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GTA 10th Anniversary Edition Now Available On iOS/Android

We’ve been talking about it but now it’s finally here, Grand Theft Auto II: 10 Year Anniversary Edition is now out for iOS devices as well as Android devices.

Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition is now available on the App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Grand Theft Auto III is widely credited as one of the most influential video games of all time, and the release of the mobile version is in conjunction with the iconic title’s 10 year anniversary celebration.

“We wanted to deliver the same sense of freedom that made the original so groundbreaking,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “This is the entire captivating and addictive experience of Grand Theft Auto III, working beautifully on mobile devices.”

Grand Theft Auto III:  10 Year Anniversary Edition is the complete console experience of the award-winning original, enhanced and optimized for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch with new features, including an intuitive, fully scalable and customizable user interface; upgraded textures; greater resolution and draw distance; and new mission replay and autosave features for an all-new experience on mobile devices.

Things We’re Diggin: BrickStix

Now why wasn’t this around when I was younger! BrickStix are awesome applications that can be placed on Lego bricks to give your creations a custom look. Developed by a 9 year old kid who was frustrated with the lack of creative roles and locales that his Lego creations inhabited, he came up with the idea to make reusable decals for his Legos. These are pretty snazzy, I might have to find a package to these and play with them!

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Trailer: The Last Of Us

Here’s a video for a new IP from Naughty Dog, The Last of Us. Set in a post-apocalyptic city, Last of Us looks to mix Uncharted type action with some 28 Days Later craziness.

The Last of Us is genre-defining experience blending survival and action elements to tell a character driven story about a population decimated by a modern plague. Cities are abandoned and being reclaimed by nature. Remaining survivors are killing each other for food, weapons and whatever they can find. Joel, a ruthless survivor, and Ellie, a young teenage girl who’s braver and wiser beyond her years, must work together to survive their journey across what remains of the United States.

Developed by Naughty Dog, The Last of Us is being made exclusively for the PS3 system.

Also check out the Official site and our gallery of pictures.

Trailer: Soul Calibur 5

Here is a very dramatic, cinematic trailer for Soul Calibur 5 coming out in 2012. There’s not a a lick of actual gameplay but it sure does look purdy!

HaXXed: Play Skyrim Using Kinect (PC)

Once again someone has hacked the Microsoft Kinect camera to control a game in a cool way that is more fun that most of the official Kinect games. This enterprising gentelman has used the Kinect in conjunction with several other programs to allow full use of body and voice commands to play Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It looks like it works pretty well and it also looks like one hell of a workout. I’d probably have to stop playing after fighting one dragon using this method! Check out the video to see how it works and also check out his YouTube page for details on how he achieved this and where you can get the programs he used if you want to try it yourself.

[via YouTube]

A Pair Of Fan Made Live Action Video Game Films

We got a pair of decently made live action fan films featuring Gordon Freeman from Half-Life and Leon Kennedy from Resident Evil. They look pretty good and it looks like Resident Evil: First Hour will have several more episodes to look forward to. Check them out.

[via Machinima]

New Pocket Pork Dumplings For The Holidays

Check out these little cuties from My Plastic Heart!

Nothing says happy holidays like a deliciously cute Pocket Pork Dumpling vinyl toy!

Chicago, IL – 12/5/11 – It’s time once again for some custom dumplings as we prepare for the full series next year! This time around Shawnimals, myplasticheart and Squibbles Ink have come up with two winter-inspired variants: a light blue Frosty Edition and a peaceful Snowy Night Edition. Each is hand-painted by Joe Somers of Squibbles INK studio, and limited to 60 pieces per style.

The Frosty Edition features a light blue body, white frosted dumpling tips and white eyes. The Snowy Night Edition features sleepy eyes, a rich, dark blue body, and flecks of silver and white, bringing to mind the magic and peacefulness of a quiet winter night.

Please note: This release is NOT blind-boxed.

The release will be Wednesday December 7th at 1pm CST / 2pm EST. While Shawnimals will have some of the edition online, the brunt of the release will be available directly from myplasticheart online and in-store. Each dumpling in this release is $12 each. 

[via Shawnimals, myplasticheart]

PSA: Deactivate Your PS3 Consoles On PC Now Available

I’m going to share a little story with you all. Once upon a time (well actually prior to November 18th, 2011) PlayStation Network users were able to access and share all of their downloadable game content across 5 different PlayStation 3 consoles.  I used this ability to share my account with a cousin and a good friend so that we could share Rock Band content with each other. One day my friend’s 60 gig PS3 died with the dreaded Yellow Light of Death (YLoD) which wouldn’t allow him to turn on the PS3 and deactivate my account off his system. At the time this was ok since I had two other open activation’s available but then his Sony refurbished replacement PS3 died, and when that one was fixed his third replacement died several months later.  I was then left with two accounts, my primary and the other my cousin had on her system…that is until her 80 gig PS3 YLoD’ed. So I was down to my one account and despite efforts to call Sony support to get my accounts reset they vehemently REFUSED to do it. Then the inevitable happened, last month my 60 gig launch PS3 got the YLoD…tragedy. Hundreds of dollars spent on the PlayStation Network with tons of content unavailable to download again. That is UNTIL TODAY.

Along with the announcement from Sony of the rule changes in regards to downloading content from the PSN after November 18th, they also mentioned that users would have the ability to deactivate PS3 systems through the computer, for those times when you can’t turn on the PlayStation to deactivate it right from the console. So last night I decided to do some research and to my delight I discovered that this function is now live. You can head over to this site and log in with your PSN account ID/password and you will be able to see all the content you have associated with your PSN ID as well as your registered and activated Sony consoles & electronics. It’s here where you can activate and deactivate you PlayStation Consoles but be aware that the deactivation of consoles through this site can only be performed once every 6 months. I’m not sure when this went live but it’s a feature that is long overdue.

Spirithoods Give You A Warm And Fuzzy Feeling

As with most awesome things found on the net, I ran across this website randomly but I am completely in love with these hoods. I am really feeling the Snow Leopard Spirithood but there is a vast amount of different animals to choose from. There’s even a kids selection that includes MUPPET Spirithoods, oh joy! Check out the gallery of these awesome hoodies, also check out their blog for a contest to giveaway a special Spirithood based on the upcoming film Guardians of Luna.

[via Spirithoods]

The Underbelly Project: Paris

10 artists, a pair of photgraphers, and a writer all got together to create and document beauty in Paris’ underground tunnels recently. Similar to The Underbelly project that took place in the abandoned train tunnels under New York City, the latest Underbelly secret spray session is seeing the light of day in newly released pictures. Check out some of the photos of this amazing art project since you will probably never get to see these works in person.

[via Brooklyn Street Art]