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: May 14, 2012 – On the eve of Diablo III

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Are you excited yet, people? It’s almost time for Diablo III to ruin your life. I know my boyfriend and I are thrilled at the prospect of all of our free time being smashed by this game!

Amazon’s got some new deals up today, some of which are pretty tempting:

Just one shirt today, and this one’s for Zelda fans… (more…)

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Daily Scoop: May 11, 2012 – It’s Friday, I’m in love!

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Nicole Kline

I’m actually in love every day, but today is an especially happy, love-filled day! I’m off from work, I’m home, it’s beautiful outside, I’m playing video games and editing, and I woke up next to the love of my life. It’s a good day!

Just one quick deal that will be gone soon: Amazon’s got a lightning deal on the Pokemon Black Nintendo DSi Bundle! This beautiful piece of machinery is just $129.99 from $179.99. Seriously, scoop it up!

Two browncoats shirts today, but only one for gaming fans… (more…)

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Daily Scoop: May 10, 2012 – Today is my Friday

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Well, technically today is Thursday, but it’s really my Friday, as I’m off from work after today until Tuesday. Woo! I’m going to get some much needed R&R, as well as do some massive cleaning in my apartment. Oh, and play Dungeons and Dragons, and celebrate Mother’s Day with my family, and write, and read, etc…

No new deals today, so I thought I’d point everyone in the direction of Amazon’s bonus offers page, which has all of their current offers in video games. Get a $10 credit and the Deadly Force Burst with Max Payne 3, $10 credit and access to the Borderlands 2 Premiere Club with Borderlands 2, and the exclusive High Seas Fortress stage with Resident Evil 6, among others.

Just one gaming-related shirt today, and it’s for Zelda fans… (more…)

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Scarygirl’s Transformation From Graphic Novel to Game

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Scarygirl is a project by Australian artist Nathan Jurevicius. Ambitious and haunting, the graphic novel follows the charming but strange orphaned girl raised by a giant octopus. The graphic novel is full of colorful, trippy illustrations – everything is very dreamlike yet whimsical. One of the most beautiful things about Scarygirl is the complete lack of any dialog whatsoever – speech bubbles have images, and thoughts and feelings are expressed through facial expressions and body language (as much as this can be done in a graphic novel). But everything about it just works – which is sadly not true for the video game adaptation recently released on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. (more…)

Posted in Features, PS3, Top Story, Xbox 360 | Tagged

Daily Scoop: May 9, 2012 – Oh So Fine

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Nicole Kline

It’s Wednesday, and it’s the last day of this season of Dungeons and Dragons Encounters. I am a little sad to see it go, but I’m eager to start the next season. I want to play as a kobold and be a necromancer so I can be Johannes Kobold: The Necromancer. Don’t get it? You should!

Amazon’s having a digital deal on Double Fine’s games, and they’re calling it the Oh So Fine Bundle. For just $9.99, you can get Costume Quest, Psychonauts, and Stacking, or you can get each one separately at a discount, if you don’t need them all.

Today is a fantastic day for t-shirts and a terrible day for my wallet. (more…)

Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News, PC |

Touch My Katamari Review: You Can Touch It, But You Won’t Want To

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Nicole Kline

When Namco Bandai announced yet another game in the Katamari series, I was only slightly surprised, and I was delighted that it would be on the PlayStation Vita. And I was tickled – no pun intended – by the title, which was Touch My Katamari. With the dual touch screens and dual analog sticks, there was no way this would be as bad as Me and My Katamari was for the PSP, right? Right??? The answer to that question made me sad, disappointed, and more than a little frustrated. (more…)

Posted in Reviews, Top Story, Vita | Tagged

Daily Scoop: May 8, 2012 – No deals

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Well, there are no deals today. I mean really, there’s nothing worth mentioning. I think the Internet has hit a lull, waiting for next week and Diablo III. I can’t believe that’s touching down the same day as Max Payne 3. If I wasn’t dating an awesome dude with a good rig, I would obviously be jumping headfirst into Max Payne. But seeing as I am, it looks like, for the first time in my life, a PC release is going to take precedence over anything else for a change. I never thought I’d see the day…

Anyway, at least there are two gaming-related t-shirts today! It’s not a total loss… (more…)

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Rise of the Videogame Zinesters Review: A How-to Book on Taking Back an Art Form

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Rise of the Videogame Zinesters is the declaration of an independent game maker that we, the common people, can take back game creation from the overworked developers and overpaid publishers. Anna Anthropy has a plan, and that plan is to change the world and make it so that anyone can create a video game. Much like the printing press changed the world of reading and writing, there are tools today that will change video game design and bring about a renaissance of creation and distribution. (more…)

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