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.

Capcom will release Remember Me on June 4… don’t forget!

Posted on February 27, 2013 by John Scalzo

Capcom has announced that Remember Me will be available for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on June 4 (June 7 in Europe).

The game, which was developed by Dontnod Entertainment, takes place in the futuristic city of Neo-Paris. Players will control “memory hunter” Nilin, who needs to remix people’s memories while trying to recover her own.

This new release date is a slight delay for Remember Me, which was originally expected to be released in May.

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XBLA Today: Runner 2, Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds

Posted on February 27, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Two new titles are available on the Xbox Live Arcade today.

First up is Runner 2 from Gaijin Games. Actually, wait, the game’s full title is Bit.Trip Presents Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien. So yeah, let’s just stick with Runner 2. You can grab the platformer for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15):

Runner 2 is a rhythm-music, auto-running platformer. Players will run through fantastic environments, using brand new moves, to amazing new soundtracks as they run, jump, slide, kick, and soar toward the goal of tracking down the Nefarious Timbletot who has un-fused CommanderVideo’s reality. Runner 2 features 5 exciting worlds, 125 tantalizing levels and 5 death defying BOSS battles! Play as 8 different characters and find secret areas to unlock new and zany costumes.

Also available this week is Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds. Price at 800 Microsoft Points ($10), Battle Grounds takes the popular characters from Phantom Breaker and drops them into a cooperative action game:

A spinoff to the fighting game Phantom Breaker, Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds is a cooperative action game for up to four players. Cute versions of the series’ characters dash around the screen in this action packed title.Defeat enemies to raise your characters’ levels and freely assign skills to your liking.Also enjoy head to head fights in the Battleground mode.

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THQ plans to sell off Darksiders, Red Faction, Homeworld, more in May

Posted on February 27, 2013 by John Scalzo

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The THQ sell-off will continue this Spring as the publisher has announced that four major franchises will go up for auction as well as two compilations of lesser franchises.

Darksiders (which went unsold at the initial THQ auction), Red Faction, Homeworld, and the MX racing franchise have all been put on the block by THQ. The company will also sell the rights to a package of original properties (including Big Beach Sports, Destroy All Humans!, Summomner, and others) and a package of licensed games (Marvel Super Hero, Supreme Commander, Worms, and others). A new owner for each franchise will be chosen sometime in May.

If you’ve ever wanted to own a formerly top-selling video game franchise, you should get in touch with THQ by emailing them at auction@thq.com by April 1. But be aware, you’ll be expected to show proof of funds in case your bid is selected by the creditors committee.

Of course, how much could something like Destroy All Humans! (which, admittedly, I love) actually go for?

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PSN Today: Star Wars Pinball, Uncharted 3, Skyrim: Dawnguard, Persona 2, more

Posted on February 26, 2013 by John Scalzo

starwarspinball-logoIt’s another big day for the PSN as a treasure trove of new games and add-ons are now available on the PlayStation Store. Let’s take a look, shall we?

Leading off the week is the “Star Wars Pinball” add-on for Zen Pinball 2. The collection includes three tables: one starring everyone’s favorite bounty hunter, Boba Fett; one based on The Empire Strikes Back; and one based on the Clone Wars cartoon.

Also available this week is the Game of the Year Edition of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, as well as Uncharted 3 Multiplayer, a standalone download of Uncharted 3’s multiplayer mode. The free-to-play version caps your progress at Level 15, but a paid version allows you to rack up as many levels as you can.

Let’s see, what else… There’s the classic RPG Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, that’s available in the PSone Classic section. And speaking of classic RPGs, the “Dawnguard” expansion is now available for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

And that’s not all. There’s even more PlayStation Store additions after the break and a complete list of this week’s new game add-ons at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)

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God of War: Ascension launch trailer shows a kinder, gentler Kratos

Posted on February 26, 2013 by John Scalzo

Even though God of War: Ascension‘s release is still two weeks away, Sony has uploaded a launch trailer that shows a softer side of the Ghost of Sparta. Kratos kisses his daughter and hugs his wife in the opening frames of the trailer above and then he skips through a meadow, picks a few daisies, and laughs with a friend over a nice pot of tea.

Nah… Actually he guts a variety of beasties in the way that only he can! Though his daughter really does get a kiss.

God of War: Ascension will be available exclusively for the PS3 on March 12, but if you’re itching to give it a shot, the single-player demo can be downloaded from the PlayStation Store beginning today.

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Rumor: Yo Ho, Yo Ho… a pirate’s life for Assassin’s Creed IV

Posted on February 26, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Get out your pegleg and your gangplank and your Jolly Roger as Ubisoft’s next game in the Assassin’s Creed series will take place on the high seas… if a Kotaku tipster is to be believed.

According to the source, the pirate-themed game will be known as Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and a marketing poster promoting the game (posted by Kotaku) is said to appear in stores on March 4.

Ubisoft has previously confirmed that the next Assassin’s Creed game starring “a new hero in a new time period” will be released in late 2013 or early 2014.

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All 12 of Sony’s internal studios are working on PS4 games

Posted on February 26, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Shuhei Yoshida, the President of Sony Worldwide Studios, has been talking to everybody since the PlayStation 4 was unveiled last week. And in a recent conversation with IGN, the executive confirmed that every Sony Computer Entertainment studio is working on at least one PS4 game:

IGN: “Is it fair to say that all of the first party studios are working on PS4 games?”

Yoshida: “Is it fair or not fair? It is fair to say.”

Thanks to the PlayStation Meeting 2013, we know that Media Molecule is busy sculpting clay figures and that Guerrilla Games (Killzone: Shadow Fall), Sucker Punch (InFamous: Second Son), Evolution Studios (DriveClub), and Sony Japan Studio (Knack) will have something ready for the system’s launch or soon after.

This news means that Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo 6 is likely a PS4 game and Naughty Dog is surely hard at work on Uncharted 4, but what are Guerrilla Cambridge, Sony Bend, Sony London Studio, Sony San Diego Studio, and Sony Santa Monica Studio up to?

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Respawn Entertainment will be attending E3 2013

Posted on February 26, 2013 by John Scalzo

respawn-logoJason West and Vince Zampella left Infinity Ward in March 2010 amidst a flurry of controversy and formed Respawn Entertainment less than a month later. A little over a month after that, they teamed up with Electronic Arts and began work on their first game, a sci-fi shooter. After three years of development, it looks like we’ll finally get to see their handiwork at this year’s E3 Expo:

And lest you think Zampella will just be walking the show floor, he has no plans to appear at E3 empty handed:

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