Weekly Warp-Up: E3 2014 Countdown Edition

Posted on June 8, 2014 by John Scalzo

No, that’s not a typo. Welcome to the Weekly Warp-Up, your weekly wrap-up of the biggest and the best articles posted at Warp Zoned this week…

It has begun! Appropriating one movie quote, I’m able to express my excitement over the fact that NetherRealm Studios has announced Mortal Kombat X and that the 2014 E3 Expo begins in less than 24 hours. All together now… Flawless Victory!

NetherRealm wasn’t the only developer to announce their next big game ahead of the E3 Expo. Just on Monday, Microsoft revealed Forza Horizon 2 and Crytek re-announced Homefront: The Revolution. But the good is often followed by the bad, as WB Games also used this pre-E3 period to confirm that the release of Batman: Arkham Knight has been pushed back to 2015. I hope a some publishers saved at least a few reveals for the Expo itself.

The Warp Zoned staff discussed all of these pre-E3 announcements, and plenty more, in the latest episode of “Continue Countdown.” we also all got together to examine The Games of June 2014 and recount What We Played in May 2014. Finally, Dan Hobbs turned in a review of Killzone: Shadow Fall.

Are you ready for E3? Get more ready with the rest of the news from pre-E3 week.

New Game Announcements

More News

  • Shovel Knight will begin digging up new fans on June 26.
  • The Final Wii Sports Club titles will be available to download on June 26. And a boxed collection is coming in July.
  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will begin stalking store shelves on February 24.
  • Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel will launch (to the moon) on October 14.
  • EA has predicted that Germany will win this year’s World Cup using 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.
  • Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call will be released on September 16.
  • Tetris Ultimate will be released this Summer.
  • Mario Kart 8 sold 1.2 million copies in its first weekend of availability. Not too shabby for a Wii U game.
  • Watch Dogs sold four million copies in its first week of availability, which Ubisoft is claiming is a record for the first game in a new franchise.
  • Nintendo is going to let Mercedes add their GLA to Mario Kart 8 as DLC. Regardless of what you think of this idea, the terrifying commercial they created to promote it will keep you up at night.
  • Ed Boon has promised more Mortal Kombat X details next week, but the first bits of the game (including multiple versions of each character) sound promising.

Rumor Has It

  • Crystal Dynamics is going to announce a “new game” at E3 that is maybe definitely going to be Tomb Raider 2.

New Videos

New Release Round-Up

Gaming Etc.

  • Tetris turns 30! Time to celebrate!
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John Scalzo is Warp Zoned's Editor-In-Chief and resident retro gaming expert. You can email him at john AT warpzoned DOT com.