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.

Sorcery makes your Move a magic wand on May 22

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Sony announced that their long-awaited game, Sorcery, will be out on May 22. This game, which showcased what the Move controller could do back at E3 2010, has been a long time coming.

Brian Upton, the game’s creative director, gave the guys over at PlayStation Blog a summary of the story:

Finn is in trouble. First, he accidentally blew up his master’s alchemy lab. Then he’s let Erline, his master’s magical cat, talk him into trespassing in the realm of the dead. Now he’s unleashed an ancient universe-destroying evil that won’t stop until everything he cares about is utterly annihilated. It has not been a good day.

Even though he’s only an apprentice, Finn must find a way to defeat the Nightmare Queen before she destroys the human world. To do this he must plunge deep into the realm of faerie — the Endless Stair, the Faerie Forest, the Slumbering Palace. With Erline travelling at his side he must master powerful and arcane magical spells, and use them to overcome the strange and twisted servants of Nightmare. He must solve challenging puzzles, and decipher the mysteries of alchemy. He must discover the secrets of the Nightmare Queen’s power and undo the damage that she has wrought.

And, above all, he must earn the right to be called… sorcerer.

Is the late release of this game working for or against Sony? On the one hand, they’ve been able to perfect the Move controls on the game and prepare it to meet with all the hype. But on the other, it would have been nice to have some more decent launch titles with the Move. Perhaps this game will be a motion controller revival of some sort.

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Xbox 360 version of RE: Operation Raccoon City gets exclusive Nemesis Mode DLC

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Can’t wait to buy Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City? Undecided as to which console you’ll buy it for? Well Microsoft has just sweetened the deal for Xbox 360 owners, who now get exclusive DLC called “Nemesis Mode.” Check out the trailer to see what it’s all about.

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City will be out March 20, along with the Nemesis Mode DLC for Xbox 360 users. Nemesis Mode will be 320 Microsoft Points.

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Daily Scoop: March 7, 2012 – Happy Wednesday!

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Nicole Kline

It’s the middle of the week! And even closer to the weekend for me, as I’ve taken off Friday to recover from Thursday, which is my birthday! Chances are I won’t do a bit of drinking, but hey – it’ll be nice to have a three-day weekend and to sleep in, if you know what I’m saying. Taking off on your birthday is nice, too, but when it doesn’t behave and fall closer to the weekend, what can you do?

Not really much in the way of deals today. Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is pretty interesting – it’s Sniper Elite by, get this, Maximum Family Games. This Wii game is $19.99 today, and I’m assuming it helps you learn how to be a leet sniper… with your family. In the most maximum way possible.

Does anyone else get a kick out of this, or is it just me???

Alas, only one gaming t-shirt for sale today on the daily sites: (more…)

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Darksiders II Collector’s Edition includes Death Mask

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Nicole Kline

THQ has announced that the Darksiders II pre-orders will all be upgraded to the Limited Edition, and that there will also be a Collector’s Edition of the game.

The Limited Edition will include the retail game, but will also give the player access to the first DLC, “Argul’s Tomb,” for free. All existing pre-orders will be upgraded to the Limited Edition.

In addition, there’s the Collector’s Edition of the game, for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. This includes:

  • The Limited Edition version of the game
  • a life-sized replica Death Mask with display stand
  • a unique Shadow of Death armor and scythe set with enhanced stats
  • a digital copy of the Darksiders II soundtrack
  • a hard-cover Darksiders II art book

The Collector’s Edition sounds pretty sweet, and will only set you back $99.

Darksiders II will be out for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on June 26.

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Sega and Arkedo Studio announce Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Nicole Kline

The trailer for Sega and Arkedo Studio’s Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit looks pretty awesome. There’s no gameplay – always worrisome – but the idea is interesting, and I’d like to see more. Knowing that you play as Ash, the prince of Hell, and that you’re being blackmailed on the Hellternet, and you ride a drill that you can use for transportation or mass destruction… all of these things are really endearing to me.

The most hilarious part of the announcement:

“The divine union between Arkedo and Sega results in the devilishly good product we can all sinfully be excited about. Hell Yeah!” commented Haruki Satomi, Senior Vice President of Digital Business at Sega of America.

“Yes: Divine. Exactly the word we were looking for! Now, if you will excuse us for a moment, we have a quote by a Sega VP to show our mums. Then we’ll be back; we have a great game to show!” added Camille Guermonprez, Studio Chef at Arkedo Studio.

Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit will be out later this year for PC, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade.

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First Medal of Honor: Warfighter trailer reveals October 23 release date

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Behold! We have a release date for Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Get ready to go back to Tier 1 on October 23 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

I don’t know about you, but I got goosebumps watching that trailer. I can’t wait to see more gameplay. Danger Close plus Frostbite 2 engine equals [expletive deleted] yes.

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MotorStorm RC will be free on Vita for limited time

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Excited to dive into the adorable MotorStorm RC on your shiny new Vita? Well I’ve got good news for you! For a limited time, the Vita version is free, courtesy of Scion. Additionally, you’ll “be able to drive a custom RC version of Scion’s iQ which is exclusive to the PS Vita version of the game,” according to the PlayStation Blog.

What are you waiting for? Hurry up and grab your free game! And while you’re in the store, check out all the new DLC that’s just been added to the store for both versions. Vroom vroom!

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PAX East 2012 schedule announced

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Attention gaming nerds! The schedule is up for PAX East 2012. Get thyself over to the site and check out what Tycho and Gabe, errr, I mean Jerry and Mike, have to offer.

What’s on your agenda? As always, I’ve got a slot saved in my schedule for the Rooster Teeth panel, and I’d like to make it to at least one of the Penny Arcade Q&A sessions. And I can’t wait to see the Naughty Dogs at “An Uncharted 3 Story: The Chateau, Creation to Ashes.” And I’m going to weep a bit when I get to “Penny Arcade’s New Rain Slick Precipice Game.” And that’s all just Friday.

PAX East 2012 will be held in Boston from April 6-8.

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