In early October, Rockstar announced that Grand Theft Auto: Vice City would soon be released for smartphones and tablets. Technical details, such as what devices it would run on, as well as basic details, such as the release date and price, were unknown. Today, Rockstar announced that the game will be released on December 6th in the Google Play store as well as the App Store, priced at $4.99 as a special 10th-anniversary edition. You can also expect a new trailer to be launched within the next few weeks.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II racks in more than $500 million in first 24 hours
Year after year, Call of Duty titles have been the biggest entertainment launches of the respective years. In 2012, they’ve done it again. For Black Ops II, within the first 24 hours, Activision says that they’ve brought in more than $500 million in worldwide sales, even beating some of the best performing movies of the year. You’ll find the full press release below.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City coming to iOS and Android soon
Just as with Grand Theft Auto III will soon come Grand Theft Auto: Vice City to iOS and Android, a little over 10 years after the game was released. The actual release dates of the game for both platforms are currently unknown, but it’s set to be coming “this fall,” so we can expect it most likely within a month. For more information, check out the press release below. It’s only a matter of time until we see GTA: San Andreas making its way to these mobile platforms.
RollerCoaster Tycoon and other Atari classics coming to iOS & Android
Atari announced yesterday that it’d be releasing a number of their classic titles for mobile devices in the coming months. Some of these games include Outlaw, Centipede: Origins, Deer Hunter Online, Dungeons & Dragons: Warbands and, of course, RollerCoaster Tycoon. Specifically with the latter, the game will allow players to share coaster designs, and will offer “an experience both long-time fans and newcomers will enjoy.” You’ll find the full press release below. All games will be shown off at a press event on November 1, so we’ll be seeing how all of these games will perform very soon.
Crazy Taxi coming soon to iOS [Video]
Coming out of the blue this morning is the announcement of Crazy Taxi that will be coming soon for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This news comes straight from SEGA’s blog here. Information about the game is unknown, but it appears as though the game will feature the original soundtrack that most notably contained The Offspring’s “All I Want.” The release date is unknown as well, other than an October release date of “which will be soon.” Perhaps the game has already been sent to Apple for review? Check out SEGA’s teaser video below.
NVIDIA launches the GTX 660 ($229) and GTX 650 ($109) – Keplar power for a budget
Rounding out NVIDIA’s GPU launches for the year are the GTX 660 and GTX 650, priced at $229 and $109, respectively, and is available from all of the usual video card manufacturers, including MSI, GIGABYTE, PNY, EVGA, and more. Both have all of the Keplar features that you’ve come to expect, such as much improved power efficiency, advanced anti-aliasing techniques, adaptive VSync, and more. What’s new, though, is the core itself. While the GTX 660 Ti and up use NVIDIA’s GK104 core, the GTX 660 uses the GK106, while the GTX 650 uses the GK107. What’s the difference?
Matchstick Speaker Dock the first “Made for Kindle” audio product
With the Kindle Fires’ presence consistently increasing in the tablet market, more and more device-specific accessories are becoming available. Grace Digital’s Matchstick speaker dock, $99.00 on Amazon, is the first audio dock to become apart of Amazon’s “Made for Kindle” program. You’ll fine more info about the dock itself in the press release below.
