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Author: John Scalzo
Zeboyd’s next game is an RPG titled Cosmic Star Heroine
After recently completing the concluding chapter in Penny Arcade’s On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness saga, Zeboyd Games is ready to announce the next game featuring their signature brand of pixelated RPGs: Cosmic Star Heroine.
Here’s a quick plot summary of the turn-based RPG:
Alyssa L’Salle is one of the galactic government’s top agents and always manages to save the day! But when she accidentally uncovers a dark conspiracy, her own government outs her as a legendary spy and the people’s champion! Sure, now she has hordes of adoring fans but every villainous organization she’s ever crossed in her career knows who she is and is out for her blood! Can she save the day once more while she faces her greatest challenge… Everyone!?
In case you were worried that Zeboyd has gone serious, they assured that Cosmic Star Heroine is “Not a parody but will still have plenty of humor.” More information is available at their official website.
Posted in News, PC
Tagged Cosmic Star Heroine
Ready At Dawn reveals more details about The Order: 1886
The Order: 1886 made a big splash when it debuted at Sony’s E3 2013 Press Conference. But while the cinematic trailer was absolutely epic, we were left to speculate exactly what kind of game The Order: 1886 would be. Thankfully, a PlayStation Blog EU interview with Ready At Dawn’s Ru Weerasuriya has shed some (lamp)light on the steampunk game.
PS Blog: So, exactly what kind of game is The Order: 1886?
Ru Weerasuriya: The Order is a third person action adventure with shooting mechanics. It’s very much story-based – it’s a linear story-based game. We’re trying to tell a story. It’s what we call a “filmic experience.”
The whole interview is definitely worth a read and, I can’t stress this enough, you really need to watch the trailer again.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged The Order: 1886
The Rock is cooking a new trailer and boxart for WWE 2K14… come smell them
The Rock appeared on last night’s edition of Monday Night Raw to unveil the official box art for WWE 2K14. Naturally, “The People’s Champion” wants the first WWE game under the 2K Sports label to “electrify” the gaming world. And I’m sure an arched eyebrow followed the completion of this quote:
“I am exceptionally grateful to be chosen for the cover of WWE 2K14 and serve as the first cover Superstar under 2K’s leadership,” said The Rock. “I want the cover of WWE 2K14 to electrify the people. I want the artwork to stand out and set a new standard for all WWE video games from 2K, both today and in the future.”
In addition to the cover reveal, 2K is hosting an alternate cover contest for fans. The winning entry will appear as the reverse image on the WWE 2K14 cover and can be used in place of The Rock’s massive physique. Fans can create and submit their cover design at wwe.2K.com/covercontest.
Finally, a brand new trailer for WWE 2K14 is available after the break. Try not to shed a tear at the trailer’s focus on one of the WWE’s all-time greats: “Macho Man” Randy Savage. (more…)
Deadpool’s launch trailer in three words: Bang, Babes, Mayhem
Deadpool is now available for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. And along with the release of the first game starring “The Merc With A Mouth” comes this launch trailer that is filled with his signature brand of bizarre.
Enjoy it folks.
Sony reveals Gran Turismo 6 pre-order bonuses
With all this talk about the PS4 and Xbox One, it’s important to remember that there still a handful of major (and exclusive) current-generation games on track for release this Fall. If you caught the bad “on track” pun, you know that one of the games I’m talking about is Gran Turismo 6.
Sony announced the game’s pre-order incentives this morning and all buyers who pre-purchase Gran Turismo 6 will receive a special “4-Car Pack” consisting of:
- 2011 BMW Z4 GT3
- 2013 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3
- 2013 Tesla Model S Signature Performance
- 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (C7)
And if you want a retailer-specific pre-order bonus on top of that, you can head over to Amazon and pre-purchase the game, which includes “$1 Million In-Game Credit” or you can buy it from GameStop and receive the 16-car “15th Anniversary Edition Upgrade Pack.” In addition to a whole fleet of high-performance vehicles, the 15th Anniversary Edition includes “customized paint chips, race suit, helmet, PSN Avatar, and a copy of Beyond the Apex II app.”
Hit the jump for the complete list of cars available in the “15th Anniversary Edition Upgrade Pack.” (more…)
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged Gran Turismo 6
Star Wars Pinball will be added to Wii U eShop on July 11
The Force will be with owners of Nintendo’s Wii U on July 11 when Star Wars Pinball is added to the eShop.
Priced at $9.99, the Zen Studios-produced pinball compilation will include three tables set in the iconic Star Wars universe: “Star Wars Episode V : The Empire Strikes Back,” “Boba Fett,” and “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.” The Wii U version will include two GamePad options: Off-TV play or a game information screen that includes “dot matrix, scores, and challenge information.”
Star Wars Pinball was originally released for the PC, PSN, and XBLA in February.
Posted in News, Wii U
Tagged Star Wars Pinball
Ellie from The Last of Us looks like Ellen Page and Page doesn’t appreciate it
Can we all agree that the character of Ellie, from The Last of Us, looks a lot like actress Ellen Page? It might be slightly unfair, but the developers at Naughty Dog pretty much stole her face. A loving homage this was not. For proof, take a look at the 2011 Spike TV VGAs trailer (fast-forward to 0:52) and the 2012 Spike TV VGAs trailer (especially the scene at 0:45).
So what does Ellen Page, star of Quantic Dream’s Beyond: Two Souls, think about all this? She answered the question during an Ask Me Anything on Reddit last night:
MozeoSLT: “This has almost certainly been made clear to you several times, but are you aware how much you look like Ellie from “The Last of Us,” a video game which came out about a week ago. She even sounds like you. So much so that almost everyone assumed it was you playing the role.
Have you seen any footage of “The Last of Us” and would you have taken the role as Ellie if approached?”
Page (iamatinycanadian): “I guess I should be flattered that they ripped off my likeness, but I am actually acting in a video game called Beyond Two Souls, so it was not appreciated.”
My apologies if you were expecting fire and brimstone. But Ellen Page is, after all, a very polite (and apparently “tiny”) Canadian.
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged The Last of Us
Weekly Warp-Up: Microsoft Back to Square One With the Xbox One
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…
With the 2013 E3 Expo in our rearview mirror, it’s time to look forward to when all of those new games and systems will be available on store shelves. But before we can drive off into the sunset, Microsoft’s Don Mattrick wants us to know that he’s had enough of these whining kids and is turning this car around. In an open letter to the community, Mattrick announced the Xbox One won’t feature any used game restrictions or include a daily online check-in.
This pleased many gamers, but the US government still has a few problems with the system’s Kinect requirement. Problems of a legal kind. Problems that require the proposal of the “We Are Watching You Act.” It probably won’t go anywhere, but when even the government is against a feature in your video game system, you’ve got to wonder.
More news from the (typically slow) week after E3 can be found after the break. (more…)
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