ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 8
The games released on this day in gaming history.
878 releases
5 Years AgoHalo Infinite
PCXbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Halo Infinite is a first-person shooter and the sixth mainline entry in the Halo series.
1 Year AgoYakuza Kiwami
RemakePS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Yakuza: Kiwami is an enhanced remake of the original Yakuza game for PlayStation 2, not just an HD port.
15 Years AgoNeed for Speed: The Run
PCXbox 360PS3Japan
Need for Speed The Run lures players into an underground world of illicit, high-stakes racing. The heat is on - and it isn't just the fuzz who are after you.
11 Years AgoMetal Slug 3
Web browserWorldwide
“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and simple and intuitive game controls!
14 Years AgoNew Super Mario Bros. U
Wii UJapan
New Super Mario Bros. U is a side-scrolling 2.5D platform game, and the fourth and latest installment in the New Super Mario Bros. series. As the sequel to New Super Mario Bros.
17 Years AgoThe Saboteur
Xbox 360PS3PCWorldwideNorth America
Experience the ultimate open-world action/adventure as The Saboteur. Fight, climb, and race your way through a uniquely stylized version of Nazi-occupied France, and hunt down your sworn enemies who have taken everything from you.
20 Years AgoF-Zero
WiiEurope
F-Zero is set in the year 2560, when humanity's multiple encounters with alien life forms had resulted in the expansion of Earth's social framework. This led to commercial, technological and cultural interchanges between planets.
1 Year AgoYakuza Kiwami 2
RemakePS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Yakuza Kiwami 2 is a remake of Yakuza 2, and is an action-adventure game set in an open world environment and played from a third-person perspective. Combat is based on that previously seen in Yakuza 6.
12 Years AgoEmpire: Total War
LinuxWorldwide
Empire: Total War introduces a host of revolutionary new features, including true 3D naval combat.
22 Years AgoThe Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
PCNorth America
Escape from Butcher Bay is set in the futuristic science fiction universe of the Chronicles of Riddick franchise, and is a prequel to the film Pitch Black. The game takes place inside Butcher Bay, a maximum-security prison from which no prisoner has escaped.
26 Years AgoColin McRae Rally 2.0
PCEurope
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 is a rally racing game that features the 1999-spec Ford Focus WRC, the 2000-spec Ford Focus RS WRC, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI Gr.A, Subaru Impreza WRC2000, Peugeot 206 WRC, Toyota Corolla WRC and SEAT Córdoba WRC, among other cars.
17 Years AgoMetal Gear
WiiJapan
Metal Gear is considered to be the progenitor of the stealth game genre, it was also the first video game designed by Hideo Kojima, who also directed many of the later Metal Gear sequels.
10 Years AgoOneShot
RemakePCWorldwide
OneShot is a surreal top down puzzle/adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
26 Years AgoThe Operative: No One Lives Forever
PCEurope
No One Lives Forever is to be a fast-paced, story-driven first-person shooter that delivers over-the-top action, outrageous villains, and wry humor in the tradition of the great 1960's Bond films. You play Cate Archer an undercover operative for MI-Zero.
6 Years AgoCall of the Sea
PCXbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Call of the Sea is a first-person adventure puzzle game set in the 1930's that tells the story of Norah, a woman on the trail of her missing husband's expedition.
12 Years AgoLara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
PCWorldwide
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is the sequel to Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and the second game in a spin-off from the main Tomb Raider series. The two-player cooperative campaign from the first game is expanded to support up to four players.
1 Year AgoPlanet of Lana
AndroidWorldwide
A young girl and her loyal friend embark on a rescue mission through a colorful world full of cold machines and unfamiliar creatures. Planet of Lana is a cinematic puzzle adventure framed by an epic sci-fi saga that stretches across centuries and galaxies.
17 Years AgoSilent Hill: Shattered Memories
WiiNorth America
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is the seventh installment in the Silent Hill survival horror series, and a stand-alone reimagining of the original Silent Hill video game. Once again, you will cast Harry Mason searching across the haunted town for his missing daughter Cheryl.
6 Years AgoSpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated
RemakeGoogle StadiaWorldwide
Are you ready, kids? The cult classic is back, faithfully remade in spongetastic splendor! Play as SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy and show the evil Plankton that crime pays even less than Mr.
9 Years AgoHello Neighbor
PCXbox OneWorldwide
Hello Neighbor is a stealth horror game about sneaking into your creepy neighbor's house to figure out what horrible secrets he's hiding in his basement. You play against an AI that adapts from your actions. Really enjoying climbing through that backyard window?
11 Years AgoAmong the Sleep
PS4Worldwide
Among the Sleep is a first person horror adventure, in which you play a two year old child. After waking up in the middle of the night to mysterious sounds, you start exploring the dark looking for comfort.
10 Years AgoYakuza 6: The Song of Life
PS4Japan
Step into Japan's criminal underworld in this explosive action brawler starring legendary yakuza, Kazuma Kiryu, who is hellbent on unraveling the truth around his daughter's tragic accident.
20 Years AgoThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
PortWiiEurope
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was initially developed with the Nintendo GameCube in mind, but ended up receiving a Wii port when it was released to promote the new console.
20 Years AgoWii Play
WiiEurope
Wii Play collects nine quick and addictive games that are easy to pick up and play and hard to put away. Thanks to the intuitive controls of the Wii Remote, even the most inexperienced gamers will have no trouble mastering the controls.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.