Author: John Scalzo

John Scalzo is Warp Zoned's Editor-In-Chief and resident retro gaming expert. You can email him at john AT warpzoned DOT com.

Nintendo Download 6/6/11 includes Ubongo, Picdun, Dreamwalker

Posted on June 6, 2011 by John Scalzo

Nintendo plans to turn on the 3DS eShop sometime today, but until then they’ve alreday updated the Wii Shop and DSi Shop with a quartest of new games.

The Wii Shop gets Ubongo, a puzzle game based on an internationally renowned board game. DSi owners will get a chance to download three news titles: Go Series: Picdun, a unique action RPG where “every step you take will fill in the blanks of a hidden picture”; Dreamwalker, a Little Nemo-like platformer; and Crazy Cheebo: Puzzle Party, a puzzle game.

More information on four games can be found after the break. (more…)

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Activision announces E3 lineup; CoD Elite beta dated

Posted on June 6, 2011 by John Scalzo

The 2011 E3 Expo opens today as Activision has released the final details their Call of Duty-centric lineup. The one-two punch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and the Call of Duty Elite subscription service headline the publisher’s announcement. They’ve even announced an official state date for Elite’s invite-only public beta: July 14, 2011. According to Activision, over a million people have already registered to request a beta key.

The megapublisher plans to have a few other titles on display at E3 including the toy/game hybrid Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure, their other toy/game hybrid Wappy Dog, the game-to-movie adaptation Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the wild Prototype 2 and the Marvel-ous Spider-Man: Edge of Time and X-Men Destiny.

More information on Activision’s complete E3 slate can be found after the break. (more…)

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Use the Force to view the Kinect Star Wars E3 trailer

Posted on June 6, 2011 by John Scalzo

So what do we know after watching the Kinect Star Wars trailer? Always in motion, the future is, but the game appears to be a saga-spanning epic that lets players battle droids on Naboo, pilot a pod racer on Tatooine and fly an X-Wing into space. Actions are performed by quite literally kicking a droid in the face, making the hand motion for a Force Push, swinging a Lightsaber in combat (Lightsaber not included, but the developers encourage you to use one) and mimicking the controls of the vehicles.

Hopefully we’ll see more at E3, but if you’ve got a big enough living room, Kinect Star Wars could be the game that makes all your “Stars Wars Kid” fantasies come true.

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New trailer reveals Saints Row: The Third’s November 15 release

Posted on June 5, 2011 by John Scalzo

The words “over the top” and “Saints Row” are pretty much permanently linked in the eyes of many gamers. And that definitely won’t change when Saints Row: The Third is released for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on November 15.

Check out the game’s E3 trailer above for some of the wildest action you’ve ever seen, including a rooftop shootout between the Third Row Saints and a squadron of VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) jets. Yup, I’d say that qualifies as “over the top.”

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Silent Hill: Downpour trailer rains down on E3

Posted on June 5, 2011 by John Scalzo

Welcome back to Silent Hill. The perpetually foggy town will frighten gamers again later this year in Silent Hill: Downpour, but first Konami has unveiled the debut trailer for Vatra Games’ take on the horror franchise.

Downpour looks to combine classic Silent Hill scares with the escaped prisoner antics of The Fugitive (sadly lacking Tommy Lee Jones’ Gil Gerard). It’ll be available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 this Fall and will be on display during next week’s E3 Expo.

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Uncharted: Golden Abyss gets E3 2011 trailer

Posted on June 5, 2011 by John Scalzo

Sony has released a new trailer for Uncharted: Golden Abyss, the NGP prequel to the popular series, that is chockful of great gameplay and great insights from the development team.

Uncharted: Golden Abyss will be on display at next week’s E3 Expo and will likely be in stores this Holiday season alongside the portable’s launch.

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Sony reveals more about NGP lineup including Uncharted: Golden Abyss

Posted on June 5, 2011 by John Scalzo

While the gaming world will be centered on Los Angeles for the next week, the European PlayStation.Blog has the scoop on the biggest games Sony plans to bring to their Next Generation Portable (which may or may not be called the Vita).

Head over to the blog post for interviews with many of the developers behind these games and check out more information on each title after the break: (more…)

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Weekly Warp-Up: Happy E3 Eve!

Posted on June 5, 2011 by 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…

E3 is tomorrow! Have you brushed up on all the latest E3 happenings? Check out Warp Zoned’s E3 Central for all the latest news, including everything from the past week!

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Do you have a Nook or other type of eReader, then check out the first issue of Warp Zoned: The eMagazine. You’ll be glad you did.

We flipped the calendar this week so that means the latest Warpback column on What We Played in May 2011 is now available as is The Games of June 2011. Speaking of the games of June, we also had a chance to deliver a Hands-On Preview for Square Enix’s upcoming Dungeon Siege III .

Hit the jump for the rest of the Weekly Warp-Up. (more…)

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