News::GTA Online introduces captures modes tomorrow

As of an update dropping tomorrow on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, there's going to a GTA mode in Grand Theft Auto Online in Grand Theft Auto V. Huh? Rockstar is introducing 20 new Jobs in GTA Online based on capture the flag, which will be playable in four different modes:

• Raid - Steal a package from the opponents' base and safely return it to yours.


• Hold - Steal or find as many packages across the map as possible, get them back to your base, and keep them there.


• GTA - Steal more target vehicles located throughout Los Santos than the opposing team.


• Contend - A single package is in the middle of the map, which must be taken to your base. Afterwards, it'll respawn in the middle again.

Unnamed fixes and tweaks will also make it into this patch on PS3 and Xbox 360. As nice as this all sounds, it's still not co-op heists and until those are available, nothing will seem good enough.

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News::Gaming Trend last-second holiday guide 2013

At Gaming Trend we fully embrace two things - procrastination and 2-day air shipping! We have our last-second holiday guide along with our best wishes for the holiday and a reminder that Sunday, 12/22 is the last day to use that Prime shipping option at Amazon.



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News::G-League: DK and iG Advance to the Semi-Finals as Titan Almost Upset VG

The group stage of G-League 2013 concluded, and saw the domination of Team DK and Invictus Gaming in their respective group, while the EMS One Fall Season Finals champions, Vici Gaming, may not reach the semi-finals.



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News::Poof vs Cursed Kitty game review (ActionRadius)

Poof vs Cursed Kitty is a mix of platforming and tower defense that will take you back to the old days of Flash games when games used to be arcadish and simple. This is both a good thing and bad. Good in a way that its simple premises is good break from all the heavy duty RPG, FPS or MOBA games you may be addicted to.



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News::Dark Souls II Preview | CheatCC

CCC Says: "A lot of big companies think today's gamers are averse to challenge and don't enjoy trying to figure things out by themselves. The surprise success of the famously difficult action RPG Dark Souls showed that this belief isn't necessarily true, as gamers of all ages lined up for the privilege of dying over and over again. Flush from that success, developer From Software is bringing out Dark Souls II in early March, giving gamers another chance to be heartlessly slain by foes both artificially intelligent and human."



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News::Top 5 Most Expensive Games to Produce

Long gone are the days of a AAA title being cheap to make; indeed, some budgets for games dwarf those of blockbuster films. Power Up Gaming presents the Top Five Most Expensive Games Ever Made.



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News::The Banner Saga Hands-on | Z-Giochi

The Banner Saga is a Viking-themed tactical role-playing video game under development by Stoic, a trio of indie game developers formerly of BioWare.



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News::Dota 2 scraps signups, now open to everyone

The time has come, the walrus said: The Age of Signups has Ended. If you've been meaning to get into Dota 2, your time has come. The team at Valve has officially removed the queue system, meaning that anyone can join the 6.5 million active monthly users playing Dota 2. Bring a friend!



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News::Oculus Rift, Your Competition Has Arrived (And Will Cost $500)

News::TGG: No More Room in Hell

Yellowpen of The Gentleman Gamer writes: "We fought Zombies once. I'll let it speak for itself."



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News::Call Of Duty Edges Out Fifa

With only a few weeks until Christmas 'Call of Duty: Ghosts' (-21%) takes the No1 for a 3rd consecutive week and its 5th time at the top since launch.



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News::Ubisofts Laurent Detoc: Watch_Dogs Could Have Been the Best-Rated Next-Gen Launch Title

David Rodriguez writes, "Watch_Dogs was certainly on my list of games that will make me buy a console at launch, and I imagine many others had a similar list. That being said, it was disappointing when Ubisoft announced that the game would be delayed to the Spring of 2014, thus ensuring it would miss the launches of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and the entire 2013 holiday season. Ubisofts North American President Laurent Detoc elaborated on what was behind the decision and what he thought of Watch_Dogs potential as a PS4/Xbox One launch title."



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News::The Walking Dead: Season Two - All That Remains Review | GameRevolution

GR: More of the same great tale. Telltale Games really made a name for itself last year with the release The Walking Dead: Season One. Since then, the team has put out a wonderful first episode to yet another adventure series, based on the beloved Fables universe. As such, I couldn't help but go into the opening chapter of The Walking Dead: Season Two with high expectations. I'm happy to say I came away impressed, though not particularly blown away. Episode 1: All That Remains is very much more of the same, which is by no means a bad thing if you loved the first season. Unfortunately, there just isn't a whole lot that Telltale has done new to raise the bar for the series going forward.



