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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Halo 4: Spartan Ops Episode 7 Review: 7 Really is Number 1
As Halo fans know, the number seven plays an important part of the mythology, thanks to Bungie’s insane obsession with it. Well, it seems that little prime number is also important to 343 Industries, because the seventh episode of Halo 4 Spartan Ops is by far the best yet. (more…)
Fear the infected in the latest gameplay video for The Last of Us
The Last of Us is creeping ever closer to its Spring release date and, on the most recent episode of GameTrailers TV, the developers at Naughty Dog revealed the infected for the first time.
Known as “runner” and “clickers,” the infected in The Last of Us are shuffling monsters that are also quite deadly. Check out the interview/gameplay video above and continue counting down until May 7.
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged The Last of Us
Daily Scoop: February 4, 2013 – Post-Super Bowl blues
Boo, it sure is sad now that the Super Bowl is over. All that sports just finished until the sports start again. What am I going to do without the commercials, the pigskin, the ladies dancing?
Ha! I really had you going there, didn’t I? I don’t know anything about sports these days, really. I used to watch hockey, and then I had a brief affair with baseball, but for the most part – despite the fact that my uncle is a coach for an NFL team – I avoid sports altogether. Maybe I should get into it for the spirit of things with my family, but… boooorrrrriinnngggggggg.
Not too many deals going on today, but there are some decent pre-order bonuses going on. Amazon hasn’t really been advertising their promotional credit so much anymore, but there are a few happening right now – Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel, Crysis 3, Dead Space 3, and SimCity – Limited Edition will all net you $20 in promotional credit with a pre-order. You can also get $10 for pre-ordering God of War: Ascension. I got my Dead Space 3 order in just in time. Isaac is my co-pilot! Or something.
I’ve got a few shirts for you today… (more…)
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
XSEED confirmed as Killer Is Dead’s US publisher
We missed this one last week, but XSEED Games confirmed that they are indeed the publisher of Suda 51’s next game, Killer Is Dead. The game will be available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 this Summer.
European/Australian gamers will be happy to know that Grasshopper Manufacture’s latest will also be available in Europe and Australia this Summer courtesy of Deep Silver.
Grasshopper released the first trailer for the game last week, check it out here in case you missed it.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Killer Is Dead
Ravens win as Madden Super Bowl Simulation is scary accurate this year
EA Sports’ Madden NFL Super Bowl Simulation is always pretty close to the final result, but this year’s prediction was so scarily accurate that some might be wondering if the fix was in. As prognasticated by Madden NFL 13, Super Bowl XLVII ended with a Baltmore Ravens victory over the San Francisco 49ers. But the simulation also accurately served up a wide variety of indiviudal moments from the game:
- The 49ers were held to a field goal in the first quarter.
- Joe Flacco threw a touchdown pass to Anquan Boldin.
- The Ravens put the game away with a Justin Tucker field goal.
- The margin of victory was three points (34-31 in real life versus 27-24 in the simulation)
- Joe Flacco was named the Super Bowl MVP.
But of course, no simulation could have predicted the 34-minute blackout that overtook the game or that the Star Trek Into Darkness trailer would be super good (Benedict Cumberbatch just needs to be in every movie… ever). With this correct prediction, the Madden Super Bowl Simulation improves to 8-2 since EA Sports began making picks in 2004.
Weekly Warp-Up: Hello PlayStation 4? Edition
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’s finally here… I think. Sony is ready to announce their plan for the PlayStation 4/Orbis… I think. It’s all still very murky and it could just end up being another teaser of a teaser of a teaser, but it’s something to look forward to. Come on, February 20, don’t disappoint me!
If you’d prefer something a little closer to now, the Warp Zoned staff took their monthly look back at What We Played in January 2013 and a look forward at The Games of February 2013. Our UK Correspondent, Andrew Rainnie, also delved into the question of when’s the right time to buy a Wii U game when you’re still unsure about purchasing the system in Why I Bought A Wii U Game Without Owning A Wii U.
There’s more news from the here and now after the break. (more…)
Posted in News
New Releases: Dead Space 3, Sly Cooper 4, Fire Emblem: Awakening, More
This week’s biggest new release is the return of Isaac Clarke in Dead Space 3. Everyone’s favorite alien-hunting engineer (wait, was Ripley an engineer?) has help this time in the form of the appropriately named John Carver. Go grab a buddy for co-op and check out Dead Space 3 this week on the PC, PS3, or Xbox 360.
Also available this week is Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time returns in a new adventure available simultaneously for the PS3 and Vita. But remember, if you buy the PS3 version, you’ll get the Vita version for free as part of Sony’s Cross-Buy promotion.
Namco Bandai will be bringing Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 to the PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360 this week in a unique way. The Xbox 360 version will be available on store shelves as a disc-based game while the PS3 and Wii U versions will be released exclusively as digital downloads.
And speaking of digital downloads, you can obtain the 3DS strategy game Fire Emblem: Awakening on Monday as a download from the 3DS eShop or in stores.
Posted in 3DS, News, PC, PS3, Vita, Xbox 360
Tagged Dead Space 3, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Watch the God of War: Ascension Super Bowl commercial early
Super Bowl XLVII is less than 24 hours away, and with it, all those amazing commercials. I’m sure the game will be pretty good too. But back to the commercials…
Sony has produced a 2:09 live action spot to promote the release of God of War: Ascension during the big game. They’ve been teasing bits and pieces of the commercial all week, but if you’d rather not wait until tomorrow, you can watch it right here.
God of War: Ascension will be released for the PS3 on March 12.
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged God of War: Ascension