$2,000,000 League of Legends Season 3 World Championships begin

September 15, 2013 1:28PM PDT

Competition begins, as 14 of the best teams from the world over battle for seven-figure purse.

Today kicks off the League of Legends Season 3 World Championships, where 14 of the best teams from North America, Europe, South Korea, China, and Southeast Asia will compete for $2,000,000 and the title of best League of Legends team in the world.

The Season 3 finals begin with six days of group stage matches, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the Quarterfinals to meet with the first-place finishers of each region. Teams in the group stage include Team SoloMid and Team Vulcun from the United States, Samsung Galaxy Ozone and SK Telecom T1 from South Korea, Fnatic, Gambit Gaming (Russia), Lemondogs (Sweden), GamingGear (Lithuania) from Europe, OMG from China, and Mineski from the Philippines. Cloud 9 from the United States, Gamania Bears from Taiwan, Najin Sword from South Korea, and Royal Club from China await in the Quarterfinals.

Group A begins with North America Season 3 runner-ups Team SoloMid taking on GamingGear who qualified through the wildcard tournament. Group B will start with European Season 3 Champions Fnatic taking on Vulcun.

Professional players whos teams have been eliminated from the playoffs will be analysts for the event, including Counter Logic Gaming's Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng, Evil Geniuses Stephen "Snoopeh" Ellis, and SK Gaming's Carlos "ocelote" Rodríguez Santiago. They will join Riot Games' broadcasters Leigh "Deman" Smith, David "Phreak" Turley, and Joshua "Jatt" Leesman.

Games started at 3 p.m. EST/12 Noon PST and can be watched live on Twitch and YouTube, as well as through the official LoL eSports site.

GameSpot eSports will be providing live coverage and updates every day from the Season 3 Championships.

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History of Grand Theft Auto

Whats with all the GTA V crap? Why is GS so overflown with GTA commercials and announces and suddenly GTA became so overexposed? How much money did rockstar paid so GS can put under our nose the meaning of life: Why GTA V is so "fabulous"? 

C'mon what is so "fabulous" about GTA V? that is only made for consoles? or that rockstar are so greedy? There are at least 5 games that are comming out this year / early 2014 which are going to be 100 times with better story and gameplay.

But of course, we come to the fun fact that the biggest public are kids who "turn on" GTA V commercials....aaaannnnnddd the profit is in the kids :)

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AU Shippin' Out September 9-13: Arma III

Military shooter Arma III hits Australian shelves this week. In a first for the series, the game will be released without its campaign mode.

Players will be able to access the island terrains of Altis (270 square kilometres) and Stratis (20 square kilometres), 12 single-player missions, three faction showcases, nine multiplayer scenarios, 10 firing drill challenges, over 20 vehicles and 30 weapons, and modding support.

Three batches of single-player content will be released as free downloadable expansions post-release.

The first episode, Survive, will be made available approximately a month after release. The expansions, Adapt and Win, will follow on in what Bohemia Interactive described as "the months thereafter".

Arma III was previously scheduled to be released in 2012, but was delayed by an "eventful year", which saw Arma III developers Ivan Buchta and Martin Pezlar gaoled on suspicion of spying during a trip in Greece. The pair were freed on bail after 128 days of imprisonment.

For those unfamiliar with the Kingdom Hearts series, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX brings newcomers up to speed. The game contains Kingdom Hearts Final Mix remastered in high-definition, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories, and enhanced high-definition cutscenes from DS game Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX also includes full Trophy support, as well as additional content in the form of new enemies, weapons, abilities, and cutscenes. The game will be released exclusively for the PlayStation 3 on September 12.

Saints Row IV was refused classification twice in Australia, until a modified version of the game was submitted and eventually granted an MA15+ rating. The game will be released for 360 and PC this week.

For more details on games out this week, check out the list below.

September 10, 2013
Around the World with Hello Kitty & Friends (3DS)

September 11, 2013
Puppeteer (PS3)

September 12, 2013
AFL Live 2 (360, PS3)
Arma III (PC)
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan (3DS)
Farming Simulator 2013 (360, PS3)
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX (PS3)
NHL 14 (360, PS3)
Rayman Legends (Vita)
Saints Row IV (360, PC)
The Elder Scrolls Anthology (PC)
The Sims 3: Movie Stuff (PC)
Turbo: Super Stunt Squad (360, PS3, 3DS, DS, Wii, Wii U)

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Grand Theft Auto V may have cost $266 million to develop and market - Report

Rockstar Games' open-world action playground Grand Theft Auto V may have cost up to £170 million (approximately $266 million) to develop and market, according to a report by Scottish newspaper The Scotsman (via Kotaku).

The piece claims that industry analysts are predicting that up to 25 million copies of the game could be sold in its first year on the market, representing more than £1 billion ($1.56 billion) in sales, an identical figure to the one given by EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich in November last year.

Earlier this year, Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia used a "hypothetical probability model" to estimate development costs of $137.5 million. Contacted by GameSpot, a Rockstar Games representative declined to confirm or deny the figure, saying that the company does not comment on rumour or speculation.

In January last year, a Los Angeles Times report revealed that BioWare's Star Wars: The Old Republic had cost $200 million to develop. By comparison, Sony's PlayStation-exclusive racer, Gran Turismo 5, cost around $60 million to produce.

