List of Hard News episodes for 2014 July-December

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.

July

Date	Headlines	Host	Stories	Notes	Thumbnail
1st	Cliffy B Returns, First homosexual character is Dragon Age, and Escape Dead Island	Sam	Cliffy B returns from retirement Escape from Dead Island First homosexual in Dragon Age	Sam wants to be able to have his characters have sex with aliens, and for anyone who disagrees, they are 'monsterphobic'!
2nd	Women BANNED from IeSF Competition, Airtight Games shut down, and the Dualshock 4	Sam	IeSF vans women from Tournament Airtight Games shuts down Time to retire the Dualshock 3	Sam shows off the PS3 and PS4 controllers during their story
7th	Mario Kart 8 hacks, new Zelda game open world, Mighty No. 9 animated series Kickstarter	Sam	Mario Kart 8 modding New "Open World" Zelda, kinda Mighty No. 9 anime Kickstarter
8th	Mighty No 9 second crowd funding not for animated series	Sam and John	Mighty No 9 funding correction Hard News will return 07/21/14	For making the mistake from yesterday's Hard News, Sam stabs himself with a sword. John takes Sam's body away, and takes Sam's place at the desk to announce Hard News' break
21st	Chroma Squad under fire! New Battleborn game announced, and F2P games in App Stores	Sean	Last week's recap! New info on Battleborn Chroma Squad under fire! Is it really Free-to-play?
22nd	DOTA 2 Champions win $5 million, O'Donnell sues Bungie, and The Last of Us live reading	Sam	DOTA champions win $5 million O'Donnell sticks it to Bungie The Last of Us, theatres and leaks	Sam dances out of the Hard News set, before coming back to wave goodbye.
23rd	Sheik confirmed for Hyrule Warriors, Red Hood in Arkham Knight, EA Games delayed	Sean	Quick corrections from Monday! The Red Hood in Arkham Knight Battlefield & Dragon Age delayed Sheik to be in Hyrule Warriors	Sean wears a bowler hat to demonstrate what was said incorrectly from Monday's episode. He then takes it off, and throws it away, and a smashed glass sound effect followed by a cat yowling. Sean reacts shocked at what he did, before getting back to the news.
24th	Destiny pre-orders cancelled! PS4 gets 3D-Blu Ray, Updated Steam controller	Sam	PS4 gets 3D-Blu Ray support Valve controller gets a joystick Some Destiny pre-orders cancelled	Sam has predicted that the Valve controller will look identical to the PS4 controller, but have Valve's logo on it. Sam ends Hard News by staring at the camera. He then smiles and complains to John that he just lets the camera continue to roll after Sam is done to tease him.
25th	Google acquires Twitch.tv, Destiny Beta open, PSN Hack lawsuit settled	Sean	Destiny Beta out on all platforms PSN hack of 2011 lawsuit settled Google rumored to own Twitch.tv

