Monster Hunter Online: Gunlance & New Monsters Coming in Jan Update

January 1, 2016, 11:41 am

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After 7 years development and six beta tests since 2013, Tencent finally launched pre-open beta test for Monster Hunter Online. In an interview with Duowan, MHO producer Tao Weishi shared their development story and the future plans for MHO.

It’s suffering for both MHO developers and players in the past 7 years

Tao said it’s really hard to keep unremitting with the development. MHO has tried 4 engines in the past 7 years and finally they decided to use CryEngine 3. Since the opening of the non-wipe beta test on Nov 27, 2015, players seem to be happy with MHO graphics. Tao said it’s a great challenge for Chinese game developers to adapt such a huge IP but finally MHO is here and they are pride of what they have completed so far.



MHO producer’s wish - MHO console & Western version

MHO might have offline concert in China and the MH IP will be expanded to many platforms, including the upcoming MH web browser game, mobile game and anime. Tao personally hopes MHO can be back to the console market and maybe launch a western version. However, at current situation, he can only put his energy in the Chinese PC version. Tao knows there are a lot of western players waiting for an English version of MHO but they also have to take Capcom’s feelings into account.



Chinese style monsters are not in current plan, new weapon Gunlance coming in Jan

In Jan 2016, MHO will release a new update which will have ample content for players to explore. MHO will have monthly update in the future. Players can expect to meet new monsters, weapons or new systems.

New weapon Gunlance and three new monsters namely Shen Gaoren, Tartaronis, Rathian as well as new outfits will be available in Jan update.



In addition, Tao emphasizes that MHO won’t be a P2W game. Only outfits without attributes and some convenient items will be sold in the cash shop, which won’t influence the game balance.

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Final Fantasy IX Announced for PC & Mobile Devices

January 1, 2016, 11:41 am

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Final Fantasy fanatics now have something super awesome to look forward to with the new year: Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy IX is heading to both PC and mobile devices, first to Japan in 2016, other markets at a later date. The game will receive a graphics upgrade, new achievements, an auto-save feature, new features and something called "high-speed mode".


To celebrate the announcement, SE released a trailer of Final Fantasy IX. 



Compared to realistic style of FFVII and FFVIII,FFIX is more than a fairy tale. Different characters have unique features with cute shape. Even FFIX is not that gorgeous as FFVII and FFVIII, FFIXis still simple and lovely. Maybe it will affect the players' desire to buy and the sales of FFIX. But some players still regard FFIX as the masterpiece of PS era. 

Below are some in-game screenshots of FFIX:


Final Fantasy IX will release in Japan for the PC, iOS, and Android platforms in 2016. A North American/European release date has not been confirmed. 

Source: Final Fantasy IX official website

Tom Clancy’s The Division Has Been Rated As an Adult Game with Intense Violence

January 1, 2016, 11:41 am

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Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) revealed its rating for Ubisof's Tom Clancy's The Division and it ended up being rated as a "mature" game as the content has been related to intense violence, large splashes of blood and a strong language.

The full rating summary can be seen below:

This is a third-person shooter in which players assume the role of a sleeper agent of The Division, a secret government agency designed to respond to major disasters. As players explore urban areas after a bio-terrorism attack, they combat street gangs and militias in realistic tactical fire fights; characters mostly use machine guns, shotguns, turrets, and grenades to kill enemies. Combat is highlighted by realistic gunfire, screams of pain, and large splashes of blood. Several sequences depict corpses, some tied up or hanging from railings, and players must rescue hostages in some levels of the game. Cutscenes occasionally depict bound hostages being stabbed or shot in the head. The words “f**k,” “sh*t,” and “a*shole” appear in the dialogue.

Tom Clancy’s The Division will be released worldwide on Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4 on March 8, 2016.

Boom Beach: Jan 1, 2016 Dr.Terror Warriors Video Guide

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Game ID:cclol^_^(my frieds list is full)
Headquarters: lv21
Gunboat Energy: 104(boosted by an energy+17%+17%+40%+17%+17% statue)
Warriors Amount: 64
Warriors Level: 19
Warriors HP: 1448(boosted by a HP+28% statue)
Warriors DPS: 692(boosted by a attack+31%+12+13%statue)
Artillery Damage: 5644
Flare: 30 seconds
Medkit: 1000/7.5s
Barrage Damage:11940
Shock Wave: 10 seconds
Robot:12

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Crowfall Playtest Resumes on January 6th

