Grand Theft Auto 5 review

Forget everything you think you know about remastered video game rereleases, because new-gen Grand Theft Auto 5 punches the rule book, steals its car, and then reverses back over the battered, leathery remains just to be sure. The obvious question is ‘should I buy GTA 5 all over again?’ to which the answer is a resounding ‘Yes. Right this second.’

The improvements are numerous and obvious right from the get go. Better facial animation gives added weight to the already excellent vocal performances. A longer draw distance pulls you deeper into an open-world that was already obnoxious in its level of detail, but now feels even more exciting and alive. In fact it’s so beautiful that simply existing in the sun-bleached sprawl of Los Santos and surrounding countryside is as enjoyable as tearing through it on a lunatic murder spree. One of my favourite moments came when I flicked the radio off and drove slowly over a patch of lakeside dirt, listening to the crunch of gravel under my tyres while watching the afternoon sun peel across the water. Bliss.

FIFA 13 sells over 4.5 million copies in five days

US videogame titan Electronic Arts on Wednesday announced that "FIFA Soccer 13" scored a sports title launch record by selling more than 4.5 million copies in the five days after its release.
The newest edition of the annual EA Sports franchise had the hottest videogame debut overall this year and was a top-seller in at least 40 countries, according to the Northern California-based company.

"FIFA Soccer 13 is a critical and commercial success unprecedented in sports entertainment," said EA Sports executive vice president Andrew Wilson.

Subway Surfers dashes into the Google Play Store

Subway Surfers, which was a major hit for iOS devices with over 25 million downloads, has finally made it onto Android devices. The trailer video shows you what to expect.

Get ready to engage in some serious acrobatics as you guide Jake, Tricky and Fresh through the levels, hoping to escape the Inspector and his pitbull. Luckily, you aren’t expected to run without help: a hoverboard and a paint-powered jetpack will help you navigate the busy levels. Either dodge the trains or jump and run on top of them, collecting coins all the while.

At the time of this writing, the app has had just about 1,000 ratings in the Google Play Store and it still has a score of 4.8 out of 5, so it looks like Android users are enjoying it every bit as much as iOS users.

Download link : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kiloo.subwaysurf&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5raWxvby5zdWJ3YXlzdXJmIl0.

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Sony's new slimmer, high capacity PlayStation 3 coming to India in Oct

Sony has unveiled a redesigned model of its existing Playstation 3 console at the Tokyo Game Show in Japan. The new PlayStation 3 sports a slimmer streamlined design which makes it 20 percent smaller and about 25 percent lighter than the existing PlayStation 3 console. Also, for the first time, the new PlayStation 3 uses a sliding door panel to top load discs as opposed to the slot-loading disc drive. A noticeable change comes in the overall power consumption, which drops from 200W to 190W.

Sony has bumped up the internals of the new version while the prices remain the same. The new PlayStation 3 console will be available in two different models with 250GB and 500GB HDDs. They will come in two colours, black and white. The black model will be released on October 4, while the white model will be released on November 22.

The company announced that the 250GB model will cost 24,980 Yen. Sony did not reveal pricing for the 500GB model. It also announced an Everybody's Golf 6 PS3 pack, which will launch on November 22 with a white PlayStation 3 250GB model for 25,980 Yen.
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New Super Mario Bros. 2 review

Whenever video-game companies stretch out popular franchises for financial reasons rather than creative ones, disenchanted customers call it a "money grab." It's a charge Nintendo has largely been immune to, even though its most popular character, Mario, has starred in hundreds of games.
That changes with "New Super Mario Bros. 2" (Nintendo, for the 3DS, $39.99), which takes the whole money-grab concept quite literally. The whole point of the game is to grab money - namely, the sparkling gold coins that have littered almost every Mario release since the mid-1980s. It's an oddly mercenary approach to Nintendo's lovable little plumber, and the result is one of the least inspired outings in his storied history.
That's not to say this is a bad game. It's exactly what you would expect: a collection of cleverly designed, two-dimensional environments for Mario to scamper through, dodging monsters and collecting treasures. The usual power-ups - flowers that let Mario shoot fireballs, a raccoon suit that lets him jump farther - are available in convenient locations. And most of the levels include alternate pathways, so there's motivation to return after you've conquered them.

But while I enjoyed my time in Mario's latest world, I couldn't help feeling like I'd been there before. The major new power-up is a golden block that screws onto Mario's head, creating a trail of coins. The familiar POW blocks now turn obstacles into, well, coins. And hoops scattered across the skies deliver ... more coins. Some sort of prize awaits if you collect 1 million of the things, but I only made it to 10,000.
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