Warp Zoned Presents
Video Game Canon- BAFTA Games Awards: All the Winners from 2003 to Today
- Clair Obscur Completes the Sweep by Winning “Best Game” at 2025-2026 BAFTA Games Awards
- Boss Fight Books to Get a New Look for Richard Moss’s “Age of Empires”
- GDC Awards: All the Winners from 1996 to Today
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Wins “Game of the Year” at 2025-2026 GDC Awards
Warp Zoned Presents
- Video Game Research Library
- We Pitched a Museum a 1993 Game Hint Line (And They Actually Said Yes) – Yarn Spinner (2026)
- The History Of The Word “Metroidvania” And How It Spread – A Critical Hit (2025)
- Creator of Hit Game Shovel Knight Is at a ‘Make or Break’ Moment – Bloomberg (2025)
- Shadow of the Colossus: An oral history – Design Room (2025)
- In 2005, games started rewiring our brains – The AV Club (2025)
Author: John Scalzo
60 players faceoff in NHL 13 cover vote
It worked for one sport, so why not another?
EA Sports has caught cover vote fever and the only cure is another tournament… this time to determine the cover athlete of NHL 13. Like the Madden NFL 13 vote, two players from each team (for a total of 60) will compete in a play-in round. Because of the odd number of teams in each conference, EA will choose two losing players to advance as wild cards.
Voting for the play-in round begins today at covervote.NHL.com and continues through April 11 (coincidentally, the first day of the NHL playoffs). After the completion of the tournament, the NHL 13 cover athlete will be revealed at the 2012 NHL Awards on June 20. The game itself will follow with a PS3 and Xbox 360 release in September.
Since there’s no cover curse to go along with the NHL 13 cover, I’d assume players want to win this tournament. And just who’ll be competing? Hit the jump for the play-in round matchups. (more…)
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron rolls out on August 28
Gamers won’t have to wait until the Fall for the High Moon-developed Transformers: Fall of Cybertron to roll into stores. The GameSpot-exclusive trailer above is more than meets the eye as it confirms an August 28 release date (which is still the Summer) for the PS3 and Xbox 360 game.
I think this good news deserves some music. Sing it with me… “You’ve got the touch! You’ve got the powahhhhhhhhhhh!”
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Nintendo Download: ARC Style Soccer 3D, 90s Pool
It is Thursday, isn’t it? Nintendo has added two new titles to their various download services today: ARC Style: Soccer 3D on the 3DS eShop and 90s Pool on the DSiWare Shop. How 90s is 90s Pool? Maybe these game descriptions from Nintendo will let us know…
ARC Style: Soccer 3D (3DS eShop) – Enjoy fast-paced matches with the simple controls of this casual soccer game. You can customize your teams’ names and uniforms, or even use a photo of your own face.
90s Pool (DSiWare) – Chalk up a victory with classic 90’s Pool, a fun and realistic pool simulator which will keep you playing for hours!
So… not 90s at all then.
Rumor: PS4 codenamed Orbis, all games will require online pass
Kotaku has published a detailed report on rumored specs for the PlayStation 4 that they say comes “from a reliable source who is not authorized to talk publicly about next-gen hardware.”
According to their source, the PS4 is currently codenamed Orbis, and sure enough, there’s an Orbis placeholder page at the Sony Computer Entertainment Developer Network (ps4.scedev.net results in a loading error). Alright, I’m sold. But then Kotaku posits that Orbis may be the final name of the system, especially due to it’s connection to the Latin phrase “Orbis Vita,” or Circle of Life.
Whatever it’s called, the system is said to make use of an AMD x64 CPU and the AMD Southern Islands GPU. The Southern Islands GPU platform is AMD’s newest chipset and includes the Radeon HD 7700 series, 7800 series, and 7900 series. This kind of power will be used to display stereoscopic 3D games in full 1080p and standard games at resolutions beyond 1080p.