Grand Theft Auto V launches globally next week on September 17 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

By Dan Chiappini, Editor of GameSpot AU

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Sony announces new version of PlayStation Vita hardware

Sony has announced plans to release a new revision of its PlayStation Vita hardware to the Japanese market next month, as part of its pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference.

The new model will reportedly be 20 percent thinner, 15 percent lighter, include 1GB of built-in memory, and provide an additional hour of battery life--for a total run time of six hours of use. The new model appears to abandon the previous model's OLED screen in favour of a 5-inch LCD.

The new model (PCH-2000) will be available in six colours: pink, white, brown, light blue, black, and yellow. Sony also announced plans to drop its proprietary PS Vita charger, moving to a more common micro-USB type. The company also announced that it would be reducing the costs of the entire range of its PS Vita Memory Cards, as well as introducing a larger-capacity 64GB model for 9,980 yen.

The new PlayStation Vita will be available from October 10 for 19,929 yen, including tax. No Western release dates were confirmed.

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PlayStation 4 to be released in Japan in February 2014

September 9, 2013 12:19AM PDT

Sony's next-generation console scheduled to be released in Japan next year.

The Playstation 4 will be released in Japan on February 22, 2014. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia announced the news during its pre-Tokyo Game Show conference today.

The next-generation console is scheduled to launch in North America on November 15 and in the European region on November 29, nearly three months earlier than the Japanese release date.

In addition to the launch date news, Sony revealed the PlayStation 4 First Limited Pack. The pack includes a PlayStation 4 console and a digital code for Knack. The pack will carry a recommended retail price of 41,979 yen. A PlayStation 4 First Limited Pack including the PlayStation Camera will be available with an RRP of 46,179 yen.

Gamers will be able to preorder the console in Japan from October 5.

The PlayStation 4 will be released in 32 countries by the end of the year.

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Sony announces PlayStation Vita TV

As part of its pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference held today, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia has announced a new piece of hardware that will allow owners to play PSP, original PlayStation, and PS Vita games directly on their televisions. The system will also work with PlayStation 4's Remote Play feature.

Dubbed PlayStation Vita TV, the Apple TV-style device measures 6.5cm by 10.5cm and connects to the television, with slots for players to insert their PS Vita game cards. The hardware will also beam games remotely to other televisions within the home, as well as work in conjunction with streaming video services such as Hulu.

The device will launch in Japan on November 14 for 9,480 Yen (around $95), and will also be available in a bundle which includes a PS Vita TV, DualShock 3 controller, and 8GB Vita Memory Card. No worldwide release was confirmed. Check out the official trailer below (via GamesHQMedia).

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Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon could be turned into a retail release

80s-themed Far Cry 3 spin-off Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon could be turned into a boxed retail release, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has said.

Blood Dragon was released as a downloadable earlier this year for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, and has sold more than a million copies. In an interview with Game Informer, Guillemot says its success helps justify the company's push into digital software.

"What's changing is that there's more digital sales," Guillemot said. "So it means that you can come up with games that are smaller in size but bigger in innovation, because you don't target a huge group--you target specific audiences."

Guillemot later confirmed that Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon had broken a million in sales, and that "maybe we'll go to retail at one point so we'll achieve a bit more."

In May, voice actor Michael Biehn said that the game's creative director was hopeful for a sequel to the game.

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Deep Down set in 2094 New York

September 9, 2013 4:28AM PDT

Producer Yoshinori Ono says game won't be coming to Xbox One, as Capcom confirms game will be set in New York in 2094.

Role-playing game Deep Down won't be coming to Xbox One, Capcom has confirmed.

Producer Yoshinori Ono said on Twitter that the game would be coming to PlayStation 4 and not Xbox One.

During today's Sony Japan press conference, a demo showed that the game would be set in 2094 New York. The game is also said to feature randomly-generated dungeons, and Capcom describes the title as a "memory reading" RPG.

Deep Down is being made with Capcom's new Panta Rhei engine, and was first shown when Sony unveiled the PlayStation 4 in February 2013.

Capcom is said to be unveiling more about the game at Tokyo Game Show, which runs from September 19 through September 22.

By Martin Gaston, News Editor

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Call of Duty: Ghosts tweaks sniper rifles and alters quick-scoping

Infinity Ward executive producer Mark Rubin has explained how the developer is working to change sniper rifles in this year's Call of Duty: Ghosts, adding that the series' traditional "quick-scoping" techniques have been affected.

Rubin says that the new Marksman class in Ghosts has allowed the developer to focus on high-calibre weaponry.

"The changes we've made," said Rubin on Twitlonger, "like dual render scopes and increased damage really make snipers a great competitive class to use. We've also done a lot with map design (sight lines and cover) to ensure that all classes are viably effective."

"Both short range and long range classes will be effective on the same maps," he added.

"However in re-envisioning sniper rifles some aspects, such as sway timing, have changed the way sniper rifles function and so traditional 'quick-scoping' has been affected. Is it gone completely? Maybe. It certainly won't be viable in the way it previously was."

"Can't wait for you snipers out there to get your hands on these new sniper rifles and try them out for yourselves," concluded Rubin.

Infinity Ward previously confirmed that the Xbox One and PC versions of Call of Duty: Ghosts would support dedicated servers.

Call of Duty: Ghosts will be released in November for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii U.

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