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: November 14, 2011 – MEPACon is over!

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Well, it’s been a long weekend for me, folks! I headed out to MEPACon from Friday to Sunday, where I played a staggering 28+ hours of Dungeons and Dragons. It was glorious! But now I’m back at work, and I’m exhausted. I really want to action point and take a nap.

Can that be done?

Anyway, Amazon’s starting Black Friday early! Today’s Deal of the Day in video games is a bunch of four star games for under $20. There are some good ones on there – Bioshock 2 is like 10 bucks! Scoop it up, y’all!

Amazon also has some new weekly deals up:

Our amazing editor, John Scalzo, has also been hard at work gathering Black Friday deals. So far, he’s got:

No video game shirts today… sorry, folks. Maybe we’ll have better luck tomorrow!

Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |

Daily Scoop: November 10, 2011 – Who wants a Zelda-themed t-shirt?

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Wow. Not only do we have some deals today, but we’ve also got two Zelda-themed t-shirts! Feast or famine, people. Feast. Or. Famine.

Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games today is Atlus’ MAHJONG CUB3D (yes, that’s really how it’s spelled). This DS game is on sale today for just $18.99. Also added to the weekly deals are:

Aaaand today we have two awesome Zelda-themed t-shirts! The first is from Ript, and it’s called “Tri-Caution:” (more…)

Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News, PS3, Xbox 360 |

Daily Scoop: November 8, 2011 – Gold Box Event!

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Nicole Kline

And so another Gold Box Event sneaks up on us! Video games are what’s for dinner over at Amazon. The big Deal of the Day is EA’s FIFA 12, which is just $39.99 today on PS3 and Xbox 360. Other Gold Box Deals today are:

  • 6:00 AM PST/9:00 AM EST: Objection! It’s Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney for the DS, just $15.99
  • 8:00 AM PST/11:00 AM EST: Get Suda-crazy with No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise for $27.99
  • 10:00 AM PST/1:00 PM EST: Get the Xbox game Sonic Free Riders for just $14.99
  • 1:00 PM PST/4:00 PM EST: Engage in combat across the globe, dodging skyscrapers, and turning their enemies into fiery supersonic debris – never before has combat been so fast and in-your-face! – this one’s gotta be Ace Combat Assault Horizon!
  • 3:00 PM PST/6:00 PM EST: Prepare to compete in the Olympic Winter Games with your friends and family like you never thought possible! Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, anyone?
  • 6:00 PM PST/9:00 PM EST: A collection of single player puzzle games designed to provide puzzle fans and fanatics over 500 hours of play time spread across over 1,000 addictive games – Puzzler World, perhaps?
  • 8:00 PM PST/11:00 PM EST: Kill Zombie’s on your PC! – Probably Left 4 Dead 2, though that misuse of the apostrophe makes me want to choke everyone!

No game-related t-shirts today, but I’m loving the nostalgia in today’s Qwertee: (more…)

Posted in Daily Scoop, DS, Etcetera, News, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |

Daily Scoop: November 7, 2011 – Vacation over edition

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Hi, kids! I’m sad to say my vacation is over, but happy to say I’m back to give you the scoop on where and how to get games on the cheap! I know you’re just so thrilled. And I know most of you actually read this for the t-shirt tips and not the game tips. Don’t lie!

Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games today is EA’s The Sims 3: Pets. It’s on sale today for $29.95 for the 3DS, PS3, and Xbox 360 – errr, apparenly it’s on sale for the week as a new weekly deal! Amazon’s other weekly deals are:

Ryan Littlefield also wants you to know that Target is selling L.A. Noire for $20 for both PS3 and Xbox 360. Scoop it up!

Today’s shirt.woot, “Enchanter,” is freaking adorable: (more…)

Posted in 3DS, Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |

Daily Scoop: November 1, 2011 – Nathan Drake is back, baby!

