Warp Zoned Presents
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- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Wins “Game of the Year” at 2025-2026 GDC Awards
- Silent Hill, Dragon Quest, Skyrim, and More Announced as Finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026
Warp Zoned Presents
- Video Game Research Library
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- 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
XBL Store Today: Sniper Elite III, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Today’s additions to the Xbox Live Game Store should look very familiar to anyone who checked in with this week’s PlayStation Store update yesterday.
First up is Sniper Elite III, the World War II sniper simulation that is set in Africa during the heart of the war. Also new this week is Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, a side-scrolling platformer that features a Mexican luchador and his quest to save his beloved.
Both games are available for the Xbox One and the Xbox 360. And you can more information on both after the break. (more…)
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Lindsay Lohan actually sues Rockstar over supposed similarity to GTA5 character
Back in December, TMZ learned that Lindsay Lohan was threatening to sue Rockstar Games over her supposed likeness to one of Grand Theft Auto V‘s female characters. Today, Lohan made good on her threat and filed a lawsuit against the game developer in New York County Civil Court.
According to the Associated Press, Lohan is claiming that Rockstar created the character of Lacey Jonas using her image and voice, specifically citing “styles from her clothing line.” Jonas’ page on the GTA Wiki shows that she is an extremely minor character and beyond her career (actress) and relationship with the paparazzi (she doesn’t like them), she doesn’t appear to share any traits with Lohan.
Lohan also believes that a Chateau Marmont-like apartment building was included in the game because she once lived there. Now, I’m no law-talking guy, but I don’t think Lindsay Lohan can demand to exclude a building that kinda-sorta resembles one she used to live in from a video game.
Grand Theft Auto V was released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 last September and a PC, PS4, and Xbox One release is planned for this Fall. Lohan is likely looking for a big payday as the game generated more than $800 million in sales on its first day of availability on its way to becoming the best-selling game of 2013.
Assassin’s Creed 2015 will be developed by Ubisoft Quebec
The Assassin’s Creed franchise is on the move. Ubisoft has announced that lead development on the next Assassin’s Creed game, the currently untitled and unannounced Assassin’s Creed 2015, has begun at Ubisoft Quebec. Previously, Ubisoft Montreal had been the lead developer on every Assassin’s Creed game since the series began in 2007 (including this year’s Unity). And don’t worry, the publisher’s Quebec City studio is no stranger to the eternal battle between the Assassins and the Templars. They’ve provided creative assistance on the last five games in the franchise.
“Since 2010, our understanding of the franchise has increased each year,” says Nicolas Rioux, Managing Director of Ubisoft Quebec. “We were involved in Brotherhood. We were involved in Revelations. We were involved in Assassin’s Creed III. With AC III we were working on the biggest DLC for the franchise – The Tyranny of King Washington. After that we were also involved with Freedom Cry. We have the confidence of the brand team and also from Ubisoft to take leadership of an upcoming Assassin’s Creed title. The team is ready for the next big step.”
To better prepare themselves for their next big project, Rioux also said that Ubisoft Quebec is going on a hiring spree. The developer has plans to increase from 350 to 425 employees by the end of 2017. If you’re interested in joining Ubisoft Quebec (and working on Assassin’s Creed 2015), you should their Career Page at Ubisoft.com.
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Tagged Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
Doom 4 reveal will be “exclusive” to QuakeCon attendees
Remember when Bethesda announced that the first trailer for Doom 4 would be revealed at this year’s QuakeCon? Well, according to the Bethesda Blog, convention attendees will be getting an “exclusive” peak at the game’s debut trailer that the rest of us won’t ever be able to see. While I have my doubts that this trailer will never find its way online, Bethesda did say as much in their announcement:
“This an exclusive thing we are doing for attendees as part of our Annual QuakeCon Welcome presentation. We’ll have plenty more to show everyone at a later date, but we didn’t want another QuakeCon to go by without doing something special for the amazing QC community and id supporters that have been with us for more than 20 years.”
This year’s QuakeCon will be held at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, TX from July 17 through July 20. Doom 4 (currently known only as “Doom“) is currently in development for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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Tagged Doom (2016)
Compare the original and HD versions of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix in this trailer
Square Enix has released a brand new trailer for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix that compares and contrasts the standard definition graphics of the original games with the remastered HD visuals of the PS3 remake. The trailer is also interactive, so viewers can jump between the SD version, the HD version, and a “Comparison” mode that puts both side-by-side.
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix will include remade versions of Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, as well as well as story cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded when it’s released on December 2.
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Tagged Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix
Sniper Elite III, DW: Gundam Reborn, Child of Light Vita, more added to PS Store
Four big new games headline this week’s PlayStation Store update:
- Sniper Elite III is the latest game in the popular sniper series set during World War II is also the first available for the PS4. And yes, I’m fairly certain you can snipe Hitler. Sniper Elite III has also been released for the PS3.
- Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition is an enhanced and updated version of the lucha libre-themed platformer, now available for the PS4.
- Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn (PS3) is a Dynasty Warriors game that features characters from several different Gundam anime series.
- And finally, Ubisoft’s excellent side-scrolling action RPG Child of Light has made the jump to the Vita.
More information on all of these games (as well as a few other new releases) can be found after the break. And a complete rundown of this week’s new game add-ons can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)
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Tagged Guacamelee, Sniper Elite III
Evolve, No Man’s Sky dominate Best of E3 2014 Game Critics Awards
Two of the most buzzed-about games going into the 2014 E3 Expo were Turtle Rock’s Evolve and Hello Games’s No Man’s Sky. Not surprisingly, both games cleaned up in this year’s Best of E3 2014 Game Critics Awards.
Evolve tallied four wins including “Best of Show,” “Best Console Game,” “Best Action Game,” and “Best Online Multiplayer.” No Man’s Sky traded on its unique reputation while on its way to winning “Best Original Game” and “Best Independent Game” as well as a “Special Commendation For Innovation.”
No other game was honored in multiple categories though Super Smash Bros. For 3DS was selected as “Best Handheld/Mobile Game” and Super Smash Bros. For Wii U took home “Best Fighting Game.”
A complete list of this year’s winners can be found after the break. (more…)
Third-person spinoff Escape Dead Island will be available this Fall
Deep Silver is expanding the Dead Island universe again with the announcement of Escape Dead Island, a third-person action game that promises to reveal the origins of the zombie outbreak:
Escape Dead Island is a survival mystery that follows the story of Cliff Calo, who sets sail to document the unexplained events rumored to have happened on Banoi. Arriving on the island of Narapela, part of the Banoi archipelago, he finds that not everything is as it seems. Haunted by deja vu, Cliff will have to make sense of it all throughout the entire game – again and again. This story-driven adventure lets players delve into the Dead Island universe and unravel the origins of the zombie outbreak. Escape is only the beginning…
Melee combat will still be a big part of Escape Dead Island, but players will also have to fight for their sanity as Cliff suffers from delusions represented by “unique visual styles” when he is experiencing a break with reality. The debut trailer above gives us a taste of these delusions by depicting one of Cliff’s attacks with black-and-white flashes. If this sounds similar to a beloved GameCube game from 2002, that’s by design. Deep Silver’s Community Manager, Maurice Tan, wrote on Twitter that he sees “a bit of Eternal Darkness” in Escape Dead Island.
Escape Dead Island is in development at Fatshark and will serve as a bridge between Dead Island and Dead Island 2. It will be released this Fall for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
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