August

Date	Headlines	Host	Stories	Notes	Thumbnail
4th	Bioshock comes to IOS, Flappy Bird returns for AmazonTV, and Dam Adelman leaves Nintendo	Sean	Original Bioshick comes to iOS Flappy Bird Family Flaps Back Dan Adelman leaves Nintendo	This is the first episode of Hard News in the new set. Shaun can be seen in the background playing a game. Bryan runs past the window riding on a dolphin, while Nick chases him with a hat on his head, while holding a plunger. Nick's hat falls off. Bryan soon chases Nick while still riding the dolphin. Chad and Austin are also seen in the background.
5th	Original Resident Evil returns, New Hitman movie, Ultima Forever shut down	Sam	Resident Evil current gen revival Agent 47 strikes again Ultima servers to shut down	Sam reveals that he doesn't know much about Crash Bandicoot
6th	New Assassin's Creed: Rogue, Mario Kart 8 DLC, Broforce Expendables free download	Sean	Mario Kart Mercedes DLC Free lives releases "Expendabros" New-new Assassin's Creed game	Ben, Nick and Parker stand behind Sean with a can of soda. They all drink at the same time. They drink several times in unison. Bryan and Shaun can also be seen behind them. Later on in the video, Austin joins the other three, but drinks using a Thermos. During the outro, they all separate. Chad can be seen on the phone.
7th	Twitch mutes 3rd party content, DOTA 2 & Source Engine 2, PSP Duke Nukem surfaces	Sam	DOTA gets Source Engine 2 PSP Duke Nukem game discovered Twitch muting 3rd party content	Chad writes "Suck!" with an arrow pointing to Sam on the glass behind Sam, while Shaun watches. Parker, Nick and Ben are also seen. Parker wipes off the exclamation mark. It later reads "Suck balls!", and is revealed to be a speech bubble that says "I suck balls!" When Sam is talking about Twitch muting 3rd party content, the audio cuts out of the video. Nick draws what looks like Sonic on the glass behind Sam. At the end of the video, Sam discusses the purpose of a volvo. Sam discusses a game of "Rock, Paper, Scissor, volvo, moose", volvo would beat moose. John asks what moose would beat, and Sam replies with most other imports.
8th	Hide your games on Steam, Appeal Twitch audio claims, and Sierra games returns	Sam	Twitch rolls out "appeal" button Sierra Games rises again Your secret Steam games stash	Parker and Nick are standing behind Sam eating and drinking, and Austin and Shaun walk past sword fighting. Sam blames Chad for the old HQ sucking.
11th	New Square title, Steam not selling sex and drugs, possible third Darksiders	Sam	David Adams creates gunfire games Steam givin' ya something extra Gamescom 2014 has begun!	The outro that Sam did was way too funny and rude to show, so he had to do another one. The video says that it is the 4th, not the 11th
12th	Tomb Raider sequel XBox only, Advanced Warfare XBox Bundle, XBox Gamescom	Sam	Microsoft's Gamescom conference Advanced Warfare Xbox One-DLE New Tomb Raider Xbox exclusive (note: the typo of DLE is what is written in the episode)	Parker runs up to the glass and starts touching it Sam translates the Tomb Raider's developer's PR speak into real English Sam stumbles through the outro
13th	New Silent Hill by Kojima & Del Toro, Tomb Raider not only for Xbox, Gamescom			The video has been removed
14th	MGS 5 coming to Steam, New co-op Walking Dead game, Last Guardian not cancelled	Sam	"The Last Guardian" will return Kijima is putting MSG 5 on Steam New co-op Walking Dead game	Sam rambles about Pokemon, and randomly starts talking about balls, and confuses it for Dragonball Z
15th	New PS4 feature, Warner Bros wants Xbox Entertainment, Ikaruga 2?	Sam	PS4 Shareplay limited to 1 hour Ikaruga creator returns for PS4 Xbox Entertainment/WB Sale	Sam starts Hard News wanting to edumacate the viewer, and ends by threatening to kill the viewer if they don't click the link.
18th	Robin Williams NPC Petitions, Phil Fish meltdown: Round Two, Mortal Kombat X	Sean	An old 'ality to return to MK X Petitions for Robin Williams NPC Phil Fish cannot quit the internet	Craig chases Chad on office chairs past the Hard News set at the start of the video. Craig then spins Parker around on a chair. Chad later enters and points a water gun at Sean's head from behind the glass Craig waves as Hard News ends. During the outro, Craig spins Parker again.
19th	Sony confused by PS4 success, Samus' New Zero Suit, Wii U now more kid friendly	Chad	Wii U, Now more "Kid" friendly PS4 sells 10 million units SSB4, controversial new Zero Suit	Chad once again sells himself as "Not Sam".
20th	Fish play Street Fighter, New Resident Evil leaked, New Digital Card game	Sam	Two fish are playing Street Fighter New digital cardgame: Sienna storm New RE: Revelations teased
21st	New Star Wars game, Walking Dead Season 2 finale, Ascend pulled from XBL	Chad	New Star Wars game released Walking Dead season finale trailer Ascend mysteriously pulled down	Chad says that he hopes his editor didn't use any footage from the spoiler filled trailer while he was talking
22nd	Advanced Warfare not on Wii U, 4A Games escapes to Malta, and Firaxicon	Sean	Advanced Warfare not on Wii U 4A Games escapes to Malta Firaxicon and sweet 2K deals	Sean swears during the outro, mentions that he can't say that, and tries again
26th	Amazon buys Twitch, Pokemon Fighting Game, and Smash 3DS Leaks	Sean	Pokken Tournament confirmed Surprise! Amazon buys Twitch Smash Bros 3DS springs a leak	Sean sits behind the glass at the end of the episode. Shaun, Chad and Ben come over and try to drag him away, but get stuck on his wires.
27th	Capcom sues Koei Tecmo, Mario Kart 8 DLC is awesome, and Dragon Age gets Multiplayer	Sean	Dragon Age gets multiplayer Capcom sues Koei Tecmo Mario Kart 8 DLC is official	Sean says that he has dyslexia, explaining his mistake from yesterday. A message scrolls across the screen saying that he is just an idiot instead.