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Whew. I’ve had quite a day with Drake and the crew. I’ll give one spoiler: this game is awesome. I’m making my way through it slowly – actually, I was just getting my butt kicked so I decided to take a break. I’m at a stealthy part, and there are only so many dudes I can stealth before I feel a profound need to chuck a propane tank in someone’s grill. Amirite?

Anyway, a quick deal for everyone: Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is Ubisoft’s Red Steel 2 with MotionPlus. This Wii exclusive is on sale today for $25.99 from $59.99.

Also worth mentioning is today’s killer t-shirt over at TeeFury, which is an absolutely must have for all Zelda fans: (more…)

Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News, Wii |

Daily Scoop: October 31, 2011 – Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Happy Halloween, everyone! What did you get dressed up as this weekend? Something video game related, I’m assuming! My boyfriend and I decided to go as Heisenberg and Jesse Pinkman (as you can see in this awesome photo). We even had some of the blue, yeah!

But today’s scoop is about deals, my friends, not about who had the awesomest Halloween costume (obviously we win that one). Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games continues the Call of Duty pattern with Call of Duty: World at War for $15.99 on the Xbox 360. Amazon’s also got their new weekly deals, which are epic:

  • Buy Two Games, Get One Free – and not just the crappy ones, either. This list includes Batman: Arkham City, Gears of War 3, and the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection, as well as boatloads of older games. Seriously, this one is worth wading through all the pages.
  • 50% off L.A. Noire for the Xbox 360, making it $19.99
  • Homefront on sale for just $19.99
  • Child Of Eden for $14.99 used through the Warehouse

But wait! There’s more. Target’s having their own awesome buy two, get one free sale, so if you’re tired of throwing all of your money at Amazon, you can take it to Target instead. Righteous!

T-shirt wise, Ript‘s “Stars & Stripes & Bricks” made me LOL: (more…)

Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News |

i09.com’s 10 Recent Novels About the Future of Video Games

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Popular nerdblog i09 Daily 10 from the other day lists 10 Recent Novels About the Future of Video Games (sorry, I can’t stomach spelling those last two words as one). The list includes two of my favorite cyberpunk writers, Cory Doctorow and Neal Stephenson, and also has one of my favorite books from this year, Ernie Cline’s Ready Player One (no, I really liked it, and Cline as well!). See the full list of books below and check out the full article at i09 for their hearty descriptions.

1. Player of Games, by Iain M. Banks (1988)
2. The Restoration Game, by Ken MacLeod (2010)
3. Halting State, by Charles Stross (2008)
4. For The Win, by Cory Doctorow (2010)
5. Reamde, by Neal Stephenson (2011)
6. Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline (2011)
7. Omnitopia Dawn, by Diane Duane (2010)
8. The Gravity Pilot, by M. M. Buckner (2011)
9. “Ghost in the Machine,” by Mercedes Lackey (2010)
10. Extras, by Scott Westerfeld (2007)

Posted in Etcetera, News |

Hydrophobia Prophecy will make a splash on the PSN starting November 1

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Get ready to dust off your Move controller: Hydrophobia Prophecy will be available on the PSN starting this Tuesday, November 1.

I’ve been pretty excited about this game since it first launched on the Xbox 360, and I know it’s evolved a lot since then. According to Dark Energy Digital’s Peter Jones, “The PlayStation 3 is now by far and away the best looking and best playing version of the game on any platform – it’s in a different league compared to the original release, with many game systems reworked from the ground up, compelling new mechanics and a deeper back-story. What’s more, the PlayStation Network release will also contain the Darknet feedback system, a first on console, allowing players to engage directly with us, the developer.”

Of course Sony chimed in about the Move compatibility as well. Andy Stewart said, “Hydrophobia Prophecy is a fantastic third person adventure game built around the PlayStation Move controller. The Move implementation is excellent and will considerably enhance the experience for gamers.”

Hydrophobia Prophecy will be free for PlayStation Plus subscribers, and $7.99 for you sorry saps who aren’t. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go charge my Move controllers.

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