January 1, 2016, 11:41 am

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The develop team behind Crowfall released a new video featuring the two co-founders looking back at 2015 while thanking players who have been supported Crowfall in the past year. Crowfall is completely backed by the cummunity and it has 24,734 backers now with $2,508,310 pledged. Players are expected to play Crowfall again on Jan 6th. The test schedule can be found below:

Jan 6, Wednesday

• 9AM - 11AM CST EU Server
• Noon - 2PM CST USA West Server
• 8PM - 10PM CST USA Singapore Server

Jan 7, Thursday

• 9AM - 11AM CST EU Server
• Noon - 2PM CST USA West Server
• 8PM - 10PM CST USA Singapore Server

You can also check out the season greetings from the Crowfall founders:



Source: Crowfall official site

Tree of Savior (KR)'s Big Banhammer Also Affects Foreign Players Play with VPN

January 1, 2016, 11:41 am

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Tree of Savior developer imcGames swung their banhammer in Korean server recently and took down a large number of accounts that were involved in cheating, bot using, and gold farming. However, the banhammer was struck so hard and led to collateral damage, as bbs.colg.cn, the largest ToS fan forum at China reported that many Chinese players were banned for using VPN programs to play the game.

The guess is it's because some VPNs are also listed illegal software by the publisher, or it's the accounts are bought from third-party websites. That risk is always there when you play an MMO in foreign servers.
 
The game had enough trouble recently. The game was plagued by bugs after started commercial launch recently. imcGames also had to handle the community's protests against expensive cash shop items.

>> Tree of Savior: Korean Players Demonstrating Against Cash Shop Items

2015 Is a Lusterless Year for New MMOPRGs in Korea, Only 5 Survived

January 1, 2016, 11:41 am

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2015 seems to be a dim and dark year for the the Korean PC MMORPG industry. Korean game media thought it's even harder for PC MMORPGs to succeed than reaching for the stars. According to the statistic, 23 new MMORPGs have been released in 2015 but only 5 survived so far with a pretty low survival rate only at 21.7%. Moreover, no new MMORPG is in the top 10 list. Instead, all we see are those familiar old games such as League of Legends, Maplestory, Lineage etc. Korean game media Gamemeca did an annual review of how new PC MMORPGs go in South Korea in 2015. Let's take a look at the report.
 

The first half of 2015
 

• Hearthstone
• ELOA - open beta on Jan 20 (NA version is published by Webzen, available now)
• Football Manager Online - open beta on March 12 (No NA/EU version)
• Azera - open beta on April 8 (No NA/EU version, 2nd CBT in China now)

Among them, only Hearthstone is from abroad with the rest three are all developed by Korean game companies. After ELOA entered into open beta, its best rank is in the 13th of the leaderboard, which is not bad but it only lasts for 6 months and then its rank started to decline. Football Manager Online is developed by SEGA Korean company. Though Football Manager is a famous single player game, the online version is about up to the average with a highest rank at 46 and disappeared from the charts in only 2 weeks. As for Azera, an adult MMORPG aiming for male players only stayed in the list for 11 weeks.

 

The second half of 2015
 

• Maplestory 2 - open beta on July 7 (No NA/EU version, published by Tencent in China)
• Asker - open beta on August 25 (No NA/EU version, published by Changyou in China)
• SD Gundam Online 2: Next Evolution - open beta on August 27 (No NA/EU version)
• AIMA - open beta on Oct 8 (No NA/EU version)
• Civilizations Online - open beta on Dec 2 (No NA/EU version)
• Ar:piel Online - open beta on Dec 3 (No NA/EU version)
• Tree of Savior - open beta on Dec 17 (has global English server)

In the 2nd half of 2015, situation still didn’t improve a lot. The high anticipated MMORPG Maplestory 2 was doing great, ranking at 4th in the list after open beta but it didn’t last long as well. Its ranking got dramatically declined after Nov with the final rank at 29 in the last week of Dec.

Asker and AIMA didn’t go well too, with the best rank at 30 and 36 respectively. unexpectedly, the hyped Civilizations Online is not in the top 10 list but the best achievement since open beta is at rank 30 and is at 40th in the list now. Final Fantasy XIV is popular in the west but things are not the same in Korea with the final rank at 17th. As for Tree of Savior, the ranking increased in Dec after open beta and is now at 13th of the leaderboard.



Except those games mentioned above, many new MMORPGs that came out in 2015 didn’t even appeared in the top 50 list, such as La Lune: Moonlight Bandits, Eternal City 3 Online, Saint Seiya Online, Astra, just name a few.

Maybe due to the decay of the PC MMORPGs that many Korean game companies have changed their strategy to develop mobile games instead?