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News::If you don't own Just Cause 2, go scrounge up $3

It's remarkable to think back on the joy Just Cause 2 has given me in light of its absurd sale price right now on Steam: $2.99. For that little money, it'd be a mistake not to add this to your library, plain and simple. Even if you've no intention of trying out the mod-enabled multiplayer, there's almost certainly some aspect of the game that'll click with you.

While Just Cause 2 regularly goes on sale, I don't see it getting much cheaper. The fact that Square Enix is comfortable going this low is already staggering. No more excuses! I only nag because I care and would want you to do the same for me. Friends make friends play JC2.

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News::Wario Land 4 to be critically analyzed in 600-page eBook

Game Design Companion: A Critical Analysis of Wario Land 4 is a 600-page eBook that will analyze the entirety of Wario Land 4. I'll just give you a moment to let that sentence sink in. Seriously, Daniel Johnson has put together 600 pages of critical analysis on Wario Land 4 to, as he says, take the structure of videogame design in this under-appreciated gem and cover topics such as mechanics, psychology, education, level design, and game feel.

Daniel wants to pursue evidence-based analysis of games rather than socio-culture critique. The same thing has already happened in virtually any other medium, with things like Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings being so epic and complex that there are numerous college classes taught focusing on various aspects within that universe alone. Maybe someday there will be a Wario Land 4 class with this book used as the textbook? That would be pretty rad.

We're huge fans of Wario here at Destructoid, with a few of us specifically enjoying this game quite a bit. I know I'll be checking this out as I'm inherently interested in game design and mechanics, while also just super curious how in detail Daniel gets in this thing. Also, the cover art is top notch.

Game Design Companion will be available tomorrow, December 18, for a limited-time price of $4.99 through Stolen Projects.

Wario Land 4 Book [Daniel Primed via NintendoLife]

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News::Rush Review | 6aming

6aming's Ian spent some time in the indie title Rush. Check out what he thought within.



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News::DayZ Standalone Review | Gamerheadlines

The DayZ Standalone is finally out on Steam, and old DayZ fans are already exploring the newly redone world of Chernarus. Its time to take a look at what exactly the standalone version of the game brings to the table.



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News::Overgrowth joins Steam Early Access

Early Access titles are slowly but surely starting to take over Steam's list of top sellers. Following the prolific DayZ Standalone alpha joining Early Access yesterday, another game that's been kicking around for a while now, Overgrowth, has been added today. On Steam, it's slightly cheaper, coming in at $24.95 vs. the Humble Store offer of $29.99 (which also includes a Steam key, and access to Wolfire Games' Receiver and Low Light Combat ).

Wolfire also has a put out a helpful video explaining what Overgrowth is beyond "that fighting game with the anthropomorphic animals." It is that, yes -- but it's also so much more. Combat is context-sensitive and technical in ways that screenshots can't do justice.

It's exactly the kind of game I'm terrible at, but I have a substantial amount of respect all the same.

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News::Gawker Man Saves Himself By Diving Underneath Oncoming Train | Jalopnik The Ten Worst Taxi Cab Horro

News::The Walking Dead: Season Two Episode One: All That Remains Review - Alternative Magazine Online

Its no small feat to follow the heartbreaking and tragic story of Lee Everett with a tale equally as compelling, but Telltale has not only made Clementines story genuinely interesting, theyve made it emotionally engaging without being manipulative. It feels natural rather than forced. If you cared for her during Season One, youve going to care even more after playing this Season Two opener. The fact that Telltale is also currently working on the next episode of The Wolf Among Us, with neither series suffering as a result, speaks volumes about their growth, quality and professionalism as a video game studio. With Lee Everett gone, all that remains is Clementine and she desperately needs your help.



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News::The Walking Dead: Season 2 - Episode 1 Review | InsideGamingDaily

IGD - "Telltale Games is on a quest to make sure every gamer knows their name! Just a week ago they announced theyre developing a Borderlands game with Gearbox, and confirmed rumors that a Game of Thrones tie-in is also in the works. And just four months ago we were given the first episode of The Wolf Among Us, a game based on Bill Willinghams comic series."



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News::World of Warplanes Review | GamingNexus

GN - "After years of development, the day I have long awaited finally arrived. Yes, after what seemed an interminable wait, I can now suffer the same repeated, ignominious defeat in the sky that I have long suffered on the ground."



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News::The Walking Dead Season Two: All That Remains Review | TheEscapist

TE - "TellTale Games' The Walking Dead was one of the most affecting pieces of interactive software I've ever had the pleasure (and sorrow) of playing. The word "emotional" has been overused in game criticism to the point of banality, but the wide range of feelings TellTale evoked from me - fear, amusement, relief, total despair - is a testament to the nuance and sensitivity of the studio's enviable writing talent."



