Friday, 1 November 2013

3 Media Related Stories

1.The release of Grand Theft Auto Five (GTA V)
2. The release of Captain Phillips
3. IOS 7 upgrade being made available

Grand Theft Auto V is an adventure video game that follows the story of gangsters in LA, it was made by Rockstar Games and released on the 17th of September 2013. It was one of the most widely-anticipated game releases of all time due to its new original storyline and highly improved graphics. The game has been critically acclaimed with reviews praising its attention to detail as well as its variety of gameplay. GTA V gained 800 billion dollars with 24 hours of release and has gone on to become the fastest selling product in entertainment history.

Captain Phillips is a 2013 biopic released on the 18th October about merchant mariner Captain Richard Phillips and how he was taken hostage by somali pirates during a hijack in 2009. The film stars two time academy award winner Tom Hanks who portrays Captain Phillips and how he is treated by the somali pirates. The film was directed by Paul Greengrass the director of the 'Bourne' movies who employed his signature hand-held camera filming style to the movie. Captain Phillips has been very well received with Tom Hanks and supporting actor Barkhad Adbi being tipped for Oscar nominations.

IOS 7 is the newest iPhone software upgrade available. It was released on the 18th September and has been made a free download for iPhone users. Upon release it has received mixed reviews will people stating its similarity to the Android software and others saying that it is not different enough from IOS 6. However it has been praised for its slicker layout as well as accessibility.





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