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Rockstar announces Spring 2013 release for Grand Theft Auto V
Well that didn’t take long.
After two separate sources leaked the Spring 2013 release date for Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar has gone and made it official. As is usual with all things Rockstar, the publisher is touting this as the biggest and best Grand Theft Auto yet.
“Grand Theft Auto V builds on everything we’ve learned about open world game design,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “We can’t wait to share it with fans.”
You can pre-order Grand Theft Auto V for the PS3 or Xbox 360 beginning on Monday, November 5.
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Tagged Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty voice actor confirms Modern Warfare 4
A writer for This Is Xbox was recently seated on an airplane next to Billy Murray. If you’re thinking he peppered the actor with Ghostbusters and Caddyshack quotes during the entire flight, think again. It’s not that Billy Murray.
Instead, this Billy Murray is the British actor who provides the voice for Captain Price in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series. During their airborne conversation, the actor revealed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is in the works at Infinity Ward. Whoops!
Quoth Murray: “[O]n Monday I am off to meet Infinity Ward about the next game, Modern Warfare 4. I’m doing work on the sequel to Modern Warfare 3, it carries straight on and I only ever appear in the Modern Warfare games…”
This is certainly nice to know, but let’s be realistic here, did anyone think Infinity Ward wasn’t already hard at work on Modern Warfare 4?
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Dead Island: Riptide shambles into stores on April 23
Deep Silver announced today that Dead Island: Riptide will be released on April 23, 2012 (and on April 26 in the rest of the world). The publisher also took this opportunity to reveal the first details about the game’s pre-order incentives and the Special Edition package:
Pre-Order Edition: This version of Dead Island: Riptide will include an exclusive pack of weapon mods that allows even more, manifold ways to dispose of the ghastly zombie hordes on Palanai island.
Special Retailers Edition: In addition to the weapon mods this version will contain an alternate character skin not obtainable anywhere else! The Special Edition of Dead Island: Riptide will only be available at selected retail partners. Details about the retail partners per territory offering the Special Edition will be announced soon. The Special Retailers Edition will also feature an alternative packshot.
Dead Island: Riptide is in development at Techland (creators of the original Dead Island) for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
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Tagged Dead Island: Riptide
Spring 2013 release for Grand Theft Auto V confirmed by GAME
The Brighton location of British retailer GAME tweeted a picture of promotional materials for Grand Theft Auto V this morning, further confirming the game’s Spring 2013 launch window. The tweet has since disappeared but, as the saying goes, once something is on the Internet, it can never be deleted.
The image of the promotional box art, which was reposted by EGM, includes two never-before-seen GTA5 images: A police officer handcuffing a blonde starlet and a man with a gun standing in front of a four-wheeler.
So there you have it, Grand Theft Auto V is officially coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 in Spring 2013. You can start getting excited… now!
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Tagged Grand Theft Auto V
Daily Scoop: October 29, 2012 – Sandy vs. the East Coast
It’s been an exciting time here on the East Coast these last few days! Hurricane Sandy is here, and tonight, we’ll be getting the worst of her. In preparation, most places of business in the city of Philadelphia are closed, as is the public transportation system. My boyfriend and I decided to stay in and just play more Borderlands 2 all day. I’m a little nervous about the worst of this hurricane and what it’s going to do (which should happen in about 8 hours or so), but for the most part, it’s been a much-needed day of rest and relaxation. My cats are happy we’re home, too.
Not really many deals going on as far as I can see. Amazon’s still running some sweet Halloween Deals, so if you want some scary games, or just some recent games that are discounted, check it out. Other than that, there’s not much happening. Oh, except the new DLC for Sleeping Dogs is out tomorrow. That’s what I’m saving my dollars for!
Three sweet gaming shirts today, though one is a reprint! (more…)
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The Force is strong with the first Angry Birds Star Wars gameplay trailer
What do you get when you stuff a bird into a slingshot and give him a Lightsaber? Video game magic, that’s what.
Check out the first gameplay trailer for Angry Birds Star Wars above and watch as Bird Luke Skywalker uses his Lightsaber to slice through a bunch of Pig Stormtroopers on Tatooine. Bird Princess Leia is also on hand to lend a Force Push to a Pig AT-AT on Hoth.
Angry Birds Star Wars will be available to download for the iOS, Android, and PC on November 8.
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Tagged Angry Birds Star Wars
Surprise! Robert Downey Jr. is the star of the CoD Black Ops II live-action trailer
Let’s see…
Appearance by Robert Downey Jr.? Check.
AC/DC’s “Back in Black” on the soundtrack? Check.
Tongue-in-cheek mayhem? Check.
Activision, and director Guy Ritchie, probably weren’t intentionally trying to link “Surprise,” the new live-action trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, to Downey’s Iron Man/Avengers character, but they certainly got the tone right. And what tone is that? Why, pure awesomeness, of course. So be sure to check out “Surprise” above.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II will be available for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on November 13. A Wii U release will follow five days later on November 18.
Weekly Warp-Up: Wreck It Edition
No, that’s not a typo. Welcome to the Weekly Warp-Up, your weekly wrap-up of the biggest and the best articles posted at Warp Zoned this week…
It’s the movie we’ve all been waiting for… video gaming’s own version of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It’s Wreck-It Ralph and our review is now live even though it doesn’t open in theaters until November 2.
Wreck-It Ralph has got a lot of people excited (I can’t even turn on my TV this weekend without hearing something new about it), but there was plenty of other news this week. To get that news, all you have to do is click on the link below. (more…)
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