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.

Daily Scoop: October 23, 2012 – The war on sleep

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Nicole Kline

I’ve been having a rough time of it lately. For some reason, no matter how much or little sleep I get, I’ve been exhausted. Sure, it could be all the things I’m doing, or my insanely vivid dreams, or the change in seasons. But the problem is that I don’t know what it is, or how to counter it. So today I decided that instead of being miserably tired and dragging all day, I was just going to power through it. So, take that, exhaustion! I am just going to ignore you. That may turn me into a narcoleptic, but whatever. Bring it on.

Let’s see, what are the deals today? Well, Thinkgeek is having a ludicrous sale, with some items up to 75% off! There are lots of Portal and Portal 2 items on sale, including Portal Turret LED Flashlight w/ Sound (20% off) and the Portal Weighted Companion Cube Plush (33% off). There’s other game-related stuff, too, like this Minecraft Creeper Shirt, Super Mario Yahtzee, and oh my gosh Quarriors is 50% off at $24.99!! Holy crap! BUY IT!! Right now!!

My head just exploded.

Also sorely tempting my wallet today are all these t-shirts: (more…)

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Daily Scoop: October 22, 2012 – Busy busy

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Well I’ve been a busy lady! We played some Dungeons and Dragons as well as danced the night away at a wedding Saturday, and Sunday was full of tabletop RPGs and watching The Walking Dead at our favorite local comic book store. A lot of fun, a lot of laughter, and even a chance for some sleep in there. Oh, and gaming, of course!

I’ve been playing a lot of Borderlands 2 with my boyfriend – he’s the Mechromancer and I’m playing the Gunzerker this time around. I’m also completely engrossed in Pokemon Black 2. Really, I’m paying attention to you, I’m just grinding. I can multitask!

Amazon has a load of new deals today. Check ’em out!

Whew! That is a ridiculous number of deals! And now, time for the t-shirt of the day: (more…)

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Learn more about the heroine of Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation with this trailer

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Nicole Kline

This badass trailer for Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation gives you some of the backstory of the franchise’s first female assassin, Aveline de Grandpré. This lovely lady makes fighting injustice look easy.

Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation will be available for the PlayStation Vita on October 30, 2012.

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BioShock Infinite Ultimate Songbird Edition announced

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Irrational Games just upped the competition for best collector’s edition ever with the new Ultimate Songbird Edition for BioShock Infinite. This version of the game – which costs $149.99 – comes with the Songbird statue, an art book, a resin miniature for their upcoming board game based on the video game (yay!), a lithograph, a sweet keychain, a digital soundtrack, three gear powerups, and downloadable content specific to whichever platform you buy it on. Oh, and it comes with the game, too.

Don’t want that giant statue? Order the Premium Edition instead, which comes with everything except the statue, and will cost you $79.99. You can pre-order your copy of either edition (or the game-only box) at your retailer of choice now. Personally, I’m excited to hear more about the board game, BioShock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia by Plaid Hat Games. Just take my money, Ken Levine.

BioShock Infinite will be released on February 26, 2013 for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

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Daily Scoop: October 18, 2012 – How is it not Friday?

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Nicole Kline

This week has been dragging on for a million years. Or at least for two weeks. I think someone tricked us and removed our weekend and made us work a ten-day week. Someone needs to fix this atrocity this instant!

No deals today, but this awesome NES mod will absolutely blow your mind. As my friend Darin called it, it’s a Ninception!

Two game-related shirts up today, folks! (more…)

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Daily Scoop: October 17, 2012 – Encounters ends tonight!

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Nicole Kline

So, the latest season of Encounters ends tonight, which is kind of sad, but not too bad! It was a campaign of all evil characters, so it’s not really all that hard to let it go. It was my first experience DMing in fourth edition, and doing so for characters trying to backstab each other can get a little challenging. But it was a fun time anyway, and I’m glad I got to do it! The new season starts up next week, and I’m looking forward to the changes they’ve made for that as well. Hooray D&D!

No deals to speak of today. But that’s ok with me – I’m up to my ears in games right now. Oh, wait! There is one good thing: Odin Sphere is 50% off on the PSN this week only. Trust me, you want to scoop this one up.

Just one shirt today! (more…)

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Call of Duty: Black Ops II launch trailer released a month early

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Call of Duty: Black Ops II has an awesome launch trailer, and even though the game’s launch is still a month away, we can check it out now. I’m not big on the Call of Duty series, but I was hopelessly addicted to the first Black Ops, and with the pre-order bonus of the Nuketown 2525 map, I’m worried I’m going to cave and get it. Well… maybe I’ll just watch the trailer again.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II will be released for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on November 13, 2012 with a Wii U version arriving a few days later.

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Project Eternity Kickstarter drive ends with record-breaking pledge total

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Project Eternity, the Kickstarter for a new RPG by Obsidian Entertainment, still has a few hours left, but it’s already broken records with a total (as of this writing) of $3,753,196 [Update: The final tally was $3,986,929]. It has already beaten out the previous record holder, Double Fine Entertainment’s Double Fine Adventure, which ended at $3,335,265.

Obsidian is responsible for many groundbreaking games, including the Baldur’s Gate series, the Icewind Dale series, Planescape: Torment, Fallout, and Fallout 2. Project Eternity is a fantasy-based isometric RPG that will be available for Linux, Mac, and PC. You still have some time to get in on the Kickstarter, which will, at the very least, net you a copy of the game at a much lower price than what retail will be when the game releases in April 2014.

Just $25 will get you a “Digital Downloadable Copy of Project Eternity. This price is only available for those who help fund before the game is released! All Kickstarter backers will receive a special Kickstarter only in-game achievement and item. (The item will not affect the game’s balance). Includes Cooking with Tim – An RPG-themed e-Cookbook, and Making of Project Eternity Documentary (streaming).”

A cookbook? Count me in.

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