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
BioShock Infinite takes to the skies October 16
And by skies, I mean stores.
After teasing us with a TBA 2012 release date for ages, 2K Games and developer Irrational Games have announced that BioShock Infinite will be available for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on October 16.
“After BioShock, we had a vision for a follow up that dwarfed the original in scope and ambition. BioShock Infinite has been our sole focus for the last four years, and we can’t wait for fans to get their hands on it,” said Ken Levine, Creative Director of Irrational Games.
BioShock Infinite will join Medal of Honor: Warfighter and Assassin’s Creed III in what is quickly becoming a very crowded October.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged BioShock Infinite
Give me Assassin’s Creed III or give me death!
Ubisoft released the boxart for Assassin’s Creed III today and, as rumored, the franchise will be jumping forward to Revolutionary War times.
While we don’t know which of Desmond’s ancestors this is, the white robe shows he’s definitely an assassin. And the tomahawk and quiver show that he’s likely part Native American (or he was captured as a child like Mary Jemison). But Native American or not, that Redcoat’s brain is definitely about to get very drafty.
Assassin’s Creed III will be released for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on October 30. More details will be revealed in a few days, probably during the Game Developers Conference.
MW3: New Elite map dropping March 13; Content Collection #1 coming March 20
The time has finally come. If you own Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for the Xbox 360 and you’re not a Call of Duty Elite subscriber, you’ll finally be able to download the game’s new maps.
But first, on March 13, Activision will release the multiplayer map “Black Box” and two Special Ops missions (“Black Ice” and “Negotiator”) for free for Xbox 360-owning Call of Duty Elite subscribers:
In “Black Box,” players will battle beside a downed Air Force One amidst multi-level homes overlooking the luxurious Southern California neighborhood. Infiltrating a diamond mine aboard a snowmobile in the Special Ops mission “Black Ice,” your primary objective is to plant high-grade explosives in order to shut the mine down forever. In “Negotiator,” you head to India for high-stakes hostage extraction in which you’ll breach-and-clear rooms and navigate surface streets to ensure the safety of your VIPs.
On March 20, Activision will compile all the Elite DLC together as the Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection #1 for non-Elite Xbox 360 players. It’ll contain the multiplayer maps “Liberation,” “Piazza,” “Overwatch,” and “Black Box.” The pack will also include the two Special Ops missions. Pricing was not announced.
So that’s your Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 DLC update for today. The Content Collection #1 will be available for PC and PS3 users at a later date.
Posted in News, Xbox 360
Tagged Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Madden NFL 13 Cover Nominees: NFC West
Are you ready for some football? How about a long and drawn out fan vote to decide who will appear on the cover of Madden NFL 13? Well, EA Sports has you covered on both.
Every day this week, the Madden-maker will continue to reveal each division’s nominees for the game’s cover. The 64-player tournament will initially include two players from each team. Beginning March 7, fans can head over to the ESPN SportsNation Facebook Page to decide who will represent each team in the final 32-player bracket.
Today’s nominees come from the NFC West:
Arizona Cardinals
Larry Fitzgerald or Patrick Peterson
San Francisco 49ers
Vernon Davis or Patrick Willis
Seattle Seahawks
Marshawn Lynch or Earl Thomas
St. Louis Rams
Brandon Lloyd or Chris Long
Now we’re getting somewhere. Fitzgerald is a former Madden coverboy and Patrick Willis is one of the best defensive players in the league. But are either of them deserving for the cover of Madden NFL 13? They’ve got to come out on top of the play-in round first.
Chuck Norris stomps the Mushroom Kingdom in Chuck vs Super Mario Bros.
8-bit Chuck Norris doesn’t run to the castle. The castle comes to him.
The latest Video Game Mashup from YouTube user Daneboe stars a pixelated version of everyone’s favorite Internet celebrity as he stomps all over the Mushroom Kingdom. Then he roundhouse kicks Toad and then he… well, the end is just too disturbing for words. You’re going to have to watch it yourself.
Enjoy!
Kingdoms of Amalur’s story continues March 20 with The Legend of Dead Kel
The story for EA’s Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning will expand next month thanks to the recently announced expansion, The Legend of Dead Kel. Man, I hope Kenan didn’t do it, that would break my heart.
Mildly obscure mid-90s references aside, The Legend of Dead Kel opens up the land of Gallows End, “a gigantic new continent to explore.” There, players will claim ownership of an estate and “experience new weapons, Twists of Fate and other perks against new enemies.” Finally, the expansion will offer “numerous side quests, multiple dungeons to explore and a colorful cast of characters.”
All this can be yours on March 20 for 800 Microsoft Points (from the Xbox Live Marketplace) or $10 (from Origin, Steam, or the PlayStation Store).
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
XBLA Today: Nexuiz
Nexuiz began life as a free-to-play arena first person shooter back in 2005. Now, developer Illfonic and publisher THQ have brought it to the Xbox Live Arcade as part of this year’s XBLA House Party. So if you’re prepared to spend 800 Microsoft Points ($10), you can “Toga! Toga! Toga!” with Nexuiz today:
For centuries the Kavussari and the Forsellians have waged war. They have a fragile truce but due to their seething disgust of each other they still pit their warriors against each other in arenas rather than on the fields of war. Those episodes of lethal combat are now broadcast throughout the galaxy, as entertainment… a spectacle known as… The Nexuiz Competition: An arena based first person shooter where you can alter the rules of the match and laws of physics while you dominate opponents in ever-changing hostile environments bleeding with hatred.
And don’t forget, if you purchase all four House Party titles, you’ll receive a rebate of 800 Microsoft Points ($10).
Lionhead Studios counting down to GDC announcement
Lionhead Studios plans to launch a new version of their website at 7 PM (Eastern Time) on March 5. But the developer is also being a bit of a tease by also saying “Who knows what other surprises are coming…”
Oh, did I mention March 5 is the first day of the Game Developers Conference? Coincidence, I think not!
So what’s your guess? Will Peter Molyneux and company announce Fable IV? Or will it just be a status update on the previously announced Fable: The Journey? Or are we looking at something else entirely?
My money’s on the return of Milo & Kate! (Not really).
Posted in News, Xbox 360
Tagged Fable: The Journey, GDC 2012