Mass Effect DLC, and Star Citizen's Kickstarter	Chad	The star critizen Kickstarter ends No ME3 DLC for the Wii U? Fighters of Capcom	The final title is 'Happy Thanksgiving'.
26th	Molyneux's Kickstarter, Nintendo done making Wii games but they might not be done with the Wii	Chad	Molyneux plays God on KS Nintendo stops playing with Wii Mini Wii on the way?
27th	The Canadian Wii Mini, Free NSMB 2 DLC, and Sega Cracks Down	Chad	Wii Mini confirmed Free NSMB 2 DLC Sega Saturn Attack	Chad realizes that Segasun is filing the copyright claims.
28th	Nintendo and Bungie's Next Big Games and European Exclusive 3DS XL Bundles	Chad	Bungie's new game European 3DS XL bundles Yoshi's Land	Chad expresses his annoyance to Baby Mario's crying, as the sound effect plays
29th	The Binding of Isaac for Consoles, Dragon Age 3 Delayed, and Dirtybomb Announced	Chad	Dirtybomb Isaac gets bound again Dragon Age III delayed
30th	Nextbox in 2013?, Grand Theft Russia, and inSANE is NOT Dead	Chad	Nextbox in 2013? Grand Theft Russia inSane is not dead ScrewAttack's new feature

December

Date	Headlines	Host	Stories	Notes	Thumbnail
3rd	THQ's bundle succeeds, Ouyas shipping, Vita Ports, and more today on Hard News	Craig	THQ bundle earns humbling amount Around the industry Congrats on remission, Greg
4th	Fable II is Lost!, Killer Instinct Denied, and Kickstarter Fails	Chad	Fable II is lost A Kickstarter barely fails Killer Instinct not renewed
5th	Lots of Nintendo Direct News and a Pro LoL Player Gets Banned	Chad	Nintendo Direct News Ninja Giaden 3 DLC LoL pro banned
6th	Lollipop Chainsaw: Valentine Edition, Small Breasts Beware, and Why Guitar Hero Got Canned	Chad	Lollipop Chainsaw Valentine's Day Small breasts can kill you Why Guitar Hero 7 got canceled
7th	Sony's New Store, BioShock Gets Delayed, and Eurocom Shuts Down	Chad	Bioshock gets delayed New Playstation store Eurocom shuts down	Chad jokes about the way Eurocom employees are fired. A scene with James Bond shooting with a message "Note of Termination. You are fired."
10th	Street Fighter enters Mega Man, German laws affect the European eShop, and Glu turns off many games powered by Gamespy.	Chad	Street Fighter in Mega Man German laws affect Euro eShop Glu pulls plug on Gamespy tech
11th	The PS3 Tank, MLP: Online Gets Shut Down, and Bit.Trip Saga on eShop.	Chad	Bit.Trip again The PS3 tank MLP MMO gets shut down
12th	Diablo III On Consoles?, Free Halo 4 DLC, and Sega's Silly Sue	Chad	Diablo III on consoles Sega's silly sue Free Halo 4 map packs
13th	All-Stars Battle Royale 2, Mass Effect 4, and Steam's Community Market	Chad	Industry headlines What do you think?	The style of Hard News was done slightly differently this episode.
14th	XBLA Super Sale, False Mass Effect 4 Details, and the Last of Us	Chad	Mass Effect 4 screw up XBLA super sale Double Last of Us stories
17th	Minecraft made lots of money, some people are too dumb for games, and Street Fighter X Mega Man is now available.	Craig	Mojang has made some money Some too dumb for games? SF X MM releases today
18th	SteamBox Confirmed, More War Z Controversy, and The Old Republic's Expansion	Chad	Steambox The first TOR expansion More WarZ controversy
20th	7,000 Stolen Wii Us, THQ Isn't Entirely Dead, and TV on the Toilet	Chad	TV while you poop 7,000 Wii US stolen THQ is only mostly dead
21st	An Earthbound Re-Release, the NRA Hates Video Games, and DEATH BATTLE! Gets Delayed	Craig	The NRA hates video games Weekly recap Goku vs Superman delayed
26th	THQ Owes WWE $45,000,000	Chad	THQ vs WWE Santa is dead Waffles better than pancakes??	The end title is 'You rule internet'. Chad begs the viewer to click on the annotation to the THQ vs WWE fight. He questions why the viewer is still here, as he isn't doing anything else. He eventually leaves.
27th	Wii U Porn, Diablo 3's Canceled PVP, and the New Final Fantasy XI Expansion	Chad	Final Fantasy XI's new expansion, Wii U porn, Diablo 3 PVP canned
28th	Tomb Raider Multiplayer and kids who wanted 3DSes got something else entirely	Chad	Tomb Raider MP confirmed One child got rocks While another got porn
31st	Xbox Live's cloud gets stormy before clearing up, Retro City Rampage to XBLA, Tomba 2 on NA PSN, and big Pokemon news?	Chad	Microsoft restores the cloud Rampage on XBLA finally Tomba 2 headed to PSN? Pokemon announcement on the way	The end title says "Happy new year!"