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: March 6, 2012 – Time for Mass Effect 3

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Nicole Kline

If you’re anything like Warp Zoned-ers Ryan Littlefield and John Martin, then you’re probably already playing Mass Effect 3. You’ve either called in sick or taken the day off months ahead of time in order to bask in that new-game smell. I hope everyone is having an awesome time! I need to be that excited about a game… well, Borderlands 2 isn’t that far off, amirite?

Anyway, not much in the way of deals today – Amazon’s got their Deal of the Day in video games, which is just Activision’s Guitar Hero 5 Stand Alone Software for $19.99. They’ve also got two brand new weekly deals up – one is Final Fantasy XIII-2 on sale for $44.99 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The other deal is 15% off the Xbox 360 4GB Console with Kinect, bringing it down to $255.98. Scoop ’em up!

Just one gaming t-shirt today: (more…)

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God of War developer Cory Barlog signs up with Crystal Dynamics

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Cory Barlog, best known for his work on God of War, has been hired by Crystal Dynamics, a Square Enix studio.

Crystal Dynamics is currently working on a Tomb Raider reboot and an unannounced game that fans will endlessly speculate is a new game in the Legacy of Kain series. Hopefully, whichever project Barlog is working on doesn’t involve just adding in a lot of extra QTE. Given the robust nature of the games he’s directed (God of War II and both PSP games), it seems that gamers are in for a real treat here.

Head of studio Darrell Gallagher said: “Cory’s heritage in building industry defining action adventure titles, together with our focus on delivering quality character driven blockbuster entertainment makes Cory a tremendously exciting addition to the team.”

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Daily Scoop: March 5, 2012 – Skyrim day!

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Wow, that weekend flew by! I played a lot of D&D, Pandemic, Silent Hill, and Final Fantasy XIII-2. Oh, and I freaked out over last night’s episode of “The Walking Dead.” Are the writers actively trying to destroy the story? I mean seriously guys. Guys… seriously.

Anyway, apparently it’s Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim day today! It’s the Amazon Deal of the Day in video games for just $39.99 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. If you haven’t gotten a chance to pick this game up yet, what are you waiting for? Now’s your chance!

Today’s t-shirt is related to Skyrim, and should elicit more than a few chuckles: (more…)

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Daily Scoop: March 2, 2012 – Weekend: go!

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Whew! I have had a busy day so far. I got my license renewed, had a meeting, went to the doctor, picked up a board game, and baked. I. Am. AMAZING!

You know what else is amazing? Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games, which is Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It’s on sale today for $39.99 for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. That’s a good scoop!

Just one video game shirt today, but it’s an epic mashup! (more…)

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More The Last of Us details, screenshots from Naughty Dog

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Nicole Kline

There’s some news about The Last of Us over at the PlayStation Blog, courtesy of Naughty Dog’s Community Strategist, Arne Mayer. Mayer discusses all of the information that has come out in recent weeks about the game, and gives a detailed description of the game demo that publications have been playing.

Even reading about the demo has me excited for more. The game sounds intense:

Joel and Ellie are immediately besieged by the group of survivors, leading to a brutal melee sequence with Joel before other survivors reveal that they have a gun and start shooting at Joel. This tips the balance of power until Joel can draw his own gun and then both sides are taking cover and moving around to try to get a good shot off. When Joel’s pistol clicks, revealing he has no ammunition, the remaining survivor thinks he’s got the upper hand and moves much more aggressively since he still has a gun with ammo. Just when he thinks he’s got Joel, Ellie whips a brick at him, stunning him long enough for Joel to take him out via melee attacks.

Hit up the PlayStation Blog for the full description, or hit the jump if you just want to see the sweet screenshots – all of which were taken in-game. Spoiler alert: they’re gorgeous.

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Daily Scoop: March 1, 2012 – In like a lion…

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Hello, March! So glad to see you. That means we’re one step closer to beautiful spring! If we can just get through a few more weeks without a major snowstorm, we’ll be scott free. Hopefully I didn’t just jinx us…

Anyway, what’s going in the world of deals? Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympics for the Wii. It’s on sale for today only for just $34.99. Is this your bag, baby? Then scoop it up! Not sure why I just went into Austin Powers mode! Must be my hyper-ness pouring out through my fingers.

Sadly, there are no game-related shirts, but there’s an awesome poster I’d like to share, as well as some cool shirts I just happen to like: (more…)

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Daily Scoop: February 29, 2012 – Leap Day!

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Happy Leap Day! It’s that fourth year that isn’t a non-divisible-by-400 year that actually has an extra day in February. Wait, did I even get that right? You know how I am with numbers, people…

Today, we’re in one of our typical day-after-a-Gold-Box-Event-black-holes… there’s not really much to talk about. Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is a $25 promotional credit when you purchase the Xbox 360 4GB Console. Talk about utterly tepid!

To make up for it, there are two video game related shirts today, one of which is AMAZING and I want to buy it right now: (more…)

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Daily Scoop: February 28, 2012 – Gold Box Tuesday!

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Whew! That was some weekend. I never wanted it to end! I loaded myself up with too much Dungeons and Dragons on Saturday – actually, it wasn’t too much, it was just enough. But I still felt like a glutton. And Sunday I got my fill of board games with half a dozen (losing) games of Pandemic. Sometimes you just want to play until you win, but the mutation isn’t going to let you do that!

Anyway, welcome, ladies and gents, to yet another Gold Box event in video games! Hopefully the Gold Box deals today won’t be as bland as they usually are. I’m sorry, is that too pessimistic?

Here’s our list for today:

  • 6AM PST/9AM EST – “Make hell your battleground in this hot release for the PlayStation Vita” – Army Corps of Hell for the Vita for $29.99!
  • 8AM PST/11AM EST – “Grab your eyepatch for this PSP adventure” – this is LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean for PSP for $13.99!
  • 10AM PST/1PM EST – “The latest installment in the world-renowned series, which has shipped over 100 million units worldwide.” – could this be Final Fantasy XIII-2?
  • 1PM PST/4PM EST – “Turtle Beach’s top-of-the-line XBOX 360 headset” – pretty self-explanatory
  • 3PM PST/6PM EST – “Get a total body dance workout on the Nintendo Wii!” – some kind of fitness game – perhaps Zumba Fitness?
  • 6PM PST/9PM EST – “Its getting dark in here… Again” (Hey Amazon – that should be “It’s getting dark in here.” Get some editors!) – Darkness II, anyone?
  • 8PM PST/11PM EST – “Play with all your favorite toys within this DS game” – we’re thinking Skylanders

On the t-shirt tip, this one is completely unrelated to video games, but any t-shirt that references “The Wire” is a must-buy in my book: (more…)

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