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 |
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2nd | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
3rd | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
5th | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
6th | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
9th | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
10th | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
11th | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
12th | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
13th | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
16th | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
17th | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
18th | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
19th | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
20th | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
23rd | Jared |
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24th | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
25th | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
26th | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
27th | Jared |
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30th | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
31st | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode |
August[]
Date | Headlines | Host | Stories | Notes | Thumbnail |
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1st | TOR Goes Free to Play, Valve's User Agreement Changes, and Ada Wong is Back | Jared |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
9th | Xbox 720, Rhode Island Owns Amalur, No 360 Silent Hill Patches | Jared |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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22nd | Microsoft Cockblocks Killer Instinct 3, Counter-Strike Missing in Europe, and Sony Closes Liverpool Studio | Jared |
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23rd | NASA Ruins Peter Molyneux, Black Isle Returns, and I Am Alive For PCs | Jared |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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29th | $300,000 Golden Mario, Smash Bros. Movesets, and Nintendo Direct | Lauren |
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30th | A NEW Metal Gear Game and Release Details for Marvel VS Capcom Origins and God of War: Ascension | Chad |
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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 |
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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 |
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4th | The Furious 4 are no longer brothers, the Wii U could be coming in bundles, and Valve is making hardware | Jared |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode | |
5th | Phoenix Wright is Back, Ubisoft "Removes" DRM, and Lightning Returns | Jared |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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11th | Sony's Virtual Reality, Capcom's POST LAUNCH DLC, and Terreria Comes to Consoles | Jared |
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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 |
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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 |
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14th | Blind Fanboy Rage on Bayonetta 2, No Multiple Wii U Pads, and Black Mesa Source | Jared |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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20th | >Kingdom Heart's HD Collection, Half Life 3 News?!, and the Nintendo Gets the Unity Engine | Jared |
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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 |
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24th | StarCraft 2 Goes Free to Play?!, PopCap Dublin Closes, and No Bayonetta 2 Without Nintendo | Jared |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Jared does a pen toss at the end of the episode |
October[]
Date | Headlines | Host | Stories | Notes | Thumbnail |
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1st | Third Person XCOM, Vita Price Cuts, And An Important Announcement | Jared |
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Jared announces that he is leaving ScrewAttack. | |
2nd | Porn on Xbox, Double Halo XP For Pepsi, Lightning Returns Leak, and Mario DLC | Chad |
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3rd | Valve's Non Gaming Software, The Command and Conquer Collection, and PlayStation Mobile | Chad |
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4th | Cliffy B Leaves, Tyrant King George Washington, and Kixeye is Racist | Chad |
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5th | Rogue For Senate, FIFA 13 is the Same Game, and Retro City Rampage Launch Dates | Chad |
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8th | Kevin Butler is Being Sued, Rayman Legends Delayed, and RE6 On Disc DLC | Chad |
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9th | Adam Sandler's Bad Company TV Show, The Mechromancer, and DmC Pre-Order Bonuses | Chad |
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The end title is "Peace out dudes!" | |
10th | Injustice Character Reveals, God of Total Recall, and Borderlands 2 E-Peens | Chad |
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11th | No More Machinima?!, Sony Sued Again, and The Wii U Breakdown | Craig |
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12th | Dalkstarkers is Back, Free On Disc DLC, and the LoL World Championship Scandal | Chad |
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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 |
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The end title is "Thanks for watching!" | |
16th | Mario in Scribblenauts, Dragonborn Dragon Riding, and Xbox Live Indie Trouble | Chad |
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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 |
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The end title says "Peace out internet" | |
18th | IGN Is Being Sold, Sony Breaks Up With Lightbox, and Wii U Child Labor | Chad |
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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 |
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22nd | Anarchy Reigns release date, Modders smash PS All Stars, and Nintendo catches a pirate! | Chad |
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23rd | EA Reveals Wii U Online Details, MoH Gets a MAJOR Patch, Sony Got Hacked Again | Ben |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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29th | G4 Cancels AOTS and X-Play, Start Leveling in Starcraft 2, and The US Supreme Court Decides Gaming's Future | Chad |
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30th | New Call of Duty, Borderlands 2 Glitch, and SxT DLC Solved | Chad |
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31st | Disney Bought LucasFilms, GTA 5 Release Date, and Hurricane Sandy Attacks Activision | Chad |
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The end title for this episode is "Happy Halloween" |
November[]
Date | Headlines | Host | Stories | Notes | Thumbnail |
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1st | Army of TWO Dated, Sly Cooper Dresses Up, and Kim Dotcom's Next Site | Chad |
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2nd | New Portal 2 DLC, Curt Schilling Gets Sued, and Blockbuster Express Closes | Craig |
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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 |
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6th | The Xbox Handheld?!, THQ's Stock Drops, and the Assassin's Creed Anthology | Chad |
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7th | Leaked Uncharted Game, PlayStation Magazine Shuts Down, and New Wii U Details | Chad |
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8th | Assassin's Creed 3 Konami Code, A Diablo 3 Expansion,Capcom Loses Tatsunoko | Chad |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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14th | Free Copies of the Mass Effect Trilogy, Ubisoft Buying THQ, Origin Got Hacked | Chad |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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20th | Fighters of Capcom, No Mass Effect DLC, and Star Citizen's Kickstarter | Chad |
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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 |
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27th | The Canadian Wii Mini, Free NSMB 2 DLC, and Sega Cracks Down | Chad |
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Chad realizes that Segasun is filing the copyright claims. | |
28th | Nintendo and Bungie's Next Big Games and European Exclusive 3DS XL Bundles | Chad |
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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 |
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30th | Nextbox in 2013?, Grand Theft Russia, and inSANE is NOT Dead | Chad |
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December[]
Date | Headlines | Host | Stories | Notes | Thumbnail |
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3rd | THQ's bundle succeeds, Ouyas shipping, Vita Ports, and more today on Hard News | Craig |
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4th | Fable II is Lost!, Killer Instinct Denied, and Kickstarter Fails | Chad |
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5th | Lots of Nintendo Direct News and a Pro LoL Player Gets Banned | Chad |
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6th | Lollipop Chainsaw: Valentine Edition, Small Breasts Beware, and Why Guitar Hero Got Canned | Chad |
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7th | Sony's New Store, BioShock Gets Delayed, and Eurocom Shuts Down | Chad |
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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 |
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11th | The PS3 Tank, MLP: Online Gets Shut Down, and Bit.Trip Saga on eShop. | Chad |
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12th | Diablo III On Consoles?, Free Halo 4 DLC, and Sega's Silly Sue | Chad |
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13th | All-Stars Battle Royale 2, Mass Effect 4, and Steam's Community Market | Chad |
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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 |
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17th | Minecraft made lots of money, some people are too dumb for games, and Street Fighter X Mega Man is now available. | Craig |
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18th | SteamBox Confirmed, More War Z Controversy, and The Old Republic's Expansion | Chad |
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20th | 7,000 Stolen Wii Us, THQ Isn't Entirely Dead, and TV on the Toilet | Chad |
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21st | An Earthbound Re-Release, the NRA Hates Video Games, and DEATH BATTLE! Gets Delayed | Craig |
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26th | THQ Owes WWE $45,000,000 | Chad |
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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 |
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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 |
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The end title says "Happy new year!" |