PS3 Owners Can Pre-Load GTA V Before Release

Rockstar have promised in a tweet that European pre-loads of Grand Theft Auto V can be downloaded on September 15th at 3pm. Also confirmed is that US gamer's can download on September 16th at 3am. What we are sure of is that it is growing ever closer and you can be sure to see our review on what surely is gonna be one of the Games Of The Year. Meanwhile to wet your appetite check out this crazy trailer below.

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3D Realms vs. Gearbox lawsuit settled

3D Realms has dropped its lawsuit against Gearbox Software regarding unpaid royalties for Duke Nukem Forever, said 3D Realms co-founder and CEO Scott Miller in a letter to the media today. In June 3D Realms filed a lawsuit claiming Gearbox owed them over $2 million in unpaid royalties. As of now 3D Realms has issued a statement detailing a full apology and admitted it was a mistake. You can catch the fill statement below.

Sept. 11, 2013
Las Colinas, TX

To Whom It May Concern

After reviewing evidence regarding our business affairs, and without any money exchanging hands, we have satisfactorily resolved any and all differences that we perceived against Gearbox. In all sincerity, we regret the misunderstanding that instigated our lawsuit. Now that we better understand--and appreciate--the actual nature of our business matters, we have voluntarily withdrawn our claims against Gearbox, with genuine apologies to Randy for any damage that our lawsuit may have caused to the relationship.
Sincerely,

Scott Miller
Individually & On Behalf of Apogee Software Ltd d/b/a 3DRealms Entertainment

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Dishonored: GOTY coming in October

Bethesda has announced Dishonored: Game of the Year Edition will be released on October 8 in North America and on October 11 in Europe. With this the following DLC addons will be included: Dunwall City Trials, The Knife of Dunwall, The Brigmore Witches and Void Walker's. The GOTY Edition will be available in Europe on Xbox 360 and PS3 for €39.99/£29.99 and €29.99/£24.99 on PC.

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Interview with Guru Larry

The Legend that is Guru Larry returns fo another random chat with Mike while fooling around in the colourful and blocky world of Minecraft once again.

Guru Larry is a Video Game/Film Critic, reviewer and comedian on YouTube. Larry has appeared on many video game tv shows throughout the years and now has a very sucsessfull YouTube channel were you will find some great video series from Larry such as "Movie Mistakes", " Games Yanks Can't Wank (Games Never Released Outside the UK)" and "Films Yanks Can't Wank (Horrific British PSAs aimed at Kids)".

You can find theese great videos over on Larrys Channel buy clicking here.

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Sony announces new PS Vita

Sony has announced a new updated PS Vita model titled as the PS Vita 2000. The new PS Vita will be 20 percent lighter and 15 percent thinner than the current console and will come with 1GB of on board storage. The redesign boasts a high definition five inch LCD display, rather than the current Vita's OLED screen. The new PS Vita will launch in Japan on October 10th with a retal price of 18,980 yen (US$190/£109) and will be available in 6 different colors: Black, White, Limegreen/White, Light blue/White, Pink/Black and Khaki/Black.

SCE said this in a statement:

"PCH-2000 series has been developed to be more casual and friendly for a wider range of users... In addition, a high-definition liquid crystal display (LCD) has been newly adopted for the 5-inch front display which is one of the PS Vita's greatest features.
SCEE's official line on a European release is that it's "not made any announcement about whether the 2000 series will be releasing in the UK / Europe."

"Thanks to the rapid progress of LCD technology in recent years, the new display provides users with the highest-level image quality, perfect for deep and immersive gaming experience that is at the core of PS Vita."

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PS Vita TV announced

Sony has announced PlayStation Vita TV which brings portable gaming to HD TV's. Using a mini console measuring just 6.5cm by 10cm PS Vita TV will feature the same chipset as the and system software of the PS Vita and will include a Dualshock Controller and will allow users to play over 1,300 PS Vita, PSP and PlayStation games on a television. As well as all this owners will be able to watch movies, read eBooks and PlayStation Plus will also be accessible on TV and PS4 games will be playable via Remote Play.

