The final year of Hard News before its cancellation on leading to its final episode on December 19th. The majority of episodes were hosted by Sean this year.
January[]
Every episode has the title wraps starting with "This is Hard News!", and ending with "Go to ScrewAttack.com for more".
Date / link | Heading | Host | Stories | Notes | Thumbnail |
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3rd | Steam Server DDOS Attack, China Bans Battlefield 4, Marvel Games Disappearing | Sean |
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7th | Steam Machines revealed, Nintendo to pay big in patent lawsuit, and the Playstation's future is Now | Sean |
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Sean states that the SNES is superior to the Genesis. Craig yells at him for dividing the community, and Sean laughs as he goes mad with power. Craig fires him. | |
8th | Alien: Isolation Is Real, Titanfall Caps Multiplayer, Steam Leaks Some Games | Sean |
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9th | Double Dragon Neon to PC, Left 4 Dead dev has a new game, and the WWE unveils a stunner of a network | Sean |
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10th | Far Cry Compilation, 2K Czech layoffs, ABC lifted Mass Effect 3 art | Sean |
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13th | Syria hacks Microsoft, SNK and Tommo turmoil, and SimCity open to mods | ScrewAttack has deleted this video | |||
14th | Call of Duty DLC, Magic: The Gathering movie, and PSN sale | Sean |
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Sean jokes that PC gamers may finally make a move to PlayStation, before laughing and saying that they are stubborn as hell. | |
15th | Catlateral Damage, Broken Age, and RBI Baseball revived | Sean |
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16th | The Last of US DLC, Final Fantasy VI on Android, and Steam Machine controller | Sean |
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17th | Cortana personal assistant, 2K and Bethesda bundle, and Outerlands documentary | Sean |
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20th | Nintendo Considers Mobile games, Hypocrite pirates, and Fable trilogy bundle | Sean |
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21st | King trademarks "Candy", Microsoft in shady business, PS4 corrupting save files | Sean |
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Sean comments that "Today f***ing sucks!" after all the terrible news | |
22nd | Super Smash Brothers, Nintendo's next console, and Drive Club Updates | Sean |
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After the episode, Sean runs out of things to say, so Craig yells "Penis! Thumbs up for penis!" | |
23rd | King targets the Banner Sagam Seedlunky HD, and Yaiba delayed by two weeks | Sean |
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24th | Shadow of Mordor, UK users unable to access UPlay, Madden trial appealed | Sean |
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27th | King "doesn't clone games", SOE's MMO deal, and Microsoft buys Gears of War | Sean |
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28th | The NSA is watching, Nintendo's smart phone mini-games, and a Sly Cooper film | Sean |
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29th | Nintendo gets a pay-cut, Elder Scolls Online, Battlefield 4 Appreciation Month | Sean |
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30th | Overview of Nintendo's Financial Briefing | Sean |
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Sean seems a little disturbed by Octodad: Deadliest Catch
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31st | Warner Bros refunds Wii U owners, PS Vita Slim, and Microsoft leaks | Sean |
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February[]
Date / link | Heading | Host | Stories | Notes | Thumbnail |
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3rd | Playstation Now game leaks, new Duke Nukem game, Wii U PacMan Museum cancelled | Sean |
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4th | Hackers troll Ubisoft, Nintendo buys back shares, Disney interactive layoffs | Sean |
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Sean struggles to make it through the outro, and tries it again, but John won't stop laughing at him. | |
5th | Resident Evil composer is a fraud, Ground Zeroes price, and Steam Music | Sean |
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6th | Pokemon Bank, Amazon acquires Double Helix, Tell Tale's Xbox Live error | Sean |
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Sean makes a 'C-C-C-C Combo Breaker' joke, with the original clip from the game dubbed over his voice. | |
7th | A new Sonic TV series, Flappy Bird, and Call of Duty changes its formula | Sean |
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Sean insists that anyone who has Flappy Bird on their phone should delete it | |
10th | Flappy Bird pulled down, Minecraft fan film pulled downn, and Batman glitches | Sean |
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Sean and John ramble about the things they hated about Dragonball Z | |
11th | Watch Dogs delayed for Wii U, XBox One Headset, and PS Vita Slim bundle | Sean |
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Craig bothers Sean about the rematch between Goku vs Superman if they get enough attendees during the birthday marathon. Craig gets up close to Sean, making him uncomfortable | |
12th | Xbox One headset adapter problems, Fable Legends, Radiohead mobile game | Sean |
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Sean gets the date wrong by saying that it is January | |
13th | Angry Birds spin-off, Playstation Plus subscription exploit, and Darksiders | Sean |
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14th | Nintendo Direct Recap and new Transformers game leaked | Sean |
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17th | Titanfall Beta Open, Ground Zeroes better on PS4, Transformers game announced | Sean |
