Author: Nicole Kline

Nicole Kline is Warp Zoned's Senior Editor. She first began preparing for the job by climbing a milk crate to play Centipede in an arcade. You can find her on PSN under the name toitle or you can email her at nicole AT warpzoned DOT com.

Check out another Crossed Purposes podcast, featuring Warp Zoned’s Nicole Kline

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Nicole Kline

crossedpurposesAnother week, another episode of No Avatars Allowed over at Crossed Purposes! You can check out Joshua Wise, Ian Riley, and me as we discuss what’s on our mind, including the current state of games journalism. It’s too bad we didn’t mention Penny Arcade Report‘s Ben Kuchera, whose Twitter feed right now is full of shame. Yikes.

Check out the episode here.

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Daily Scoop: October 8, 2013 – Get ready for t-shirts

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Nicole Kline

Well, I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news is that I’ve got lots and lots of t-shirts to share with you! The bad news is that I have no deals to share with you. But on the other hand, that is probably good news, considering Beyond: Two Souls comes out today, and Pokemon X and Y come out on Saturday, so if you’re like me, you’re about to drop a bunch of money on those anyway.

Well, I’m not sure about Beyond, but I am really tempted to go get it… but the reviews are all over the place. But the demo was so fun. But money and time! So torn.

Anyway, here’s a pile of t-shirts for you! (more…)

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Triad Wars revealed as new Sleeping Dogs game

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Nicole Kline

sleepingdogs-bannerUnited Front Games announced today that they’re working with publisher Square Enix on a new game in the Sleeping Dogs universe. The two companies will be working together again to bring the world Triad Wars, which the publisher just filed a trademark for last week, according to Polygon.

UFG isn’t going to be sharing any information until 2014 (even what platform Triad Wars will be available for), but I am going to be super happy and freak out a little and maybe – just maybe – go replay Sleeping Dogs instead of picking up Saints Row IV or GTA V. It celebrated its first birthday not long ago – maybe Wei Shen needs to take some more ladies out on dates.

I am way too excited about this.

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Daily Scoop: October 7, 2013 – Tornado

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Nicole Kline

It’s a rainy, blustery Monday here in Philadelphia. In fact, it’s so blustery that we’ve been given a tornado watch until later tonight. If we could maybe just not have a tornado, that would be super. I mean like, really super.

So, what are today’s deals? Amazon’s having a deal on all versions of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist – it’s just $39.99 on PC, PlayStation 3, Wii U, and Xbox 360, and the special edition is $99.99 on PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. You can also save 50-60% on The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, which is $29.99 on PC and $39.99 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Scoop ’em up!

Two terrific video-game related t-shirts up for you today: (more…)

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Daily Scoop: October 4, 2013 – Humble Weekly Bundle

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Nicole Kline

It’s Friday, everyone! Which means the weekend is nearly upon us! And it also means that I really need to start getting serious about Halloween, because I still haven’t decided what I’m going to dress up as. How did it get to be October already? Yeesh!

Anyway, there’s a brand new Humble Weekly Bundle right now featuring Nordic Games. Pay what you want for Red Faction: Armageddon, Supreme Commander, Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, The Guild 2, and the Neighbors from Hell Compilation; pay more than the average for Painkiller: Hell & Damnation, ArcaniA, Darksiders II, and Spellforce 2: Faith in Destiny. It’s a great deal!

It’s a pretty quiet day today, even for t-shirts! I’ve only got one for you, but it’s a pretty good one. Hit the jump to check it out! (more…)

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Forced pre-release tournament chock full of awesome prizes

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Nicole Kline

Forced is a new cooperative action RPG in development at BetaDwarf Entertainment, a small company in Denmark. You and up to three other players are being held captive, and you must fight against monsters in the arena and work together to survive. To celebrate their upcoming launch, BetaDwarf is teaming up with Alienware, Intel, SteelSeries, Twitch, and Valve to hold a tournament to show off their debut game and deliver some great prizes, including hard drives, keyboards, and mice.

We got to play Forced at PAX Prime, and had fun experimenting with the various weapons and tactics. You should definitely take a look at the tournament, which runs from October 11 to October 13. For more information, check out their tournament page.

Forced launches for the PC on October 24, with releases on other platforms to be announced.

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Daily Scoop: October 3, 2013 – XCOM Deals

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Nicole Kline

Oh weekend, you’re so close, yet so far. It’s a lovely Thursday, but it would be better if it was Friday. I’d even take a rainy Friday over a lovely Thursday…

Anyway, there are some new downloadable deals up at Amazon right now that you might want to check out, especially if you’ve been waiting to get into the XCOM series. The XCOM Collection, featuring XCOM: Enemy Unknown (w/ Slingshot and Elite Soldier Packs) + Apocalypse + Enforcer + Interceptor + Terror from the Deep + UFO Defense, is 75% off at $14.99 until October 10. That is ludicrously cheap. If you already own some of the XCOM games, you can get the XCOM Classics Pack for $3.75, The Bureau / XCOM EU Bundle for $24.99, XCOM: Enemy Unknown for $13.60, XCOM: Enemy Unknown – Slingshot for $3.49, and XCOM Enemy Unknown: Elite Soldier Pack DLC for $2.49. Now’s your chance to get into this great series, or pick up games you might be missing.

I’ve got a few t-shirts for you today: (more…)

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Beyond: Two Souls Hands-On Preview: Into the Depths of the Supernatural

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Nicole Kline

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Beyond: Two Souls is the latest game from French company Quantic Dream, the same team that brought us Indigo Prophecy (AKA Fahrenheit) and Heavy Rain. In Beyond, you play as Jodie, a woman who has had a supernatural entity attached to her since she was a child. The entity’s name is Aiden, and players can control Jodie or Aiden, depending on what the situation calls for. A new demo for the game has shown us that while Quantic Dream still relies heavily on QTEs (as they did in their previous games), they have done much to expand on – and improve – their unique style of gameplay. (more…)

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