Weekly Recap: Hatred's Steam Controversy And 5 Other Eye-Opening Stories

There was a huge thing that happened earlier in the week when Destructive Creations' Hatred was originally removed and banned from Steam Greenlight, but then was returned when Valve's president Gabe Newell personally stepped in, apologized to the devs and restored the game to Greenlight. Hatred became the number-one game on Steam Greenlight with support from free-speech advocates and gamers alike.

The rest of the week carried on and about in typical fashion, with news about Sony's new Vue beta prepping to get underway, as well as Rockstar finally unveiling details for GTA Online's long-awaited heists. All these stories and more in this December 20th, 2014 edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap.

PlayStation Vue Beta Invites Sent Out

TV on your TV is the new norm for home consoles and Sony wants to take it to the next level with PlayStation Vue. There's a brand spanking new mod for Skyrim that's well worth checking out, see what all the rave is right here. Bethesda and Tango Gameworks have some new DLC planned for The Evil Within, and it kicks off in early 2015 with The Assignment. Warner Bros and Rocksteady have a new comic book on the horizon for Batman: Arkham Knight that works as a prequel for the upcoming game. Some new footage of Street Fighter V has been released. The newest raid in World of Warcraft has already been completed, check out the details to see who it was and how they did it. And Valve removed a rather hilarious bug from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

Hatred Removed From Steam Greenlight

After being added to Steam Greenlight, the press exploded on the game Hatred, resulting in Valve removing the game later in the day. CD Projekt RED explains the second playable character in The Witcher 3. Riptor is making a return in Season 2 of Killer Instinct on the Xbox One. Be sure to check out some teenagers absolutely sucking it up while playing the original 1987 version of Mega Man for the NES. Hearthstone for tablets has finally been released and you can grab right now. Ryan Winslett rolls out a review for Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris for the PS4. A new Xbox app was spotted in the publicly leaked version of Windows 10. And Capcom is bringing back DmC: Devil May Cry for the Xbox One and the PS4.

GTA 5 Online Heists Finally Detailed

After waiting an entire year, the online heists in GTA V's online mode have finally been detailed... finally. The Dark Below for Destiny gets the review treatment from Ryan Winslett. The Dark Souls rendition on PC has finally been patched to have GFWL removed. Ubisoft has released the latest patch for Assassin's Creed Unity, and it fixes some of the issues of the game but not all of the issues. Xbox Live's countdown to 2015 offers a discount on Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles. The Destiny Iron Banner event has made a return to form. Transformers Universe has turned out to be an absolute failure... and here are the details.

Why GTA Online Heists Are Taking So Long

You've waited for an entire year for the online heists for GTA V's online mode, and they're finally coming in early 2015... but here's why they took so long. Here's why Paul McCartney doesn't play video games. Loadout has finally launched on the PS4 and Ryan Winslett gives his impressions of the free-to-play MMO shooter. Here are some of the new updates and items arriving for The Sims 4: fitness aspirations and business ventures. This guy managed to hit level 32 before anyone else and he's starting to catch flack for it, find out why. Dragon Age: Inquisition finally gets some new multiplayer DLC and here are the details. And finally, some classic wrestlers from WCW have found their way into the latest DLC expansion for WWE 2K15.

Steam Winter Sale Begins

The holiday sale to close out 2014 has gotten underway for Steam, housing massive deals and discounts on some of your favorite games. Speaking of Steam, the new controller seems to have undergone yet another redesign configuration... check it out to see if you like the new fit. Ubisoft continues to run into problems with Assassin's Creed: Unity, this time with a major patching issue on the Xbox One. A new dungeon for Bloodborne, the PS4 exclusive, has been unveiled. Minecraft has a story and TellTale games will be telling it... who knew? Here are some of the holiday surprises for GTA V. DayZ will add a number of new features in 2015. There's a pretty low catch to the free Assassin's Creed Unity game to compensate for the broken game. And check out which feature won't be coming back to World of Wacraft in the latest update.

Evolve Beta Test Starts In January

You can prep your butt to sit at the PC all day as the Evolve beta test is gearing up to get underway in January. A Destiny player has conquered Crota's End all by his lonesome. ROBLOX is constantly growing and expanding and the co-founder explains exactly where they're going with it. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes has officially launched on PC via Steam. Markus “Notch” Persson just one-upped America's hip-hop royal couple and you can't help but smile once you find out how he did it. GTA V's future updates may not make it on the Xbox 360 and PS3. Far Cry 4 gets some good 'ole permadeath in the latest update. If you're looking for some good maritime cheer, be sure to check out the festiveness of Destiny. Nintendo is already looking forward to their next home console, check out the details here. And here are the latest batch of celebrities joining Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.