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GTAV is the most expensive game ever made
A Scottish newspaper called The Scotsman ran a story earlier today highlighting the insane budget for the soon to be released GTAV by Rockstar.

Major Nelson Discusses Albert Penello’s “30%” Comment
Albert Penello recently posted to Neogaf explaining a number of things about the Xbox One. One of the biggest comments to come out of the post was that there was no way Microsoft were going to give up a 30% hardware advantage to Sony, as some figures (and some rather over-excited consumers) might suggest. People DO understand that Microsoft has some of the smartest graphics programmers IN THE WORLD. We CREATED DirectX, the standard API’s that everyone programs against. So…

Castle of Illusion PC is a Terrible Port, Community Fixes (Almost) Everything
The PC version of Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, SEGA's re-release of the classic Disney-inspired Genesis/Megadrive platformer, is locked at 30FPS. This puts it on par with the console version, but fans who were holding out for smoother animations are very disappointed.

Final Fantasy XIV customers refunded for unstable servers
Sony has refunded players who have downloaded Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn from the PlayStation Network due to a multitude of errors being experienced in the online MMO.

Angry Birds Trilogy free on Russian Xbox Marketplace
Angry Birds Trilogy is currently listed as being free on the Russian Xbox Marketplace. It may just be a mistake, but mistake or not, it has been confirmed to be the full game, and to cost absolutely nothing.

Wii U Price Drops Again in UK
The Wii U is now available to purchase from Waitrose for £150 for the basic pack and £199 for the premium pack. This puts the basic pack at a slightly cheaper price point than the 3DS XL. Other supermarkets, as well as some electronics stores, may be poised to follow suit.

Pokemon Direct Announcements Round-Up
Iwata-san, Masuda-san and Ishihara-san, the hosts of Nintendo’s second Pokemon Direct broadcast, took some time to shed some light on a couple of new features in Pokemon X and Y.

Xbox One launching November 22nd
Microsoft has revealed today the exact date for when the Xbox One hits stores across 13 countries worldwide.

Indie Stores Struggling to get Grand Theft Auto V for Sale
Think that selling a game is as easy as buying some copies and waiting for delivery? Think again! An indie games store owner has struggled to get even a single copy of Grand Theft Auto V for his shop, and the things Rockstar need him to do to change that are more than a little ridiculous...

Diablo 3 PlayStation 3 Install Size Revealed
Diablo 3 is now out, and although not everybody will be able to play it until later in the week, we can now reveal the install sizes for both the physical and digital versions of the game.