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Monthly Archives: November 2013
XBLA Today: Blood Knights
In case you missed it, Blood Knights was added to the Xbox Live Arcade today:
Two deadly enemies. One blood bond. No mercy. Fight with Alysa and Jeremy against hordes of enemies. Carnage for two: play solo or with a friend! The hack’n’slay offers single and multiplayer modes that allow you to play solo or with another player at any time. Co-op mode opens up a range of different tactical combat options: capture enemies with the vampire grip and drink their blood to increase your strength. Share your blood with your fellow player and support them.
Blood Knights is priced at $14.99 and will also be released for the PC and PS3 at a later date.
The Games of November 2013
They’re finally here. Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One will be available on store shelves this month. Have you been saving your pennies to purchase a next-gen console on day one? Or did the fizzy fast food fairy gift you with a free one? But if you’re not ready to make the next-gen leap, remember, there’s still plenty of current-generation games coming this month (and beyond) to keep all of us busy for a long time. So what’s the staff of Warp Zoned looking forward to in the 11th month of 2013? Read on to find out… (more…)
Warpback: What We Played in October 2013
While you probably spent last night gorging on candy and spooky movies, the month of October was a bit of a slow one for games. That’s because two new consoles are right around the corner. They’re getting closer and closer. You can almost feel them watching you. Waiting to report on your every movement to the men in dark suits and even darker sunglasses.
But enough about the Xbox One’s Kinect sensor, let’s take a look at what the Warp Zoned staff played in October 2013… (more…)
Bethesda, Microsoft announce MInecraft: Skyrim Edition for Xbox 360
Microsoft and Mojang have teamed up to announce their next Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition “Mash-Up.” Following on the heels of September’s “Mass Effect Edition,” Minecraft players can now look forward to Fus Ro Dahing their way through Skyrim with the “Skyrim Edition” add-on.
The Skyrim Pack will appropriate many elements from Bethesda’s ultra-popular Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim when its released “soon.” The pack will include a Skyrim-themed texture set, 40 character skins, 20 selections from Skyrim’s score, and a pre-made world that recreates Whiterun, Riverwood, and Bleak Falls Barrow in Minecraft.
If you’re in attendance at this weekend’s Minecon in Orlando, you’ll get a chance to play Minecraft: Skyrim Edition for yourself. If not, head over to the Bethesda Blog for more details on the mash-up’s content and a look at the first screenshots.
Soul Calibur II HD Online burns onto PSN, XBLA on November 20
Namco Bandai has announced that Soul Calibur II HD Online will make its PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade debut on November 20. The acclaimed fighting game has been priced at $19.99 and, as the title states, will include online play and a high definition graphical upgrade.
Soul Calibur II HD Online will also feature two of the three console exclusive characters it was released with in 2003. Both downloadable editions of the game will include Heihachi (originally exclusive to the PS2 version) and Spawn (originally exclusive to the Xbox version). It’s unlikely the GameCube-exclusive character, Link, will ever make the jump to Soul Calibur II HD Online.
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Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z embraces the crazy and will arrive in stores on March 4, 2014
Tecmo Koei has announced that Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, the wild Ninja Gaiden spinoff centering on a cyborg ninja battling zombies, will be available in stores on March 4, 2014. In honor of the finalized release date, the publisher has uploaded a new trailer for the game that introduces us to Miss Monday, Yaiba’s handler, and Yaiba’s unique sense of humor:
Step into a stylized living comic book where stunning graphics depict a world gone mad overflowing with hordes of the undead. Only Yaiba’s drive for retribution and willingness to use any means necessary to get the job done can stop the countless waves of zombies in his path. Yaiba’s lust to kill is insatiable as he mercilessly slices through masses of enemies with his sword, or the array of weapons accessible via his cyborg arm. Miss Monday is Yaiba’s virtual escort and is vital to his survival. However, not even she is safe from his brash, unbridled sarcasm.
I’m definitely excited to play Yaiba next year, but it feels like this trailer hit every trope that Suda 51 parodied in last year’s Lollipop Chainsaw.
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