Tree of Savior Took Quick Action to Fix Bugs

January 1, 2016, 11:41 am

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After Tree of Savior officially released, players complained about countless bugs including failure in paying, great improvement in item price and so on. A lot of players gathered in game to demonstrate, expressing their anger. NEXON took quick action to fix bugs and updated a maintenance announcement via Tree of Savior's official website.

For combat, the experience valve of monsters at level 1 to level 80 is increased. The time of daily dungeon entrance and daily party quest entrance will be adjusted to 5 in total respectively. Players can not repurchase items that they sell to NPCs. Some functions such as personal trade and acquisition store are removed. There are also other improvement regarding to UI and statue. In addition, TP merchant adds new diverse items, including token, experience scroll, hair style for both male and female and so on.

 

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Browser-based 3D MMORPG Clash of Avatars is Now in the Open Alpha Test

January 1, 2016, 11:41 am

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AMZGame's F2P browser-based 3D MMORPG Clash of Avatars is now in the Open Alpha testing phase, during which time players are encouraged to test out the various features and functions, while reporting any bugs or issues that may occur. Upon testing completion, the Alpha Server will be erased.

Drawing on inspiration from anime and cosplay, accompanied by unusual and exotic companions and a wide array of loyal and ever increasing powerful equine, avian and dragon mounts, CoA is a game for players that are looking for fun, entertainment and enjoyment in a game with a community spirit, full of fun, laughter and battle quests to share with friends and gaming family.

Along with the normal aspects of any MMORPG, players of CoA are also given the chance to dance! Players can get funky, break it down with Kpop, even show off their Gangnam style dance moves as they celebrate their victories with friends, unite in a server-wide dance fest or send a challenge to others to meet them in the arena and see who really is the best dancer.

 

Players start Clash of Avatars by selecting a hero, either Mage, Priest, or Warrior, and creating a name. After that, the player enters the game, and is given the option to follow the quest line through either auto-pathing, or manual play.

Key Features:

• A warm, fun and friendly 3D world of rich and colorful daydreams
• 3 dimensional view with zoom function
• Over 60 fancy and mighty Avatars
• 10 lovely and loyal pets to keep you company
• 5 dance modes for you while you rest
• Over 50 cute or fierce mounts to collect
• World Boss, Corridor Defense and other interesting PvE events await you
• Asura Ground, Coliseum and Flag Conflict are here for exciting PvP Events
• Solo Quiz and World Quiz to reveal how brilliant you are

Monster Hunter Online Unveiled Three New Outfits for New Year

January 1, 2016, 11:41 am

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In celebration of New Year, Monster Hunter Online unveiled three new special outfits,  respectively are Sunset Lighting (落日流光), Moonight Red Glow (落月红霞), Rose Knight (蔷薇骑士). These outfits are made by leather.  Let’s take a look at these three new outfits below.



Sunset Lighting (落日流光)



Sunset Lighting (落日流光) is mysterious outfit belongs to Desert Musha. And it is so called dazzling lighting in sunset. The minimalist armor shows warrior’s absolute confidence to his strength. 

Moonight Red Glow (落月红霞)



Only the most confident Desert Musha can wear this outfit, Moonight Red Glow, which can  disperse darkness. Dazzling red shows the passion and will. When facing the strong enemies, warriors fight without fear.

Rose Knight (蔷薇骑士)



High quality red and white fabric mix with sliver stunning decreation. Delicate exquisite cloth design makes warrior as gorgeous as blossoming rose. 


 

Activision Blizzard Acquires eSports Company MLG for $46 Million

January 2, 2016, 1:19 pm

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Activision Blizzard, the owner of games such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and more recently Candy Crush, is getting serious about eSports. The company has just announced that it made an important move by acquiring a large majority of MLG’s assets in exchange for $46 million. A stockholder revealed the acquiring information letter. You can check out an excerpt below:



MLG is one of the leading esports tournament in North America for quite some time. For many years, the company successfully ran tournaments across the United States for StarCraft 2, Dota 2, Call of Duty, and other titles.

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World of Warcraft 7.0 Legion: Demon Hunter and Monk Tier 19 Armor Sets Revealed

January 2, 2016, 1:19 pm

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WoWhead has datamined the World of Warcraft 7.0 Alpha client and reveals Demon Hunter and Monk Tier 19 Armor Sets. Tier 19 Mythic and Elite PvP are quite different with regular Tier 19 and PvP. Let's take a look.

Clone Report: Episode 1 - Heroes Will

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Heroes Will

Alright on today's Clone Report we have Heroes Will, a 2D fantasy RPG. No I'm just kidding, but it might as well be called that because the past 6 months all the games that have been released have just been clones of previous games. This game was a mixture between Heroes Rush (hence the name) and every other card based RPG.
 

