- 1995-12-09: Namco released Tekken for arcades.
- 1993-12-10: id Software released Doom, a seminal first-person shooter that advanced 3D graphics for computer games.
- 2005-12-12: Working Designs closed down.
- 1989-12-15: Universal Pictures released the The Wizard in theaters.
- 1987-12-18: Square released Final Fantasy, the first title in the Final Fantasy series, for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
- 1982-12-27: Starcade, a video game television game show, debuts on TBS in the United States.