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18th | New details on The Order, Twitch Plays Pokemon, and the music driven FPS Chroma | Sean |
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Sean watches Twitch Plays Pokemon on the screen behind him | |
19th | Irrational Games shuts down, Wolfenstein comes with Doom beta, Year of Luigi | Sean |
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Sean sings the theme for Blades of Steel. Craig comments that Blades of Steel has already been vaulted as well. | |
21st | Street Fighter money matches, GBA Virtual Console games, and new Tony Hawk game in development | Sean |
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Sean says that yesterday, Craig took everyone out for massages, and Ben got something stuck in his ass, and they were in the hospital for hours. | |
24th | Gearbox sues over Duke Nukem, Pokemon free at Toys R Us, new Mortal Kombat? | Sean |
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25th | Gamestop Titanfall bundle, XBox One streaming, Deus Ex: The Fall coming to PC | Sam |
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Sam calls Sean a prick for wanting to spend time in Hawaii, rather than bringing the news | |
26th | Ground Zeroes gets a price cut, Stick of Truth censored, and layoffs at Sony Santa Monica | Sam |
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27th | Mob wife sues Rockstar, Tony Hawk's mobile game, DS and Wii internet shut down | Sam |
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28th | The WB's Minecraft movie, Challenge your friends in Dead Nation, and Carmageddon release date | Sam |
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Normally, Sam tells the viewer to click the box, but because YouTube is being a bitch, he wants the viewers to click the link in the description instead. |
March[]
Date | Heading | Host | Stories | Notes | Thumbnail |
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3rd | My Little Pony fighting game, Fez comes to PS4, 3D realms acquires despite lawsuit | Chad |
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Just like last time, Chad tries to teach the viewer how to click the link in the description rather than the box. Also he isn't Sam, so the audience should be happier. | |
4th | Goat Simulator, Jerry Seinfeld Simulator, and New Yoshi 3DS | Sam |
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Sam mocks Yoshi and promotes his man Luigi. | |
5th | Awesome new Batman game, South Park Germany delay, and Uncharted creative director leaves | Sean |
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6th | Shaq Fu is back, XBox Luve expanding to mobile, and Gamestop's PS4 camera debacle | Sean |
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7th | The Last of Us gets a movie, Sony CEO steps down, and Wii U gets Watch Dogs | Sam |
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Sam translates Jack Tretton's resignation letter into his own words, which include a F*** you to Microsoft, and thanking Nintendo for not going on with Sony on their combined console. | |
10th | Sony's VR Headset to be revealed, Playstation Now rentals, and Tales from the Borderlands | Sam |
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11th | Capcom Pro Tour, Costume Quest 2 this Halloween, and Driveclub sent back to the drawing board | Sean |
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12th | Final Fantasy Type-0 fan translation, Titanfall server problems, and Witcher 3 delayed | Sean |
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Craig comes in at the end and tells Sean about the massage he got, and now he smells like baby oil! | |
13th | Pro-gamer attempted suicide, Smash Bros to be at Evo and MLG, and Angry Birds Epic | Sean |
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14th | Amazon controller leaked, new Crazy Taxi game, and $99 XBox 360 promo canned | Sean |
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Sean doesn't want to play Angry Birds on his XBox, but is excited about Peggle 2. Sean gets impatient when John doesn't end the recording | |
17th | Pokemon enter World Cup, New Street Fighter character, WB Games Vault | Sean |
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Sean's idea for an American World Cup mascot is a bald eagle covered with guns and a tattoo saying "Come at me bro" on its chest. | |
18th | Castlevania producer leaves Konami, XBox One fall relaunch, Walmart game trading | Sean |
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The date of this video says the 6th | |
19th | Virtual Reality: The Future of gaming, and the Worst Company of 2014 voting begins | Sean |
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20th | Epic and Crytek go subscription, new Asscreed leaked, and Guitar Hero DLC discontinued | Sean |
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21st | League of Legends severs hacked, PS4 removes HDCP, and Farcry 4 rumored | Sean |
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24th | Pokemon Anime spinoff, Redboc to offer current gen games, PS4 struggles to meet demand | Sean |
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25th | Disney acquires Maker Studios, PS1/PS2 emulator for PS4, Kinect Sports Rivals Championship | Sean |
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Sean relaxes and says that he and John did it, and tells John not to put this bit on the site after what he did yesterday. | |
26th | Facebook acquires Oculus Rift, Free God of War DLC, and the Devil's plot against Phoenix | Sean |
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27th | Sonic Legend of Zelda DLC, Senator Yee arrested, and Wolfenstein Panzerhund edition | Sean |
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28th | Iron Galaxy takes over Killer Instinct, King goes public, AssCreed Comet details | Sean |
