Grand Theft Auto is one game series that can play endlessly for hours; leaving the game aside, putting in all the cheat-codes, and going on a crazy killing spree to paint the town red. None of the other games are capable of recreating the magic that GTA encapsulates. Fortunately for us, Rockstar games are about to bless us with GTA 5, the next instalment in the game series that take this to the next level. What makes the GTA 5 so awesome? We have all the right reasons!

1. 127 Square Kilometre Of World To Play

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Imagine having a city bigger than a metropolis at your disposal. Ample of vehicles to blow and people to run over! GTA 5 covers more than 127 square kilometre worth of space, so if you happen to get bored of your mission or want to go for a short sight-seeing tour, grab the nearest vehicle and cruise around to check out the beautiful world around you.

2. Fully Unlocked City

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We remember the blood raging through our veins when we realized we could not step beyond a certain limit unless we finish a specific set of missions and unlocking that part of it. Thankfully, you don't have to break your keyboard in frustration as GTA 5 comes with a completely unlocked world from the word go. Keeping that in mind, we bet nobody will bother to play any mission for a good week before going

3. Under The Sea Or Over The Sky

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Playing Vice City and driving into the sea only to find yourself drowning in a funny fashion was classy. San Andreas came with the ability to swim. GTA 5 took things to a whole new level altogether. This time around, you can take a submarine and swim with the sharks, explore the underwater world, solve missions related to them. And if you get bored by that, you can always go for some skydiving, or ride in your own chartered plane!

4. Multiple Character Control

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GTA Vice City had you filling the shoes of Tommy Vercetti, San Andreas had Carl 'CJ' Johnson. Things are a little bit different this time around though. You are meant to control not one, but three characters in the game. Meaning you have three different storylines to play, and they all intertwine on a regular basis so you can have all the three characters doing some teamwork and executing a rather intricate mission. Sounds like fun? It gets better!

5. Hire Men For Missions

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Looting banks or killing a bunch of people was always a nuisance, especially when there are thirty people showering bullets at you. In GTA 5, you can ease that stress off your back by hiring few local goons for a mission and give them their share of the loot or bounty. Yes, now you can have your own cutesy little army marching around on your beats! We also know you guys would be smart enough to kill them at the end of the mission so as to have all the loot money!

6. More Weapons, More Cars

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Vice city got pretty monotonous after a while, especially with the limited number of weapons and cars at our disposal. This led us to use cheat codes and spawn army tanks and other crazy weapons for fun. GTA 5 will never let you do that, for a city spanning 127 square kilometres; you are pampered with tonnes of cars, weapons and armaments. What more? You can modify your car like every other racing game and look cool while you're at it! Did we say you can modify your weapons? Yes, that too is possible.

7. Awesome Side-Games and Mini Games

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Mini games are always a delight to play. They're fast-paced, unique, and give you a much-needed break from the serious missions that need undivided attention. GTA 5 offers them by the dozen. The game is riddled with many hidden mini games and various side-games and missions that will allow you to have some fun and even earn a quick-buck while you're at it.

8. Learn Management

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Stop groaning. This isn't one of those grimy management lessons you'll get, but a very exciting one. Want to dabble in the stock market and buy some shares? Sure. Maybe invest in few properties across the city? Why not! Want a garage full of the swankiest rides you could get your hands on? By all means! GTA 5 allows you to manage all this with thorough efficiency while going around killing people and looting banks. Need any more explaining?

9. Live A Virtual Life

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We have always wished for a funky hairdo or a cool tattoo to flaunt, but never had the guts to go around doing it. Thankfully, GTA 5 takes care of that, as you can completely customize your online avatar to perfection and fidget with it as much as you want. Own the dream house you always wanted, or do the thing you thought was cool. You have the liberty to do it all, so get down to action and go wild!

10. Online Is Where The Fun Is

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This is where you get to see the game's true colours. GTA 5 is all about online gaming. Other than having a cool customisable avatar at your disposal, you can co-operate with other players in a highly interactive world and go around completing missions together, chilling, and have a real good time. Car races are fun, so is killing few civilians with your friends, so let the true trolling fun begin!

10 Must-Have Apps For Your Windows 8 Phone

As much as we can easily predict the fate of Windows-based smartphones and the uneventful doom that lies ahead, there are enough Nokia loyalists out there who swear by their Nokia phones, and they have all the right to do so as the new Lumia series is better than ever before.
Keeping that in mind, if you do own a Windows phone and want to load it with few basic apps, here is a guide to fill the space with these 10 must-have apps that will act as the perfect start-up in your Windows-based endeavour!

1. WhatsApp

We know you want to join the WhatsApp bandwagon, so why not jump right in and be a part of the movement! The app offers everything equivalent to its Android and Apple counterpart, meaning you can share multimedia messages, be a part of various groups, and do let the WhatsApping begin!

2. Skype

Are you one of those chosen few to have a Windows phone equipped with a dual camera? Then it’s time to put it to some good use. Equip your phone with Skype and let the video chatting ensue! Also, Skype comes with its very own messenger and net calling facility so you can chat or do some calling for free.