September

Date	Headlines	Host	Stories	Notes	Thumbnail
2nd	Pre-order an amiibo, New New 3DS, and Nintendo Europe layoffs	Sean	Amiibo figurines are priced A new Nintendo 3DS is coming Nintendo of Europe restructured
3rd	PewDiePie closes comments, Oculus teams with Samsung, FREE PSP games in Japan	Sean	Oculus Partners with Samsung 250 free PSP games to come to Japan PewDiePie turns off the comments	Sean admits that everyone is the comments is already telling Sean to die in a fire. He ends by saying "I'm Sean, and I'm a giant dick face." This was the first episode to be exclusive to ScrewAttack's second YouTube channel, ScrewAttack News.
4th	Gearbox does what it likes, Remote Play comes to Xperia, Ouya wants investors	Sean	Ouya is looking for new investors Remote Play on Sony Xperia phone Gearbox does whatever it likes	Shaun stands directly behind Sean behind the glass mimicing him as he plays with his keys. Sean tries to entice the viewer to subscrive to ScrewAttack news by offering them a bowl of candy. He also tells the viewer to get into the dirty van in the box. A picture of pedo bear appears near the van.
5th	Goro revealed for MKX, League of Legends lore reboot, Destiny Cologne	Sam	Goro exclusive to MK X preorders Smell your Destiny League of Legends lore reboot	Craig pokes Shaun with a blow up dolphin, before running up to the glass and poking the glass. Nick and Craig later ride the dolphin together. Nick falls off, and Craig hits him with it, before poking the screeen again. The dolphin is later thrown at Sam, who catches it. He says that he was hoping that Craig would break the window. The dolphin does the outro.
8th	Batman descends in June, Donkey Kong Master revealed, John Vechey departs	Chad	Hohn Vechey: Peace Explorer, New King of Kong on the block Batman: Arkham Knight	Shaun, Nick, Parker, Austin and Bryan are all holding Nerf guns behind the glass. They all point the guns at each other. Everyone pelts Chad with nerf guns in the outro. Nick holds Chad ransom threatening to kill Chad if the viewer doesn't click the link. Nick then shoots Chad. Blood splatters on the screen, and Chad collapses.
9th	Shadow of Mordor delayed PS3/360, Xbox One Dashboard update, Ray Rice removed	Chad	Ray Rice removed from Madden XBox One Dashboard update Shadow of Mordor PS3/360 delay	Chad reading the Shadow of Mordor story is probably the nerdiest thing he has ever done on this show
10th	Apple Watch gets a game, Super Smash Bros. 3DS XL, Microsoft may buy Mojang	Sean	Apple Watch has a game announced Microsoft rumored to buy Mojang Nintendo 3DS XL Super Smash Bros.
11th	PSP Store is Closing, Final Fantasy on phones, and Super Smash Leaks Confirmed	Sean	PSP losing its digital storefront Final Fantasy getting a new game Super Smash Bros. 3DS on Twitch
12th	GTA V release date, Pikachu invades White House, and Atari Landfill Auction	Sean	GTA V release date Pikachu invades White House And Atari Landfill Auction	Shaun eats directly behind Sean. Shaun also nods and agrees with Sean when he is announcing their contest, and gives a point with Sean at the end
15th	Minecraft bought by Microsoft, Rumor of Xbox Streaming, More Smash Bros.	Sean	Microsft buys Mojand for $2.5B Xbox might get it's own streaming Smash Bros. Wii U dated and more!	Sean makes several Pokemon references as he talks about the story
16th	PlayStation Jordans, Xbox 360 goes Blue, Guerrilla Games Horizon Art Leaks	Sean	Playstation themed air jordans Guerrilla games' concept art leaks Look at all the shuny new consoles	Sean makes a point at the end of the episode
17th	Final Fantasy XV demo inbound, Sony reports 230 billion yen loss, MKX gets a fightpad	Sean	Final Fantasy demo coming to NA Sony reports 230 billion yen loss Mortal Kombat X fightpad from PDP	Sean makes a point at the end of the episode
18th	Final Fantasy XV Demo, Bloodborne release date, Sonic Boom	Sam	Bloodborne gameplay from TGS Get ready for Final Fantasy! Sonic Boom release dates	There is an outtake at the end of the episode which has Shaun dancing in the background without a shirt on, and he is wearing a mask
19th	Assassin's Creed movie delayed, Driveclub White PS4 bundle, Shinra Technologies	Sam	Assassin's Creed Movie delayed Shinra's new gaming technology Europe's special Driveclub bundle
22nd	PlayStation TV Dated, ISIS Makes Game Trailer, Videogame Museum in Texas	Sean	ISIS propaganda points to GTA clone Videogame history museum in Texas PlayStation TV gets release date	Bryan rolls around on the floor, and Shaun has a nerf gun in the background. Craig tries to sneak up to the glass, but is hit by a nerf gun, and chases the shooter. Andre Black Nerd takes a photo of Sean, as Nick and Shaun hold nerf guns towards Sean.
23rd	Nintendo 2DS for Pokémon, AssCreed Season Pass, Triad Wars if F2P	Sean	New Pokemon 2DS set for Europe New 2.5D AssCreed in season pass Triad Wars is a F2P PC Exclusive
24th	Blizzard's Titan cancelled, Queen's Wrath Engulfs Destiny, Steam Curator Trolls	Sean	Destiny event reef Queen's Wrath Steam curates trolls and thieves Blizzard's Project Titan cancelled	Sean tells the viewer to click on his face and see what happens. Doing this takes the viewer to the Total Destruction Clip of the Week.
25th	Duck Dynasty Game, bayonetta 2 Flounders in Japan, Watch Dogs DLC Skips Wii U	Sean	Duck Dynasty Game from Activision Bayonetta 2 not selling well Watch Dogs DLC skips Wii U
26th	Blizzard Raises Dead, Wii U VC gets Castlevania, Smash Bundle on Amazon	Sean	eShop getting Castlevanis and MK8 Blizzard brings out the dead in WoW Super Smash Bundle on Amazon	Bryan is playing the Donkey Kong bongos behind Sean
29th	Link's Horsing Around, Bayonetta 2 Barrel Rolls, PS Home is Shuttered	Sean	Playstation Home closing in NA & EU Hyrule Warriors horsing around Bayonetta 2 does a barrel roll	Shaun walks up to the glass as he is eating, and Ben strokes his chin during the outro. Sean starts dancing prompting both Shaun and Ben to copy him.
30th	Shadow of Mordor Season Pass, Zelda Fan remake, Yet another Assassin's Creed	Sean	Fan-made Ocarina of Time remake Shadow of Mordor season pass There is another Assassin's Creed	Craig walks up to the glass and dances before staring into the camera.

