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Your first GTA5 rumors: It’s set in Los Angeles, has multiple playable characters
Grand Theft Auto V has officially existed for just a few hours now, but rumors are already beginning to fly about its setting.
Kotaku is reporting that “a source familiar with the game” has told them the game will set in a fictionalized version of Los Angeles. The west coast was last seen in a GTA game in 2004’s Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Kotaku is also hearing that the game will have multiple playable characters, a first for the series.
And don’t forget our own GTA5-flavored rumor, solid proof of a 2012 release date, courtesy of statements made by Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Grand Theft Auto V
It’s on like Donkey Kong in G4’s Kart Driver
The second movie in the G4 Films Epictober Film Festival, “Kart Driver,” doesn’t have anything to do with karts, driving or Taxi Driver, but Drew Daywalt’s film is also one of the coolest takes on Donkey Kong ever.
Protip: This one is packed solid with references to Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros. Can you spot them all?
Posted in Etcetera, News
Tagged Donkey Kong
WB Games detects 4.6 million copies of Batman: Arkham City shipped
It looks like The Joker really does get the last laugh as WB Games has announced that 4.6 million copies of Batman: Arkham City have been shipped worldwide since its launch a week ago. The massive success of Arkham City likely gives it the highest first-week sales total for any game released in 2011.
“Batman: Arkham City is one of the best action adventure games, proven by the tremendous reviews, and it further establishes the Batman brand as a marquee franchise for our growing business,” said Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “Rocksteady Studios went above and beyond in delivering an incredible game and the support of the entire team at Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment drove the excellent campaign a game like this deserves.”
“The true test for any game is what the players think and we have been thrilled by their reaction to Batman: Arkham City,” said Sefton Hill, Game Director at Rocksteady Studios. “The team at Rocksteady put every ounce of effort into making the best Batman experience we possibly could, so we are overwhelmed by the incredible feedback from the community.”
Batman: Arkham City is now available for the PS3 and Xbox 360. A PC version is also in the works and will be released November 15.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Batman: Arkham City
Grand Theft Auto V announced; trailer coming 11/2/11
I’ll bet this comes as a surprise to everybody! It’s not like we’ve known a sequel to one of the bestselling games of all-time was in the works for ages or anything.
OK, enough lame Internet comedy, Rockstar Games has officially announced Grand Theft Auto V! The developer’s homepage has been completely taken over by the GTA5 logo (and check out the five dollar bill-styled “V”) with a further announcement that the game’s first trailer will be released on November 2.
No other details were revealed, but I think we can infer a few things. It’s likely coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 (and probably the PC as well). Also, previous statements by Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick point towards a 2012 release.
For everything else, I guess we’ll have to wait until next week.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Grand Theft Auto V
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim live action trailer is on fire
Damn. Bethesda’s new trailer for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is hot. I mean like, burning up. If you’re already excited for this game, then this live action trailer is just going to be torture for you. November 11 is really close though, so don’t be too sad.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
When I think about you, I Touch My Katamari
No, Internet. I’m not trying to get fresh with you. I’m just making a little joke about the title of the latest game in the Katamari series. It’ll be a Vita launch title (YAY!) and it’s called Touch My Katamari. That part is not a joke.
Namco Bandai announced their Vita launch titles, each of which will be ready the same day the Vita launches – February 22, 2012. The three games are Touch My Katamari, Ridge Racer, and Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen.
Here’s what Namco Bandai had to say about Touch My Katamari:
In Touch My Katamari, the ever-growing ball of bits and bobs is controlled by touching the screen or using both analog control sticks to roll it in any direction. A completely new Katamari gameplay feature allows players to use the rear touch panel of the PlayStation Vita system to stretch the ball either horizontally or vertically to pick up more objects at once or squeeze through a narrow gap. With many more details yet to be revealed, the Prince is already limbering up in the wings to bring a dose of irresistible Katamari oddness to the PS Vita.
Carlson Choi, Vice President of Marketing at Namco Bandai Games America, also refers to the new Katamari title as “irreverent.” I am shaking with anticipation right now. Hit the jump for the full descriptions of Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidge Racer and Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen. (more…)
Posted in News, Vita
Tagged Touch My Katamari
Daily Scoop: October 24, 2011 – Late edition
That’s right, folks – it’s super late in the day, but here I am, dedicated to giving you the best deals – and coolest t-shirts – on the Internet!
Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is Microsoft’s Fable III. It’s just $39.99 today for the Xbox 360. Also available are Amazon’s new weekly deals! They are:
- Rift for PC – just $8.99!
- F.E.A.R. 3 is just $27.99 for both PS3 and Xbox 360
- Kinect Sensor with either Child of Eden or Kinect Adventures – $119.99
- Wii Play [No Remote] for $2.99 used in the Warehouse
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for $14.99 on PS3 and Xbox 360
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for $29.99 on PS3 and Xbox 360
Whew. Might consider it your duty to get some of these games, if you know what I’m saying!
T-shirt wise, Ript pulls through for us again, this time with another great Zelda-themed shirt: (more…)
The Duck Hunt dog makes Cujo look like a puppy in “The Hunt”
The G4 Films Epictober Film Festival may be the greatest thing ever. Or at least, the greatest thing ever this week. Taking three classic games and giving them the horror movie treatment, the short film series opens with “The Hunt,” a bloody riff on Nintendo’s Duck Hunt.
Who among us didn’t fire off a few bursts of invisible Zapper fire at the Duck Hunt dog after he snickered at our poor aim? It’s for that director Sam Balcomb created “The Hunt.” Who’s laughing now dog?
G4 will follow “The Hunt” with two more films including tomorrow’s “Kart Driver” and Wednesday’s “The Birds of Anger.”