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Rockstar Games is feeling a bit festive today. They’ve released five new screenshots from Grand Theft Auto V featuring Franklin and his dog, a shark that’s about to go Jaws on a swimmer, a submersible, a pair of jet planes, and all three of the game’s playable characters.
Hit the jump to get a look at all five screenshots and don’t forget that Grand Theft Auto V will be available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 next Spring.
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You’ve only got one more shopping day until Christmas is here! That is, if you’re one of those crazy people who actually shops in real stores still. I haven’t set foot in a mall for as long as I can remember. In fact, the only physical stores I ever go into are the ones that sell groceries, Redcap’s Corner, and Atomic City Comics. Other than that, I avoid them as much as possible!
Amazon is having some great digital deals right now. F.3.A.R. is $4.99, Max Payne 3 is $14.99, and Saints Row the Third – The Full Package is $7.49. You can also get some cheap packs, like the 2K Strategy Super Pack (loaded with Civilization and Stronghold games) for $19.99 and the Bioshock Dual Pack for $4.99. Those are deals you can get without leaving your house!
Two awesome t-shirts for you today, even if one is a repeat:
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The Madden Curse targets some players (for example, Peyton Hillis in 2011), while leaving others alone. But this year, cover athlete Calvin Johnson laughed in the face of the Madden Curse after setting the single-season receiving record… and there’s still one game to go!
Johnson, who is a Wide Reciever for the Detroit Lions, pulled in 225 receiving yards yesterday against the Atlanta Falcons. This brought his season total up to 1,892 yards, surpassing Jerry Rice’s previous record of 1,848 in 1995. Interestingly enough, Rice appeared on the cover of Madden rival All-Pro Football 2K8 in 2007.
Congratulations Calvin, but with one game left to play, Madden NFL 13 could still claim a victim for the Curse. So be careful!
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…
The snow is finally falling in the Northeast and it looks like it’ll be a white Christmas after all. That also means that the Warp Zoned offices are shutting down for a few days so we can be of good cheer. So enjoy your holidays and your family and your friends and your cookies and your presents. I’m hoping to find ZombiU under the tree, but that one might be better suited for Easter…
Oh, and before you go, check out our final Kickstart This! of the year, which actually doesn’t include any Christmas-themed games.
Also, the Mayans were wrong, so we’ve got plenty of news articles for you to check out after the break.
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Lightning is sporting a new look in the latest trailer for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Hmm… black leather… dark sunglasses… wielding a big sword… fighting a demon…
Lightning is Blade!
OK, maybe not. But check out the trailer and be on the lookout for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII’s release on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2013.
Atlus has announced they’ll be publishing God Mode, a downloadable shooter from Old School Games and Saber Interactive in early 2013. God Mode is in development for the PC, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade and promises to be “an exciting third-person shooter that looks like a retail product […] with gameplay features and cooperative play like no other downloadable title.”
God Mode is a shooter that places players in the boots of a former god who has been banished from Mount Olympus along with the rest of his family. The former god must battle through the Maze of Hades to return to the Pantheon and reclaim their rightful place alongside the other gods.
God Mode will carry a budget price of $9.99 (800 Microsoft Points) and include a four-player multiplayer (local LAN and online), fully customizable gods, a Rage meter, and in-game modifiers known as Tests of Faith.
I assume your might will be tested as well.
As John Lennon sang, “So this is Christmas, and what have you done?” It is the time of giving and the season to be charitable, and what better present to give than to donate to a worthy gaming project? However, for all you grinches out there, never fear! Not one of our games is Christmas-themed, so you still have a dazzling array of genres to choose from. There are deadly floppy-eared pets in Super Bunny Insurrection, the Myst-esque atmospheric exploration game Dream, and music creation using galaxies in DJ Space. Then we’ve got an attempt to build a legendary arcade emporium in Scotland with the Epic Arcade Project, and, last but not least, the Gobstopper of games, GameTron 1000.
Remember though, a game is for life, not just for Christmas.
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Well, it’s December 21, and we’re still alive, though perhaps not for long. I’ve been seeing all different times for when the apocalypse is supposed to happen. We’re heading to the movies later, so maybe if it could wait until we get home? That would be super!
The Steam holiday sale is in full swing, and you’d be a fool not to check it out. Or maybe you’d be a fool to check it out. That depends entirely on how many games you have, whether you’re a hopeless digital hoarder, etc.
There’s also a great Humble Indie Bundle going on right now as well. It’s a great time to be a PC gamer!
Just two t-shirts today, both at the same site:
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