October

Date	Headlines	Host	Stories	Notes	Thumbnail
1st	Xbox Hackers charged, Windows 10 revealed, Battle Chef Brigade Kickstarter	Sean / Takahata101	Microsoft and AA Hackers charged What the hell is a Windows 10? Battle Chef Brigade Kickstarter	This was the first official ScrewAttack News episode The outro is hosted by Takahata101 from Team Fourstar. Sean behaves like an excited fanboy behind the glass. Takahata101 doesn't know why he was there. He sees Sean and yells at him for acting so strange!
2nd	Free Pokemon for 3DS Owners, Angry Birds Layoffs, PlayStation Plus Price Hike	Sean	Nintendo haunts your 3DS with DLC Playstation Plus price increase Rovio layoffs and celebrity hires
3rd	GamerGate pressures Intel, Evolve statue is expensive, Strider 2 on the Vita	Sean	Evolve gets a $750 LE figurine Vita gets themes and Strider 2 Intel drops ads after GamerGate	Sam explains that having stuff that other people don't make people feel better about themselves.
6th	PewDiePie the MCN?, Disney Crushes Tiny Death Star, Bomb threat at Gearbox	Sean	Disney removes Tiny Death Star app PewDiePie wants to start an MCN Gearbox receives a bomb threat
7th	Wii U Holiday Games Dated, AssCreed GPU Debate, Microsoft Kinect Experiment	Sean	Microsoft has a new Kinect Project AssCreed starts a debate and stuff Wii U release dates, prices, & amiibo
8th	Samus comes to Monster Hunter, DRIVECLUB Woes, Nintendo GameCube Confusion	Sean	Monster Hunter 4 goes Metroid DRIVECLUB PS+ version delayed GameCube Adapter Wii U confusion
9th	Evolve big Alpha Codes, PS NOW on Vita, Themes for 3DS and Xbox One	Sean	PlayStation Now on New Devices Theme Support on 3DS and XBoxOne Evolve giveaway for big alpha	Shaun also does a point at the end of the show, and continues pointing throughout Sean's outro.
10th	Destiny Breaks Iron Banner, Unity Looking for Buyer, Nintendo  eShop Offerings	Sean	Unity rumored to be up for sale Destiny Iron Banner event sucks Nintendo eShop digital update	Sean thinks he should hide his Halloween candy in a wall this year - it will certainly work better then the candy in a van idea from last year!
13th	GamerGate Death Threats, October is DK Month, Resident Evil Reveals	Sean	October is Donkey Kong Month in EU Resident Evil Bonus and TV show Game dev doxxed and threatened	Parker rides a chair up to the glass behind Sean during the outro
14th	PlayStation TV Launch Kerfuffle, Cocaine in an Xbox, Saints Row: The Cooler	Sean	Cocaine Cowboys caught with Xbox Saints Row: The Cooler was a thing PS TV suffers at launct and GT7	Sean was still a little upset about the Driveclub thing, and states that people are going to talk in the comments about how much he loves Sony.
15th	Anita Sarkeesian Cancels lecture, Killer Instinct Season 2, Magic Card Lottery	Sean	Anita Sarkeesian cancels lecture KI Season 2 teases 6 new fighters Magic card worth $27,000 found	Sean comments that KI has been bumped up to 980p, so graphics whores can suck it. Someone calls out that it still isn't 1080p! Sean offers about 1000 beanie babies that are sitting at his house that he wants to sell. Sean hurts himself as he gets up from the chair
