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Author: John Scalzo
Weekly Warp-Up: I Love Mortal Kombat Edition
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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In a world where the PlayStation 3 has been jailbroken… we examine the fallout now that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been hacked to shreds.
And on the eve of LittleBigPlanet 2‘s release, we talk to Media Molecule’s James Spafford about the game. The interview gets to the stuffing of Sackboy’s new adventure with information on all the new tools available in LBP2, a little bit about the game’s single-player campaign and what it’s like working for Media Molecule. (more…)
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Gallery1988′s “Multiplayer” exhibit is awesome
Gallery1988, an art gallery in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, launched a new exhibit last night titled “Multiplayer”, which consists of limited edition posters inspired by video games. The exhibit includes the awesome Frogger PSA poster to your left as well as prints based on The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, Tetris, Silent Hill and Duck Hunt.
If you don’t live in California, you can check out some of the posters at Super Punch and OMG Posters! (The Overworld, My Tetris Heart Longs For Your Push and I’m alone there now, in our special place, waiting for you.).
The show will run through February 4.
Buy 2 games, Get 1 free at Best Buy this week
Do you still have a few gift cards burning a hole in your pocket after Christmas? Then I suggest you head down to your local Best Buy this week to stock up on games as the retailer is running a “Buy 2 Games, Get 1 Free” promotion this week (Sunday, January 16 – Saturday, January 22).
The sale applies to every DS, PSP, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 game priced $29.99 and up. And shoppers are encouraged to mix and match games among the five systems. The promotion also includes LittleBigPlanet 2, Mindjack, Mass Effect 2 on the PS3 and the rest of this week’s new releases.
So good luck and good (bargain) hunting.
SOCOM 4 likely deploying this April
A small article on Sony’s quest to target core gamers with the PlayStation Move in the Wall Street Journal’s technology blog, “Digits“, has confirmed that SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs will be released in April. Well, perhaps “confirmed” is too strong of a word as the article cites no sources for the release date, but later says they talked to Travis Steiner, lead designer of SOCOM 4 at Zipper Interactive.
We’ll keep you posted on any official release date news from Sony.
Posted in News
Tagged PS3, SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs
PlayStation Move Heroes crosses over to stores on March 22
Sony has announced that the Jak & Daxter/Ratchet & Clank/Sly Cooper mega-crossover PlayStation Move Heroes will be released on March 22. As you can guess from the title, the game requires the PlayStation Move controller.
Developer Nihilistic Software has also revealed that PS3 owners who pre-order the game will receive a download code for an exclusive costume pack featuring Pirate Sly, Freedom League Jak and Trillium Armor Ratchet.
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Tagged PlayStation Move Heroes, PS3
Mortal Kombat: Rebirth webisodes now in production
Do you remember the awesome Mortal Kombat: Rebirth short film released last year (if not, watch it again above)? Well, according to Bloody Disgusting, director Kevin Tancharoen has been given the green light by Warner Bros. to produce a series of ten webisodes based on his dark and gritty take on the Mortal Kombat franchise. The best part is that Michael Jai White will return to play Major Jackson “Jax” Briggs.
The rest of the cast is a bit of a mystery, but the Bloody Disgusting report states it’ll include Shang Tsung, Liu Kang, Sub-Zero, Kabal, Kitana, Mileena, Scorpion and Durak (Goro’s brother, only seen in The Journey Begins short film). Production on the series will begin shortly, as Tancharoen plans to start shooting in Vancouver next month.
The series currently has no release date, but with the Mortal Kombat reboot planned for an April release on the PS3 and Xbox 360, my hope is that it’s soon.
Posted in Etcetera, News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat: Legacy
New Releases: LittleBigPlanet 2, Mass Effect 2, Mindjack, More
What this week’s new releases lacks in quantity, it makes up for it in quality.
Sony’s second Sackboy adventure on the PS3, LitleBigPlanet 2, will be released this week. The sequel will add even more level creation options as well as include an expanded single-player campaign.
As PS3 owners get their second crack at Sackboy, they’ll get their first chance to experience BioWare’s Mass Effect series with a PS3 port of Mass Effect 2. Sticking with the science fiction theme, Square Enix will be bringing their body-hopping shooter Mindjack to the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Finally, PopCap Games has shrunk down Plants vs Zombies for a DS release.
The full list of the rest of this week’s new releases can be found below. (more…)
Mortal Kombat soundtrack in the works
Not only will Mortal Kombat be returning to consoles this April, but a new soundtrack album is in the works as well. Publisher WB Games and developer NetherRealm Studios have teamed up with WaterTower Music and Teenage Riot Records to create Mortal Kombat: Songs Inspired by the Warriors.
The first single from the compilation will be Tokimonsta’s “Mileena’s Theme,” an electronic track that evokes strong memories of the soundtrack from the 1995 Mortal Kombat film. Although, this shouldn’t be too surprising as the album was produced by Jesse “JFK” Keeler of electronic duo MSTRKRFT.
The full album will be available alongside Mortal Kombat in April, but “Mileena’s Theme” can be downloaded now from Amazon and iTunes for 99 cents. Or you can hit the jump for a short “Mileena Vignette” trailer featuring everyone’s favorite demonic clone and some snippets from the single. (more…)
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Tagged Mortal Kombat