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We know that Rockstar’s upcoming Grand Theft Auto 5 will be released for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360, but what about Nintendo’s recently launched Wii U? Will they be getting any GTA love in the future? While that remains to be seen, it is good to know that both Rockstar and Nintendo are open to the idea at the very least. In a recent interview with MTV Multiplayer, Nintendo USA’s Reggie Fils-Aime was quoted as saying that Rockstar has made some nice public comments about their console, and that Nintendo’s goal is to provide developers with the help they need in order to bring their “best content” onto their platform.

On Rockstar’s end, head writer Dan Houser was quoted in an interview with IGN as saying that the Wii U was not barred from consideration, and that Rockstar will be following good business opportunities when they present themselves. Of course neither of these comments confirms that GTA 5 will be available for the Wii U, but it’s good to know that they haven’t closed any doors.

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Welcome to Wednesday evening everyone. Today Samsung rejected rumors that it’s been charging Apple a 20% premium on processors for iDevices, saying that since the prices are determined and agreed upon at the beginning of the year, it would be pretty difficult to change them. Speaking of Apple, the company confirmed today that it will soon open its first store in South America – the store will be located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to be exact.

We learned today that Call of Duty: Black Ops II sold 1 million copies at GameStop alone on launch day – news that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone – and Rockstar delivered the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto V after weeks of new screenshots and news for the highly anticipated game. RIM CEO Thorsten Heins is confident that BlackBerry 10 will be a big hit when it arrives early next year, while the HTC Windows Phone 8X and Nokia Lumia 820 landed at T-Mobile today.

Steve Wozniak expressed his fear that Microsoft is doing more to innovate than Apple is, while we learned that text messaging is showing a decline for the first time ever. The HTC DLX – better known by the name of HTC DROID DNA here in the United States – will be launching in China on December 6, while AT&T launched its 4G LTE network in a number of new markets today. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been added to the Queen’s royal collection, and sadly, the final issue of Nintendo Power has been finished, which means that the magazine’s offices have gone dark.

We heard the very sad news that Texas Instruments plans to lay off 1,700 workers in an attempt to save some cash, while Google added one-click app installs to Google Plus feeds today. One father went to the trouble of changing the text in The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker to show his daughter that it isn’t always boys who get to be the hero, some EA Origin members are having issues with hijacked accounts, and the Facebook Pages feed is ready for some time in the spotlight.

Finally tonight, we have a couple of different reviews coming your way, both from Chris Burns. First up we’ve got a review of Roger Dean’s Dragons Dream for iOS, followed by a review of the HTC Windows Phone 8X from T-Mobile. That does it for tonight’s Evening Wrap-Up, enjoy the rest of your night everyone!

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 14, 2012 is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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It’s time to take a peek at the next trailer for the upcoming beast of a game known as Grand Theft Auto 5. This traile brings on the heat from three different directions, taking what we found from the first trailer – a man (or men) looking for a new beginning and finding lots of evil around him. Now it’s time to get serious about what we’re actually going to be able to do in the game.

This trailer shows three men trying to get by in the world, each of them with their own terrible problems to deal with. You’ll see three different perspectives on the everyday situations of mob-connected or otherwise gang violence-toting regular Joe kind of fellows, complete with pistols under the covers. A lovely rendition of “Skeletons in my Closet” rings true as these three wild beasts take it to the streets and either try to keep the game going or stop it entirely – good luck to you, the player.

You’ll see all manner of vehicles, mind you, including helicopters, motorbikes, trains, and boats. The three of these guys appear to start their journeys off in completely different directions, but by the end of the video you’ll find that they’ve got to team up to take on whatever evil they’ve gotten themselves into. Expect not only to be acting as an anti-hero here – expect some hero action as well.

This game is set to bring on the largest live maps in the history of gaming and will be showing up with play that’s more high-definition than the folks at RockStar have ever brought on before. Also see if you can spot the Apple computer in the trailer – it’s hot!

Grand Theft Auto 5 trailer 2 live with gameplay is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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While Game Informer might have released some more details of Grand Theft Auto V in their latest issue, another magazine has a few more details to throw at us. ShortList Magazine leaked a screenshot from the game, as well as some background info on one of the protagonists in the magazine’s latest issue.

The screenshot is of what appears to be one of the game’s protagonists riding a personal watercraft and firing a submachine gun back at what we think are police officers trying to catch him. The personal watercraft has “Los Santos Beach” and “Lifeguard” inscribed on it, which makes us believe that the watercraft was stolen (obviously).

The magazine also provides us with a few details and some background information about the protagonist. The magazine explains that “the protagonist is an East Coast gangster” who moved to Los Santos (Rockstar‘s take on Los Angeles) for a fresh, new start. “But, as in The Godfather III – just as he thought he was out, they pulled him back in.”

The screenshot has since been removed, proving that we now bear an important leaked piece of Grand Theft Auto V information. While gamers were able to operate watercrafts in past Grand Theft Auto installments, maybe we’ll see more interactive features dealing with that front in the upcoming sequel.

[via Digital Spy]

Grand Theft Auto V details leak in magazine article is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Today is a big day for Grand Theft Auto fans, as we’re getting a slew of new information on GTA V. This comes courtesy of Game Informer, which has run a whopping 18-page cover story on the game in its latest issue. The story gives away a ton of new details, like the fact that Grand Theft Auto V will feature three playable protagonists that you can be switch between at any point provided you aren’t doing a mission.

That’s exciting enough, but then there’s also the news that Los Santos – the in-game city found in Grand Theft Auto V – is bigger than the worlds in Red Dead Redemption, GTA: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto IV combined. In other words, expect one massive in-game world to explore once Grand Theft Auto V arrives next spring. We can also count on the same dynamic missions like the ones found in Red Dead Redemption, so it sounds like there’ll be a lot to do in Los Santos.

The three characters’ names are Michael, Franklin, and Trevor. Michael seems to be the one who was narrating the early trailers we saw for Grand Theft Auto V – a former criminal who is looking to distance himself from his past but invariably gets pulled back into the criminal underworld anyway. Then we have Trevor, who is a drug addict with an anger problem. He’s an old friend of Michael’s, so it isn’t much of a surprise that the two are teaming up in Grand Theft Auto V. Finally we have the young hustler named Franklin, who has aspirations of making a name for himself. Obviously, youth and a lust for power aren’t exactly a winning combination, so he seems like he’ll fit in just fine with our two other unstable protagonists.

Each character will have a different set of skills (we’re assuming it’s like Trine only a little grittier), and they’ll each have a different part to play during in-game missions. Fans of Grand Theft Auto V and Episodes From Liberty City will be pleased to hear that they may see some familiar faces in Grand Theft Auto V, but don’t expect any characters from the PlayStation 2 GTA titles to show up in GTA V. There also appears to be some kind of multiplayer mode (co-op perhaps?), but it looks like Rockstar will be saving those details for a later date.

You’ll have to read the latest issue of Game Informer to get all of the details, but there are some of the biggest talking points from the 18-page write-up. What do you think? Are you excited for Grand Theft Auto V, or do you need to hear more information before you’ll jump on the Grand Theft Auto V bandwagon?

Grand Theft Auto V will feature Rockstar’s biggest in-game world is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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