Monthly Archives: June 2017

The Games of June 2017

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Warp Zoned Staff

The video game industry is slowing down for the Summer, but there’s still a few new games to talk about over the next four weeks. Whether you love fighting games (Arms and Tekken 7) or RPGs (The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind) or racers (Dirt 4) or remakes (Wipeout: The Omega Collection and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy), there’s something for everyone.

Find out what else the Warp Zoned staff is looking forward to this month after the break. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: June 5, 2017 – E3 PC Gaming Event at Amazon

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Holly Scalzo

If you’ve been following the Scoop for the last few weeks, you know that our regular Scoop Leader has been away on a clandestine assignment in South America, and that recently she has gone to do some rogue research. After the last communique received from Nicole, from a mysterious and unknown locale, I decided to try to find her and bring her back home. For it was possible whatever mission she had been sent on had made her insane. As I began my journey, I remembered her messages, her ominous words echoing through my head; nightmares of sentient beings, of snails slithering upon razor’s edge, of the impossibility of describing the true nature of horror to one who has never seen its face. And I knew it was time to bring her home. How could I know then what I know now?

My absence last week was regrettable, but necessary. And if you’ll indulge me this week, I shall, piece by piece, reveal the chapters of my journey into wilderness and fear. But first, the sales.

Humble has an Adult Swim Games Bundle this week, which includes Small Radios Big Televisions, Wasted, Westerado: Double Barreled, and Volgarr the Viking. Beat the average to also receive Duck Game, Rise and Shine, and Headlander, and add Glittermitten Grove, Rain World, and Frog Fractions 2 at the $12+ tier. A Duck Game White Duck plush is also available to those who pay $25 or more for this bundle. And just a reminder that the GameOn Bundle has one day left on it, so if you’re interested you’d better hurry.

In honor of this year’s E3 Expo, Amazon is currently hosting a huge E3 PC Gaming Event. Discounted games include Doom (for about $10 off), well as Civilization VI and Mass Effect: Andromeda ($20 off each). They also have major discounts on accessories and hardware, and Promo Code “20OFFE3” will get you a further 20% off on select items. The sale ends June 17th, but take a look sooner rather than later so you don’t miss anything!

And now, shirts! (more…)

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Capcom officially announces Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 for PC, PS4, Xbox One

Posted on June 5, 2017 by John Scalzo

Confirming an earlier leak by the South Korean Game Rating and Administration Committee, Capcom has officially announced that Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 will be released this Summer.

The compilation will include the latter four games in the “Mega Man Classic” franchise, including Mega Man 7 (which originally launched exclusively for the Super NES in 1995), Mega Man 8 (the only game in the series for the PlayStation/Saturn), and Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10 (two retro-style continuations developed by Inti Creates almost a decade ago).

Like the previous Legacy Collection, Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 will include the original games, dozens of remixed Challenge Stages, a Museum Mode with production art, and other game-tweaking options:

A compilation of four timeless adventures in one package, Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 features the most recent entries in the classic side-scrolling series. The collection also includes a Museum jam-packed with history and production art, challenge remix stages for long-time fans, and first-timer friendly options like added armor and checkpoint saves for easy reload.

Journey through the later entries in the series with these four titles: Mega Man 7 introduced mysterious rival Bass and his companion Treble, while Mega Man 8 featured the series’ first impressively animated and fully voiced cutscenes; Mega Man 9 marked the series’ return to its roots with 8-bit visuals, music, and gameplay; Mega Man 10 retained these features and included three playable character options.

Capcom will devote a lot of real estate in their booth at this year’s E3 Expo to Mega Man Legacy Collection 2, which will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on August 8.

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FIFA 18 will be available on September 29 with Cristiano Ronaldo on the cover

Posted on June 5, 2017 by John Scalzo

EA Sports has announced that FIFA 18 will be released across the globe on September 29. The publisher also confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo, the award-winning forward for Real Madrid and Portugal’s National Team, will serve as the game’s global cover athlete.

Ronaldo also lent his “footballing” expertise to FIFA 18’s development team with a motion capture session that will inform “important gameplay elements” in the game:

To deliver innovation in FIFA 18, Cristiano Ronaldo’s data was recently recorded during a training session at a mobile EA Capture studio in Madrid. Data capture of Ronaldo’s acceleration, run cadence, skills, and shooting technique were all recorded to bring veracity to his likeness and personality in FIFA 18. His data also informed important gameplay elements including fluidity, player responsiveness, and explosiveness.

The first trailer for FIFA 18 has been embedded above, and EA Sports has promised to reveal more details about Ronaldo’s contributions to the game during their E3 Press Conference, which is scheduled to take place this Saturday, June 10 at 3:00 PM (Eastern Time). A livestream of the presentation will be available to watch on EA.com.