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News::The Walking Dead: Season 2 - All That Remains Review | Clickonline

Clickonline writes: "This is very much an introductory chapter, bringing us back into this dangerous world and drawing us deep into the psychology of this young character. On that basis, its another fantastic effort from Telltale and makes for an immensely satisfying two to three hours of gameplay. The real challenge now is having to wait until the next chapter, especially given the tease thats revealed at the end of this session."



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News::The Walking Dead: Season Two Episode 1: All That Remains Review | GameInformer

Growing up isnt easy, and doing it during a zombie apocalypse is an absolute nightmare. Exploring this hardship in the shoes of the most popular character from The Walking Deads first season, the naive and adorable Clementine, is the highlight of season twos introductory episode.



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News::The Walking Dead Season 2: All That Remains Review | Destructoid

DT - "I'll just come right out and say it -- Telltale's The Walking Dead was my 2012 game of the year. Although I really didn't dig the first episode, by the conclusion of the second I was absolutely hooked, and it didn't really let up until its memorable finale. While the follow-up 400 Days wasn't quite as compelling, it was still held to the same gold standard as the series proper."



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News::Sweet Tooth planks in this Robot Chicken Killzone ad

Sony partnered up with Adult Swim recently to task the guys over at Robot Chicken with creating an amusing little ad for Killzone: Shadow Fall . It starts out with Sweet Tooth enjoying the game in his living room, and getting ready to share a clip of him throwing a grenade at a Helghast soldier's crotch. The soldier doesn't want to be embarrassed on Facebook for Kratos to see, so as a "professional courtesy" the two of them plank on top of Sweet Tooth's house to impress Kratos instead.

So, the moral of the story here is to plank on top of your house instead of using the DualShock 4's share button*. In all seriousness, it's a fun, silly ad that clearly doesn't take itself seriously, which is refreshing considering most first-person shooter ads these days try to sell to the hyper-bro crowd.

*Please don't actually do this.

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News::Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition | Review - AWESOMEoutof10

AWESOMEoutof10's Fraser Brown gets lost in the world of Athkatla while helping people, battling grotesque monsters and going shopping. "[Baldur's Gate II: EE is] the best the series has been. Its the most functional, prettiest and most content-laden, coming with not only the main game but the excellent Throne of Bhaal expansion as well. If youve never experienced the joy of adventuring through the Forgotten Realms before, you wont find a better place to immerse yourself. But if you dont mind faffing around with mods, you might be better off picking up the original version, which is vastly cheaper and still a delight."



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News::The Pros and Cons of MMO Dailies

Players can consider mmo dailies as rewarding activities or just a dull chore that they have to engage. MMO-Play takes a look at the pros and cons of the infamous mmo dailies.



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News::Starbomb is here, shove it in your eyes and earholes

Starbomb is the adult-oriented, videogame-themed supergroup of EgoRaptor, Game Grumps, and Ninja Sex Party, and it's here to rock your face off. The above video, "Luigi's Ballad," is the first single from the self-titled album, available today on all your digital download sources, and it's a pretty good indicator of what you'll hear on the full album. There are plans for more animated videos, with EgoRaptor's obviously being the first.

The albums thirteen tracks run through classic games and characters such as Pokemon, Legend of Zelda, Kirby, and Mega Man, and throws in a bunch of dick jokes. While the concept itself may seem a bit juvenile, the awesome music (provided by Ninja Sex Party) and hilarious situations are more than enough to keep the more "mature" fan entertained. Some favorites include the above video (featuring comedian Rachel Bloom as Princess Peach), a song where Simon Belmont keeps interrupting Dracula and his pals while they try to have a party ("Crasher-Vania"), Kraid's inability to battle Samus because he never knew she was a girl ("Regretroid"), and the self-explanatory "Rap Battle: Ryu Vs Ken."

The album is available on iTunes, AmazonMP3, Spotify, CDBaby, and physical copies are available via the band's merch page from their website.

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News::Front Towards Gamer -- Gomo Review (PC)

Gomo is a standard point-and-click puzzle/adventure game with Daedelic Entertainment's humor and presentation.



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News::Dark Souls II: Into the Light Comic Gets Publication Date, Teaser Pictures

Dark Souls II: Into the Light, the official comic that serves as an introduction to the dangerous and death-filled world of the upcoming RPG from From Software, has finally been given a publication date.



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News::Gimbal Review | Combo Caster

Gimbal is a frantic space shooter, brought by the producer 8888888 Labs and although the game concept itself is not new, especially after the moderate success of SPAZ (Space Pirates and Zombies), that fits like a glove in the same genus, can still bring some interesting news.