3. Aviary

Feeling left out and disheartened by the lack of Instagram on your Windows phone? Aviary fills the void just right. Right from tweaking the brightness and color and the usual jazz of simple editing solutions, to offering high-quality effects that will rival Instagram, Aviary has it all. Time to whip out your prized Nokia Lumia phones and be the pseudo-photographer you always wanted to be!

4. Evernote

Having a backup of all your important documents and data across various platforms is necessary, and Evernote happens to be the safest bet among them all. Thankfully, they offer an app for Windows based phones meaning you can always backup your valuable phone data on the server without breaking into a sweat and tap into it on the move!

5. Twitter

Everyone equipped with a smartphone is obsessed with making their story/rant heard, especially in 140 characters, and the same goes for the Windows masses as well. tweeting incessantly the minute you get your hands on it. It comes with all the goodies you’d want, and the highly interactive design makes it all the more fun to use.

6. Youtube Player

We love streaming videos on our smartphone, especially when we’re on the move and are equipped with a fast 3G connection. Youtube makes your job easier by offering an app that allows you to stream videos straight from them. This removes the hassle of accessing a browser and doing the tiresome task of going on the site and logging in. Now let the streaming ensue!

7. Winamp Media Player

We all are music lovers here and we want the best among the lot, in terms of sound and quality, of course. That’s where Winamp comes into play. Offering various features to tweak your sound to perfection while offering controls that will allow you to create playlists seamlessly among various other things, Winamp is your safest bet for some eargasmic sound-escapade.

8. Fresh Paint

Doodling is an art-form everyone takes seriously. We have been diligently doing it since our school days, but we fail to figure out how to do the same on our phones. Fresh Paints offers us that pleasure by giving us various tools to draw any art and go absolutely crazy with your artsy little fingers. Think you have a Picasso in you?

9. Audible

Let’s admit it, it’s a pain to squint your eyes and read texts, especially e-books on your tiny little smartphone. They’re not meant to go through the ordeal, we mean the eyes. And for that, Audible offers tonnes of e-books in audio formats! The library holds various books ranging from bestsellers to some really obscure titles. Tap into the library and make your travels all the more adventurous!

10. Halo Spartan Assault

We all LOVE this game, and we’ve spent countless hours gleefully pushing buttons on our keyboards while hurling abuses at our friends. Get ready to relive those memories as Halo comes to your smartphone in a whole new avatar! Halo Spartan Assault looks like an RPG with all the original goodies intact and you get to kill bad guys with various guns, and if that gets all too boring, you can always grab a tank and do the deed!

5 Gaming Fails Of 2013

The gaming industry is on a roll dishing out the biggest gaming innovations we’ve seen in a while. With the likes of Oculus Rift and Mycestro, and games like Tom Clancy’s The Division surfacing in the market, we can very well guarantee the future of gaming looks better than ever before.
Yet, there are few that tend to make things from bad to worse. They say, “If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.” Clearly these few chaps have missed out on that!

1. Aliens: Colonial Marines

For a movie series that made people barf all over the theatre and scream in agonizing fear, Aliens was a horror extraterrestrial extravaganza. And, it was worshipped like Satan’s advocate himself. Unfortunately, some game developers took the movie and thought of unintentionally trashing it. Satire is the best form of flattery, but these guys messed up the beauty of the movie and everything it encapsulated in one single swoop. Stick to the movie series and hope for a better rendition, for you might very well die of sheer boredom in this one.

2. Final Fantasy : All The Bravest

For a gaming series that shaped up a major part of the gaming industry and brought Role Playing Game into the mainstream, Final Fantasy’s newest add-on, All The Bravest, falls horribly short of being spectacular. For a game that has paved a legacy for itself, the new one boasts of a shallow and repetitive gameplay, lack of strategy, and an overall insignificance or satisfaction in the game. The game was disheartening enough to turn away avid fans and loyalists as well. Hopefully, the developers should take notice and do something better with it.

3. Gears Of War : Judgement

Xbox’s prized possession after Halo, Gears Of War is a series that is cherished by many. Right from gunning down monsters in single player mode, to mutilating your enemies in multiplayer action, Gears Of War delivered every aspect of Third Person Shooting to a gamer. Unfortunately, the newest instalment, Judgement is a lame attempt at filling up the void and presenting the masses with a half-baked cookie. Judgement barely has anything new to add to its predecessor, so its better to satisfy yourself with the old ones till the developers roll out a worthy successor to this maddening series.

4. Online Gaming Laws

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Ones accustomed to multiplayer gaming are used to bombarding each-other with a dozen or so abuses on an occasional basis, albeit we would advise you to avoid this as it might get you jailed. Don’t believe us? Recently, two teenagers were jailed for threatening each other with a bunch of harsh words. As casual as it may seem, the officials don’t take such things lightly, and you might find yourself behind bars if you end up doing the same!

5. Xbox One

The biggest bummer of them all, Xbox One washed away the expectations of every Xbox fanatic and proved to the world that console developers can make things worse for gamers than they already are. Xbox One’s strict policies will avoid owners from sharing their game CDs with others, or any content for that matter, and that you would need an internet connection 24/7 if you want to use the Xbox. In other words, this completely goes against the essence of console gaming. Right from the time when exchanging cartridges and CDs to sharing games was a trend to playing multiplayer over LAN, the fondness that bound gamers to gaming consoles is lost in Xbox One. Bad move, Microsoft.