Warp Zoned Presents
Video Game Canon- Meet the World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025: Quake, GoldenEye 007, Defender, and Tamagotchi
- The BAFTA Games Awards Polled the Public and Shenmue is “The Most Influential Video Game of All Time”
- 2024 GOTY Scoreboard: Astro Bot, Balatro, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, More
- The Strong Museum of Play Acquires Prototypes and Development Documents from Volition’s 30-Year History
- Minecraft’s Volume Alpha Soundtrack Has Been Added to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry
Warp Zoned Presents
- Video Game Research Library
- Inside the ‘Dragon Age’ Debacle That Gutted EA’s BioWare Studio – Bloomberg (2025)
- Fight Club, The Game David Fincher Didn’t Want You To Play – Time Extension (2025)
- It’s beginning to feel like gaming isn’t for everyone – Digital Trends (2025)
- 22 years later, modders are keeping SimCity 4 alive – The Verge (2025)
- The B-movies of Paul W.S. Anderson double as acts of devotion to his muse, Milla Jovovich – The AV Club (2025)
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Superhot’s Launch Trailer is here and it’s super hot
The Superhot Team released their time-bending first person shooter, Superhot, for the PC last week. To celebrate the launch, the Polish has unveiled a brand new Launch Trailer for the game, which showcases a bit more of its “Time Only Moves When You Do” mechanic and its minimalist graphical style.
Superhot is now available for the PC (through Steam) and will be available for the Xbox One in March.
Watch two developers from Media Molecule create three cities in Dreams for almost an hour
Media Molecule is well known among PlayStation fans for their whimsical approach to game development. But their next game, Dreams, is still a bit of a mystery. And even though I just watched an hour-long demonstration of the title, I’d say that statement still stands.
However, if you’re still intrigued by developer’s latest PS4 project, sit down with Coder Anton Mikhailov and Artist Kareem Ettouney as they build three cities using the game’s creation tools. And be sure to catch up on all of Media Molecule’s previously released Developer Diaries at their YouTube page.
A beta for Dreams will be available sometime this year, though the final release date is still unknown.
The Combat Update (1.9) is now available for Minecraft on the PC
Mojang has announced that the long-awaited “Combat Update” (Version 1.9) for the PC version of Minecraft is now available to download.
As you might have guessed, the “Combat Update” makes a number of changes to Minecraft’s combat mechanics, including a cool-down mechanic for weapons. Players will also now be able to craft shields and hold two items at once (like a sword and a shield, for example). These new tricks will certainly come in handy, as Mojang has expanded The End and given Ender Dragons the ability to be resummoned.
A complete list of changes added to the “Combat Update” can be found at Mojang’s official website.
Daily Scoop: February 29, 2016 – Last chance for PS Plus and Xbox Live Gold games!
It’s been an exciting few days for me! I was on a panel at Moore College called Game Changers: Women Making Games, which was amazing. Then we got some playtesting done all day Saturday at the UnPub Mini at The Games Keep. It was fun, but I’m so tired! All I want to do is play games in my pajamas… well, that’s something I want to do every day anyway!
Let’s talk about deals, shall we? The Humble Weekly Bundle is Iceberg Interactive 2! Pay $1 or more to unlock Tiny Troopers, Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder, Armada 2526 Gold Edition, Gas Guzzlers Extreme, and Nuclear Dawn. Beat the average to unlock Inside My Radio, Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage, Vector Thrust, Gas Guzzlers Extreme Full Metal Frenzy DLC, and Gas Guzzlers Extreme Full Metal Zombie DLC. Finally, pay $9 or more to unlock Starpoint Gemini 2.
There are 148 new Weeklong Deals at Steam right now. Hero Siege is $0.59, Soul Axiom Deluxe Edition is $17.49, Neon Struct is $9.89, and Costume Quest 2 is $4.94. The Daily Deal is Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth, which is $13.19.
