On This Day in Gaming: December 1

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

December 1

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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The King of Fighters XIII cover15 Years Ago

The King of Fighters XIII

Xbox 360PS3Japan

The King of Fighters XIII is a fighting game in the The King of Fighters series. The game is set after the events from The King of Fighters XI and is also the conclusion of Ash Crimson's story arc, which started in The King of Fighters 2003.

Dead Nation cover16 Years Ago

Dead Nation

PS3Europe

Dead Nation is a top-down shoot 'em up video game for PlayStation 3 developed by Finnish video game developer Housemarque. It was released on November 30, 2010 in North America, and December 1 in Europe. Players are awarded score multipliers and money when zombies are killed.

Guitar Hero Live cover8 Years Ago

Guitar Hero Live

PS4Wii UPS3Xbox 360Xbox OneiOSWorldwide

Guitar Hero Live is a music game that served as a reboot of the Guitar Hero franchise, being the first new entry in the series since Warriors of Rock in 2010.

Everspace cover6 Years Ago

Everspace

Google StadiaWorldwide

Everspace is an action-focused single-player space shooter with rock solid 6DOF controls combining roguelike elements with top-notch visuals and a captivating non-linear story as well as VR support in the final version.

Eastward cover4 Years Ago

Eastward

Xbox OneWorldwide

Eastward is a beautifully detailed and charming adventure RPG, from Shanghai-based indie developers, Pixpil and published by Chucklefish. Escape the tyrannical clutches of a subterranean society and join Eastward’s unlikely duo on an exciting adventure to the land above!

Hand of Fate 2 cover8 Years Ago

Hand of Fate 2

Xbox OneWorldwide

Hand of Fate 2 is a dungeon crawler set in a world of dark fantasy. Master a living boardgame where every stage of the adventure is drawn from a deck of legendary encounters chosen by you!

The Isle cover11 Years Ago

The Isle

PCWorldwide

The Isle is intended to be a gritty, open-world survival horror game. Explore vast landscapes of dense forest and open plains, traverse treacherous mountains and wade through dark swamps where horrors lurk. Hidden within are ruins that hold insight as to what came before.

Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS cover10 Years Ago

Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS

PortNintendo 3DSJapan

Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS features all the same tools as the original Wii U version but does not support online sharing. Instead it comes with 100 courses designed by Nintendo featuring special challenges.

The Bard's Tale cover15 Years Ago

The Bard's Tale

iOSWorldwide

Completely unlike the classic Bard's Tale games, this game is in a 3D environment with the player watching his only controllable character from an overhead vantage point, and it is better described as an action-adventure game than a traditi…

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse cover10 Years Ago

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Nintendo 3DSEurope

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse is a post-apocalyptic role-playing video game developed and published by Atlus for the Nintendo 3DS.

Marvel Cosmic Invasion cover1 Year Ago

Marvel Cosmic Invasion

SwitchSwitch 2PCPS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide

Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a side-scrolling beat 'em up featuring 15 playable Marvel heroes. Designed in the style of classic 1990s arcade brawlers, the game allows players to switch between two characters mid-battle using the Cosmic Swap mechanic.

Archon cover40 Years Ago

Archon

Sharp X1Japan

Archon: The Light and the Dark was a game developed by Free Fall Associates which loosely modeled the game of Chess, with a number of additions to the gameplay. It was programmed by Anne Westfall, and released originally for Atari 8-bit computers in 1983.

Red Dead Online cover6 Years Ago

Red Dead Online

Standalone expansionXbox OneNorth America

Step into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Red Dead Online and experience life in frontier America.

Worms Rumble cover6 Years Ago

Worms Rumble

PCPS5PS4Worldwide

Welcome to Worms Rumble, the first ever Worms game to feature real-time combat! Dive into epic 32-player Battle Royale and Deathmatch modes with full multi-platform cross-play as you fight to be the last worm standing!

Shapez cover3 Years Ago

Shapez

AndroidWorldwide

Shapez is a game about building factories to automate the creation and combination of increasingly complex shapes within an infinite map.

Impossible Mission cover41 Years Ago

Impossible Mission

Sharp X1Japan

The situation: for three days have the strategic central computers of the great powers acted up. An unknown person manipulates their programmes; at the end of these programmes is the starting command for the intercontinental rocket.

Pokémon Channel cover23 Years Ago

Pokémon Channel

GameCubeNorth America

Pokémon Channel is a 2003 video game in the Pokémon series for the GameCube, developed by Ambrella and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. The player's goal is to help Professor Oak refine and promote his TV network through watching broadcasts with a Pikachu.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms cover10 Years Ago

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms

PCWorldwide

Ghost Recon Phantoms offers players the ability to choose between three different classes of Ghost, customize their weapons, deploy cutting-edge military technology, and share intel with their team.

Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter cover40 Years Ago

Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter

Atari ST/STEAmigaNorth America

He's out to clean up the universe... ...But he doesn't do windows. Strap into your computer station and prepare for blast-off. If the thrilling graphics don't blow you off your chair, the laughs will have you rolling on the floor.

Football Manager 2007 cover20 Years Ago

Football Manager 2007

Xbox 360Europe

Football Manager 2007 (sold in the United States and Canada as Worldwide Soccer Manager 2007) is the third game in the Football Manager series of football management simulation games by Sports Interactive, published by Sega.

Kingdoms and Castles cover3 Years Ago

Kingdoms and Castles

Xbox OneXbox Series X|SNorth America

Inspired by the SimCity series, Banished, and Stronghold, Kingdoms and Castles is a game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Your kingdom must survive a living and dangerous world. Do the viking raiders make off with your villagers?

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance cover38 Years Ago

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance

DOSNorth America

Located on the northern shore of the Moonsea in the Forgotten Realms, the fabled city of Phlan had been overrun by monsters led by a mysterious leader. Your quest: discover the identity of this evil force and rid Phlan of its scourge.

Sonic Rivals cover20 Years Ago

Sonic Rivals

PSPEuropeAustralia

The game begins with Doctor Eggman turning Tails, Amy Rose, Rouge, and the Master Emerald into cards with his new device. Sonic and Knuckles arrive on the scene, and find out what has happened.

Bionicle Heroes cover20 Years Ago

Bionicle Heroes

PCAustraliaNew Zealand

Bionicle Heroes is an action-shooter where the player takes on the role of the various Lego Bionicle Toa Inika - Jaller, Matoro, Hahli, Kongu, Hewkii, and Nuparu.

Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.

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