Arma 3 has been delayed, and is now slated for a 2013 release. At least we're still getting DayZ this year... hopefully. Read more
Hawken just went into open beta. Go kill some mechs!
Ubisoft brags: Assassin's Creed III has sold (through) 7,000,000 copies; players made over 3,000,000,000 assassinations!
As previously discussed, Square Enix counted down to Star Galaxy, a browser game. Read more
Dishonored's first piece of DLC, "Dunwall City Trials," is out today. The PlayStation Blog's got more details.
Hack and slash game Dynasty Warriors 8 has over 70 characters. That's a lot!
Naughty Dog promises The Last of Us multiplayer won't harm single player.
You can get ‘80s-centric GTA Vice City merch—money clips! Rubik's Cubes!—over at Rockstar Games' online store.

Space Hulk—the classic strategy board game from Games Workshop—gets a new adaptation for PC/Mac and iOS in 2013.

Gamevil's Baseball Superstars 2013 has launched free on Google Play. So much anime baseball goodness.
There's a teaser site up for a Theatrhythm game. Smart money says it's a mobile port.
No Random Encounters this week — sorry folks! Jason's out in LA and had no time to put together a column this week.
For those of you allergic to Facebook, Insomiac's monster-collecting social game Outernauts is now on Kongregate.
DS game Devil Survivor 2 is being made into an anime called Devil Survivor 2 The Animation. Such a clever title!
Turns out we liked our Tumblr so much we couldn't bear to part with it. So we kept it around.
Beeline's Smurf Life (possibly Thug Life) is now available for free on iTunes. Unleash your inner Smurf! Read more
Hako! Open Me, AR puzzle game for the Vita, will be out on Dec. 20 in Japan as a download.