If you sit down and read the story line, it actually has above average art and slightly above average storytelling. I've been playing a lot of these games recently and what I have been looking for on a Solid mobile card based RPG is:

1. Fair card draw potential
2. Either quick or dynamic levels (Gameplay)
3. Character customization
4. Multiplayer

Card draw potential:
Out of 30 cards that I drew, I received one 3-star, three 2-stars and the rest 1-star characters. This is a relatively low statistic when it comes to other games that I've played in this genre. Not only was this kind of frustrating for me, but when I watched other streamers draw, I found them hitting the same wall as I did. As I continueg to play the game hoping to see some changes in its potential, I only found myself getting more frustrated. 
 

Gameplay:
Each level -since it's a two dimensional game- is actually very dynamic. Compared to other games in the genre, Heroes Will does a fantastic job at putting you into their world. There is not a single moment any character on the screen is sitting still, and yet within all the action you can see everything clear. A lot of the fight scenes remind me of Marvel vs Capcom yet gameplay does not hit that mark, and leaves a lot to be desired.
 

Having your five person team - each character you possess only has one ability. Only having one ability per character is pretty lame considering how much time you're going to spend leveling them up and equipping them. All said and done I could do without the text on the screen for each skill that's being used but I feel it's tradition in two-dimensional role playing games.

Character Customization:
Although you have 8 item slots per character, the changes “although noted” are not physical. There is zero chance you will change the appearance of your character with equipment, rather, in this game we rely on leveling your character to change its look. Like I said before, this mechanic always deters me from wanting to collect focus time on equipment. Come on developers, if my armor doesn't show up on my person, then how do I show off in multiplayer?
 

Multiplayer:
Okay here's where uninstalling the app comes in. Developers, once again I'm going to need you to pay close attention. Stop making PvP a freaking ladder, and get LIVE ACTION!

*Drag app to trash
*Open Reddit

Dogma: Eternal Night Video Shows off Underground World Environment

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Modern gothic MMORPG Dogma: Eternal sets in a world where you can explore and ecounter unexpected events. You’ll not only be able to roam on the city streets and alleys but also go underground which appears to be a large and complex sewer system. Watch the video below.
 

 
Dogma: Eternal Night is a vampire MMORPG that gives you a lot of freedom in gameplay. You can choose to remain as human being while other players choose to become vampire. There’s no class in the game and the combat is half tab-taget and half non-target.  

Black Desert Has Counted 120,000 + Preorder Copies by Now

January 2, 2016, 1:19 pm

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According to the thread at Black Desert official forum, the preorder copies have exceeded 120,000 as of January 2, 2016. The thread will be updated regularly by players themselves. How do players know the number while Daum doesn’t reveal any figure? If a player preorders the game, he’ll receive a notification telling the order number. That’s how a player knows how many people have preordered the game.
 
Take the image below as an example, the last 7 digits of the order number indicate this player is the 113,895th player who preorders the game.


 
So is it a lot of preorders? Guild Wars 2 has 1 million pre-orders before launch, The Division has about 600,000 preorders on 3 different platforms so far, and Overwatch has over 150,000 on 3 different platforms now (source: vgchartz). Black Desert is only releasing on PC and the number isn’t bad. What do you think?

Source: BDO forum

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Star Wars: Battlefront Sold 12 Million Copies in 2015

January 3, 2016, 1:28 pm

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EA and DICE's next-gen Star Wars game Battlefront was released on November 17, 2015 and has already sold 12 million copies. Earlier this month, Electronic Arts COO Peter Moore was expecting that Star Wars: Battlefront would be on target to move 13 million units throughout fiscal 2016, which ends in March. It's not hard to imagine that Star Wars: Battlefront will exceed this target.



According Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter, The first-person shooter sold approximately 6 million copies in November and an additional 6 million in December for the Xbox One, PS4 and PC. With an average retail sales price of $55, that would place revenue at around $660 million so far. Did you buy Star Wars Battlefront in 2015?







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Warcraft Movie Hits Chengdu With Epic Mall Tour

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On December 31st, the upcoming Warcraft film thrillingly comes to life with the biggest free movie-themed exhibition ever mounted in China. The Legendary Warcraft Experience kicks off at Joycity in Chengdu, offering visitors the chance to come face-to-face with incredibly lifelike character statues, and over 150 props, weapons and costumes right out of the movie. In addition to the handcrafted physical exhibits, visitors will also get to experience an innovative Virtual Reality ride on the back of the mythical Gryphon as it soars through the skies over Azeroth, the fantasy world from the film.

