Escapist News Wrap: Planetside 2 Hates Cheaters and Pizza Hut Hates Taste Staff Twitter Susan Arendt @AshleyEsqueda @russpitts Ok, but we have to have the green convertible. Susan Arendt This job has let me meet so many people who’ve improved my life in so many ways, great and small. I really am so lucky. Andy Chalk I’m gonna have to take the rest of the day off. via: www.escapistmagazine.com

Did Metal Gear Solid 5 Just Get Secretly Announced? Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo is out in L.A. for the Spike Video Game Awards. And he’s dug up some evidence that appears to support the theory that the mysterious Phantom Pain game is in fact another Metal Gear title. via: kotaku.com

2012 Spike Video Game Awards Winners List Our full thoughts on the Spike Video Game Awards winners are still to come, but in the meantime enjoy the entire list of nominees and, more importantly, winners below: Game of the Year Assassin’s Creed 3 Dishonored Journey Mass Effect 3 *The Walking Dead* Studio of the Year Gearbox Software 343 Industries Arkane Studios *Telltale Games* Best Xbox… via: gamerant.com

007 Legends developer forced to make significant amount of redundancies UPDATED: GoldenEye Reloaded and 007 Legends developer Eurocom is set to be hit by a significant amount of job losses. According to GamesIndustry International, the struggling studio is expected to be reduced in size by the end of the day. Eurocom is perhaps best known for its work on Activision’s James Bond games. via: www.vg247.com

Why Apple stores are raking in bags full of cash, and no one can dupe the formula Apple’s stores are leading the retail industry in revenue per square foot, and none of its competitors seem to be able to crack the code. Apple’s retail stores are practically holy sites to company’s legions of dedicated fans, but as it turns out, they’re also the envy of the retail world. via: www.digitaltrends.com

Nintendo’s Wii U may be an attractive device for Japanese RPG fans This is a column by Kat Bailey dedicated to the analysis of the once beloved Japanese RPG sub-genre. Tune in every Wednesday for thoughts on white-haired villains, giant robots, Infinity+1 swords, and everything else the wonderful world of JRPGs has to offer. I didn’t manage to get a Wii U over the weekend. via: www.joystiq.com

Rovio’s Angry Birds Soda Outsells Coke and Pepsi In Finland Rovio’s Angry Birds Soda Outsells Coke and Pepsi In Finland Rovio’s Angry Birds Soda Outsells Coke and Pepsi In Finland By Dru Ashe | Nov 22, 2012 | 5:12 pm | Permalink Rovio, the world-famous gaming company behind Angry Birds, launched a new handheld product that’s flying off the shelves: a soda beverage. via: www.complex.com

The Lion King recreated in Minecraft Minecraft is full of examples of insane creativity , but the recent recreation of the Lion King’s Circle of Life , is certainly one of the most impressive achievements its industrious fans have accomplished so far. Scene for scene, the video recreates the Lion King’s iconic Circle of Live segment. via: o.canada.com

Teenage hacker sentenced to six years without Internet or computers Fifteen-year-old, Cosmo the God, pleaded guilty to a series of felonies and is sentenced to supervised web and computer access until he’s 21. For a kid who shows a lot of talent for computers and hacking, this could be detrimental to his future. via: www.digitaltrends.com