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Aliens: Colonial Marines mostly comes out in February 2013, mostly
Sega and developer Gear Box Software have delayed Aliens: Colonial Marines again! If I were the pessimistic sort, I’d be screaming game over, man! Game over! But I’m willing to give Gearbox the benefit of the doubt, especially after viewing the excellent new trailer above.
The game is now scheduled for a February 12, 2013 release on the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. The release date of the Wii U version will be announced “at a later time.”
Aliens: Colonial Marines just can’t seem to catch a break as this is the fourth or fifth release date delay (I’ve honestly lost count) since the game was announced in 2006. But Gearbox President Randy Pitchford wants to assure fans that it’s really coming this time:
“I am thrilled to announce the definitive launch date for Aliens: Colonial Marines. Aliens: Colonial Marines is the culmination of a life-time of inspiration from the films and relentless passion and drive from the exceptionally talented development team behind the scenes.”
No reason was given for the delay.
Bond’s first mission in 007: Legends is Moonraker
Did you ever see Moonraker? Quick! What’s the most memorable thing from the movie? If you said anything other than “Jaws gets lucky,” you’ve got a better memory for terrible cinema than I do. Although, to be fair, it did also include a Bond girl whose name was a single-entendre, Dr. Holly Goodhead.
But if you need a Moonraker refresher course, check out the first trailer above from 007: Legends, which now includes Moonraker as the first of Bond’s six missions in the game. Well, I guess technically it’s the second mission revealed as Activision previously announced the game would end with a Skyfall-inspired mission.
Oh, and speaking of Skyfall, the first trailer for the 23rd Bond film is also now online. So be sure to give it a watch!
007: Legends will be released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 16. Which is just three and a half weeks ahead of the movie’s November 9 premiere.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged 007 Legends
Activision revs up NASCAR: Inside Line this Fall
After the successful release of last year’s NASCAR 2011: The Game, Activision and Eutechnyx are teaming up again to bring us NASCAR: Inside Line this Fall. Like NASCAR 2011, Inside Line promises to bring “the true NASCAR experience” into our living rooms and is in development for the PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360.
To fulfill their desire for realism, Eutechnyx plans to “allow players to race with the top NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers, teams and cars” and the game will include all 23 officially licensed racetracks from the 2012 Sprint Cup Series.
“We set out to reinvent NASCAR gaming last year with NASCAR 2011: The Game – and we’re very proud of it. With our continued enhancements to that game, and our very passionate fans helping guide us, we have an amazing platform to go to the next level with NASCAR: Inside Line,” said Dave Thompson, Executive Producer at Eutechnyx. “We’ve added a new in-depth career mode and robust online features that include realistic race weekends, and now aspiring drivers can rise up through the ranks, attract sponsors, and upgrade their car’s components in the quest to be the Sprint Cup Series Champion.”
Posted in News, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
Tagged NASCAR: Inside Line
More Sega classics on their way to PSN, XBLA
Sega has announced they plan to bring more classic games from the Master System/Genesis era to the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade this month. Sega is calling this latest wave of classics “Vintage Collection 3,” and that moniker is more than apt.
Xbox 360 gamers will receive 12 Sega classics over the next two weeks. The titles will be released as special three-game collections for a very nice price (800 Microsoft Points/$10 each). Check out the release schedule right here:
Monster World Collection (5/23)
Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Arcade)
Wonder Boy in Monster World (Genesis)
Monster World IV (Genesis)
Alex Kidd & Co. Collection (5/23)
Super Hang-On (Arcade)
The Revenge of Shinobi (Genesis)
Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System)
Golden Axe Collection (5/30)
Golden Axe (Arcade)
Golden Axe 2 (Genesis)
Golden Axe 3 (Genesis)
Streets of Rage Collection (5/30)
Streets of Rage (Genesis)
Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis)
Streets of Rage 3 (Genesis)
Sega also has six classic titles on tap for the PlayStation Store on May 22. Why the difference? Because the PSN got all three Streets of Rage games and all three Golden Axe games months ago. So with that knowledge, we know that Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy in Monster World, Monster World IV, Super Hang-On, The Revenge of Shinobi, and Alex Kidd in Miracle World will all be available as individual downloads on the PSN this week for $4.99 each.
