Warp Zoned Presents
Video Game Canon- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Has Another Big Night and Wins “Game of the Year” at the 2025-2026 DICE Awards
- 2025 GOTY Scoreboard: In Progress
- The Game Awards: All the Winners from 2003 to Today
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Racks Up Nine Wins, Including “Game of the Year”, at the 2025 Game Awards
- “Animal Crossing” and Undertale” Lead the Way for New Book Series About Games at University of Chicago Press
Warp Zoned Presents
- Video Game Research Library
- We Pitched a Museum a 1993 Game Hint Line (And They Actually Said Yes) – Yarn Spinner (2026)
- The History Of The Word “Metroidvania” And How It Spread – A Critical Hit (2025)
- Creator of Hit Game Shovel Knight Is at a ‘Make or Break’ Moment – Bloomberg (2025)
- Shadow of the Colossus: An oral history – Design Room (2025)
- In 2005, games started rewiring our brains – The AV Club (2025)
Author: Mike Ryan
SteamWorld Dig 2 Review – Groundbreaking
It’s hard to believe that four years have already passed since the original SteamWorld Dig first graced gaming systems. Image & Form’s platformer came out of left field and garnered attention and praise from gamers and critics alike (it was even in the running for the “‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson Award” in our annual Golden Pixel Awards roundup). At the time, we couldn’t wait to return to the SteamWorld universe and see the characters “fleshed out” in a sequel, so-to-speak.
Instead, the next entry we got in the series was a spinoff, SteamWorld Heist. It was still set in the same universe as Dig, but Heist wasn’t a direct sequel, and took place much further in the future. Gameplay was also different, as Heist took on a turn-based strategy approach as opposed to Dig’s resource-collecting, mining, MetroidVania style. While fun in its own right, many wanted to see a return to SteamWorld Dig’s roots.
And almost half a decade later, we got our wish. (more…)
PAX West 2017 Notebook: Nintendo’s Nindies Summer Showcase
Nintendo brought a fresh batch of Nindies games into the spotlight today during their Nindies Summer Showcase. Over the span of 22 minutes, a ton of new indie games were announced for the Switch during a rapid-fire, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it stream. Luckily, I had my handy notebook ready, so here’s a complete breakdown of the games that were shown. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, Features, Previews, Switch, Top Story
Tagged No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again, PAX West 2017, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, SteamWorld Dig 2
Sony at E3 2017: Spider-Man Gameplay Trailer and 2018 release date revealed
Sony closed out their 2017 E3 Press Conference with a brand new gameplay trailer for Insomniac’s upcoming Spider-Man game. The playthrough showed off some of the webhead’s signature moves, as well as using upgraded web shooters in both stealth and combat mode. The pace quickly shifted from slow and stealthy to action-packed fights, then to jaw-dropping setpieces as Spider-Man pursued an out-of-control helicopter. And true to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, the trailer featured a really cool stinger.
Marvel’s Spider-Man hits the PlayStation 4 in 2018.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged E3 2017, Spider-Man
Sony @ E3 2017: Marcus is the star of Detroit: Become Human’s latest Gameplay Trailer
During Sony’s E3 Press Conference, the publisher showed off a new trailer for Quantic Dream’s Detroit: Become Human, which gave us a better idea of the game’s story. This trailer introduced audiences to another renegade android, Marcus, who becomes self-aware and leads a revolt with his fellow androids.
As shown in the trailer, Detroit: Become Human will feature drastic decisions with game-changing events. However, we still don’t know when the game is slated to hit the PS4, as no release date was announced.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged Detroit: Become Human, E3 2017
Sony @ E3 2017: New God of War trailer reveals Early 2018 release date
As expected, Sony released a new trailer for God of War, starring Kratos and his son, during their E3 Press Conference. The trailer shows Kratos using an axe instead of his mainstay chains, and showcases a new batch of amazing setpieces that’ll fit right with the franchise’s finest. Check it out above.
God of War will hit the PS4 in Early 2018.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged E3 2017, God of War 4
Sony @ E3 2017: Skyrim VR and other new PlayStation VR games announced
Sony debuted a sizzle reel featuring upcoming games for the PlayStation VR at their E3 Press Conference, and there’s a lot to talk about. So let’s get to it!
The biggest announcement was definitely The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR, which transports everyone’s favorite Bethesda game into glorious virtual reality. Skyrim VR will be released this November.
There’s also The Inpatient , a survival horror game from Supermassive that takes place in a mental asylum and serves as a prequel to Until Dawn. Supermassive is also working on Bravo Team, a Call of Duty-ish first-person shooter featuring nail-biting battles.
Other PlayStation VR titles on display included Star Child, a beautiful 2D sci-fi side-scroller, and Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV, an action-fishing game featuring characters from Square-Enix’s latest entry in the series.
Finally, Moss is a mystical adventure starring a tiny field mouse. It definitely has a very strong Secret of Nimh feel to it.
Release dates were hard to come by for the rest of these PlayStation VR titles, but stay tuned to Warp Zoned for all the latest news. And you can find trailers for each one after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged E3 2017, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Inpatient
Sony @ E3 2017: New characters, trailers, and a demo for Marvel Vs Capcom: Infinite
Capcom showed off yet two more trailers during Sony’s E3 Press Conference… both for Marvel Vs Capcom: Infinite. The first trailer showed off a lot of the game’s story, and featured several new characters including Arthur from Ghosts ‘N Goblins, Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Gamora, Doctor Strange, Nova, Dante, Zero, Spencer, and my favorite Marvel villain, Thanos.
Marvel Vs Capcom: Infinite will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on September 19th, but you can download a demo of the game on the PlayStation Store (and Xbox Games Store) right now.
You can see all six new characters in action in a new gameplay trailer after the break. (more…)
Sony @ E3 2017: Shadow of the Colossus PS4 remake announced
Now this was a pleasant surprise!
Sony just announced a gorgeous remake of Shadow of the Colossus during their E3 Press Conference. One of the PS2’s greatest games (and one of my all-time favorites) is being remade from the ground up for the PS4, and will be released sometime in 2018.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged E3 2017, Shadow of the Colossus