16th	Google has a Microconsole, Xbone finds controllers, GOG & Steam games FREE	Sean	GOG and Steam gives you free games Xbox One update finds G-Spot Google launches a microconsole	Sean gets frustrated at the number of Microconsoles that are available, and threatens to burn the building down if Apple makes one. Shaun comes up to Sean, and states that they just got a PlayStation TV. Sean gets excited and leaves! Shaun says "F***ing fanboys". In the outro, Sean tries to take the PSTV off of Shaun, but Shaun won't let him. Sean manages to grab it off of him.
17th	Hatred is a new IP, LoL World Championships Sunday,	Sean	LOL World Championships on ESPN Ireland gets gaming themed stamps Is Hatred a new gaming scapegate?
20th	Smash Bros Rumors, I am Bread is a Game, Final Fantasy XIV Expansion	Sean	Final Fantasy XIV Expansion coming I AM Bread is the new new indie game Super Smash Bros. Wii U rumors	Sean makes suggestions for different races of bread to become playable
21st	Steam Game De-listed After Threats, FGC Rallies for PushaTee, Time Crisis 5	Sean	Time Crisis coming Japanese arcades FGC rallies in support of Pushatee Death threats de-list Steam game	Shaun once again points at the screen throughout Sean's entire outro
22nd	Oddworld Wii U Woes, Camp Pokemon is a FREE, Metallica & Hearthstone @ BlizzCon	Sean	Oddworld: New "N" Tasty Wii U Woes Pokemon Camp comes to iOS Blizzard's Hearthstone & Metallica
23rd	Titanfall Horde Mode, Mortal Kombat X Live-Action Series, Smash on Vita?	Sean	Titanfall getting Coop horde mode Mortal Kombat X live action series Petition for Smash Bros. on PS Vita	Craig and Ben stare into the camera as Sean rants Craig then writes a sign that says "Sony Fanboy" and an arrow pointing to Sean.
24th	Smash Direct Shows Wii U Features, Halo 5 Launch Date Leaked, 3D Realms Reborn	Sean	Halo 5 has its launch date leaked 3D Realms returns with collection 50 reasons for Smash on the Wii U	Shaun continues his tradition of pointing as Sean does. Sean states that Disorder is the best indie game of all time, and is totally unbias!
27th	Xbox One Bundles $50 off, Share Coming to PS4, San Andreas HD on Xbox Live	Sean	San Andreas HD comes to Xbox Live PS4 Share Play becomes a reality Xbox One Bundles discounted $50	Shaun does the point with Sean into the outro, where the camera zooms in on him while "Lonely" plays
28th	Bayonetta in Playboy, X-Wing Comes to GOG, No More Sexy Streaming	Sean		Nick, dressed as a clown walks past the camera. One of Sean's jokes is about cancelling their plans for tonight's livestream due to Twitch's new rules, with an awkward photoshop as the image. This episode had a new look, and was combined with a new look for the site. Nick comes behind Sean to break his neck at the end of the video. Sean dies.
29th	Destiny new content, Nintendo is Profitable, Dying Light Next-gen Only	Sean		Shaun waves throughout the outro
30th	Mighty No. 9 Boss, Nintendo & Microsoft get Healthy, Valkyria Chronicles PC	Sean		Craig stares into the camera with his laptop, and both Craig and Shaun point with Sean. Craig dances before leaving in the outro.
31st	Call of Duty Zombie Leak, Driveclub PS+ Infinite Delay, Prey 2 Cancelled	Sean		Craig is cleaning the glass behind Sean during this episode. Craig, Austin and Shaun all point nerf guns at towards the camera. Austin shoots a few times. This is the first time Sean had a "Comment of the day" Craig shoots a round of nerfs during the episode, and goes back to cleaning the glass.

