Activision’s Walking Dead game gets new title; contest to appear in the game announced

Now that the third season has begun, Activision is ready to announce the official title of their first person shooter based on The Walking Dead television show. Since Telltale’s adventure game already laid claim to The Walking Dead, Activision and developer Terminal Reality have decided to go with The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct.

And if you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a zombie (and if so, what is wrong with you?), Activision has a contest for you. The publisher has sprinkled hidden clues throughout this season’s episodes of The Walking Dead. If you spot one, and enter it at AMCDead.com, you’ll be entered into a drawing to have your face put into the game. Well, a little more than just your face…

Each week one lucky winner will be chosen to appear as a character in the game! Terminal Reality will then use photos of his or her facial likeness to create a unique character whose backstory and chilling death scene may be encountered by players during The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct.

I call dibs on “killed while trying to turn my hand into a chainsaw.”

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First Grand Theft Auto V artwork, Pest Control, released

Rockstar Games is certainly the king when it comes to manipulating the public and the press. Grand Theft Auto V‘s splashy debut trailer has since been followed by a trickle of screenshots and only the barest of gameplay details. Naturally, it’s only made the masses more primed for the game’s impending “information blowout” next month.

And so it goes with yesterday’s reveal of the first official Grand Theft Auto V artwork. Titled “Pest Control,” the image depicts an artier version of the heist from the first trailer.

If you’d like to use “Pest Control” as your desktop background, Rockstar has released the image in a variety of sizes on their official website.

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Daily Scoop: October 25, 2012 – Post Office Brawls

Do you know what I don’t do often? Mail packages. In fact, I use snail mail relatively infrequently these days. But I need to mail something to the UK, and guess what? It’s really expensive. I had no idea how much money it cost to physically get something across a giant ocean. It’s a dilly of a pickle!

In other news, our first session of the new D&D Encounters season was last night! This new season will be incorporating elements of D&D Next, the new edition of D&D. So far, it seems pretty interesting, but we’ll have to wait and see how the sessions pan out. I’ll be the DM again, which I’m a little nervous about, but I’m hoping it will be a learning experience!

And now, to the heart of the matter! Today’s deals are sort of just a rehash from earlier this week. Remember those sales I said Amazon was having on games? Well, they’ve added a boatload more to the sale, which they’re calling “Halloween Deals.” You can see the complete list here. Scoop ’em up!

Finally, there are a couple of good t-shirts up today for your perusal:

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Nintendo Download: NightSky, Liberation Maiden, New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC, more

Welcome to one of the biggest Nintendo Downloads ever. Level-5 (creator of the Professor Layton series) and Nicalis (creator of Cave Story) both have new games available that may be worth a look.

Liberation Maiden is an arcade shooter developed by Level-5 in conjunction with Suda 51’s Grasshopper Manufacture and is available today on the 3DS eShop. Also available to download from the eShop today is Nicalis’ NightSky, an “ambient” puzzle platformer that is sure to appeal to fans of Limbo.

The Virtual Console also gets a workout with today’s update as Ghosts ‘n Goblins and Castlevania: The Adventure have been added to the 3DS eShop while 1997’s Shock Troopers can now be downloaded to your Wii. Finally, the non-Virtual Console 18th Gate was added to the DSiWare Shop.

Two new Coin Rush DLC packs for New Super Mario Bros. 2 rounds out today’s update. The “Gold Mushroom Pack” and “Coin Challenge Pack B” have been priced at $2.50 apiece.

One extra game will be added to the 3DS eShop this week. Level-5’s Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (look, we’ve come full circle) will be available to download on Sunday, October 28 (the same day its available in brick and mortar stores).

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Get elected mayor in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Nintendo is finally ready to talk about Animal Crossing on the 3DS and it sounds like it was worth the wait. Debuting during this morning’s Nintendo Direct broadcast, the game has officially been titled Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It’ll be available early next year and New Leaf casts players in a new role, the mayor. As mayor, Animal Crossing: New Leaf players will gain control of the entire town, placing landmarks, overseeing businesses, and “sitting in the big chair.”

New Leaf also promises plenty of new customization options including clothes, furniture, and decorations. All of these items can also be shared with other players thanks to the game’s built-in QR Code generator. Finally, Animal Crossing: New Leaf will contain “Paradise Island,” a place where players can take part in new minigames or just swim in the water.

You can get a good look at all of these new features (as well as DJ K.K. Slider) in the trailer above.

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SimCity breaks ground on March 5, 2013

Originally scheduled for release in February, EA has announced that SimCity will be released on March 5, 2013 (March 8 in Europe). As they say, that’s close enough for government work. You know, because you’re the mayor…

You can check out the latest trailer for the game, “How to Deal with Disasters,” above.

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XBLA Today: Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus, the fourth revision of 2002’s Guilty Gear XX, has been added to the Xbox Live Arcade today. Priced at 1200 Microsoft Points ($15), it will surely make fighting fans very happy:

Network Battle Mode is now available on Xbox Live Arcade for the all new “Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus” from the best-selling 2D fighting game series. It all started from Story Mode, and now there’s a wide variety of Modes to play! Choose from among 25 fighters and engage in high-speed combat!

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Daily Scoop: October 24, 2012 – Ding! Level up

We made it to Wednesday, everyone! Pretty sure that gives us enough experience to level. I might even get to learn the move “Relax.” But Nicole already knows four moves! What move do I get rid of? Sometimes, Pokemon eerily tells the story of my life…

Anyway, just one awesome deal today, and that’s over at Steam. You can get every Assassin’s Creed game on the PC right now for just $38.74. So that’s Assassin’s Creed: Director’s Cut Edition, Assassin’s Creed 2 Deluxe Edition, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, and Assassin’s Creed Revelations, along with some AC Revelations DLC. If you were waiting for a sale to get them all before the next round of games come out, this is your lucky day!

Two great t-shirts available today:

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