PS Vita TV will launch in Japan on November 14 priced at 9,480 yen (£61 / $95), or 9,954 yen (£64 / $100 USD). Additionally, the device will be available for 14,980 yen (£96 / $151) bundled with a DualShock 3 controller and 8GB memory card. Globally a release date has not been announced yet.

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FIFA 14 and PES 2014 Demo's out now

FIFA 14 and PES 2014 gameplay demos are out now on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The FIFA 14 demo weighs in at 1.6GB and can be downloaded on all platforms in all territories, while the 1.8GB PES 2014 demo is currently only available on Xbox 360 in America. The PES demo will be released on PS3 in Europe tomorrow and will be available from the European Xbox 360 store on September 12.

 The FIFA 14 demo feature's eight playable teams all from club level from across the world. The teams that are included are Barcelona, AC Milan, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund, Boca Juniors and New York Red Bulls. Meanwhile PES 2014 will include 11 playable teams varying from club to international level. Of the featured teams Bayern Munich, Santos, Manchester United are included from club level's and all the usual international teams are included.

This year see's the first time that PES gets a head start with a release date on September 20th appearing on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC where as FIFA is due September 27th and is available on every console known to man including the PS2. Next gen iterations of FIFA 14 are available November time.

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Layoffs at BioShock Infinite Developer

BioShock Infinite developer Irrational Games laid off eight employees today, according to gaming site Kotaku. The layoffs will not affect development of BioShock Infinite's two-part Burial at Sea downloadable content. This statement has been released:

"In an effort to streamline our processes I am sad to confirm that we let go a total of 8 employees today. Any studio’s greatest asset is the group of people that make up the whole, and as such it was extremely hard to make this decision and there is never a good time for this to happen. As co-workers and friends, we wish them the very best."

 Layoffs are never good in any industry and all we can say is good luck in future and here's hoping they can produce more great game's in the same way they did with Bioshock Infinite. 

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'Halo' Dev Criticises 'MGSV' Character Design

Halo Devloper David Ellis has branded Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid V character Quiet "ridiculous" and "shows that industry is full of man babies." David Ellis spoke out after Hideo Kojima announced that Metal Gear Solid V character 'Quiet' has been designed to be "sexy". 

Industry full of man babies. Ugh.
— David Ellis (@DavidEllis) September 6, 2013

Don't care if this gets me in trouble. This character design is disgusting. Our industry should be better than this. http://t.co/4CCaF1qNEP
— David Ellis (@DavidEllis) September 6, 2013

What caused Ellis to go off on one was this "What I'm really trying to do is create unique characters. One of those is, of course, Quiet. She's a really unique character, I wanted to add that sexiness to her," Kojima said. "It wasn't really supposed to be erotic, but sexy." in which case Ellis had this to say "Eccentricity is a cute cover word for objectification and sexism, sexuality can work in games and can be used for a purpose, such as in Platinum Games' "Bayoneta." But he said the effort felt cheap in "Metal Gear Solid V." 
"This feels lazy and exploitative," he said. "I like breasts as much as the next guy, but this felt icky."

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EU PS Store Update

Here is the list of the updates for the European Store:

PS3 games

Best Of PSN, Vol 1
Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (Trial available)
Castle Of Illusion (Trial available)
Crazy Strike Bowling
Dancestar Digital
Deadly Premonition: Director’s Cut
Diablo 3
Farming Simulator 2013
Hatsune Miku Project DIVA F
Hunter’s Trophy 2 – America (Trial available)
Whatchever

PS Vita

Atelier Meruru with Bonus
Killzone Mercenary (available from 6th September for UK/IRE)
The Walking Dead
Virtue’s Last Reward: Complete Collection

