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According to a leaked adscan for Dell’s Black Friday sales promotion, you’ll be able to get a new PlayStation 4 and copies of Grand Theft Auto V and The Last of Us Remastered for $400.

The adscan comes by way of Black Friday deals site Bfads.net. Dell has yet to officially announce its Black Friday deals, so you should take this with a grain of salt for now.

The PS4 deal is Dell’s “doorbuster” sale, and will supposedly begin on Thursday, November 27 (that’s Thanksgiving Day) at 6 PM Eastern. The deal is available online only.

According to the ad, Dell only has a “limited” number of the PS4 bundles in stock at this price, so if you want one, you’ll probably need to to log on to Dell’s website exactly at 6 PM to have a shot.

In addition, Dell will reportedly offer the Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Unity bundle (which also comes with Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, but not Kinect) for $330.

Black Friday is the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season. Though Dell is one of the first out of the gate, we’re expecting many more adscans to start showing up for other big-name retailers. GameSpot will have more deals coverage for you in the lead-up to Black Friday later this month.

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The next Nintendo Direct video broadcast will take place tomorrow, November 5, starting at 5 PM Eastern, the Mario company announced today. Nintendo isn’t saying much about it, other than to promise that the presentation will include “updates about upcoming games for 3DS and Wii U.”

The Nintendo Direct video will be broadcast through Nintendo’s special website. If we are able to embed the stream in a post, we’ll have that for you as well.

What are you hoping to see/learn during tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct? Let us know in the comments below. And be sure to check back on Wednesday for all the news as soon as it’s announced.

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Grand Theft Auto fans will want to set an alarm for 9 AM Pacific / 12 Noon Eastern today, as that is when Rockstar Games will release new gameplay footage and fresh details for the upcoming Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC versions of Grand Theft Auto V.

“Interviews and new info” are also promised, according to IGN.

GTA V launches November 18 for Xbox One and PS4, and in January 2015 for PC. The updated versions of 2013’s best-selling game will include better graphics (reportedly 1080p on PS4), as well as better draw distances, more wildlife, and denser traffic, among a long list of other improvements.

People who already played GTA V for Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 are being rewarded with bonus content in the form of new vehicles, weapons, and lots more that you can read about here.

Check back with GameSpot later today for all the GTA V news. In the meantime, let us know in the comments what you’re hoping to see.

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A Pikachu balloon will make its 15th straight appearance at the 88th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade later this month, but the famous creature will sport a new look this year.

As you can see in the promotional poster above, this year’s Pikachu balloon will sport a “Snowman Pikachu” redesign. Not much has changed, however, as all that’s been added is a winter-themed red and green scarf and a doll.

This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be held on Thursday, November 27 in New York City. There will also be a Skylanders balloon this year, according to the poster.

Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, updated versions of the 2002 Game Boy Advance games Ruby and Sapphire, launch on November 21 for 3DS. For more on Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, check out GameSpot’s previous coverage.

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The Xbox One is now available starting at $350, thanks to a temporary price cut that went into effect on November 2. This price drop was a “big move” for Microsoft as it relates to competing against the rival PlayStation 4, according to Phil Spencer, who is Head of Xbox.

“The pricing that’s going to run through the holidays is a big move for us. I think it’s a good time for us to go in, and, let’s just say it–compete,” Spencer said during the latest Major Nelson Radio podcast.

The PS4 has sold more than 13.5 million units to date, according to the latest data from Sony. Microsoft has not shared Xbox One sales data as frequently as Sony has, though sales of Microsoft’s latest system are believed to be north of 5 million units.

The $50 Xbox One price cut announced last week is good on all systems, including the special-edition bundles that include copies of Sunset Overdrive, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and Assassin’s Creed Unity. The price drop also makes the Xbox One less expensive than the PS4 (which starts at $400) for the first time.

We’ll get an idea about how effective the $50 price cut was for Microsoft either when the company shares sales data or in December when the NPD Group announces its video game sales report from the month of November.

Also in the podcast, Spencer said the $50 price drop was planned “months” in advance of the rollout on November 2, so that Microsoft could coordinate with retailers across the United States. Overall, Spencer said he’s optimistic about the value the Xbox One offers this holiday.

“The diversity of what we’re bundling, the different consoles that are there, getting to reduce the price by $50 across all of the different consoles, I think is a great opportunity,” he said. “And it’s a good time. It’s a good time to be a gamer.”

For even deeper Xbox One savings, Microsoft has rolled out a new promotion where you can get a brand new Xbox One for $250 if you trade in a working Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 at a Microsoft Store.

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