Here’s a roundup of today’s news found elsewhere on the internet:

Report – Medal of Honor yanked from GameStop military stores (vg247) - All GameStop stores on US military bases are to stop taking pre-orders for Medal of Honor, according to a Kotaku report.

DJ Hero 2 gets RZA (vg247) - RZA is to feature in DJ Hero 2, Activision said today.

 

Sony Computer Entertainment New Zealand has announced that the MUBI film service will be available here before Christmas.

MUBI emphasises quality films over quantity. Via the service you’ll be able to stream independent, festival and art-house titles by the likes of Tarantino, del Toro, the Coen Brothers and Kubrick (the directors of Pulp Fiction, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Big Lebowski and A Clockwork Orange, respectively).

Some of MUBI’s films will be free, but by and large, the service will be pay-per-title, with weekly rental or annual subscriptions also available.

 

Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2 reminds me of the late ‘80s arcade flier Afterburner: While I’m spinning around gunning down enemies I’m never quite sure if I’m performing an aerial ballet or wobbling through the air while my wingmen laugh up their sleeves.

Like the aforementioned arcade classic, most of H.A.W.X. 2 sees you playing from a third person perspective, controlling one of many technologically advanced flying machines from Mr. Clancy’s near-future.

Like all action-orientated flight sims, missions can quickly become stagnant. Fly to check point A, encounter bogies, track them until your lock on goes red, fire missiles, fist pump, tell Goose he’s buying the first round, rinse and repeat.

 

SEGA have released a free demo for their sci-fi shooter Vanquish on Xbox Live and PSN.

The demo features a tutorial and several combat encounters designed to give prospective purchasers a good handle on the finished product.

We've been playing a fair bit of early code in the office this week - you can read more about our experiences in our hands-on article.

 

Despite the dozens of different imaginings Batman has endured in popular culture over the past 70 years, he's always remained the quintessential crime-fighting superhero.

Good news for Wii owners then, as The Brave and The Bold doesn't seek to supplant your perception of Batman with a newly-minted take on the legacy of Bruce Wayne. Rather, developers WayForward (A Boy and his Blob, Contra 4) have attempted to faithfully reproduce the comic styling of the television series bearing the same name and produced for the Cartoon Network.

More than just replicating the humour and madcap action from the TV series, the object is to extend the experience and open it up to all-comers. To that extent, the Wii provides the perfect platform, and handles the 2D side-scrolling co-op gameplay with ease.

 

Sony Computer Entertainment New Zealand has dated Gran Turismo 5 for release here on November 4th.

As we mentioned last month, the game will ship in three different editions, standard, collector’s and “signature.” The signature edition comes with the chance to win a real-life Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG in ‘Obsidian Black.’ It’s probably worth pointing out that if you’re 18-24 you’re unlikely to be able to insure it. As a test, we filled out a quote with AA Insurance posing as an 18 year old male with a full license and a clean slate – no dice.

Onwards. You can read Gameplanet’s coverage of Gran Turismo 5 here.

 

Take-Two has confirmed that Rockstar’s LA Noire will now be released in the first half of 2011.

The game was originally scheduled for late this year but since that announcement was made, only a handful of screenshots have been released.

The news comes as part of Take-Two’s quarterly financial results, which are extremely positive. The publisher’s revenues are up 273 percent year-on-year for the quarter ending July 31.

 

Capcom’s Keiji Inafune has said that Devil May Cry 5 will have a “Western touch” in order to attract consumers in that market, incidentally confirming the game’s existence.

The statements were made in an interview with Spanish language gaming site 3DJuegos. Inafune said, “Devil May Cry 5 is a game that, when started development, this will change a lot in relation to the above.

“The reason is that, despite the franchise has some very loyal followers, their sales are not particularly high, especially overseas.