Star Citizen Will Support All Major VR Headsets

January 3, 2016, 1:28 pm

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2015 is a big year for Star Citizen as the CryEngine 3 space sandbox reached $100 million in crowdfunding. 2016 will be a new journey for the game, and the creator Chris Roberts is eyeing the virtual reality. He says their goal is to have VR support for all major VR headsets and that process will "get up to speed" in early 2016.
 
Report says that some parts of the game already have support for the Rift DK1, but due to the team focuses on creating new gameplay content, the game has not caught up to more recent developments in VR technology.
 
It has been agreed by the general public that the future gaming belongs to VR. Let's wait and see what Star Citizen is cooking up in this realm.
 
Source: IGN

See Black Desert's Stunning Details in New Screenshots Shared by Player

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While Black Desert players are waiting for the announcement of closed beta 2 date, some are sharing what get in CBT1. A player has posted a big batch of screenshots he took in CBT1, which represent the maxed graphics the game has. And unlike most screenshots you have seen, these images capture a lot of small details in the world of Black Desert.

You can click the images for their original size


 
 
 








See the other screenshots at BDO forum.

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Search for the Perfect Mobile MORPG.

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I have finally been surprised with a new take on the traditional RPG, Battlehand. Let's take a second and thank the creation team for combining the elements of a card based game and the elements of an RPG bringing you the first true card based RPG.
 

 

As the game starts off you get trained on how to play your first character which is a Mage. You start off with a few basic cards which do damage and heal you. The monsters you fight are just basic level creatures that only take one or two cards to defeat, but as you progress the monster's level increases and they begin to get a lot harder. You get to add new characters to your team as you progress through the game and unlock them. Unlike your traditional card based RPG, you are not forced to randomly draw them.

Unlocking different characters and training them cost gold, which is acquired through playing each quest. Now since the basic fundamentals are established let me start organizing this review.

1. Gameplay
2. Art and Animation
3. Card System
4. Multiplayer

 

Gameplay

The designers took a very cartoonish approach when it comes to gameplay. Each character is generally three-dimensional but fun to look at, and the card section reminds me a lot like Hearthstone. As you cast each card onto the opposing enemy creature, you pick up the game rather quickly and find thdat strategy is the key element to success. For a gamer like I, this game is a perfect addition to my role playing repertoire.

Leveling up ( heroes ) also cost gold which pushes all the priority to grinding. Choosing which hero to level is completely up to you as well as which cards to level making your deck and hero fully customizable. Picking which card and hero to level completely changes the style of your game play. I give this game the highest score so far that I have reviewed, when it comes to gameplay anyway... good job Battlehand.
 

Art and Animation

The Cartoon-like graphics do make the game run smoothly on tablet and mobile devices. Although I feel like a lot of games are choosing to take this route because it's easier for their designers. A new take on design and animation is greatly needed in the mobile role playing in genre.

Playing the cards, casting the spells , and attacking is extremely fun in Battlehand. Unlike some card based RPGs this game allows you to choose each individual enemy to attack, but like most turn based games which character attacks first is relied upon order. When you cast the spells they fully animate and reflect the damage based on the cards description. Battlehand does an amazing job at putting you in the front line of a role playing game.
 

Card System

The card system in this game is unique being that the cards that you randomly draw our only your spells. To make these spells stronger you can also draw and obtain buff cards which combined with gold level up your cards individual's strength. As you progress through the game you are allowed to attribute 5 elements and infuse them into some cards. As the cards level progresses so does the strength and ability of the individual card.

Separate from the hero system you level the individual cards through combining the buff cards only. Your hand changes depending on which turn ( hero ) you're playing during in game battle. Your allotted 10 spaces for 10 different cards of your choosing at the start of the game. The cards range from spells, support abilities, attack abilities, conjurings, there are so many different varieties I am NOT able to tell you, yet another reason this game is so different from your traditional mobile role playing game.
 

Multiplayer

Unfortunately this game has yet to change the meta when it comes to multiplayer. I will not give this game 100% support because of the fact it's not a live PvP battle and yet we are still playing the traditional ladder. Even when it comes to questing, you only are allowed to play your allies main hero.
Because of these strict multiplayer restrictions I cannot truly say this is a true MORPG. I feel like game developers are slapping a ladder on every game, then advertising massive multiplayer.

Ultimately aside from those few issues I've had, I would still recommend everyone to download this game. Give it a shot and test out how you feel about this card based RPG mashup. If you are anything like me, you'll appreciate their attempt, but still search for the perfect mobile MORPG.

*Keeps app, but returns to app store