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Sean crosses over to Craig to ask him if there is going to be a change to ScrewAttack now that they have been acquired. His responce was "Shiiiiiit no!" | |
31st | Predator joins Call of Duty, EA Origin ditches physical media, and next-gen ports | Sean |
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April[]
Date / link | Heading | Host | Stories | Notes | Thumbnail |
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1st | Ben delivers the news! Opti-moose Prim, Cheeteau, and Google's Pokemon Master | Ben |
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2nd | Plaris' failed game_Jam, EA's April Fools apology, and Amazon FireTV | Sean |
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Craig enters and tells the viewer to tell them what their opinion is of the new Review format. They creepily whisper to each other. | |
3rd | Adam Sessler steps down, Cortana confirmed, and GTA Online | Sean |
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4th | Amy Hennig takes on Star Wars, Lego: The Hobbit, and Glu ends Gamespy | Sean |
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7th | Fight as Bruce Lee, Doom Next Gen only, and Borderlands Pre-Sequel | Sean |
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Craig attempts to call out to "check out the game mods" on their outro, but Chad thinks he said "gay mods". Sean just stares at them and ignores them. | |
8th | Watch Dogs requires UPlay for PC, Smash Bros 6, and Xbox will know your feelings | Sean |
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9th | Smash Bros Direct highlights, Borderlands rumors confirmed, and Marvel comes to Disney Infinity | Sean |
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10th | Nintendo's weird Tomodachi Life, ET landfill excavation, and H1Z1 zombie MMO | Sam |
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Sam is looking deeply into John's soul, which makes Sam want barbeque sauce. Sam learned how to be sexually explicit with just his lips after taking a HR class who said to not lick your lips at people. Sam then licks his lips, and starts laughing. | |
11th | Double Fine's "Last life," EA saves old Battlefield servers, and Firaxis to announce new AAA IP | Sam |
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Sam makes silly impersonations about Chad and Craig liking and hating Titanfall | |
14th | PAX South coming to San Antonio, Titanfall DLC, and new harmonix Free-to-play | Sean |
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Sean warns Penny Arcade to stay away from Dallas, as it is SGC territory. Craig yells that they will "F*** them up" | |
15th | Civilization Beyond Earth game, Swedish politicians play Starcraft, Rain World comes to Vita | Sean |
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16th | Halo Composer fired, Twitch to sell games, and Snoop Dogg narrates COD | Sean |
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17th | The return of Bloodrayne, Jetgetters investors, and Spider-man 2 delayed on XBox | Sean |
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Sean wants Nintendo fans to celebrate Spider-Man 2 being released on Wii U, but not XBox. | |
18th | Watch Dogs eBook sequel, World of Warcraft choppers, Candy Crush Saga | Sean |
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21st | Nintendo gets Sued, Apple and Google exclusivity, and Elder Scrolls Online Guild Bank | Sean |
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22nd | Ace Attorney Samurai Showdown, AssCreed Unity co-op, and PS1 comes to Vita | Sean |
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23rd | Nintendo's Mario Golf season pass, Eve Creators to fight UFC champion, Dragon Age | Sean |
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Sean says the word 'cat' a lot as he ends Hard News by showing Catlateral Damage | |
24th | Watch Dogs gameplay, Skylanders Trap Team, PS1 pulled off Vita | Sean |
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25th | GTA v Jet packs, MGS v free content, and Playstation's road to greatness | Sean |
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28th | Arkham Knight's delay, Star Wars canon clarified, and ET Grave's discovery | Sean |
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For the outro, Sean takes his pants off and puts his feet on the table! Craig makes a weird conversation about lazy people eating Doritos. | |
29th | Smash Bros Wii U at Best Buy, Spider-Man 2 on XBox One, COD at X Games | Sean |
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30th | Mario Kart 8 Nintendo Direct, Bob Hoskins dies, and Star Wars new cast | Sean |
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Sean yells at the viewer for not watching the live stream. Craig enters scaring Sean, yelling to watch the stream on Twitch. He charges in again at the end |
May[]
Date | Heading | Host | Stories | Notes | Thumbnail |
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1st | New Pokemon game, Ouya to stream AAA titles, and Marvel Disney Infinity | Sean |
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Sean attempts to sing the Pokemon theme song with alternate lyrics for the Art Academy game. He decides it is a terrible idea. | |
2nd | New Call of Duty stars Kevin Spacey, id Software sues Oculus Rift, and Turtle Rock fires Josh Olin | Sean |
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Sean begins to sing Spider-man, but decides against it | |
5th | Neversoft joins Infinity Ward, Blizzard releases 2 free games, Borderlands 2 PS Vita | Sean |
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6th | Mortal Kombat HD remake cancelled, Shaq Fu 2 funded, Earth: Year 2066 removed from Steam | Sean |
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7th | Pokemon gets another game? Nintendo loses millions, and EA and XBox E3 live streams | Sean |
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8th | Nintendo's NFC figurines, Elder Scrolls delayed for console, and strange Driveclub deal | Sean |