November

Date	Headlines	Host	Stories	Notes	Thumbnail
3rd	Smash Bros. 136 Year Ban, The Internet Arcade, Korean eSports Money	Sean		Sean says that at the age of thirty, he is the Dry Bones of eSports athletes. He hits the desk and hurts his frail old hands. Ben makes facial expressions behind Sean at his desk.
4th	Destiny Cheers & Jeers, Luigi's Mansion Arcade, Hearthstone Ban Hammer	Sean
5th	Just Cause 3 F2P, Dawngate Axed & LoL Champion, Killzone 10th Anniversary	Sean		This episode crosses to Sam (the local LoL expert) who says that the game is representing woman who don't have big breats and are dead. At least he thinks she's dead. Apparently, Nick is weaping over the loss of one of his favorite franchises. Sean makes an extra report over the new Normal Boots fan game, and requests he be in it, now that he has reported on it! Sean mistakenly says that the date is October 5th at the start of the episode.
6th	Majora's Mask, amiibo Mario Kart, and Duck Hunt in this Nintendo Direct Special!	Sean		Many people corrected Sean on getting yesterday's date wrong, and Sean makes not of it here.
7th	Doritos Do the Dew, CoD Won't Share Play, Battle Fest is Back! | Bro News	Sean		Sean "Bro's" out and gives a heap of "Bro" news, and the title of the episode reflects this. Sean unzips his jacket to reveal that he might be a bit bias in the next Death Battle featuring Kirby. He shows off his Kirby shirt.
10th	Loot Crate amiibo, BlizzCon Recap, Geoff Keighley Game Awards	Sean		This episode of Hard News was filmed at Blizz Con in Los Angeles. Ben walks up across the road to behind Sean, only to see that they are filming, and walks away quickly. Sean also leaps for joy at the end.  Ben  can be heard saying that Sean is lying about this being live.
11th	Just Cause 3 Revealed, Amiibo Round 3, Master Chief Mutliplayer Woes	Sean		This episode is also fimed at Blizz Con. Nick is lying on the floor having a seizure in his excitement for the new Just Cause game. Sean happily says that he will get Nick to an ambulance as soon as Hard News is over.
12th	AC Unity Glitches Hurt Stock, Sonic Boom Dance Party, Game of Thrones Details	Sean		This episode is also filmed at Blizz Con. Sam writes the his plans about the BloodBorn delay on the whiteboard behind Sean "Blood Born Delayed Plan 1 murder Plan 2 Steaming Review Plan 3 Jerk off and cry" Plan 2 is crossed out after plan 3 followed by plan 1 is written up It is all erased only for Sam to write this: "Crop Dust Sean!!!" Sean reveals that it was Assassin's Creed that made him want to do this job for a living.
13th	Mario Kart 8 Zelda DLC, New Mercedes Mario ads, Useless PS Vita peripheral	Sean		This episode is also fimed at Blizz Con.
17th	Pikachu Battlepad, Game of Thrones Leak, amiibo Crated, Majesco Hurt	Sean		Sam, Nick, Ben and Austin are all keeping warm by an oil barrel set on fire. During the outro, Nick puts his head in the barrel, setting it on fire!
18th	FF in LittleBigPlanet, Goat Simulator MMO, G4 is Dead... Really!	Sean
19th	Walmart Scammed, Far Cry 4 Pirated, Ubisoft Dishonors France?	Sean		Someone says that Sean is turning into Monetary Jack from Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers. It cuts back to Sean who is dressed as the character.
20th	Meta Knight amiibo, Xbox One Birthday, Final Fantasy Games Coming	Sean		Craig plays around throwing something in his arms in the background. Sean asks himself a question as a voiceover, and Sean calls the voice an idiot. Nick threatens Craig with a nerf gun, and Craig hits him, so Nick runs away. Craig is later seen pointing the nerf gun at Nick. (is it a water gun)
24th	Blood Sport Kickstarter, StarCraft II Pro Disqualified, Hackers, Plays.TV	Sean
25th	The Crew Embargoed, Dark Sould 2 Next-gen, Project Vaulderie Shutdown	Sean		At one point Craig stares into the glass at the edge of the shot
26th	PlayStation False Advertising, Crew Beta Live, Gamecube Adapter Homebrew	Sean

