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: April 21, 2011 – Are you ready for some…football?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Nicole Kline

It’s a quiet Thursday. Most people are still recovering from Tuesday’s explosion of games, while others are getting restless and running around outside in the beautiful weather. Some of us are still on the hunt for good deals, though!

I’m afraid there’s not much to share with you today. All I’ve really got is the Amazon Deal of the Day in video games, which is EA’s Madden NFL 11. It’s $29.99 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, $19.99 for the Wii, and $9.99 for the PlayStation 2. This is a great deal, so pick this up if you like football games!

Nothing on the t-shirt front, unless you want to go to a Jawa Keg Party:

LOL!

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Atari announces Centipede: Infestation for the 3DS, Wii

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Nicole Kline

These days, when someone mentions the arcade classic Centipede, more people are likely to cringe in horror, immediately thinking of The Human Centipede. Hopefully Atari’s recent announcement of the upcoming Centipede: Infestation will take the power back. Published by Atari and developed by WayForward, the 3DS and Wii game “is a post-apocalyptic action experience that features run-n-gun shooting style gameplay with tower defense-style objects, paying homage to the original Centipede while bringing the brand into the 21st century.” Hell yes! You play as orphaned teenager, Max, who meets up with another teenager named Maisy to try to save the world. This sounds like every teenager’s dream – saving the world from giant bugs while getting the girl.

There are killer centipedes – of course! – as well as tons of mutated bugs, including spiders, beetles, and grubs, all across 40 stages within seven environments. There are also loads of great weapons, including a Nuke Cannon and a Freezethrower. I wish I had some of these when fighting the bugs in my apartment! They’ve even got co-op multiplayer, as well as sharable content with StreetPass on the 3DS. Sound like your kind of game? It’ll scuttle up this fall, so be prepared.

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Daily Scoop: April 20, 2011 – Portal 2 hangover

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Nicole Kline

I don’t know about you, but I’ve got a ferocious gaming hangover. And, much like a regular hangover, what I need is some hair of the dog to set me right. Going home and playing more Portal 2 is obviously the only way I’m going to feel better right now.

The world seems to be on a video game sale hangover as well. Today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games is Activision’s NASCAR The Game 2011. Both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions are $39.99 down from $59.99 today only.

There are no good daily t-shirts, and while there are lots of other sales this week, there’s really not much new to report. Not like anyone really needs anymore games after yesterday. Whew. I’m spent.

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Team Ico Collection, Last Guardian delayed

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Nicole Kline

While it’s no surprise that the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection and The Last Guardian have both been delayed, it certainly is a disappointment to have the delay made official. According to the PlayStation Blog, both games have been bumped from their expected launch dates – Spring ’11 for the Collection and Holiday ’11 for The Last Guardian. Fumito Ueda cited the postponement as needing more time “to provide more challenging and better quality of content to users and to fulfill First Party Studio’s obligations.” He also apologizes and begs for our patience, adding that “all the members of my production team are working together at a fast pace to develop and release the game in First Party Studio quality.”

As I said, I can’t say I’m surprised, but I am disappointed. I’ve had the Team Ico Collection pre-ordered since it was announced, and I was really looking forward to replaying both games with all the added features. Here’s hoping that will at least be released in time for the holidays.

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Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D extras announced, include Boss Rush mode

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Hey! Listen! Link (and Navi) are happy to share that Nintendo has announced some of the extras for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. In addition to the Master Quest, which is a more challenging playthrough of the game, there’s also Boss Rush. In this mode, you can fight bosses you’ve already defeated, or even take them on in one nonstop battle. That sounds hardcore, which is just what OoT fans want right now.

CVG is also speculating that there will be a “Super Guide” as well. They quoted Nintendo as saying, “Players not so familiar to the Legend of Zelda series can also get a helping hand through bite sized videos available in-game, which will provide hints on how to solve puzzles encountered during your journey.”

This all sounds better and better. The remake, which is being developed by Grezza – helmed by Secret of Mana creator, Kouichi Ishii – will be out June 19.

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The 3rd Birthday Review: There Isn’t Even Any Cake

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Nicole Kline

The Parasite Eve franchise got another addition to it with The 3rd Birthday for the PlayStation Portable. This third-person shooter reunites players with fan-favorite Aya Brea, whose tough demeanor has been replaced with scant clothing and helplessness. Changed is the title, and gone are the meatier parts of Parasite Eve‘s RPG elements, replaced instead with tactical action elements that feel jammed in like a square peg in a round hole. Repetitious gameplay and a convoluted plot, not to mention a complete deviation from the spirit of the series, make this birthday a forgettable one. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: April 19, 2011 – The day our wallets cried

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Nicole Kline

It’s finally here! Today marks the release of Mortal Kombat, Portal 2, and SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs. Gamers everywhere are calling in sick, going home sick, and pulling sick moves to start in on these games. Some even braved midnight lines to pick up their copies early. Are you one of the fanatics? Tell us about your experiences in the comments!

Today is also a ridiculous day for deals. It’s another all video games Amazon Gold Box Event day, with the main course served up as Blizzard’s Starcraft II: The Wings of Liberty. Pick it up today for $39.99 down from $59.99. It promises to be “Fast-paced, hard-hitting, tightly balanced competitive real-time strategy gameplay that recaptures and improves on the original game.” Damn! Upcoming deals are:

  • 6 AM PDT: Enter into the premier online role-playing experience (my guess is Rift!) WRONG! World of Warcraft Battle Chest for $17.99!
  • 8 AM PDT: Don’t forget treats for your Mabari War Hound (hopefully this one’s Dragon Age II!) RIGHT! for just $39.95!
  • 10 AM PDT: Pick up this Sony PS3 exclusive collectors edition (perhaps a little Killzone 3?) CORRECT! $59.99!
  • 12 PM PDT: Hey man, nice Skillshot (Bulletstorm, anyone?) ding ding ding! $39.95!
  • 2 PM PDT: After thirteen days of fates intertwined, the battle begins (Final Fantasy XIII for sure) Yup! $19.99!
  • 4 PM PDT: Embark on epic quests and build your Kingdom (my completely wrong guess is White Knight Chronicles) Nope! The Sims Medieval for $29.99.
  • 6 PM PDT: Unravel the mystery surrounding the origin of the KINGDOM HEARTS (wow, not even trying there, Birth by Sleep, amirite?) Winner at $19.99!
  • 8 PM PDT: Get ready to take to the field (MLB ’11 or Major League Baseball 2K11?)

But wait…there’s more after the jump, including two awesome Portal 2-themed t-shirts! (more…)

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Daily Scoop: April 18, 2011 – Almost Portal 2 time!

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Portal 2 is coming out tomorrow!!! Holy crap! It’s been such a crazy long wait that it snuck up on me. It probably put a portal behind me and jumped through it and now it’s going to drop a companion cube on my head! Noooooo!!

Ahem. Excuse me. There are some good deals going on today – Amazon’s having what they’re calling Easter Savings in Video Games, which sounds sort of not all that politically correct. I mean, where are the Passover savings? I don’t judge, either way. The sale is one of those buy one, get one 50% off ones, and includes Lego Harry Potter and a bunch of other stuff. As for today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games, they’ve got a smorgasbord of Atlus games. Radiant Historia is $27.99, Demon’s Souls (with soundtrack!) is $15, and 3D Dot Game Heroes is $13.40. Don’t miss these awesome deals – these are games worth buying immediately if you don’t already own them.

No game-related t-shirts today, I’m afraid. I think the Internet wore itself out with the four t-shirts I posted about Saturday and Sunday. But I’m going to have a hard time not purchasing this one from Tee Fury:

Shiny!

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