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Saints Row: The Third's Green Boobs, Skyrim's PC Requirements and Battlefield 3 Review

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 – running time 16:37

Saints Row: The Third has some pretty crazy character customization tools, and they're letting us play with it early. We get hands on and create a soul-sucking demon from hell, plus we recap Jim Sterling's Battlefield 3 review, show off Skyrim's PC requirements, and more.

Saints Row: The Third has some pretty crazy character customization tools, and they're letting us play with it early. We get hands on and create a soul-sucking demon from hell, plus we recap Jim Sterling's Battlefield 3 review, show off Skyrim's PC requirements, and more. This is episode 221 of the Destructoid Show.

Battlefield 3 Review

If military shooters were ice cream, Battlefield 3 would be a neapolitan, since it seems to sum up every fundamental aspect of the genre. You've got your short campaign with a focus on multiplayer, you've got every standard-issue gun conceivable, and you've got plenty of explosions. Also, just like a neapolitan, Battlefield 3 boasts various flavors, and not all of them are palatable. (Jim Sterling)

01:22 | Play

Skyrim PC Requirements Made Official

There are a few games this season that are high profile enough to warrant that PC upgrade you've been putting off. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one such title. Bethesda has posted the official system requirements ahead of the game's rapidly approaching November 11 release. (Jordan Devore)

04:11 | Play

PS Vita Requires Memory Cards

When a company sells an optional add-on to a product, one usually assumes that it is just that -- optional. According to Famitsu, however, the PlayStation Vita's expensive memory cards aren't something you can just ignore, with some games refusing to even boot up without one inserted. (Jim Sterling)

06:03 | Play

Saints Row: The Third's Initiation Station Character Creator Hands On

Those who want to get a head start on crafting their character for Saints Row: The Third can do so now by way of the Initiation Station beta. Assuming they either pre-ordered Red Faction: Armageddon or bought the Saints Row: Double Pack, which is where the codes stem from. (Jordan Devore)

08:21 | Play

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