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9th | Unreal Tournament returns, Dying Light delayed, and no release date for Bayonetta 2 | Sean |
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12th | EA shuts down servers, Darksiders may return, LGBTQ in Tomodachi Life and Sims 4 | Sean |
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Sean wants the 4 player co-op Darksiders game of his dreams, and Nick says that it is not happening. | |
13th | New Pokemon game and movie, Capcom saves your favorites, and Kinect-less XBox One | Sean |
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14th | New Rockstar game in 2015, 14 day humble bundle sale, and Xbox Gold refunds | Sean |
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Sean throws his papers in the air as he is excited about getting free games next month. Sean is caught scratching his head and hiccuping in the outro, as he wants this to be done. | |
15th | Flappy Bird will return, 3D realms new game bombshell, Phillips blocks Wii U sales in USA | Sean |
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16th | Halo 5 announced, Farcry 4 revealed, and Shadow Fall DLC | Sean |
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19th | A Halo collection, Apple bans the Fap App, and YouTube to acquire Twitch.TV? | Sean |
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20th | Sailor Moon Returns! Nintendo defeats patent troll, and Amplitude Kickstarter | Sean |
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27th | Smash Bros NFC, Star Wars game cancelled, Left 4 Dead arcade, Dirty Bomb | Sean |
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Because it has been so long since the last episode of Hard News, Sean is catching up | |
28th | Nintendo YouTube affiliates, The Order delayed, and new Battlefield leaked | Sean |
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29th | Nintendo partners with Mercedes, New Mortal Kombat, and Bethesda's Battlecry | Sean |
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Sean tries to spruke PAX, but gets told that they sold out in 20 minutes, and advertises SGC instead! | |
30th | Nintendo's Gamecube controller adapter, Mighty No. 9 on track, and Harmonix restructures | Sean |
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June[]
Date | Headlines | Host | Stories | Notes | Thumbnails |
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2nd | Mortal Kombat 10 announced, Homefront the Revolution, NCAA to pay Athletes | Sam |
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3rd | Batman delayed, Metal Gear fan remake officially approved, and SGC's mega guest! | Sean |
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4th | Battlefield Hardline Beta, Japan ends PSP shipments, Xbox One gold titles | Sam |
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This is the first time the Inafune SGC announcement video is shown at the end of Hard News | |
5th | Battlefield Hardline Beta, Japan ends PSP shipments, Xbox One gold titles | Sam |
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6th | Iwata of Nintendo skips E3 due to health, Battlefield leaks, USF4 on PS4? | Sean |
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9th | Microsoft E3 Press Conference recap | Sam |
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9th | Sony E3 conference 2014 recap | Sam |
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Sam crosses over to Shauntern, who is crying and has a boner because the conference was so good. | |
10th | Nintendo E3 2014 recap | Sam |
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Sam has a Luigi figure next to him and introduces him during the episode. | |
11th | Smash Bros Adds Pac-Man, Final Fantasy news, and no female assassins? | Sam |
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12th | Nintendo's white PS4, Alienware console, and Reggie doesn't care for streaming | Sam |
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16th | Pokemon Master Cards, Ono leaves Capcom, Mario Kart Happy Meals! | Craig |
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Craig freaks out over what is happening at Capcom, before being confused by Angry Bird Transformers | |
17th | You can buy Capcom, Destiny PS4 exclusives, and Hearthstone champion accused of cheating | Chad |
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18th | Minecraft servers can now profit, Largest game collection sold, EA's early access plans | Sean |
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19th | GTA online heists delayed, Bayonetta anime, and Phil Fish at it again | Sean |
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Sean pronounces his name "Shin-Hins" as he has shaved his mustache | |
20th | Sunset Overdrive female characters, Riot Games payed-to-quit, and DS and Wii WiFi restored | Chad |
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Chad insults Sean by saying that he will be back when he fixes his stupid beardless face! | |
23rd | Nintendo beaten by Philips, League of Legends collegiate sport, Playstation Now prices | Sam |
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24th | Primal Rage 2 surfaces, Iwata recovering, Crytek rumored bankrupt | Sean |
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Sean tries to find where his bile duct is, as he had no idea it even existed until now | |
25th | Nexon sues cheaters, New Legend of Korra game, Blue Estate releases on PS4 | Sam |
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26th | New Godzilla game, Just Dance world competition, and SGC is coming! | Sean |
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27th | Ryse 2 cancelled, Xbox games with gold, and the LaunchPAD | Sean |
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Sean states that today's episode was "hardly news" due to the final story, all about porn. | |
30th | Hyrule Warriors costume DLC, GTA dev preserves Scottish history, Sniper Elite keys stolen | Sean |
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