Rovio's super-popular bird-flinging extravaganza is headed to PC retail in the UK, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Played Angry Birds yet? Apparently over half a billion of you have. If, for whatever reason, you haven't, there'll be a new way to get your hands on it from November 25 -- assuming you live in the UK, Ireland, South Africa, Australia or New Zealand.

Yes, developer Rovio Entertainment has signed with Focus Multimedia as the exclusive distributor for the entire three-game Angry Birds series in these territories. Focus have the rights to release PC versions of Angry Birds, Angry Birds Rio and Angry Birds Seasons at retail.

"Boxed retail is another way to reach more audience," Ville Heijari from Rovio told UK trade paper MCV. "Digital and mobile are still at the core of our business, but boxed retail is a good addition for taking the brand forward."

Not to mention a potentially profitable addition: the proposed price for the retail version of Angry Birds is £10.20 (about $16) -- over three times the price of the digitally distributed PC edition and representing a markup of 1600% on the $0.99 iOS version. Oh, and a markup of infinity percent on the free Android, Chrome Web Store, Facebook and Google+ versions.

Essentially, if you purchase a retail copy, you're either insane or don't have an Internet connection. Either way, there are much better-value things to spend $16 on.

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L.A. Noire's Brendan McNamara reveals that he's already working on his next video game after the closure of his studio, Team Bondi.

Team Bondi founder Brendan McNamara, who also served as director and writer on L.A. Noire, says that he's already working on a new game. In a report by Eurogamer, McNamara describes his new project as "one of the great untold stories of the 20th century," expressing his excitement about the game, but stating that it's too early to share more details about it.

"I learned a ton of things from doing L.A. Noire," McNamara adds, "which will hopefully play into what we do next."

Hm, what could McNamara's new game be about? The 20th century spans a lot of events that provide good material for a game. Although, the word "untold" suggests that this won't be a game about major events like either of the World Wars.

Perhaps a game set during the Space Race that explores the conspiracy theories about NASA's lunar missions?

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That's right. NASA says that they are in fact currently working on a real tractor beam.

Scene from Galaga, or scarily accurate video-game simulation of the potential power of a tractor beam?

This news item is only loosely video-game related, but who doesn't want to live in a world where tractor beams like the ones depicted in Star Wars and Galaga are a reality?

Well, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, AKA NASA, is working on making that happen. Popsci reports that NASA is currently funding the research and development of "a ray of laser light that can trap and pull objects in the opposite direction of the beam."

NASA's tractor beam is still in its infant stages, but the technology still presents some exciting possibilities. What would you suck up if you wielded the awesome power of a real tractor beam?

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The list is currently more rumor than fact, but a recent "fact" dump about GTA V popped up on the GTA forums.

More rumors about Grand Theft Auto V have surfaced, this time on the GTA Forums. An alleged QA tester named OpenSurvivor has dumped a massive amount of alleged facts, and while forum moderators deleted the post almost immediately, they weren't fast enough to stop eager fans from compiling the information into a list. We've outlined the "facts" below, and it even includes details about the protagonist, from his age to his criminal background keeping him from his children. If these descriptions turn out to be true, it look like GTA V will be a step up for the series.

