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.

MS @ E3 12: Fable: The Journey makes an appearance

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Nicole Kline

The Kinect is getting a lot of airtime at this press conference, especially with Fable: The Journey.

Announced at last year’s E3 Expo, the new trailer showed a fantasy setting interspliced with a live-action player casting spells at enemies. It looks like players are going to get a major workout here, tossing fireballs at enemies and just generally getting their Harry Potter on.

Fable: The Journey will be available this Fall.

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MS @ E3 12: New Splinter Cell unveiled, subtitled “Blacklist”

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Nicole Kline

The new Splinter Cell game, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist, was shown at the Microsoft Press conference, and it’s gorgeous. Sam Fisher is back, this time on the Iran-Iraq Border. The game was shown off by Ubisoft and is in development by Ubisoft Toronto.

Sam is deadlier than ever, tearing through enemies fluidly with new maneuvers. He dances between them, pumping them with bullets smoothly, like a deadly ballerina: he can grab an enemy, spin him around, and pump two bullets in the chest and one in the head. That’s “killing in motion,” something that skilled players can master.

Brand new is Kinect voice command functionality. The player can call the enemy over and then grab him and pull him over the side – a move that married Solid Snake and Nathan Drake perfectly.

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist will be out in Spring 2013.

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Daily Scoop: May 21, 2012 – Rainy Monday

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Nicole Kline

And after what was mostly a beautiful weekend, Monday is here, rainy and gloomy. That’s how I feel about this weekend ending, so it’s very fitting, I must say!

Let’s see, what are the deals today? Well, Amazon is really trying to get rid of Gears of War 3, that’s for sure. This week, you can get the standard edition for 50% off, bringing it down to $29.99. I’d say scoop it up, but it might go down another $10 next week…

I’ve got two great gaming t-shirts for you today! (more…)

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Daily Scoop: May 18, 2012 – Hooray for Friday!

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Woo, it’s Friday! Tonight I’ll be playtesting a new game over at the awesome Cipher Prime studio. If I’m allowed to write about it, you’ll be the first ones to hear about it! Scout’s honor.

Amazon’s having a huge sale on downloadable games right now! They’re calling it “Game Downloads Mayhem” with “12 Days of Dynamite Deals.” Act now to get both BioShock games for $7.49 (total!), Metro 2033 for $4.99, and the Alan Wake Collector’s Bundle for $17.49, among many others.

No shirts today, but please go vote for this one so it gets printed: (more…)

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Daily Scoop: May 17, 2012 – Too much gaming

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Nicole Kline

It’s finally happened: my wrist is shot. It’s probably mostly because I smashed it against the sharp corner of my drawer the other day, but I’m sure all the writing and gaming I’ve been doing doesn’t really help my case much. Looks like I need to ice it and take it easy for a while. Luckily it’s not my mouse hand, and I can probably figure out a way to hit the number buttons and Q with my nose, so I’ll be playing Diablo III later. Take that, wrist!

Amazon’s having a deal on Serious Sam games right now. You can get individual titles or four-packs, all of which are very cheap at 75% off. Fans of the series should hop on this before the 19th!

Awesome video game mashup shirt available today: (more…)

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Awesomenauts Review: Get Ready to Launch Fun into Space!

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Awesomenauts is a colorful and competitive arena game with some light platforming that feels like you’re in an 80s cartoon. Set in the year 3587, it’s got aliens, humans, and, of course, lots of robots. You play as the Awesomenauts, who are touted as the most powerful mercenaries in the whole universe. It’s a ragtag group, but when the goal is galactic conquest, you need the best of the best. While this game isn’t necessarily the best of the best, playing as the Awesomenauts can be a whole lot of fun. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: May 16, 2012 – In the wake of Battle.net outages

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Many people have been complaining about glitches, bugs, and maintenance on the Battle.net server. Blizzard is probably – maybe? – regretting the concept of forcing even single-player gameplay to be online. We’re crashing everything! I got in a few hours of play last night, so I’m selfishly happy. How about you?

Gamefly is having a big under $15 sale on some of their used games! Get Rage, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, or Homefront for just $9.99, or F.3.A.R. or Brink for $12.99. Not sure how Brink is more expensive than Deus Ex… There’s not much else up, other than Amazon’s buy Sorcery, get a PlayStation Move Navigation Controller for $14.99. This is a pretty good deal if you need a nav and want Sorcery!

Just one shirt today, but it’s a cute one! (more…)

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Daily Scoop: May 15, 2012 – What are you playing today?

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Nicole Kline

We’ve got three serious releases today: Diablo II, Game of Thrones, and Max Payne 3. Which of these games are you spending your hard-earned money on, and giving all of your time to? My answer is obvious: Diablo III. Though I do really like Max Payne… no! Don’t look back!

Let’s see, what are the deals today? Well, Amazon’s got Gears of War 3 on sale for $39.99. And Target has a plethora of games on sale in their video game deals event. Check out page after page of deals, including Dead Rising for $14.99, Dead Space 2 for $19.99, Dragon Age Origins: Ultimate Edition for $14.99, Mass Effect 3 for $39.99, and Uncharted 3 for $29.99. Scoop those deals up!

One gaming-related shirt for you today… (more…)

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