So far, so good, right? Here’s where it gets tricky. Kotaku’s source is also claiming that PS3 backwards compatibility will not be present in the Orbis and that all games must be tied to a PSN account, essentially giving all games an “online pass” requirement. What that means is that any used game purchases will have to be reauthenticated on the new owner’s system… for a small fee, of course. Boo! Boo!
Obviously, all of this information is still unofficial and may prove inaccurate when the Orbis is launched. And according to their source, Kotaku believes the system will be available in 2013.
Ridge Racer Unbounded is in stores now
It looks like when Namco Bandai said Ridge Racer Unbounded would be out “later in 2012,” they actually meant “in three weeks.”
“We are excited to have racing fans unleash their destructive prowess against friends and foes online in Ridge Racer Unbounded,” said Carlson Choi, Vice President of Marketing, Namco Bandai Games America Inc. “With a greater focus on demolition and high octane destruction, Ridge Racer Unbounded takes the franchise to new heights in racing mayhem.”
The latest addition to the street racing franchise is now available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America (I guess we don’t get the PC version) and you can check out the launch trailer above.
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Tagged Ridge Racer Unbounded
Tebow eliminated after first round of Madden NFL 13 cover voting
It looks Tim Tebow was no match for the Arian Nation. The freshly traded backup quarterback for the New York Jets was soundly defeated in the first round of the Madden NFL 13 cover vote by Texans running back Arian Foster.
The remainder of the Round 1 voting went as expected, except for the Matt Forte vs Patrick Willis matchup. The sixth-seeded Forte was upset by the 49ers linebacker. Tough break for one of the best backs in the league.
Voting for Round 2 runs from today until April 4. So get your votes in now for these second round matchups at ESPN.com/maddenvote:
Left Bracket
Cam Newton (#1) vs Antonio Gates (#8)
LeSean McCoy (#5) vs Larry Fitzgerald (#4)
Patrick Willis (#11) vs Maurice Jones-Drew (#3)
Darrelle Revis (#7) vs Victor Cruz (#2)
Right Bracket
Aaron Rodgers (#1) vs Marshawn Lynch (#8)
Ray Rice (#5) vs Drew Brees (#4)
Calvin Johnson (#6) vs Arian Foster (#3)
Jared Allen (#7) vs Rob Gronkowski (#2)
XBLA Today: Wrecked: Revenge Revisited
Car combat comes to the Xbox Live Arcade today thanks to Wrecked: Revenge Revisited. The full game is available for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15) along with a DLC expansion, “Highway To Hell,” which is priced at 400 Microsoft Points ($5).
Need to know more about Wrecked before you buy? Here you go…
From the creators of Mashed comes the next evolution of explosive battle racing fun! It’s time to unleash your rivalries again and make a few new ones in the process. Revenge is sweet when it’s a rocket through your rival’s back window! Using weapons or just your kick ass driving skills, unleash your fury, cause absolute carnage, and send your ‘friends’ to a very humiliating defeat!
Closure, FIFA 12, Supremacy MMA Vita added to PS Store
Sony has updated the PlayStation Store with a trio of new titles. There’s the black-and-white puzzler Closure, EA Sports’ FIFA Soccer 12, and the Vita fighting game Supremacy MMA: Unrestricted.
Want more details on these games? Check them out right here:
PSN Games
Closure ($14.99)
In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game.
PS3 Full Games
FIFA Soccer 12 ($59.99)
Winner of 20 “Best Sports Game of E3” awards, including the prestigious E3 Game Critics award, FIFA Soccer 12 brings to the pitch the game-changing new Player Impact Engine.
PS Vita Games
Supremacy MMA: Unrestricted ($39.99)
Supremacy MMA takes the non-stop brutal action of unsanctioned amateur and unlicensed MMA fighting to new levels with the power of the PlayStation Vita System.
And if you’re looking for a rundown of the latest game add-ons, take a look at the PlayStation Blog.
Posted in News, PS3, Vita
Tagged Closure, FIFA Soccer 12