• Los Santos is the only major city in the game. However, this doesn't mean there isn't a lot to explore; Los Santos is ~50% larger than Liberty City, with a handful of smaller cities and towns beyond the countryside. One of the larger non-LS cities is based on San Bernardino, another is Tucson, both are about the size of Alderney.
• There are at least two cities apart from Los Santos which are the size of Alderney; They do not share a border with Los Santos or each other.
• The city of Los Santos alone is larger than GTA IV combined. Los Santos is the largest and most important city. Unlike San Andreas, players will not be moving from one city to the next, doing missions restricted to that specific location. They will be structured in a way that's unlike what has been done in any previous Grand Theft Auto game.
• There are 5 counties in the game, with Los Santos being the largest of them all. Overall, Los Santos is 1/3 of the entire map, with the map being over twice the size of RDR; This can be compared to New Austin and Neuvo Paraiso being one huge city, paved end to end.
• Los Santos alone will feature three airports (more are outside of the city), with the world itself being more than twice the size of RDR.
• Every plane shown in the trailer (excluding the commercial passenger jets) is pilotable. No big planes (ex. AT-400) will be present.
• NPC Passenger jets fly higher than the vertical limit of planes piloted by the player.
• The world is definitely not going to be too small for people's tastes; Expect to see snow, deserts, and much more.
• The mountain ranges extend above the maximum altitude for player-controlled planes, therefore making it impossible to fly over them.
• Mountain ranges cannot be passed, however they can be scaled almost to the very top. GTA V is "landlocked" just like RDR.
• The Italian Mafia will not be making an appearance this time around.
• Ammunition will be making a return, however it is inaccessible; The use of underground arms dealers will be used instead. Shooting ranges will now make a reappearance as well, with the minigame being revamped and much more fun.
• Bowling will be making a return, which will also be tied into a few missions.
• "ENEMA" is a designer clothes label in the game, with the real-life equivalent being MANGO.
• Seasons change in-game, with the main story taking place over the course of more than a year.
• Safehouses will not be customizable, however they can be customized to spawn with different cars, helicopters, boats, and planes.
• Weapons will be customizable.
• Car customization will be making a return.
• Character clothing can be changed, but the overall appearance of the character can not be changed. There will be more than three clothing stores to choose from, however it is not a major component of the storyline and therefore optional.
• The ability to drive from a desert to an area with heavy snowfall will now be possible.
• Mt. Slippery is one of the highest peaks in the game. Mt. Chiliad will not be making a return.
• One of the weapons is a remote-controlled explosive miniature truck called the "RC Tour".
• There will be countrysides, deserts, and mountain peaks. San Fierro and Las Venturas will not be making a return.
• The northern side of the map is bordered by the Tetas Grandes Mountain Range (the real-life equivalent being the Los Padres National Forest).
• Children of the protagonist will be present in V, however they cannot be killed. It is unknown if they will be making appearances outside of cutscenes.
• The protagonist has two children, boy Daniel and girl Skyler. They are about 10 years old and are too young to understand the protagonist's criminal history.
• The protagonist is divorced, with the wife having full custody over the children.
• An achievement called "Desert Bus" will be featured.
• The hidden packages will be 100 crazy Sasquatches that will be placed around San Andreas. They will be recognizable by their faint red glow and constant cooing.
• Attempting to boat around the mountains will result in a never ending row of mountains.
• The eastern border of the map is the Yucca Desert, which stretches on into infinity. A single road runs through it, however traveling too far out will result in a message implying there's nothing out there.
• The west and south parts of the map is the Pacific ocean.
• The southeast part of the map is the Mexican-American border, however it is only referred to as "The Border". Crossing over the boarder will result in 5 stars, unless the player turns around immediately. Beyond the border is endless desert.
• Dogs will be in the game, but only with their humans.
• The story focuses on Mexican drug cartels, mainly between two warring cartels, X1 and the Cholula Cartel and their "army", Los Illuminados.
• African-American gangs will return as the "Families Alliance" or even just "The Alliance". Their color is Black and Green. Their rivals are the Mafioso Alliance, who wear Blue. A third, smaller African-American gang called "The Tracers" will play the most important role in the story.
• A Korean mob, Yakuza, and references to the Irish mob will be present, along with the Triads and Russian mob.
• The protagonist's name is Ray, age 53, father of 2 children, divorcee, and an ex-con from upstate Liberty. Ray moved to Los Santos recently and was served with a divorce weeks later. Due to his criminal background, this prevented him from having custody of his children, thus giving full custody to his ex-wife instead.

Source: Gameranx.

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