Daily Scoop: October 26, 2011 – Improper Dancing!

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Whew! I missed the scoop yesterday – all that was really up was Call of Duty: Black Ops on sale for the PS3 and Xbox 360. Activision seems to be having crazy CoD sales – I’m assuming in preparation for Modern Warfare 3. Whatever. Tonight is Electric Six at Johnny Brenda’s, which means I’m going to be doing a lot of improper dancing in the middle of the street with my friends! Somebody better notify the chief of police…

Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games today is Bethesda’s Fallout 3 Collector’s Edition for the PC. It’s just $25.99 today, and comes with that adorable lunch box. Scoop it up!

T-shirt wise, there’s nothing related to video games, but I bought today’s Ript the second I saw it:

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Check out the Skyrim system requirements

Posted on October 26, 2011 by John Scalzo

Bethesda has released the system requirements for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Will your PC be able to handle all the dragonslaying On November 11, find out below:

Recommended Specs

  • OS: Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
  • Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
  • Memory: 4GB System RAM
  • Hard Drive: 6GB free HDD space
  • Video Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible NVIDIA or AMD ATI video card with 1GB of RAM (Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or higher; ATI Radeon 4890 or higher).
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
  • Steam: Internet access for Steam activation

Minimum Specs

  • OS:Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
  • Processor: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor
  • Memory: 2GB System RAM
  • Hard Drive: 6GB free HDD Space
  • Video Card: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
  • Steam: Internet access for Steam activation
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Dragon Age: Redemption episode 3 is here

Posted on October 26, 2011 by John Scalzo

Felicia Day’s Dragon Age: Redemption webseries continues with episode 3, “Josmael.” Josmael is a mage who is helping Day’s character, Tallis, search for the rogue Qunari Saarebas. I’m sure that alphabet soup of fantasy names means something to fans of Dragon Age II. But even after watching it, I’m still in the dark.

And in case you missed it, the second episode, “Cairn,” is available after the break.

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The Birds of Anger bring the house down in G4 Epictober finale

Posted on October 26, 2011 by John Scalzo

“The Birds of Anger,” directed by Dance of the Dead creator Gregg Bisop is the final film in the G4 Films Epictober Film Festival. The seven-minute short is both a condensed version of one of Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest films and a pretty funny parody of Angry Birds.

Be on the lookout for Thor‘s Jaimie Alexander in the Suzanne Pleshette role, who plays Annie as even more evil than in the original (if that’s possible).

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XBLA Today: Daytona USA, War of the Worlds, Zombie Apocalypse 2

Posted on October 26, 2011 by John Scalzo

Microsoft is adding three games to the Xbox Live Arcade today, two of which were added to the PlayStation Store yesterday.

Sega’s Daytona USA returns to put the polygons back into your racing games. Another new release is a game adaptation of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds. Finally, Konami’s twin-stick shooter Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone, a sequel to 2009’s Zombie Apocalypse will infect the XBLA.

All three games have been priced at 800 Microsoft Points ($10). More information can be found at Major Nelson’s blog (Daytona USA, War of the Worlds, Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone).

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InFamous: Festival of Blood, PixelJunk SideScroller added to PS Store

Posted on October 25, 2011 by John Scalzo

Sony has updated the PlayStation Store with the final “Only On PSN” selections: InFamous: Festival of Blood and PixelJunk SideScroller.

In InFamous: Festival of Blood, a vampiric virus has swept through New Marais, infecting everyone, including Cole McGrath. Festival of Blood is a standalone expansion, meaning it doesn’t require InFamous or InFamous 2. The game also includes the new User Generated Content tools and vamps out with a nice $9.99 price tag (PS Plus subscribers get it for an even nicer $7.99).

PixelJunk SideScroller is Q-Games’ take on the side-scrolling shooter. And as you’d expect from the development team, they turn the genre on its head with “luminescent visuals, incredible bosses, and unforgettable powerups and weaponry.” PixelJunk SideScroller has also been priced at $9.99 with a 20% discount for PS Plus users.

A ridiculous number of additional new releases have been brought to the PS Store this week including Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone, Daytona USA, Worms: Crazy Golf, and downloadable versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops, Homefront, and MX vs ATV Alive.

More information on all of this week’s new releases and game add-ons can be found at the PlayStation.Blog.

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Metallic Rose, Midnight Blue DSi XL bundles coming November 6

Posted on October 25, 2011 by John Scalzo

While the 3DS will be the hot handheld this holiday season (for those of us not holding off until the Slide Pad is integrated into a 3DS2), Nintendo is still pushing the DSi XL. In fact, they’ve announced two new colors for the jumbo-sized portable: Metallic Rose and Midnight Blue.

As you can see from the box art above, both bundles will include a copy of Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, as well as a trio of pre-installed titles: Brain Age Express Math, Brain Age Express Arts & Letters, and Photo Clock.

The bundles will be available on November 6 at a price of $169.99 apiece.

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Your first GTA5 rumors: It’s set in Los Angeles, has multiple playable characters

Posted on October 25, 2011 by John Scalzo

Grand Theft Auto V has officially existed for just a few hours now, but rumors are already beginning to fly about its setting.

Kotaku is reporting that “a source familiar with the game” has told them the game will set in a fictionalized version of Los Angeles. The west coast was last seen in a GTA game in 2004’s Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Kotaku is also hearing that the game will have multiple playable characters, a first for the series.

And don’t forget our own GTA5-flavored rumor, solid proof of a 2012 release date, courtesy of statements made by Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick.

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