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Just yesterday, GameStop confirmed that they stopped accepting pre-orders for the new PlayStation 4 after they received incredible demand for the console. This time around, the Xbox One is seeing its first pre-order halt at Best Buy. The Xbox One Day One Edition, which is the only console on Best Buy’s website, is listed as “Sold Out Online.”

As for in-store pre-orders, a couple of Best Buy locations in the area told us that they were no longer accepting pre-orders in-store either, but they said it’s possible that they’ll open up again if they get more inventory in at some point, although that’s a big “if” at this point.

Gamers still wanting to pre-order an Xbox One can still do so at Amazon, Walmart, Target, or GameStop, although the Day One Edition on Amazon doesn’t appear to be available for pre-order — just the standard edition console, which is a bit odd. Nonetheless, there are still plenty of places to grab an Xbox One for yourself, but we’d recommend to hurry it up since Best Buy is already sold out. More stores are likely to follow soon.

As for Best Buy’s availability of the PlayStation 4, they still have everything up for pre-order, hinting to the possibility that the Xbox One is selling much better than the PS4 at Best Buy, but it’s the other way around at GameStop. Then again, it could entirely be an issue of inventory rather than who had the most pre-orders.

Frankly, we’re pretty excited for both of the consoles’ releases later in the fall, and a fresh new console war has long been overdue. The holiday season will arguably be the biggest that we’ve seen in the last few years thanks to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and we have no doubt in believing that these will be big ticket items when Santa comes to town.

VIA: IGN

Xbox One pre-orders sold out at Best Buy is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Rockstar Games released the first gameplay video for GTA V yesterday. It was merely just a introduction to the game with narration in the background, but it was the first time we ended up seeing actual gameplay footage of the upcoming game. We saw the usual Grand Theft Auto shenanigans, but there’s so much more that you may have missed during the gameplay video.

Of course, you already know that GTA V will consist of three main characters that you’ll be able to switch between freely in the game. These characters include Michael, Franklin, and Trevor, all of whom have vastly different personalities, but they seem to work together nicely in the game.

However, during the character introductions in the video, you have spotted a quick look at a Rottweiler dog following Franklin around (pictured above). Does this mean that players will be able to have pets in the game? Further along in the video we also see gameplay footage of a dashcam ride-along in one of the police cars during a pursuit. Does this mean that players will be able to act as police officers and attempt to catch one of the characters. It doesn’t really seem plausible, but we’ll see what happens.

As for things you can customize in the game, Rockstar gives us a peek at the customization options of cars, including getting a new paint job and new wheels. There’s also a bar graph in the lower-left corner that shows you the car’s performance ratings, such as top speed and acceleration, hinting to the possibility that you’ll also be able to upgrade performance and add things like turbochargers and upgraded air intake kits. There’s certainly a lot more you can do with your car than what Pay ‘n’ Spray offered in past GTA titles.

You’ll also be able to buy new clothes, which we’ve seen in past GTA titles, but the quick glimpse that we received of this feature looks as if buying new clothes will be a lot more immersive than previous GTA iterations, and it seems there will be a lot more styles to choose from to get just the right fashion look.

As for different activities that you’ll be able to do in the game, the video reveals a handful of them, including golf, tennis, cycling, base jumping (or it could be skydiving), and even hunting. You can even meditate in the game, which sounds weird, but we’re guessing that all of these various activities have an effect on your characters health and overall stat points, so by doing these activities and sports, you can improve your characters.

We also get a quick look at multiplayer in Grand Theft Auto V, which Rockstar is calling Grand Theft Auto Online. The gameplay video doesn’t show much — merely just a guy looking out from a building at all these other players while a fighter jet passes by. And yes, it looks like multiplayer will allow the ability to fly fighter jets.

Other tidbits that we see in the video include the ability to buy stock in companies (Ammu-Nation, for example, allows you buy stock in the company), and players can even get into the real estate business to look for a property to buy. The game includes many features that we’ve seen in past GTA titles, but they’ve all been cranked up to 11 to include more options and immersiveness.

