Monthly Archives: November 2013

Daily Scoop: November 19, 2013 – TowerFall at the Humble Store

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Nicole Kline

Hello, friends, and happy Tuesday! It’s gone back to freezing after being beautiful for a few days, but you know what they say… “Winter is coming” and all that. Just get your coat out, find your gloves, dig up your hat, and enjoy it before the snow hits. Or the summer comes back, with its… sweat.

Anyway! Enough small talk. I’m here to tell you about deals, and the best deal happening right now is the refresh over at the Humble Store. You can get Super Meat Boy for $2.49, Hotline Miami for $2.49, and… this is the best part… TowerFall for $9.99. While that last one is only for Ouya, and I know not many of you have an Ouya, in case you do, you want to grab this game right this second. Or if you want, you can wait until it arrives on the PlayStation 4. It’s one of the best games ever.

Hit the jump for today’s t-shirts! (more…)

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Spike TV announces the nominees for 2013 VGX Awards

Posted on November 19, 2013 by John Scalzo

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The nominees for the 2013 VGX Awards (previously known as the Video Game Awards) have been announced by Spike TV and it looks like this year’s show will be dominated by Grand Theft Auto V, BioShock Infinite, The Last of Us, and Tomb Raider. Those four games, along with Super Mario 3D World, will duke it out for this year’s “Game of the Year” honor.

Grand Theft Auto V lead all games with four additional nominations (“Best PlayStation,” “Best Xbox,” “Action Adventure,” and “Soundtrack”) as well as a “Best Studio” nomination for Rockstar North, “Best Actor” nomination for Steven Ogg, and two “Best Song” nods. The Fulbright Company’s Gone Home leads this year’s indie charge with two nominations (“Best PC” and “Best Independent”) and a “Best Studio” nomination for the developer.

And in a fun twist, Troy Baker will be competing against himself in the “Best Actor” category as his Joel (from The Last of Us) will do battle with his Booker DeWitt (from BioShock Infinite).

The 2013 VGX Awards will air on Spike TV on Saturday, December 7. A complete list of this year’s nominees can be found after the break. (more…)

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This new Need For Speed movie trailer is faster and furiouser

Posted on November 18, 2013 by John Scalzo

Framed for a crime he didn’t commit, muscle car mechanic and street racer Tobey (Aaron Paul) gets out of prison determined to settle the score with the man responsible for his false conviction.

With how often they happen in movies and on TV, you’d think the FBI was out there breaking up an illegal cross-country road race every few weeks. But for some reason, getting into a highly conspicuous sports car and tearing ass down the highway at 150 MPH just doesn’t happen in real life. Thank god for the movies as the second trailer for Need For Speed is now available for your viewing pleasure.

He’s definitely furiouser than the normally stoic Vin Diesel, I’ll give him that.

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Daily Scoop: November 18, 2013 – My sweet Puppycat

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Nicole Kline

Hello, everyone – it’s Nicole, returned to bring you a Daily Scoop. I was out of town for a few days, and when I came back, I had to take my beloved Puppycat to the animal hospital. Long story short, it was a harrowing few days of testing with no answers in sight. We brought him home Thursday because they said he was doing better, and sadly, he passed away on Friday morning. Let’s take a moment to remember the sweetness that was the Puppycat.

I miss you, Pup.

*silence*

So, go hug your pet and then read the rest of this, OK?

I got my brand new PlayStation 4 delivered, but I wasn’t in the office, so I’ll be bringing it home today. So far, all I’ve picked up is Killzone: Shadow Fall, though I am really looking forward to inFAMOUS Second Son. So many great games…

I’m also excited about the new Humble Store. It runs much like a Steam sale, in that it’s a different set of games on sale every day. It’s awesome, but again… so many games, so little time.

As always, I’ve got some shirts you might like… (more…)

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State of Decay: Breakdown furthers the zombie apocalypse on November 29

Posted on November 18, 2013 by John Scalzo

Undead Labs has announced plans to release the first downloadable expansion for State of Decay, “Breakdown,” on November 29. According to Sanya Weathers, Undead’s Director of Community, “Breakdown” will include…

  • Less story, more survival.
  • Long-term survival.
  • More difficulty.
  • New achievements, survivors, and weapons.

The add-on has been priced at $6.99 and will be available on the PC (through Steam) and the Xbox Live Game Store. Undead Labs will also release the “Title Update 4” patch, which will fix a variety of bugs and include a new loot distribution system, on the same day.

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Square Enix delays Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster to March 2014

Posted on November 18, 2013 by John Scalzo

Square Enix is finally ready to announce a North American release date for Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster. The two-game package will be available for the PS3 on March 18, 2014. As you may have noticed, that’s quite a bit beyond the remake’s originally projected “Fall 2013” release. In fact, when it’s finally released, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster will have spent more time in development (916 days from the initial announcement) than the original Final Fantasy X (686 days).

In honor of the release date announcement, Square Enix has uploaded a brand new trailer, which you can view above. They’ve also confirmed that gamers who pre-order Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster will be upgraded to a Limited Edition that comes with an exclusive artbook.

But bad news for Vita owners, the handheld version of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (which was to be released separately as Final Fantasy X HD Remaster and Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster) appears to be canceled. The Vita version was not part of today’s announcement and all mention of Sony’s handheld has been stripped from the remake’s official website.

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Gamers bought 1 million PS4 consoles on first day of sales

Posted on November 17, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Sony has announced that one million PlayStation 4 consoles were sold during the next-generation system’s first day of availability in the United States and Canada.

“PS4 was designed with an unwavering commitment to gamers, and we are thrilled that consumer reaction has been so phenomenal,” said Andrew House, the President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment. “Sales remain very strong in North America, and we expect continued enthusiasm as we launch the PlayStation 4 in Europe and Latin America on November 29. We are extremely grateful for the passion of PlayStation fans and thank them for their continued support.”

According to Ars Technica, the sales numbers for the PS4 compare favorably to previous console launches. Last year, Nintendo managed to sell 400,000 Wii U consoles during its first week of release. While that count is less than half of Sony’s (and took six additional days), Nintendo considered it a sellout. Going back to the previous generation, Microsoft moved 326,000 Xbox 360 consoles in the two weeks after its North American launch in 2005, while Sony sold 197,000 PS3 consoles in the same two-week post-launch window in the US and Canada.

So I guess one million consoles in a single day is actually quite the accomplishment. Congratulations are in order to Sony.

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Weekly Warp-Up: Xbox One Countdown Edition

Posted on November 17, 2013 by John Scalzo

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 PS4 is now available in stores, so today marks the start of the five day countdown to the launch of the Xbox One. But first, Sony dumped a ton of PS4 announcements on us including Uncharted 4, TowerFall Ascension, and a release date for InFamous: Second Son.

Microsoft countered by confirming that, beginning next year, free Xbox One games will be included as part of the Xbox Live Games With Gold promotion.

More news from the week that was can be found after the break. (more…)

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