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Grand Theft Auto V Pre-Order On Amazon France

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January 22, 2013

It seems that the French website for Amazon have already listed their pricing for the upcoming Sandbox Crime Simulator, Grand Theft Auto V. What’s surprising is that the game is listed for EUR 49,99, or 4999 Euros. That’s a lot of money. If we run that via conversion, we find that the game will retail for roughly “6316.24 Australian Dollar” according to Google.

Interestingly enough, the webpage also has listing for Watch Dogs and other unreleased games. Do you think that this is legit? Check out the link here and let us know what you think in the comment section below.

Inio Asano mangaka behind Solanin wants a sex change

Luke Halliday

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January 22, 2013

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solanin During an interview with BREAK Max, Inio Asano the mangaka behind Solanin, What a Wonderful World! and other manga, revealed that he wants a sex change. Asano is known for his honest portrayal of life through his unique world-view in his manga and it would come as no surprise to fans of his work that he would want such a change.

He mentioned his fascination and admiration for transsexual model Ai Haruna, further stating that just wearing women’s clothing wasn’t enough for him. He also confirmed desires to date a man and even detailed his type of guy, that being one like actor Ryo Kase.

He went on to reveal that he plans on tackling transgender issues in his next work, however no other details on the work were given.

What do you think of Inio Asano’s sudden announcement of wanting to be a woman? Let us know in the comments section below.

Luna: Shattered Hearts Screenshots

Benjamin Webb

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January 22, 2013

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Upcoming indie platformer, Luna, from Gillis Games is ending it’s Kickstarter campaign on the 1st of February. The team still needs around $6000 dollars before the end of its Kickstarter run, which ends in a little over a weeks time.

Luna: Shattered Hearts is a sidescrolling adventure that has an interesting art style and will be released in parts, with part 1 coming out soon. What’s interesting is that all Kickstarter backers will recieve early access into the games Beta test, meaning that they can also assist with development.

Be sure to check out the Screenshots embedded below to take a look at the game.

EA Australia’s first R18+ game is Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel

Luke Halliday

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January 22, 2013

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Electronic Arts Games Australia has made the monumental announcement that they will be releasing their first R18+ game since the rating was implemented earlier this month. That game is none other than Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel.

As you can imagine from the rating the game features copious amounts of violence of the heavy impact kind which makes it unsuitable gaming for those below the age of 18, however now that the R18+ rating is in effect adult gamers can enjoy all of the mature content that the rating has to offer.

Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel will be released in Australia on March 28, 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. Be sure to let us know what you think in the comments section below.

Atari USA Bankrupt

Benjamin Webb

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January 22, 2013

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Leading game giant, Atari USA has officially filed for bankruptcy as of very recently. This new bankruptcy claim follows not only the USA branch of Atari but two of it’s subsidiaries as well.

The company best known for gaming hits like Asteroids has been doing financially awful for the past decade, but these past few years have only seen tiny profits, with them only seeing something like 4million dollars in profit in the last year. However, this fall isn’t entirely their own fault as their financing brokers, BlueBay Asset Management has since collapsed, leaving the company on its own financially.

You should all check out the full breakdown over on the L.A. Times website for all of the details. What do you think of such an Icon losing one if its main branches? How do you think this will effect the games industry and economy? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.

Tomb Raider Multiplayer Required For Achievement Hunters

Joe Morgan

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January 22, 2013

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Are you a big fan of Lara Croft and her crazy archaeological adventures or just interested in seeing what the reboot of the franchise has to offer? Do you enjoy multiplayer in games?

As we recently revealed, Tomb Raider will have online multiplayer. Not only will the multiplayer be added value to the title, though. As Xbox360Achievements shows, any achievement hunters wanting to get the most out of their upcoming Tomb Raider experience will have to go through online multiplayer to complete all of the achievements. Around a quarter of all Tomb Raider achievements will have to be earned by duking it out with other players online.

Players uninterested in multiplayer will not be required to play it, but they should be resolved to the fact that they can’t complete all of the achievements without doing so.

Sony Will Likely Let Microsoft Announce Next-Gen First

Joe Morgan

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January 22, 2013

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With the release of Nintendo’s Wii U and talk in the industry of the present generation winding down, there is a considerable dose of speculation on what Sony and Microsoft will be doing with their next generation of gaming consoles.

According to an article in The Times, Kaz Hirai, Sony’s president and CEO, indicated that they would be letting Microsoft make the first move.

In response to a hardware release question, Hirai said,

“Why go first when your competitors can look at your specifications and come up with something better?”

Among other murmurings, it is also rumored that Sony may be abandoning the DualShock for the first time in sixteen years.

Cognition Episode 2: The Wise Monkey drawing near

Joshua Moris

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January 22, 2013

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January 30, 2013 cannot come any faster as The Wise Monkey is slowly creeping to its release date. Being the second installment of four episodes, the Erica Reed Thriller title advances further into the ongoing personal investigation of a closed serial killer’s file. Episode 2 will put Erica even closer to danger and reveal even more mysteries when discovering truths. Prepare to become engaged in a thrilling point-and-click adventure horror while enjoying an amazing art direction.

Take advantage of ordering the season pass for Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller for only $29.99 for PC and Mac or purchase Episode 2 solely for $9.99 on January 30th at the Phoenix Online Studios Store.

Check out the latest trailer for Episode 2: The Wise Monkey below

Nintendo backtracks on Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon’s Multiplayer

Dustin Spencer

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January 22, 2013

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This morning, the official website for Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon went live, and while that is not entirely news, the tagline that the listing displayed was certainly eye-grabbing.

Here is the previous paragraph that was listed on the webpage:

With so many new places to explore, all new ways to capture ghosts, and a brand new local multiplayer mode, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon is another star turn for Mario’s heroic brother—and it’s only on Nintendo 3DS.

Of course, that is big news, even though Nintendo have already stated that this sequel would in fact be a single player only experience. Fast forward a few hours later, and the tagline now reads:

With so many new places to explore and all new ways to capture ghosts, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon is another star turn for Mario’s heroic brother—and it’s only on Nintendo 3DS.

This honestly seems like a copy and paste job done from an older press release, and was corrected too late to reflect the game’s present state. Did Luigi’s Mansion even need the said feature? Well..not really. Either way, Dark Moon still looks wonderful, and you can expect this dish to hit the 3DS in March.

Temple Run 2 hits 20 million Downloads in Four Days

Dustin Spencer

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January 22, 2013

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Temple Run was one of the most addictive experiences on the App Store, assisting in getting the heart pumping of the “runner” genre and making leaderboards actually useful as well all tried to beat our friends’ top scores.

Today, it was announced that the recently released sequel – Temple Run 2, has had 20 million downloads in just four days time. Yes, it’s free, but those in app purchases are also skyrocketing, as the newly launched game is currently at the #2 spot for top grossing, and that is a spot that developer Imangi should definitely be proud of. Now go, download here, get lost for hours, as there is sure to be even more to come from this growing franchise. Stay tuned for our review of the game soon!