Elder Scrolls: Skyrim PC system requirements announced

Bethesda just announced the required and minimum system requirements for the next Elder Scrolls. It looks like Skyrim won't be demanding as we thought. Check out the specs to see if your PC can take this epic open world. 

Minumum Specs

- Windows 8/Vista/XP PC ( 32 or 64 bit ) - Processor: Dual Core 2.0Ghz or equivalent processor - 2 GB System RAM - 6GB free HDD Space - Direct X 9 compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM - DirectX compatible sound card - Internet access for Steam activation

Recommended Specs

- Windows 7/Vista/XP PC ( 32 or 64 bit ) - Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU - 4GB system RAM - 6GB free HDD space - DirectX 9 compatible NVIDIA or AMD ATI video card with 1GB of RAM ( Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or higher; ATI Radeon 4890 or higher). - Direct compatible sound card - Internet access for Steam activation

The specs are pretty low if you ask me, which makes me think run down PC like mine just might run Skyrim. This is one of those games that should be played on PC, but if your PC still can't take it with these kind of requirements, there's always the console version. So which version are you planning to get?

Skyrim is out on November 11, 2011 for PC, Playstation 3, and Xbox 360.

[Source: Bethesda blog]

Grand Theft Auto V

Whoa whoa, hold the phone. GTA5? Apparently it's a real thing now. If you visit Rockstar's website right now, all you will see is a jpeg on a black background saying "Grand Theft Auto V" and a date for the release of the trailer which is 11.02.11. Not too far off.

Wow, who else just got instantly excited for this? Thanks to @estimater for the heads-up Source [PCGamer]

Lost Heroes (3DS Trailer)

To be honest I'm not a big fan of those old school dungeon crawling RPGs where you move block by block on a grid style map. Sure there are some exceptions like the first Persona but for the most part that's just not my cup of tea. Especially since most of those kinds of games have static enemies and you don't even see your characters.

This one, however, is a little different. Being the Gundam and Tokusatsu fanboy that I am, having an Ultraman x Kamen Rider x Gundam crossover while not even knowing about the gameplay got my geek meter maxed out. When I saw the gameplay I was still hooked cause the attack animation of the heroes (your characters) look gorgeous even if the enemies are just static 2D images. However that hyped up geek meter went down when I gave it a little bit of thought and came down to the realization that "this game will never get localized" and with me no being able to read Japanese won't help playing a Japanese RPG.

My shortlived geek hype was shattered in less than 5 minutes. Oh well, at least I got to see some awesome attacks in this trailer. Why couldn't this have been a fighting / action game instead?

Battlefield 3 - TV Commercial

Battlefield 3 is out tomorrow  for us so let's hype up the release even more with another video that lets you guess which is live action or Battlefield 3 gameplay. It's pretty obvious, but a cool video nonetheless.

If we do get our copies here in the Philippines tom, then its a Battlefield 3 marathon for me until my thumbs bleed. You guys getting on day one?

Mario Portals Splitscreen

Remember that Mario + Portal indie game I mentioned before? Now it has a 2-player mode.

Much like Portal 2, Mari0 looks to have a 2-player feature. Each of the brothers holds their own portal gun and I assume that it'll have the same properties as the 2 player aspect in Portal 2. I can't wait how the puzzles will turn out with this one.

What's interesting in this video isn't the 2-player aspect though but about the splitscreen. When the two brothers are close to each other there is no split. When one ventures off too far that's where the split happens. However the screen splits depending on which side of the stage each brother is in. Watch how the screen moves in 0:25 too see what I mean.

I can't wait for this one. :D