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Author: John Scalzo
PSN Today: Papo & Yo, Shinobi, more
Sony’s PSN Play promotion continues this week with the release of Papo & Yo, a puzzle platformer that has gotten people talking thanks to it’s emotional punch.
Also available this week is CSI: Fatal Conspiracy and one of the most classic PS2 Classics, Shinobi. I had a blast with the game back in 2002 and I’m looking forward to giving it another shot.
More information on these three games can be found after the break and a full listing of this week’s game add-ons can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)
PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale pushed back to November
It looks like we’ll have to wait a little bit longer to get our hands on Sony’s PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale. Thankfully, it’s only been pushed back a single month and will launch on November 20 instead of the game’s original release date of October 23.
Chan Park, the President of developer SuperBot Entertainment, said that his team needed a bit more time to polish the game. He also confirmed that they’re taking feedback from the recent beta and incorporating some of those suggestions into the final fame:
This [delay] will let us spend more time polishing and tuning the game, and it will give us a chance to incorporate some of the great feedback we’re receiving from the current limited beta to ensure we are creating the best possible fighting game experience. While it is our greatest desire to put this game into the hands of our fans as soon as possible, we do not want to do so at the sake of quality. The additional time will be well worth the wait, and are excited to know that our fans will have the ultimate brawler in time for the holiday.
Posted in News, PS3, Vita
Tagged PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale
Dead Space 3 set for February 5, 2013; Limited Edition announced
Gamescom 2012 opens tomorrow in Cologne, Germany and many game publishers have begun to push out new announcements ahead of the big European show. For example, EA has announced that Dead Space 3 will be released for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on February 5, 2013.
Not content to just announced the release date, the publisher has also confirmed that everyone who pre-orders the horror title will receive an upgraded “Limited Edition” complete with bonus gear:
“First Contact” Bundle
First Contact Suit: This unique EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) suit was built by the SCAF (Sovereign Colonies Armed Forces) for encounters with “foreign entities.” It sports a flamboyant golden finish to provide protection from long-term space exposure and thick armor for… unspecified reasons. The suit was given the nickname “First Contact” by the scientists who made it.
Negotiator Weapon: While technically classified by the SCAF as a “scientific instrument,” the gold-plated “Negotiator” is loaded with some surprisingly aggressive hardware. The overclocked, top-mounted Tesla Beam is capable of bursting a man-sized organism into several pieces with a single shot. The bottom-mounted Linegun appears to have been built with the sole purpose of cleanly dismembering organic tissue from a distance.
“Witness the Truth” Bundle
Witness Suit: These insulated suits were worn by a SCAF deep dig team assigned to exhume the darkest secrets of Tau Volantis. Whatever they found locked deep in the ice changed them forever. When they emerged weeks later, they were covered head to toe in strange graffiti and claimed to be “Witnesses to the Truth.”
Evangelizer Weapon: A modification of the standard AL-2 used by the Sovereign Colonies Legionaries, this version sports a souped-up AL-2g assault rifle on the top with an Emerson 2100 “Big Boy” tactical shotgun on the bottom. The surviving “Witnesses” of the SCAF deep dig team dubbed it the Evangelizer and decorated them top to bottom with strange symbols.
Be afraid Necromorphs, be very afraid.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Dead Space 3, Gamescom 2012
Catwoman added to Injustice: Gods Among Us
Ms. Selina Kyle, Catwoman to the Gotham City underworld, has been added to Injustice: Gods Among Us by developer NetherRealm Studios.
The DC Comics fighter will be available for the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U in 2013 and you can check out the Gamescom trailer, which stars everyone’s favorite cat burglar, above.
Posted in News, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tagged Gamescom 2012, Injustice: Gods Among Us
Nintendo dates new Professor Layton, Paper Mario, many more; delays Luigi’s Mansion 2
It’s beginning to look a lot like Fall as Nintendo has announced release dates for many of their biggest 3DS, 3DS eShop, and DS releases for the rest of the year.
Art Academy: Lessons For Everyone! and Crosswords Plus will lead things off on October 1. Style Savvy: Trendsetters launches later in the month on the 22nd and then Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask makes its North American debut on October 28.
The Big N also has a big November planned with Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! (November 5) and Paper Mario: Sticker Star (November 11).
Sadly, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon won’t make it into stores before the end of 2012. The ghostbustin’ sequel has been pushed back and given a new “first half of 2013” release window.
Mamma mia! Oh well, hit the jump for a massive list of release dates for many of this Fall’s Nintendo-published and third party 3DS, 3DS eShop, and DS games. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, DS, News
Tagged Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
Weekly Warp-Up: Focus on Fall 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…
The Summer drought is almost over (for games and rain… loved the thunderstorms in the northeast on Friday), so now is the best time to start looking to the Fall. Thankfully, gamemakers are cooperating with this wish by announcing release dates for many of their biggest Fall projects.
This week we learned that Way of the Samurai 4 will be available on August 21, the God of War Saga and InFamous Collection will be released on August 28, LittleBigPlanet Karting will be in stores on November 6, Code of Princess will be released on October 9, and the various versions of Hell Yeah! will be available to download in late September and early October.
We’ve got more of this week’s biggest stories after the break. (more…)
Posted in News
New Releases: New Super Mario Bros. 2, Sleeping Dogs, Darksiders II, More
The Summer is coming to a close and we finally have some huge new releases to play.
Don’t get greedy, but New Super Mario Bros. 2 and its coin-tastic premise will be available this week for the 3DS.
Also available this week is the apocalyptic side-quel Darksiders II (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) and the Hong Kong-set crime story Sleeping Dogs (PC, PS3, Xbox 360).
Finally, Hironobu Sakaguchi brings his The Last Story to North America. Wii owners and Operation Rainfall supporters will surely be pleased.
Want a few more new releases? They’re after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, News, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
Tagged Darksiders II, New Super Mario Bros. 2, Sleeping Dogs, The Last Story
Jet Set Radio HD tagged with a September release date
Yesterday, Sega tagged every version of their high definition remake of Jet Set Radio with a release date and a very nice price. Ready? Here we go…
If you’re interested in purchasing the game from the PlayStation Network, it’ll be available to download on September 18. However, if you’re a PlayStation Plus member, you’ll receive early access to Jet Set Radio on September 11. Either way, the game will set you back $9.99.
PC and Xbox 360 owners will be able to download the game through Steam and the Xbox Live Arcade, respectively, on September 19. Once again, whichever version you choose will be priced at $9.99 (well, it’ll be listed as 800 Microsoft Points on the Xbox 360).
Finally, the Vita version will be downloadable from the PSN on October 16, and it too will carry a 9.99 pricetag.
Not bad Sega, not bad. Now where’d I leave my roller blades?