PSP

Elminage

PlayStation Mobile

Reflection Speed Game
Unicorn Savior

PS3 DLC

Borderlands 2 (x7)
Dancestar Digital (x3)
Dead Or Alive 5 Ultimate – Complete DOA5 Costumes
God Of War: Ascension (x7)
LittleBigPlanet 2 (Cross-Buy) – Warriors Of The World Pack 1
Metro: Last Light – The Tower Pack
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (Cross-Buy) – Heavy Hitters Pack
Saints Row IV – Dubstep Expansion
SingStar (x7)
Snowy: Treasure Hunter -Expert Pack
Tales Of Xillia (x11)

PS Vita DLC

LittleBigPlanet 2 (Cross-Buy) – Warriors Of The World Pack 1
Soul Sacrifice – The Iron Lady’S Tears Of Red

Racing deals

Absolute Supercars – Was €20.99/£16.99, now €6.19/£4.99
Ben 10 Galactic Racing (Vita) – Was €19.99/£14.99, now €9.99/£6.99
Crazy Taxi – Was €7.99/£6.49, now €3.99/£3.19
CRAZY TAXI: FARE WARS (PSP) – Was €4.49/£3.69, now €1.99/£1.59
Daytona USA – Was €7.99/£6.49, now €3.99/£3.19
DRIVER 76 (PSP) – Was €9.99/£7.99, now €4.99/£3.99
DRIVER San Francisco – Was €14.99/£10.99, now €9.99/£7.99
Ferrari Challenge Deluxe – Was €12.99/£9.99, now €3.59/£2.99
FERRARI THE RACE EXPERIENCE – Was €14.99/£11.99, now €4.49/£3.69
FUEL OVERDOSE – Was €11.99/£9.69, now €1.99/£1.59
GRID 2 – Was €59.99/£49.99, now €24.99/£19.99
Mad Riders – Was €9.99/£7.99, now €3.99/£3.19
MotoGP13 (Vita) – Was €49.99/£39.99, now €19.99/£14.99
MotoGP13 (PS3) – Was €34.99/£29.99, now €29.99/£19.99
NASCAR 2011 THE GAME – Was €9.99/£7.99, now €3.99/£3.19
RIDGE RACER 7: 3D License Ver. – Was €19.99/£15.99, now €9.99/£7.99

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Square Enix Reveals Tokyo Game Show Lineup

Square Enix has revealed the full list of games it will be showing at Tokyo Game Show later this month.

At the event there are some really big games, most notable being The Evil Within and Call Of Duty: Ghosts which Square Enix have just secured the rights to publish within Japan.

The full list of Square Enix games featured are as follows:

• Call of Duty: Ghosts
• The Evil Within
• Wolfenstein: The New Order
• Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure
• Dragon Quest: Monster Parade
• Deadman’s Cross
• Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn
• Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix
• Drakengard 3 (Drag-on Dragoon 3)
• Dragon Quest 10
• Final Fantasy 13: Lightning Returns
• Bravely Default: For the Sequel
• Gardening Mama: Mama and Her Forest Friends
• Cooking Mama 5

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Xbox One Release Set for 22nd November

Microsoft has officially announced that the Xbox One will be released on November 22, 2013 in 13 markets including North America, UK and Australia.

The other market in which the console will launch are: Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and Spain. The Xbox One will come one week after PlayStation in North America and one week earlier in Europe.

Microsoft's VP of Xbox marketing, strategy and business, Yusuf Mehd issued a statement to the press saying "We are humbled and gratified by the tremendous interest in Xbox One from game fans everywhere. We sold out of our pre-order supply faster than at any other time in our history and we are on path to have the biggest launch of an Xbox ever. We look forward to celebrating with millions and millions of gamers this holiday.

"As a result of this incredible consumer demand and the development progress on Xbox One, I am thrilled to share that today we are making available a limited number of additional Xbox One Day One consoles for pre-order. We have coordinated with our retail partners to make it easy for you to reserve your Xbox One today."

The exec added: "November 22 is a special day in Xbox history - on this day, we first launched Xbox 360 in 2005. Our next chapter begins in 79 days, when Xbox One becomes available."

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