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Author: John Scalzo
Nintendo brings first publicly playable demo of Zelda: Skyward Sword to Comic-Con
Nintendo’s Comic-Con 2011 presence will include the first publicly playable demo of the Wii’s swan song, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. In addition to Link’s latest adventure, Nintendo will showcase playable demos of more than a dozen upcoming games including Super Mario 3D, Mario Kart 3DS, Kid Icarus: Uprising and Kirby Wii. All of these games will be on display at the Nintendo Gaming Lounge, which will be located in the San Diego Ballroom at the Marriott Marquis & Marina across from the San Diego Convention Center, home of this weekend’s Comic-Con.
Hit the jump for the complete list of playable games. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, DS, News, Wii
Tagged Comic-Con 2011, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
White Knight Chronicles II finds a home in September
Can I keep him, Ma?
D3 Publisher had initially scheduled White Knight Chronicles II for a Summer 2011 release. But, as the Summer started, the game disappeared from upcoming release calendars.
Thankfully, D3’s Miki Takahashi rides to the rescue and has assured readers of the PlayStation.Blog that the game will be released this September. And in case you missed out on the first game, he also wanted to remind everyone that every copy of WKC2 will include a newly remastered edition of the original White Knight Chronicles.
That’s a lot of RPG for one package.
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged White Knight Chronicles II
Weekly Warp-Up: Pottermania? No… Unchartedmania!
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…
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is well on its way to setting box offices worldwide. But The Boy Who Lived has to compete in the video game space with the world’s greatest adventurer (check out our hands-on look at the Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception beta) and a man who has crazy sheep-based hallucinations after cheating on his fiance (check out our hands-on preview of Catherine). Harry who?
The staff is also back with another Warp Zoned Podcast. Experience the full awesomeness of Episode 14 as News Editor Mike Gutierrez, Senior Editor Nicole Kline, and Podcast Producer Ryan Littlefield are joined by Editor-in-Chief John Scalzo and Contributing Writer Chris Urie! The team discusses Sony’s recently revealed PSN Pass, and how they think it will effect the gaming community.
Hit the jump for the rest of the Weekly Warp-Up. (more…)
Posted in News
NetherRealm drops a Rain story trailer
Rain’s “around the world” roundhouse kick made him a favorite among Mortal Kombat Trilogy players everywhere. This Tuesday, July 19, he’ll become the latest DLC character in the Mortal Kombat reboot. Priced at $5, you can get a sneak peek at his traitorous story in the trailer above.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Mortal Kombat
New Releases: Captain America, Just Dance Summer Party, Call of Juarez The Cartel
I realize that Harry Pottermania has taken over the world, but there are still plenty of new games coming to stores this week.
First, there’s Sega’s tale of the man who punched Hitler in the jaw, Captain America: Super Soldier, for the DS, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360. A very different kind of fight is going on in Ubisoft’s Call of Juarez: The Cartel (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) as a cowboy cop takes on the drug cartels. Finally, you can do a little dance with another Ubisoft title, Just Dance: Summer Party for the Wii.
Hmm, while it’s probably too early to pass judgement on all of these games, going to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 again might not be a bad idea.
Check out the full list of the rest of this week’s new releases after the break. (more…)
Posted in DS, News, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
Tagged Call of Juarez: The Cartel, Captain America: Super Soldier, Just Dance 2
Call of Duty Elite beta begins
Activision has announced that the Call of Duty Elite beta has begun and a “limited number” of invitations have been sent out.
Call of Duty Elite is the publisher’s new community service for the Call of Duty franchise and it’ll officially launch on November 8 alongside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. For now, Xbox 360-owning Call of Duty: Black Ops players will serve as guinea pigs during the beta test. Naturally, the service will expand to PC and PS3 owners after the official launch.
The Call of Duty Elite beta will test select features such as “stat tracking, the use of custom player groups, competitive events and video sharing.” The final beta, which Activision calls “a major upgrade,” will feature extensive clan support, a mobile/web app and video content created by top Hollywood talent.
“Call of Duty Elite is all about connecting our amazing fans around the globe in ways never before possible and we are excited to get their feedback so they can help us further develop, tune and test the service, as we head into our launch in November with Modern Warfare 3,” says Chacko Sonny, Studio Head, Beachhead Studio.
Activision will continue to release more Call of Duty Elite beta invites in the coming weeks.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Duke Nukem Forever takes a number two on June bestseller list
Duke Nukem Forever gives players the option to fish a turd out of the toilet bowl and smear it all over the walls of the game world. So it seems rather fitting that Duke’s latest adventure has landed in the #2 spot in The NPD Group’s list of bestselling games for the month of June. The Mighty Duke was toppled by Rockstar’s L.A. Noire; the detective yarn is celebrating its second straight month at the top after it lead the May NPD report as well.
A trio of other June releases also earned their way into the top ten. Sony’s InFamous 2 took the #3 spot, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D hookshotted its way into #5 and Cars 2 stopped for gas at #9.
You can find the full top ten after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, DS, News, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops, Cars 2, Duke Nukem Forever, InFamous 2, Just Dance 2, L.A. Noire, Lego Pirates of the Caribbean, Mortal Kombat, NBA 2K11, NPD, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
CoD Black Ops Annilihation Pack coming to PC, PS3 on July 28
Activision has announced that the Call of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation Map Pack will be available for the PC and PS3 on July 28, exactly a month after its Xbox Live launch.
“With Annihilation, the team at Treyarch and Activision has shown its continued commitment to bringing new and unique content to our fans,” said Treyarch Studio Head, Mark Lamia. “Players are getting four of the best multiplayer maps to date with Hangar 18, Drive-In, Silo and Hazard. They also get a brand new dose of thrills in Shangri-La, our latest Zombies offering, packed with deadly traps and dark secrets buried within the shifting walls of an ancient and mysterious temple.”
As with the Xbox 360 release, the Annihilation Map Pack has been priced at $14.99 on the PC and PS3.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops