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- GDC Awards: All the Winners from 1996 to Today
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- Creator of Hit Game Shovel Knight Is at a ‘Make or Break’ Moment – Bloomberg (2025)
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- In 2005, games started rewiring our brains – The AV Club (2025)
Author: John Scalzo
Weekly Warp-Up: Wreck It 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…
It’s the movie we’ve all been waiting for… video gaming’s own version of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It’s Wreck-It Ralph and our review is now live even though it doesn’t open in theaters until November 2.
Wreck-It Ralph has got a lot of people excited (I can’t even turn on my TV this weekend without hearing something new about it), but there was plenty of other news this week. To get that news, all you have to do is click on the link below. (more…)
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New Releases: Assassin’s Creed III, Need For Speed Most Wanted, WWE 13, More
The Fall gaming rush is definitely in full swing now as nearly 50 new games will make their way onto store shelves next week. Here are the highlights:
- Ubisoft’s time travelling trilogy comes to a close with Assassin’s Creed III (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) and its Vita-exclusive side story, Assassins Creed III: Liberation.
- Criterion recreates the classic Need For Speed game Need For Speed: Most Wanted (PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Vita).
- Your yearly dose of video wrasslin’ returns to the PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 thanks to THQ’s WWE ’13.
- Fly you fools… And be sure to check out Lego Lord of the Rings (3DS, DS, PS3, Vita, Wii, Xbox 360).
- The Underrated Zone of the Enders series has been remade for HD consoles and repackaged as Zone of the Enders HD Collection (PS3, Xbox 360).
- Finally, Level-5’s Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask makes it way to the 3DS today. So that’s cool.
Hit the jump for a complete detailing of this week’s new releases. (more…)
Rumor: Leaked pre-order poster lists Spring 2013 release for Grand Theft Auto V
GTA-Five.pl, a Grand Theft Auto fan site based out of Poland, has posted a picture of what they claim is the official Grand Theft Auto V pre-order poster. If the poster (which you can see to your right) is real, it confirms a number of very interesting things about GTA5.
First, the game is listed as coming to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. This isn’t exactly surprising, but Rockstar has been hesitant to confirm just what platforms the fifth GTA will be appearing on. Second, the poster shows a Spring 2013 release date, which is consistent with a previous statement from Take Two’s CEO about the company’s expected profitability in early 2013. The kind of profitability that only comes from the release of a Grand Theft Auto game.
Other details we can glean from this poster include the European content rating (PEGI 18, no surprise there) and the use of the recently released “Pest Control” artwork. Of course, neither can be used to prove the veracity of the poster either way.
So what say you? Too legit to quit? Or faker than an EGM April Fool’s joke?
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Grand Theft Auto V
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault to be released on November 27
Are you still putting the Ratchet & Clank HD Collection through its paces? If so, you might be interested to know that Sony has given Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault a November 27 release date. The game has also been given a very friendly $19.99 price tag, which applies to both the PlayStation Network version and the retail version.
Yes, retail version. Insomniac’s James Stevenson has confirmed that Full Frontal Assault is quite a bit larger than the last “fun-size” Ratchet & Clank title, Quest For Booty:
As you know, Full Frontal Assault is a “fun-size” project that’s similar in scope to Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty. But Full Frontal is actually bigger than Booty (sorry, couldn’t resist), as we’ve added tons of new features, including the new base assault and defense elements. An even bigger addition to Full Frontal Assault is the replay value we packed in with online / split-screen co-op, and online competitive modes.
And in case you forgot, Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault will be one of the first titles to take part in the PS3/Vita Cross Buy program. So if you purchase the PS3 version, you’ll receive the Vita version for free.
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Tagged Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault
XBLA Today: Home Run Stars
The San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers will resume their battle for the 2012 World Series crown on Saturday. But if you need to feed your baseball fix tonight, there’s always Home Run Stars, a new Kinect-powered title now available on the Xbox Live Arcade:
Step up to the plate and swing for the fence in Home Run Stars, featuring Avatar Fame Star! Progress through the League mode through all three unique stadiums! Each one features a vast number of spectacular targets to aim for and earn big points. Compete with your friends in multiplayer for the highest score. Use your device supported by SmartGlass to compete in a Duel with a friend!
Home Run Stars has been priced at 800 Microsoft Points ($10). However, the costs of swinging a bat around your living room could turn out to be much greater.
Posted in News, Xbox 360
Tagged Home Run Stars
Need For Speed: Most Wanted announced for Wii U
Another one of this Fall’s biggest releases will make it to the Wii U as EA has confirmed that Need For Speed: Most Wanted will be released for Nintendo’s next console in 2013.
“We are very excited to deliver Need for Speed: Most Wanted on more platforms and to more gamers,” an EA spokesman said. “Starting October 30, Most Wanted will be available on [Xbox 360], PS3, PS Vita, Android and iOS. Then in 2013, Nintendo fans will be able to experience what it means to be Most Wanted amongst their friends on the Wii U.”
[Source: Polygon]
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Tagged Need For Speed: Most Wanted
Watch Episode 4 of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn now
The fourth episode of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn has arrived and the Master Chief has come with it. It may not be a Halo movie, but the super soldier also known as John-117 has certainly been making the live action rounds over the last two weeks. Here’s where we’re at this week:
While Corbulo Academy is being destroyed by the Covenant invasion, the surviving cadets fight bravely alongside their only hope: The Master Chief.
And don’t forget, next Friday, November 2, marks the conclusion of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, four days ahead of Halo 4‘s launch on the Xbox 360.
Posted in Etcetera, News
Tagged Halo 4, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
GTA: Vice City hijacks its way onto mobile devices this Fall
Rockstar Games was so pleased with last year’s mobile re-release of Grand Theft Auto III that they’re doing it again. Today, the publisher announced plans to bring a special 10th anniversary edition of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City to iOS and Android devices later this Fall.
“Grand Theft Auto: Vice City gave players the freedom of a massive open-world in one of the most iconic and vibrant settings ever realized in a game,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “It was a defining moment in the series and we’re delighted to be celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with a stunning, updated version for phones and tablets.”
Rockstar also plans to support the 10th anniversary of the open world classic with a new series of “commemorative assets including never-before-seen artwork and a brand new anniversary trailer highlighting some of the most iconic scenes and music from the game.” A limited run of Vice City collectibles will also be added to the Rockstar Warehouse soon.
Posted in Mobile, News
Tagged Grand Theft Auto: Vice City