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.

Standalone version of DayZ announced

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Nicole Kline

DayZ, the popular zombie mod for the game ArmA II: Combined Ops, is going to be made into a standalone game, according to creator Dean Hall. Bohemia Interactive will be developing the game, with Hall as the project lead. More details will be forthcoming at the game’s new site.

This is a dream come true for Hall, whose creativity stemmed from his experience as a soldier in the New Zealand Army. It’s incredible that the developer of the original game has not only recognized how successful Hall has been, but is also supporting him and his project. It’s a proud day to be a gamer!

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Get your first look at Call of Duty: Black Ops II multiplayer in this trailer

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Nicole Kline

I try not to get hyped on Call of Duty games. I try really hard. The only one I’ve ever been obsessed over was Call of Duty: Black Ops. And now, Call of Duty: Black Ops II is tempting me with this amazing multiplayer trailer. I mean, the first temptation was hearing about the Nuketown 2025 bonus map that comes with pre-orders. But now that I’m seeing these awesome stun grenades… drones… kamikaze mini-planes… I mean, really, what isn’t there to love here? Treyarch is pulling out all the stops.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II will be out on November 13 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

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Daily Scoop: August 7, 2012 – Board game night

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Tuesday is upon us, which means tonight, we’ll be playing board games at Redcap’s Corner! I’m excited to play Scrumbrawl again, which is sort of like a fast-paced version of Blood Bowl. I also want to get in some Carcassonne time, and maybe some Pandemic. And did I mention my friend, Jason Tagmire, designed the new expansion for Quarriors? There’s a lot of board game awesomeness going around right now.

What’s going on in the deals department, you ask? Sadly, very little. Amazon’s digital deal of the week is the free-to-play War Inc. Battle Zone, for which they have some Amazon-exclusive starter packs. War Inc. Battle Zone is an “online multiplayer, session-based shooter game, where players can compete with friends and other players in real time, action packed team vs. team ground combat.” The packs are loaded with in-game items, including gold credits, armor, and elite weaponry.

More importantly, here are today’s game-related t-shirts! (more…)

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Aliens: Colonial Marines Dev Diary #2: Xenos vs Marines

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Nicole Kline

This developer diary for Aliens: Colonial Marines has it all. Xenomorphs? Check. Hot gameplay action? Check. Randy Pitchford? Double check. It’s also got awesome quotes like “There’s no negotiating with this thing. It’s going to kill you.”

Pitchford, Gearbox’s CEO and President, is joined by Producer Brian Burleson, Senior Design Director John Mulkey, and Writer Mikey Neumann in this episode. They talk about how scary these aliens are, how much influence they took from the films, and what their favorite weapons are in the game. But really, you should just watch the video.

Aliens: Colonial Marines will be out on February 12, 2013 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

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THQ begins work on four unannounced projects

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Amidst all the doom and gloom of yesterday’s quarterly financial presentation, THQ President Jason Rubin announced that the company has started production on four new games in the last two months, spread out across its internal development studios. These will all be “triple A” titles, and will likely be released for the next generation of consoles, and, of course, the PC.

Rubin said, “THQ has talented studios, strong intellectual property, and is now nimble enough to navigate the complexities and take advantage of a marketplace in transition. Beyond our announced titles, in the last 60 days all four of our internal studios began working on new titles that represent the type of product that we believe will make THQ successful in the future.”

This announcement came about during the same presentation where Rubin announced that THQ canceled development on Insane, the first game in the Guillermo Del Toro horror trilogy.

So what games are they working on? Well, they’re unannounced, but hopefully they’ve already started turning Saints Row: The Third – Enter the Dominatrix into Saints Row 4.

[Source: Computer and Video Games]

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Do you want a new Need For Speed: Most Wanted gameplay trailer?

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Did you say no? Well too bad. This new Need for Speed: Most Wanted trailer introduces you to the Corvette ZR1, The Koenigsegg Agera R, and the Hummer H1 Alpha, just a few of the stars of the new game.

Most Wanted is not about “pristine cars sitting untouched in a showroom,” so get that thought out of your head. This game is about getting dirty and smashy, driving fast (pedal to the metal and all that), and taking on your rivals as well as the police. The open world of Fairhaven City features heavily policed freeways, downtown grids, industrial zones, tunnels, storm drains, and high-speed open roads.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted will be out on October 30 for Android, iOS, PC, PS3, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox 360.

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Daily Scoop: August 6, 2012 – What weekend?

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Nicole Kline

My weekends fly by so fast these days that it’s like I don’t even get to have weekends. In the last two days, I played something close to about 24 hours of Dungeons & Dragons. We played our regular Saturday afternoon game of Zeitgeist, and then our friend Kenny came up to play three upper-level Paragon mods with us. At this point, I am about one mod away from Emberyll Spitfire, my awesome wood elf Bladesinger, reaching Epic. With a Battle Interactive coming up, that should be no problem!

Anyway, onto the deals! Amazon’s got a slew of new deals for the week:

And now for Monday’s t-shirt round-up: (more…)

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Metal Gear Solid 4 Trophy patch now available

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Looking for an excuse to replay Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots? Not that you need an excuse, but Konami has provided you with the perfect one: the long-awaited Trophy patch is now live in North America, Europe, and Japan. Not only does it add in Trophy support, it also removes the pesky loading screens before each chapter in the single-player campaign. If you can’t wait to get home and see the beautiful list, you can check out all of the Trophies at the PlayStation Blog.

A retail re-release of the game with the Trophy patch already installed is planned, though there’s no information on when we in North America will receive it.

[Source: Game Informer]

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