Say it with me… SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY-GA
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Alex Kidd & Co. Collection, Golden Axe Collection, Monster World Collection, Streets of Rage Collection
Weekly Warp-Up: Bad News 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…
The video game industry just went from one bit of bad news to the next this week. Hopefully, we’ve reached the bottom and next week will look better, but here’s what we had to deal with this week.
Diablo III launched to nearly universal acclaim, but several gamebreaking bugs plagued more than a few players. Then Blizzard went and told the world that the console port may not happen after all.
Then there were the delays. The Tomb Raider reboot was pushed back into early 2013 as was the South Park RPG. At least Silent Hill: Book of Memories was only delayed into October, but it was the fourth time the title has missed a scheduled release date.
At least all of those games still have release dates, which is more than you can say for Devil’s Third. THQ dropped the Itagaki-developed title because it was costing them too much money.
And speaking of money, the worst thing to happen last week certainly belongs to 38 Studios. The Kingdoms of Amalur developer almost missed a scheduled loan payment to the state of Rhode Island, which would have spelled doom for the developer.
Was there any happy news this week? You bet! You can find the happy stories after the break. (more…)
Posted in News
New Releases: Ghost Recon Future Soldier, Dragon’s Dogma, Sorcery, More
Can you manage to pull yourself away from Diablo III long enough to check out this week’s new releases? Who knows, you might even find something interesting.
For example, how about Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier? The latest game in the squad-based shooter franchise will finally be available this week on the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
Also available this week is Dragon’s Dogma, Capcom’s hybrid single-player/co-op dragon hunting game for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Other new releases this week include Sony’s Move-enable magician sim, Sorcery, and the “don’t call it a tie-in game” tie-in game, Men In Black: Alien Crisis (PS3, Wii, Xbox 360).
Finally, the 320 GB PlayStation 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 system bundle should make it’s way to store shelves by Friday, May 25.
A complete list of this week’s new releases can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, DS, News, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
Tagged Dragon's Dogma, Men in Black, Sorcery, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Omerta: City of Gangsters makes the Xbox 360 an offer it can’t refuse
Kalypso Media has announced that the PC version of Omerta: City of Gangsters will be joined by an Xbox 360 version when it launches this Fall. The code of silence prevents me from saying too much about the game, but I can tell you this…
Omerta: City of Gangsters for both Xbox 360 and Windows PC will place players in 1920’s Atlantic City, where they’ll spend their time building a criminal empire in an attempt to dominate the city. Players will construct, buy or take over buildings to turn them into speakeasies, distilleries, illegal boxing rings and much more, as they work to generate income. With dirty money come dirty jobs – and the game switches to a turn-based tactical RPG during blazing gunfights and elaborately planned and executed heists. Unique playable and non-playable characters will perform jobs for you, including spying on, fighting with and even fire-bombing the buildings of enemy gangs.
Tactical gunfights in 1920s Atlantic City? I think Kalypso just made me an offer I can’t refuse.
Posted in News, PC, Xbox 360
Tagged Omerta: City of Gangsters
The Elder Scrolls Online will include solo story mode
Game Informer‘s extensive coverage of The Elder Scolls Online continues with an in-depth interview with Game Director Matt Firor. During the chat, Firor drops a huge bombshell… even though The Elder Scolls Online is an MMO, it will include a “solo mode.” So to everyone that declared The Elder Scrolls Online “the end of the series as we know it,” you can relax.
Here’s what Firor had to say about solo mode:
“In the Elder Scrolls games you’re always the hero, whether you want to be or not. You go out there and you kill the dragons. You kill Mehrunes Dagon in Oblivion. In Morrowind, you’re up there fighting the Tribunal – those are huge, global, epic things that you don’t want to stand in line to do in an MMO. The last thing you want to do is have the final confrontation with Mehrunes Dagon as he’s stomping across the Imperial City, and you see like 15 guys behind you waiting to kill him because they’re on the same quest.
We have a whole part of the game that is 100% solo, which is the main story, where the world focuses on you. You are the hero, everything you do is solo and the world reacts to you that way.”
This news certainly makes you wonder if Bethesda plans to sell a version of The Elder Scrolls Online without the “online” part.
Posted in News, PC
Tagged The Elder Scrolls Online