FIFA fans will also be able to purchase a special Ronaldo Edition of FIFA 18 for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One. The Ronaldo Edition will grant access to FIFA 18 three days early, and come bundled with bonus content for FIFA Ultimate Team including 20 Jumbo Premium Gold Packs, eight Special Edition Kits, and a Cristiano Ronaldo Loan Player for five matches.

FIFA 18 is in development at EA Vancouver and EA Romania, and will be available on September 29 for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

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Starbreeze and Behaviour will release Dead By Daylight for PS4, Xbox One on June 20

Posted on June 5, 2017 by John Scalzo

Starbreeze Studios and Behaviour Interactive have announced they’ll bring Dead By Daylight, another multiplayer game where one player takes control of a vicious slasher movie villain and four others attempt to flee with their lives, to the PS4 and Xbox One:

Dead by Daylight is an asymmetrical multiplayer (4vs1) horror game that casts one savage Killer and up to four Survivors that desperately try to survive a terrifying nightmare. Survivors play in third-person with a strong situational awareness to avoid being caught, tortured and slayed. The Killer plays in first-person, focused on hunting down and killing their victims.

Dead By Daylight was originally released for the PC in 2016, and console players will get the chance to purchase a Special Edition of the horror game on June 20. The package will come bundled with the original game, as well as new Killers, new Survivors, new Maps, and new Outfits.

A new trailer promoting Dead By Daylight’s console debut has been embedded above.

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Ubisoft’s E3 2017 teaser is full of surprises (that Ubisoft doesn’t want to talk about yet)

Posted on June 5, 2017 by John Scalzo

Ubisoft has a bit of a problem. The publisher wanted to create an “iconic” E3 2017 teaser to get their fans hyped for gaming’s biggest showcase, but unfortunately, most of the games they want to talk about are still shrouded in secrecy.

So what’s a publisher to do? Ubisoft decided to give their fans a few seconds of footage from South Park: The Fractured But Whole and Far Cry 5 interspersed with redacted images from their upcoming Press Conference. Viewers who tune in to the presentation will learn all about a variety of new games including a “Conference Exclusive,” a “New IP Saved for Conference,” and another “Conference Exclusive.”

It’s not much to go on, but we do know that Ubisoft plans to officially announce The Crew 2 and Assassin’s Creed 2017 during this year’s E3 Expo… so two of those slots may already be spoken for.

Ubisoft’s 2017 E3 Press Conference will take place on Monday, June 12, at 4:00 PM (Eastern Time). You can view it at home through Ubisoft.com.

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New Retail Releases: ESO Morrowind, Wipeout Omega Collection, Dirt 4, More

Posted on June 4, 2017 by John Scalzo

Gamers don’t have a “Summer Gaming Season” the way moviegoers do, but the first full week of June does include several interesting new releases…

Elder Scrolls fans will be able to return to Vvardenfell this week, as Bethesda will release The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Players of the popular MMO will be joined in battle by a fearsome War Bear as they attempt to stop a meteor from hitting Vivec City.

Also this week, Sony will bring back the Wipeout franchise’s brand of futuristic racing with the Wipeout: Omega Collection. Set to be released for the PS4 on Tuesday, the Omega Collection includes a trio of enhanced remakes (Wipeout HD, Wipeout HD: Fury, and Wipeout 2048) and full PS4 Pro support. Sony is extremely proud of the remade graphics featured in the Omega Collection, and they’re boasting that players will be able to “read some of the small text on the ships for the first time.”

Finally this week, Codemasters will launch Dirt 4 on the PS4 and Xbox One. The off-road racing series returns with more than 50 vehicles and five locations that contain “millions” of routes.

The full list of this week’s new retail releases can be found after the break. And we’ll be back in a few days to look at the new additions to the PlayStation Store, Xbox Games Store, and Nintendo eShop. (more…)

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THQ Nordic announces release dates for Battle Chasers, ELEX, and SpellForce 3

Posted on June 4, 2017 by John Scalzo

THQ Nordic has announced release dates for three of their upcoming games. Battle Chasers: Nightwar and ELEX will make their debut on the PC and consoles in October, while PC-exclusive SpellForce 3 will follow in December:

  • First will be Battle Chasers: Nightwar on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch console on October 3rd, 2017.
  • Next up is ELEX, the new open world RPG from Piranha Bytes will hit PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on October 17th, 2017.
  • Last but not least, SpellForce 3 – the unique mix between RPG and RTS – will be out exclusively on PC on December 7th, 2017.

THQ Nordic is expected to showcase all three of these games at this month’s E3 Expo. So we should learn more about Battle Chasers: Nightwar, ELEX, and SpellForce 3 in about a week and a half.

And in addition to announcing a trio of release dates, the publisher also unveiled a brand new trailer for ELEX. You can find it after the break. (more…)

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