Author: 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…

It looks like it’s book week at Warp Zoned as we review both Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto and The Art of Video Games: From Pac-Man To Mass Effect. And speaking of books, we pull out the Good Book again for the latest edition of The Cross and The Controller, “The Darkness II Shines a Light on Religious History.”

However, sometimes you just want to throw a book at someone. Say, for example, the people who keep complaining that games are more expensive than ever. To them I say… Just Stop! Games Are NOT More Expensive Today

Finally, our PAX East 2012 coverage continues with a double-barreled look at Double Dragon: Neon including a Hands-On Preview and an Interview with Majesco’s Pete Rosky.

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Shigeru Miyamoto recently sat down for a lengthy interview with The Guardian. Originally, the interview was supposed to focus on Nintendo’s introduction of the 3DS Virtual Guides at the Louvre. But as with any Miyamoto interview, the conversation naturally shifted to what he’s working on next.

The answer is a game filled with new characters… maybe:

With this in mind I wonder if Miyamoto has a yearning to create any particular game that he hasn’t yet been able to? “I don’t have a big list of ideas I want to realise,” he replies. “I usually come up with new ideas while I am working on other games. That said, there’s a strong possibility we will introduce some new characters to the scene soon.”

Contrary to popular belief, Nintendo has created multiple games not based on any existing property in the last several years. For three recent examples, look no further than the company’s trio of new action RPGs: Xenoblade Chronicles, The Last Story, and Pandora’s Tower.