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News::Front Towards Gamer -- Levolution MEGA Guide

Battlefield 4's Levolutions are some of the most intense moments in a match. Check out all ten of them in this guide



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News::Battlefield 4: Where's the Megalodon?

As many may know already, there is supposedly a giant prehistoric shark lurking somewhere in the waters of Battlefield 4, an easter egg that has caused mass searches for clues leading to the giant beast itself.



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News::Can you guess the best-selling iOS game of 2013?

The top paid iPhone and iPad app this year was...

Minecraft - Pocket Edition. Of course it was. As for the top free app of 2013, you can almost certainly call that too -- it was Candy Crush Saga, which also topped both the iPhone and iPad charts. The full list, viewable below, isn't surprising so much as it is humorous.

Apple has also named its App Store game of the year, and I'm all for its picks. BADLAND was the iPad game of the year, while Ridiculous Fishing took the top honors for iPhone. The runners-up were XCOM: Enemy Unknown and DEVICE 6, respectively.

Ridiculous Fishing and Badland named as Apple's Games of the Year [MCV]

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News::The GoozerNation Podcast Ep 19:"YouTube Copyright Chaos"

Join John, Erik and Nathanael this week where they talk Assassins Creed 4, YouTube, PSN sale and more!



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News::Broken Sword 5: The Serpents Curse Episode 1 Review [Capsule Computers]

Claire Phillips from Capsule Computers wrote : Putting aside the history of the series and its recent Kickstarter rebirth, the most vital thing to bear in mind going into any review of this game is that Broken Sword 5 is currently an unfinished tale. Serpents Curse has been split into two parts, with the finale set to be released in January 2014.



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News::8 Asian MMOs That Need to Come to the West in 2014

Cerberus from 2P writes: Asia has become the largest MMO market and every year there are dozens of new MMO titles coming to the western market. Predictably dozens of MMOs will reach the shore of NA and EU next year, and among them we have some highly anticipated titles like ArcheAge and Blade & Soul. Eying the eastern new MMOs in 2013, a lot of the new games have proven their popularity in Asia and seeking for a chance in the west. There are 8 Asian MMOs that we want to have in west in 2014. Read on to see if they are the ones you are waiting for.



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News::How to Fix DayZ Standalone Crashes, Errors, Freezing, Lagging, Poor FPS, Black screen, No Sound

Crash Wiki offers a guide to fix DayZ Standalone crashes, errors, texture bugs, freezing, poor FPS, mouse bugs, and more.



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News::Goodbye Deponia Review | GameGrin

Daedalic Entertainment have a good whack of excellent point-and-click adventure games under their belt. With outstanding titles like Edna & Harvey: The Breakout, The Whispered World and The Night of the Rabbit, they are quickly becoming a well-respected name in the genre, and rightly so.



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News::HOT NEWS-The official PC Multiplayer Mod for JUST CAUSE 2 was released right now

Point Games:PC Multiplayer Mod for Just Cause 2 came out right now out of beta and is available live on steam. Multiplayer mode shows the real beauty of this game, but all the madness and chaos leading to quiet in the game multiplied by the dozens and hundreds of players.



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News::Gomo Review An interesting art show, but not much of a game | Gamer Horizon

Gomo is a short point-and-click adventure game with simple puzzles and just enough charm to keep it entertaining for the single hour that it lasts. But is it worth $7.99? No, not really.



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News::Australia censors South Park: The Stick of Truth

Even with the introduction of an R18+ adults only rating in Australia, video games are still being edited before making it Down Under. The latest? South Park: The Stick of Truth, which was labelled R18+ last week. Turns out, Aussies will be getting a censored version of the cartoon RPG when it arrives in March.



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News::It's Survival Horror, But Not As You Know It

News::Samurai Gunn Review - Guns Akimbo (Twinfinite)

Matthew writes, "Samurai Gunn pits samurais against samurais in a multiplayer free-for-all in which the faster sword wins. Of course, you could just shoot the other player too, that works. Really, its just samurais with guns, and it. is. awesome."



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News::New Battlefield 4 UpdateAgain

Aggressive Gaming Are you among the millions of gamers having difficulties with Battlefield 4? Well after several patches DICE and EA have released yet another update hoping to stabilize the popular shooters online modes, which has been fraught with glitches, crashes, graphical hiccups, general cheating and the newest gaming phenomenon, kill trading, which Ive even seen some players trying to do on Battlefield 3 lately.



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News::The Complete Antonio Banderas/PS4 Gif Collection