Features Hardware The Year in Tech: 2014 Top Stories Page 6 : Gaming By TechSpot Staff December 29, 2014 TechSpot is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Facebook Twitter Reddit RSS Comments Gaming Tech Culture Hardware Software The Web CPU/Graphics Gaming Mobile Apple Google Microsoft IT Security Gaming January Valve shows off 13 Steam Machines covering all shapes, sizes and price points DayZ standalone alpha version sells over 730,000 copies Almost 10 years of World of Warcraft: Here's Blizzard's own infographic and milestones Petition for PC version of GTA 5 reaches 650,000 signatures Nintendo confirms poor sales, slashes Wii U forecasts dramatically Valve looks to lead the charge in creating a standardized VR controller interface February 'Flappy Bird' earns $50,000 per day in ad revenue for its creator Here's the real reason why John Carmack left id Software March Valve launches Steam Family Sharing for all users Google to launch cross-platform game services with Android and iOS matchmaking 'Minecraft' creator severs ties with Oculus VR following Facebook acquisition April 'Hitman Go' reimagines popular franchise into an iPad board game What the creators of Doom and Myst thought of each other's games in 1993 Study finds violent video games don't make players aggressive, non-mastery of the games do More than half of all Steam games rarely (if ever) get played Two out of every three players abandon free-to-play games within the first 24 hours Analyst claims PC game revenues have surpassed console game revenues May Here's what the new Unreal Tournament game looks like after just three weeks of development John Carmack's former employer says he stole technology and used it in the Oculus Rift Developers abandon unfinished Steam title and the 200,000 gamers that bought it EA to drop online multiplayer support for 50 games following GameSpy closure Microsoft announces Halo 5: Guardians, coming in 2015 June PC gaming is on the rise: In the console vs. PC race, it looks like PC is surging ahead Modder harnesses hidden files to improve Watch Dogs PC graphics Good Old Games unveils Steam-like digital platform Atari's CEO plans to revive the brand with online gambling, original shows, and licensing deals The world's largest video game collection brings in $750,250 at auction Alienware Alpha is a $550 Steam Machine Tetris: The best-selling video game in history turns 30 today The world's most rare, and valuable video games E3 2014 PC Game Trailer Roundup: Battlefield Hardline, The Division, The Witcher 3, Far Cry 4, more July Microsoft Flight Simulator is coming back from the grave "Halo 3" Easter egg unearthed after nearly seven years id Software teases "Doom" reboot during QuakeCon 2014 Valve updates the Steam Controller with an analog stick EA announces subscription service for Xbox One gamers Cliff Bleszinski's next game will be sci-fi PC arena shooter "BlueStreak" August Minecraft player builds fully functional in-game hard drive Sierra set to make a comeback with new King's Quest game Unreleased Duke Nukem game unearthed by Library of Congress September Blizzard, it's time to take Warcraft back to its RTS roots The Sims 4's anti-piracy systems take pixelation to the extreme 'Destiny' becomes the biggest new video game franchise launch in history It's official: Microsoft acquires Minecraft creator Mojang for $2.5 billion 'Grand Theft Auto V' heading to next-gen consoles this fall, PC version delayed until 2015 Blizzard makes tough decision to cancel next-gen MMO 'Project Titan' October The Evil Within is locked at 30 FPS on PC, by default 3D Realms returns from the dead with 32-game 'Anthology' collection DirectX 12 to launch with Windows 10 next year November Play more than 900 classic arcade games in your browser, no quarters required 'Far Cry 4' plot twist leads to brilliant alternate ending (spoiler alert) Blizzard's Overwatch is a new team-based multiplayer shooter that reminds us of Team Fortress 2 "Grand Theft Auto V" to get first-person mode on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC Microsoft completes its $2.5 billion acquisition of Minecraft creator Mojang December Op-ed: New video games shouldn't be so broken Steam is region locking PC games to stop people exploiting low currency values "Doom" game designer celebrates its 21st birthday, reveals a ton of never-before-seen game art Microsoft's Xbox One finally outsells Sony's PlayStation 4 Ralph Baer, the father of video games, dies at the age of 92 Valve pulls mass shooter game Hatred from Steam Greenlight Sony celebrates PlayStation's 20th anniversary with a limited edition, retro-themed PS4 If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing. 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