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…
The 2014 Gamescom convention is its final hours, so now’s a great time to take a look back at some of this week’s biggest announcements.
- Square Enix teamed up with Dontnod to announce the episodic Life Is Strange.
- Square Enix also teamed up with Microsoft to release Rise of the Tomb Raider on Xbox platforms exclusively for a limited time.
- Ninja Theory unveiled Hellblade, their Celtic-inspired PS4 exclusive.
- Hideo Kojima and Guillermo Del Toro will bring you Silent Hills, the next Silent Hill game.
- BioWare revealed their next RPG, the 4v1 Shadow Realms.
- Activision brought back the Sierra publishing label and revealed their first big project… Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions.
- Konami will release Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes on the PC.
- Sony has moved Supermassive’s Until Dawn to the PS4 and removed the Move requirement.
Besides our Gamescom coverage (which we have more of after the break), we also posted a review of Valiant Hearts: The Great War this week. So once you’re done drooling over what’s next, take a look at one of the best new games that’s currently available.
New Game Announcements
- Ubusana is a new shooter in development by the director of Ikaruga.
- Prepare to wait… Overkill has announced a 2016 release for Overkill’s The Walking Dead.
- KillAllZombies makes zombie hunting a spectator sport on the PS4.
- Media Molecule will bring Tearaway Unfolded to the PS4.
- Journey and The Unfinished Swan are officially coming to the PS4 this year.
- Sierra is also bringing back the King’s Quest series with help from The Odd Gentlemen.
- The creators of Night Trap have turned to Kickstarter for help in bringing the controversial game to modern platforms.
More News
- The Last of Us Remastered was the best-selling game of July 2014.
- World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor will be released on November 13.
- Meta Knight has joined the Super Smash Bros. 4 roster.
- Donald Duck waddles into Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes‘ Toy Box mode.
- The WWE 2K15 campaign will focus on rivalries in the newly announced 2K Showcase mode.
- Microsoft has announced three new Xbox One bundles including a slick-looking white console.
- Sony has announced that more than 10 million PlayStation 4 systems have been sold.
- The first fighters from Killer Instinct: Season 2 will be available on October 15.
- 2K Games has unveiled the Pharrell-curated NBA 2K15 soundtrack.
- The Halo 5: Guardians beta starts in December.
- Microsoft has announced several new features for the Xbox One including pre-orders/pre-loading.
- Volition will announce their next game at this year’s PAX East convention.
- The developers of Tetropolis are asking for your help through Kickstarter to finish the game’s development.
New Videos
- Dying Light – “Gamescom 2014 Trailer”
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – “Multiplayer Reveal”
- Mortal Kombat X – “Kano”
Rumor Has It
- Ed Boon worries that he’ll be out of ideas after Mortal Kombat X. Is this the end of the franchise?
New Release Round-Up
- Retail Releases: Akiba’s Trip: Undressed and Undead, Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited, Risen 3: Titan Lords, more
- Nintendo Download: Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge, Double Dragon II: The Revenge, more
- PlayStation Store: Akiba’s Trip, Hohokum, Risen 3: Titan Lords, more
- XBL Store (Wednesday): Risen 3: Titan Lords
- Next Week’s Retail Releases: Akiba’s Trip: Undressed and Undead, Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited, Risen 3: Titan Lords, more