December

Date	Headlines	Host	Stories	Notes	Thumbnail
1st	Game of Thrones Dated, China Console Revolution, From Russia with Amiibo	Sean		Ben stands right behind Sean, and wipes off his breath off the glass. He also nods while Sean is talking. Sean discusees the end of Hard News, and Ben puts his hands over his face, as if he is shocked. Sean asks for Craig to give him a mirror, and Craig is horrified as Sean shaves off his mustache. Craig touches his mustacheless face, while Ben and Gerado look on gobsmacked. Shaun rubs his face against Sean's.
2nd	Xbox Live Down, Fortnite Alpha is Open, Barry Joins Revelations 2	Sean		Sean says November 2nd, rather than December 2nd. Sean clarifies that the cancellation of Hard News has been going on for a while and isn't related to Fullscreen's acquisition of Rooster Teeth.
3rd	PS4 20th Anniversary, Assassin's Creed Leak, Steam Broadcasting	Sean
4th	YouPorn in eSports, Nintendo sued by Donkey Kong, Dan Adelman's New Game	Sean
5th	Street Fighter V Leaks, SNK Classics on PSN, New Games at Game Awards	Sean		Sean asks if Funimation will bring the new Dragonball to the US, Sean crosses to Lauren to find out. The camera crosses to the Lauren pillow, who is wearing headphones. Sean concludes that it is coming.
8th	Zelda on Wii U, Game Awards Winners, PlayStation Experience Revealed	Sean
9th	Witcher 3 Delayed, Samsung Gear's VR, Terrorists at FurFest	Sean
10th	Tekken 7 Update, Amiibogeddon, Moore Twitter Abuse	Sean
11th	Steam Holiday Sales, Bitcoin on Xbox, Sony in China	Sean		Sean is asked how his name is spelled, to which he replies that the only correct spelling is how his is spelled, and mocks Shaun's spelling with a u. Shaun yells back "Nice haircut, asshole!"
15th	Batman Sale, Killer Instinct Update, Last Year Kickstarter	Sean		Sean is asked if he wants a sandwich in the comment for a day. He replies "Yes please."
16th	DmC is Remastered, Hatred Pulled from Steam, Witcher 3 Features New Character	Sean		Sean gives a user a new profile picture after being impressed by a Pikachu with a mustache. He gives the Pikachu a top hat and a monocle.
17th	Ultra SF IV gets Wild, Gabe saves Hatred, Ubisoft bones AssCreed... Again!	Sean		Sean sings "It's the most wonderful time of the year". Sean walks awkwardly towards the camera at the end of the video
18th	Steam Controller Update, New Evolve Monster, Sony Cancels The Interview	Sean, Sam, Nick, Ben and Craig	Almost Time to Say Goodbye	All the staff who has hosted Hard News who is in the office today hosted the episode. Chad would have participated, but he was sick. Nick rolls his eyes at the 'boob control' story. Ben has a poorly written and unread script once more. Ben's script is written worse than ever! Craig is confused by the question of the day. Craig thanks the audience for watching the show, and they take pride in the fact that Hard News was the first video game news show on the internet. Craig also thanks the other Hard News hosts Destin, Corey, Jared, Jose, Chad and everyone else who has worked on the show. Craig does an epic point into the camera at the end of Hard News.
19th	The Final Episode	Sean		Everyone at the office walks up to stand behind Sean. Sam's head is cut off by the image, and has to move around it. They all point at the end. Everyone walks away in the outro, and Sean walks over to his desk, where he and Shaun hi five each other, while Ben stares into the camera.

• Death of the Hard News Desk