There’s an awesome Mega Game Bundle of game books over at Story Bundle right now. Pay $3 to $12 to get HG 101 Digest Vol 1 – Strider and Bionic Commando, Exp. Negatives, Videogames for Humans, and Kobold Guide to Board Game Design. Pay $12 or more and get four bonus books – Second Quest, Boss Fight Books: Shadow of the Colossus, @Play – Exploring Roguelike Games, and The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 2 (which also includes Volume 1).
Finally, today is the last day to get your free PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold games for the month! For PlayStation Plus, there’s Helldivers (PS3, PS4, Vita), Nom Nom Galaxy (PS4), Nova 111 (PS3, PS4, Vita), Grid Autosport (PS3), Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (PS3), and Lemmings Touch (Vita). For Xbox Live Gold games, there’s Hand of Fate (Xbox One) and Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360).
Check out today’s great t-shirts! (more…)
Posted in Daily Scoop
Nintendo adds a dozen titles to budget-priced Nintendo Selects line including Super Mario 3D World, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Nintendo only rarely adds new titles to their budget-priced Nintendo Selects line, so it’s always big news when they do. Today, the consolemaker confirmed that eight games on the Wii U and 3DS will receive price drops in the near future, including fan favorites like Super Mario 3D World and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.
Wii U Games
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
- NES Remix Pack
- Pikmin 3
- Super Mario 3D World
3DS Games
- Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
- Mario Party: Island Tour
- Yoshi’s New Island
Nintendo also announced plans to reissue Super Mario All-Stars (a compilation includes Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World) for the Wii, as well as dropping the price on an additional trio of Wii classics:
Wii Games
- Animal Crossing: City Folk
- Donkey Kong Country Returns
- Super Mario All-Stars
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
All of these new additions to the Nintendo Selects line will be available from retail locations beginning March 11 for $19.99.
Posted in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U
Tagged Animal Crossing: City Folk, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Mario Party: Island Tour, NES Remix, NES Remix 2, Pikmin 3, Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario Galaxy 2, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Yoshi's New Island
Latest trailer for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End reveals more story
If you’re trying to steer clear of any spoilers, be sure not to watch the latest trailer for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. It doesn’t really give away much that you haven’t already gleaned, but avoid it if you don’t want to know anything at all. I’ll admit: I teared up. I don’t want Nathan Drake’s story to come to an end, in any way.
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End will be available April 26, 2016 for the PlayStation 4.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Cyanide unveils first screenshots from their Call of Cthulhu adaptation
Cyanide Studios has announced they’ll tap into H.P. Lovecraft’s tales of the Old Ones for their next game, a Call of Cthulhu adaptation they plan to release for consoles and the PC in 2017. We know that Call of Cthulhu will be an “RPG-Investigation game with psychological horror and stealth mechanics,” but the rest of the game is still shrouded in mystery… much like the beings at the center of Lovecraft’s writing. However, Cyanide did share a bit more before disappearing back into the shadows:
Developed by seasoned studio Cyanide, Call of Cthulhu is an RPG-Investigation game with psychological horror and stealth mechanics, set in a deeply immersive world. On a mission to find the truth behind the death of an acclaimed artist and her family on a backwater island, the player will soon uncover a more disturbing truth as the Great Dreamer, Cthulhu, prepares its awakening…
Call of Cthulhu will be published by Focus Home Interactive and you can glimpse the first screenshots after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Call of Cthulhu
Remedy registers trademark and URL for Alan Wake’s Return
Now that Remedy Entertainment has completed development on Quantum Break (which will be available for the PC and Xbox One on April 5), the team might be getting ready to return to the adventures of an old friend.
Alan Wake was released for the Xbox 360 by Remedy in 2010, and now a trademark application for “Alan Wake’s Return” has popped up on the website for the European-based Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs). Remedy also recently went to the trouble of securing the AlanWakesReturn.com domain.
Remedy’s Sam Lake has often discussed his desire to bring back the Alan Wake series. Last year, he even admitted that an “aborted prototype” for the game could be found in his office.
Obviously, the developer’s true intentions are still a bit of a mystery, but a free copy of Alan Wake will be included with every pre-order for Quantum Break. And that is certainly a great way to get a more-or-less dormant franchise back in the spotlight.
Posted in News
Tagged Alan Wake 2