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Hurricane Sandy Delays Second GTA V Trailer

From the newest edition of the Rockstar Newswire, the official online newsletter for the makers of Grand Theft Auto: “We are working on a second trailer — unfortunately Hurricane Sandy has derailed our plans somewhat but we will have something to show soon. Its hard to be precise as we have no power whatsoever in our New York office. We hope everyone else in affected areas is doing OK.”


My Insane Hurricane Sandy Video, As Seen On The Weather Channel

What you see above is an electrical fire in Queens, New York, that I took last night at around 8pm local time (11am AEDT). My dad and I walked outside to check the damage Hurricane Sandy had done to our neighbourhood in Douglaston. Winds were very powerful, but nothing seemed too crazy. Not just yet.


The Next Katrina Could Make You A Winner

Every year between June and November the North Atlantic is subjected to some of the harshest weather on the planet. Hurricanes and tropical storms take lives, ruin homes, and have been known to commit large portions of poorly fortified cities to the briny deep. Predicting these destructive forces of nature is no game, only now it is.


Minecraft Beta 1.5 Brings Weather, Achievements And More

Minecraft updates to beta 1.5 today, adding achievements, weather effects and various other improvements to Mojang’s big bad building game. Be sure to update your servers!


Not Even Superman Can Defeat Mother Nature

Sony Online Entertainment’s massively multiplayer superhero game DC Universe Online launched yesterday, and I was not there to see it. What diabolical villain kept me from playing a major MMO release on day one?


Gran Turismo 5 Weather, Go-Karting, Track Editor Confirmed?

Will Gran Turismo 5 have dynamic weather, go-kart racing and a track editor when it ships this November? Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida seems to think so.


Due To Inclement Weather Your Podcast Has Been Delayed

Blizzard warnings and threats of a New York whiteout shut down CBS Radio’s New York Studio today, giving our podcast a last minute snow day.


Sydney: Where Reality Surpasses Gaming Fiction

Sydneysiders awoke this morning to find the entire city blanketed in a red haze. Turns out a dust storm was the culprit. But it reminded us of a couple of games we’d played recently.


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