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We get the full lowdown on GTA V from co-writer Dan Houser and find out how the game's skewed vision of LA was conceived   Grand Theft Auto V breaks from the play of the previous games in the series by allowing you to jump between three characters. Two helicopters swoop down over the city, zigzagging between looming skyscrapers. They are searching for a third chopper, and they find it, hovering beside an anonymous government building. Quickly, the craft glides away from its pursuers while a gunman leans out and fires back. This is an aerial shoot-out, hundreds of feet above the densely crowded streets, a breathtaking action set-piece, befitting the most vainglorious Hollywood blockbuster. But you are in control; it's your movie. And as shots ring out, one chopper spirals out of the sky, black smoke billowing from its shattered tail. In the background, a neon pink sunset detonates across the sky. This is Grand Theft Auto V, the latest title in a series that has dragged video ga...

It's Assassin's Creed 3 on the Wii U! Find out what's new for this version. For the first time ever at the New York Wii U Preview event, Assassin's Creed III was playable on Wii U hardware. And let me tell you, it looked sweet. On the show floor of the event, I was able to check out the "Naval Battle" gameplay demo. Followers of the upcoming game might be familiar with the section of the game that requires you to man a battleship while attempting to either destroy or capture other ships. One of the things I was worried about with Assassins Creed III in general, was how the GamePad's screen would be dealt with. Coming away from the demo, I can say with confidence that the additions they made for the touch screen were not phoned in, at least in the section I played. While controlling the ship, a nicely done map is conveniently displayed on the GamePad's screen. With a press of the R button, the game instantly pauses and enables you to select from four di...

With Grand Theft Auto 5 – Rockstar’s latest in the sandbox series – set in the sprawling countryside and suburbia of fictional state San Andreas, it’s difficult not to cast our minds back to 2004, when we were following “CJ” Carl Johnson around Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas in his quest to unravel the plot surrounding the death of his beloved mother. True enough, Grand Theft Auto 5 is a stand alone game in its own right – it has already been revealed that we are to be treated to certain features that are new to the franchise entirely, like the apparent ability to play tennis. Then again, a certain amount of nostalgia has been injected into the latest in the behemoth that is the GTA franchise, with the re-emergence of certain features from GTA: San Andreas , like the ability to fly planes, climb a mountain, race dirtbikes and parachute from dizzying heights. With that being said, here are five more features from GTA: San Andreas that we’d love to see again in Rockstar’s late...

GTA V is no doubt one of the most highly anticipated games of all time, and certainly takes the cake this year. This week’s set of brand new screenshots set the internet ablaze, but none of them showed the action of GTA V off. Unless Rockstar has taken guns out, it’s likely we’ll be seeing that next. The scale of the Los Santos map will no doubt provide some spectacular battles, so let’s create our own missions while we patiently wait for some new info (or a trailer please). This article is with the assumption GTA V will not include a co-op mode, and will be single player only in its main story mode. Fans were disappointed by GTA IV’s lack of wild, crazy and over the top events, but the Ballad of Gay Tony, my personal favourite GTA, remedied this greatly and paved the way for GTA V. 1. Jet Dogfights Yes, the return of the fighter jet no doubt means we’ll be seeing more more fleshed out mechanics than San Andreas. SA’s Hydra featured a fairly flimsy lock on missile and a flare that was ...

Assassin’s Creed 3 comes out October 30th, are you ready? If you haven’t played the other Assassin’s Creed games, then chances are you’re not. All of the AC games were fun and enjoyable, but it seems as though the next game is going to triumph over all others. The new game comes with many great additions that promise to make gameplay smoother and assassinations a million times as fun. There are many reasons to get in line for one of the year’s best action/adventure games, here are just five. To some of you this may be old news, and if you have heard this before, then you are probably already on the pre-order list. 5. The Time-Period “Finally!” that’s the word that all Assassin’s Creed fans shouted when they heard that we would be in a different time period. I loved the Renaissance (and I’m sure a lot of other people did) but after three games in a row, it got kind of boring. Although Revelations was a change of atmosphere, it didn’t feel all too different. Now, with AC3 turning to the ...