Grand Theft Auto V will be released on September 17 this year for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. No word yet on if the game will be heading to PC, but we’re keeping our fingers crossed. Rockstar also didn’t mention availability for next-generation consoles, but that doesn’t seem like that’s in Rockstar’s plan as of now.

Grand Theft Auto V official gameplay video breakdown is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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I just recently had a custom arcade cabinet built for my basement. And while it’s totally awesome, mine has a classic arcade style to it. Had I known that having one built to look like an old Soviet MiG fighter jet was an option, though, I might have at least considered it.

This MiG-23 inspired arcade cabinet was recently made by Radek Michalowski. He was inspired to build it having lived just a few feet away from the gate of the 28th PLM (fighter air regiment) in Redzikowo, Poland. The cabinet is numbered 846 in tribute to the MiG-23 his friend’s father once flew.

The build is really something special, with a metal and rivet skin reminiscent of old airplanes (or some of the cooler furniture from Restoration Hardware). Radek doesn’t provide any details on the system inside the cabinet, only that it runs MAME – and it’s clear fromt the pictures that it’s got dual arcade sticks and real arcade buttons. Though it might have been even better with a pair of flight sticks.

If you’re interested in the MiG-23 arcade cabinet, head on over to Etsy, where it’s for sale for €2500 (~$3288 USD).

Nintendo‘s latest annual shareholders meeting has proved to hold more than a couple interesting bits of information, such as confirmation that the company won’t be launching the Wii Vitality Sensor any time in the near future. Also talked about was E3 game announcements, and the revelation that the company intentionally failed to announcement certain games.

The information was stated by Nintendo boss Iwata, who stated during the meeting that the games left unannounced encompass “brand-new types of games,” rather than the expected Mario Kart 8 and Donkey Kong Country Returns: Tropical Freeze, among others, that were announced. This will come as a relief to those who found their expectations initially dashed by the announcements.

The reasons for such a decision? Nintendo wished to “satisfy existing video game fans first and provide new surprises later,” intending to make their impact more profound when they were announced while giving little means for competitors to rip them off. As such, the company elected to wait until it was closer to the games’ launch dates before making their existence known.

For this reason, we’re going to have to wait a considerable bit longer before finding out what Nintendo has up its sleeves – something to the tune of about 12 months. While this is a frustratingly long time for those who were expecting to get excited with Nintendo’s E3 Direct stream, the company assures fans that there’s a method to its madness, so to speak.

In case you missed it, Nintendo’s E3 presentation was a mere 41 minutes, far shorter than what we saw from Sony, for example. You can watch it for yourself to see what Nintendo did announce, then head over to the company’s website and read the long notes from its shareholders meeting, filling in the gaps with information straight from Nintendo’s President and CEO.

SOURCE: Gameranx

Nintendo intentionally left games unannounced at E3 is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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A lot of gamers have been begging Nintendo and developer Game Freak for a 3D, open world and real-time version of the money-printing Pokémon series. The upcoming Pokémon X/Y might meet the first two requests, but not the last one. Maybe Game Freak should check out this fan game called Pokémon Generations.

Currently being developed by IndieDB member Xatoku, Pokémon Generations is, er, it’s Ni No Kuni. But with Pokémon. I know that sounds blasphemous, but I think that’s the best way to describe it. Here’s the launch trailer for its latest version:

Here’s a quick combat sequence courtesy of YouTuber wwm0nkey1:

See what I mean by my Ni No Kuni comparison? In Pokémon Generations, movement and timing become key components in battles. You don’t just select an attack and watch its animation play out. It looks like the battles will have environmental components as well. But don’t get too excited yet. The game is pretty much in pre-alpha state, as you’ll see in this in-depth video by YouTuber MunchingOrange:

If you still want to try it out, you can download the launcher on IndieDB. I stopped being a Pokémon fan years ago, but I still wish Xatoku can finish the game so we can finally appreciate the hilarious size discrepancies between pokémon.

[via GoNintendo]