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.

New Releases: Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God

Posted on December 8, 2013 by John Scalzo

sorcerysaga-boxA single new game will be available on store shelves this week, the Aksys-published RPG Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God. Available exclusively for the PlayStation Vita, this rogue-like asks players to create the greatest curry ever:

Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God tells the tale of a young aspiring sorceress named Pupuru, who is on a quest to save her friend’s curry restaurant from the big bad curry chain that has moved in. With the help (or not so much help) of a cast of wacky and strange characters including the grumpy, but lovable creature, Kuu, Pupuru’s quest to find ingredients to make the legendary curry becomes a delectable adventure fun for just about anyone!

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VGX 2013 Trailer: Thief

Posted on December 8, 2013 by John Scalzo

“Robes. Robes are always a bad sign.”

Garret, the star of Eidos Montreal’s Thief, doesn’t have a high opinion of cultists performing arcane rituals. And I can’t say I blame him. But you’ll definitely have a high opinion of this “World Premiere” trailer for the game, which debuted at last night’s VGX Awards.

Thief will be published by Square Enix on the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on February 25, 2014. The game will also be available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on the same date.

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VGX 2013 Trailer: Broken Age

Posted on December 8, 2013 by John Scalzo

Double Fine’s Broken Age already had a pretty extensive voice cast (including Jack Black, Wil Wheaton, and Harmonix co-founder Alex Rigopulos) before the release of the “World Premiere” trailer at this year’s VGX Awards. But now we know that Elijah Wood, who is apparently a huge fan of point-and-click adventure games, will provide the voice of Shay, Broken Age’s main character. According to Tim Schafer, the decision to bring Wood aboard was originally worked out through Twitter.

The first half of Broken Age will be released through Steam’s Early Access program in January.

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VGX 2013 Trailer: South Park: The Stick of Truth

Posted on December 8, 2013 by John Scalzo

This might be the third or fourth “World Premiere” trailer for South Park: The Stick of Truth at the Spike TV Video Game Awards/VGX Awards. But if you’ve ever wanted Cartman to give you a 90-second tutorial on how to fart, this trailer’s for you.

South Park: The Stick of Truth is in development at Obsidian Entertainment and will be released for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on March 4, 2014.

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VGX 2013 Trailer: Quantum Break

Posted on December 8, 2013 by John Scalzo

Remedy’s Creative Director, Sam Lake, showed up at the 2013 VGX Awards to talk about Quantum Break. Quantum Break is your typical “science gone awry” story, but Lake promises that the time powers granted to heroes Jack Joyce and Beth Wilder and “main bad guy” Paul Serene thanks to the accident at Riverport University will provide a new way to experience a third-person action game.

Quantum Break (or its live-action television show counterpart) still doesn’t have a release date, but PS4 owners should know that it is an Xbox One exclusive.

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GTA5 is “Game of the Year” at the 2013 VGX Awards

Posted on December 8, 2013 by John Scalzo

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The first ever VGX Awards (formerly known as the Spike TV Video Game Awards) were held last night and the best games of 2013 were once again crowned by GameTrailers.com’s Geoff Keighley (with an assist from Community‘s Joel McHale). The general consensus among the Internetatti is that the show still doesn’t know what it wants to be and that the “intimate studio setting” (and McHale) made the whole thing feel a bit bizarre. But what about the award winners?

In what is sure to be the first of many, Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V was named “Game of the Year” by the VGX Advisory Council. Rockstar’s crime saga also took home “Best Soundtrack.” But, the developer missed out on “Studio of the Year” honors. That award went to Naughty Dog for their work on The Last of Us. Their apocalyptic story was also awarded “Best PlayStation Game.” “Best Voice Actor” (Troy Baker), and “Best Voice Actress” (Ashley Johnson). Other multiple award winners include indie sensation Gone Home (“Best PC Game” and “Best Independent Game”) and BioShock Infinite (“Best Shooter” and “Best Song in a Game”).

A complete list of this year’s winners, including the remaining genre awards, “Best Xbox Game” (the surprising Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons), and “Best Nintendo Game” (Super Mario 3D World), can be found after the break. (more…)

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VGX 2013 Trailer: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Posted on December 8, 2013 by John Scalzo

Here it is, your first look at the next-generation version of Tomb Raider. As we all expected, the “Definitive Edition” will include upgraded graphics and all of the previously released multiplayer DLC. Be sure to check out the trailer above, as I think Lara Croft kills something like 50 people. But classily. Because she has a British accent.

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is being developed by Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes, and United Front Games and will be released for the PS4 and Xbox One on January 28.

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VGX 2013 Trailer: Tales From the Borderlands

Posted on December 8, 2013 by John Scalzo

Is this for real? Telltale Games and Gearbox Software are teaming up to bring us the episodic adventure series Tales From the Borderlands in 2014. The “World Premiere” trailer includes a scant few seconds of game footage and then a special message from Handsome Jack: “So many people are going to die.”

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