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 was like July in Christmas this weekend as the entire game industry (except for Microsoft, curiously enough) came out for the 2014 Game Awards and the first-ever PlayStation Experience. Both events were overflowing with new information and announcements galore. At the Game Awards alone we got new looks at Mario Maker, Human Element, The Legend of Zelda Wii U, Bloodborne, King’s Quest, Until Dawn, Tacoma, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and a few others. Oh yeah, and Dragon Age: Inquisition won “Game of the Year.”
Elsewhere around Warp Zoned, we used this week to discuss What We Played in November 2014 and the games we’re most looking forward to this month in The Games of December 2014. UK Correspondent Andrew Rainnie also pulled double duty by filing an interview with InnerSpace developer PolyKnight Games and the latest edition of Kickstart This! (focusing on Unsettled, Blood Star, and Waking the Glares).
An almost overwhelming amount of additional news can be found after the break.
New Game Announcements
- Shovel Knight will dig into the PS3, PS4, and Vita in 2015.
- David Jaffe will return to the PlayStation family with Drawn to Death on the PS4.
- Yakuza 5 will finally make its way to the US and Europe next year.
- The creators of Katamari Damacy and Journey will team up to produce Wattam for the PS4.
- Ultra Street Fighter IV will be released for the PS4 in Spring 2015.
- God of War 4 was accidentally announced by Cory Barlog.
- Bandai Namco will release Milestone’s Ride in Spring 2015.
- Blood Bowl 2 will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One in Spring 2015.
- Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin will be released for the 3DS and Vita in Spring 2015.
- Resogun will drop down to the PS3 and Vita on December 23.
- Super Stardust Ultra will be released for the PS4 in early 2015.
- Assassin’s Creed: Victory will be out next year and it’s set in Victorian London.
- Close Castles, from the creator Threes, will be released for the PS4 in 2015.
More News
- Star Fox Wii U will be released before Zelda Wii U and after Majora’s Mask 3D.
- Gearbox announced that a Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel DLC expansion known as “The Holodome Onslaught” will be available on Decmber 16.
- Halo: Spartan Strike has been pushed back to early 2015.
- The Resident Evil remake will be released on January 20.
- Deus Ex Universe will use Eidos Montreal’s new Dawn Engine.
- Sony will release an extremely limited PSone-themed 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 console.
- Haden Blackman will lead 2K’s new Hangar 13 studio.
- Peggle Blast is now available for mobile devices.
- The first episode of Resident Evil Revelations 2 will be released on February 17.
- Act 2 of Broken Age will now be released in early 2015.
New Videos
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – “Gameplay Trailer”
- Destiny – “Expansion I: The Dark Below Launch Trailer”
- Batman: Arkham Knight – “Ace Chemicals Infiltration Part 2”
- Game of Thrones: Iron From Ice – “Launch Trailer”
New Release Round-Up
- Retail Releases: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, The Crew, Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMix, more
- Nintendo Download: Captain Toad; Treasure Tracker, Ultimate NES Remix, Fire Emblem, more.
- PlayStation Store: The Crew, Game of Thrones: Iron From Ice, Secret Ponchos, more.
- Xbox Games Store (Wednesday):The Crew, Game of Thrones: Iron From Ice, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, more
- Xbox Games Store (Friday): Threes, Limbo
- Next Week’s Retail Releases: Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, Final Fantasy XIII-2 for PC
