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: June 24, 2015 – Borderlands bundle!

Sorry for missing yesterday’s Scoop, everyone! I had a lot of errands to run and then needed to go to a dentist appointment. Good news: no cavities!

I have even more good news, and that’s the latest Humble Bundle, which is the Humble Borderlands Bundle! Pay what you want for Borderlands and three DLC packs: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot, and The Secret Army of General Knoxx. Beat the average to get Borderlands 2, the Psycho Pack, the Mechromancer Pack, the Creature Slaughterdome, and a 75% coupon for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Pay $15 or more to unlock more from Borderlands 2: the Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack, Headhunter 5: Son of Crawmerax, and the Season Pass, as well as a 25% off coupon to the 2K store. Buy Borderlands, help support the Video Game History Museum, and get some sweet swag while you’re at it!

The Midweek Madness at Steam is Double Fine’s Massive Chalice, which is on sale for $9.99. Add in the soundtrack for just $12.49. The Daily Deal is Ticket to Ride, which is on sale for just $1.99.

There’s also a brand new video game book bundle at Story Bundle! Pay what you want for “How Video Games Are Made,” “Kill Screen Issue 8: Virtual Reality,” “Boss Fight Books: Bible Adventures,” and “Put This in Your Brain: The Best of Unwinnable Weekly.” Pay $12 or more and get four bonus books: “HG 101 Presents: An Unofficial Guide to Castlevania,” “Designers & Dragons – 1970s, 1980s, 1990s & 2000s,” “SCROLL: #12 – Introducing MSX (Plus #1-11 Bonus!),” and “The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers.”

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Daily Scoop: June 22, 2015 – Weekends go too fast

I had a great weekend but, as always, it flew by way too quickly! I didn’t have much time for gaming, but I did finish watching the first season of Sense8 with Anthony. What an amazing show that is!

Anyway, let’s talk about deals! You should definitely check out the latest Bulky Pix Mobile Bundle over at Humble! Pay $1 or more for Type:Rider, Meltdown: Premium, iPollute, and Pretentious Game: Lovers Edition. Beat the average to unlock Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf: Complete, Corto Maltese, Twin Blades, Dark Lands: Premium, Aby Escape: Deluxe, Orborun, and Jazz: Trump’s Journey: Premium. These games are all Android exclusives!

The Steam sale is over, but they’ve still got deals! In fact, there are 69 brand new Weeklong Deals happening right now. Get Rochard for $1.49, Camera Obscura for $0.24, and The Tiny Tale 2 for $4.19, among others. On top of that, there’s also today’s Daily Deal, which is Guncraft. Get one copy of the game for $2.99, or four copies of the game for $8.99.

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Daily Scoop: June 19, 2015 – Just like that, it’s over

E3 is over, but there’s plenty of news to catch up on. I absorbed as much of it as I possibly could, and now I’m going to spend some time trying to forget about certain games so that I don’t pine over them for months!

The E3 bundle is over at Humble, but there are still some good sales to be had! Pick up Napoleon: Total War for $2, Killing Floor 2 for $23.99, and Homesick for $13.49, among many others.

And, of course, there are tons of great deals in the Steam sale today. Get Goat Simulator for $2.49, The Stanley Parable for $3.74, Among the Sleep for $4.99, and The Escapists for $12.05. There are only two more days left in the sale, so keep checking!

There are some really great shirts for sale today! (more…)

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Daily Scoop: June 18, 2015 – Cats, cats, cats!

There’s a brand new Humble Weekly Bundle, and it’s right up my alley: it’s Cats, Cats, Cats! Pay what you want for Schrodinger’s Cat and the Raiders of the Lost Quark, Pix the Cat, and Aqua Kitty – Milk Mine Defender. Beat the average to unlock Torchlight II and the Humble Deluxe edition of MouseCraft. Pay $10 or more to unlock Hot Tin Roof: The Cat that Wore a Fedora. Finally, pay $25 to get all that and an amazing Kittee shirt.

(While you’re at it, cat lovers, go to Shirt.woot today and get their “In Case of Irritable Mood” shirt. I might be getting one myself!)

Steam is continuing the madness of their sale, with some great ones happening today. Pick up Shovel Knight for $10.04, The Walking Dead Season Two for $6.24, and Ori and the Blind Forest for $11.99. Evolve is also a whopping 50% off, bringing it down to $29.99, and there are great deals in the Batman franchise as well.

Again, not many shirts today… (more…)

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Daily Scoop: June 17, 2015 – Making games

E3 is always a wonderful reminder of why we are all here in this industry, writing about games, making games, and participating in this beautiful conversation. I love seeing the fruits of labor of some of my favorite creative heroes. I say this every year, but it keeps being true: it’s a great time to be a gamer!

Today’s deals at the Humble Store include Kerbal Space Program for $29.99, a pre-order of the Batman: Arkham Knight Premium Edition for $89.98, and Grey Goo for $29.99. You can also get Freaking Meatbags for $6.69, Ethan: Meteor Hunter for $1.99, and so many more!

That Humble sale is much like the Steam Sale in that it’s just loaded with games. At Steam, you can pick up Planetary Annihilation for $4.49, the Game of Thrones Telltale series for $14.99, Pillars of Eternity for $30.14, South Park: The Stick of Truth for $13.59, and Plague Inc: Evolved for $10.04. The list goes on and on!

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Daily Scoop: June 16, 2015 – E3 is a beautiful explosion

We went to the PlayStation Experience last night, and I’ll admit it: I cried through The Last Guardian and the Final Fantasy VII Remake videos, and squeeed with joy knowing that I’ll be doing that crazy driving in Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. It was an amazing conference, and I can’t wait to catch up on everything else that’s already been pouring out!

There are some great sales happening this week at the Humble Store! Early access to Broforce is $9.99, as is Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, while The Binding of Isaac Rebirth with soundtrack is $11.99. And don’t forget about their wild E3 Digital Ticket!

Oh, and you’ve still got time on this bonkers Steam sale. Pick up Terraria for $2.49, The Talos Principle for $13.59, and the absurdly fun Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition for $7.49. That last one is a steal!

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Daily Scoop: June 15, 2015 – E3 is upon us!

It’s one of the most exciting weeks in video gaming – E3!! So much information is already pouring in, and it hasn’t even really begun yet. Stay tuned to Warp Zoned for tons of news all week!

Humble Bundle has a sweet E3 Digital Ticket deal happening right now! Pay what you want for WildStar Standard Edition, Warframe 7-Day Credit and Affinity Booster Packs, Ghost Recon Phantoms E3 Avatar and Starter Packs, Twitch Turbo 30-Day Subscription, World of Warships Closed Beta Key, Magicka Wizard Wars Exclusive Staff and Blade, Psychonauts (includes a coupon for 30% off Grim Fandango), Payday 2 Electarodent and Titan Masks, Company of Heroes, Age of Empires II HD Edition, Smite Loki Pack and Xbox One Closed Beta Key, and a coupon for 10% off at the Humble Store. Beat the average to unlock Medieval II: Total War plus a coupon for 25% off Total War: Attila, guaranteed beta access to Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, and Cities in Motion 2 plus a coupon for 10% off Paradox Games. Finally, pay the average plus $2 to get Payday 2. Whew. That’s a ton of stuff!

The Steam sale is still going strong. Pick up Dishonored for $4.99, early access to The Long Dark for $9.99, Dragon Age Origins for $6.59, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons for $1.49, and the ludicrously fun Gang Beasts for $13.39, among tons of other great games.

No day would be complete without t-shirts to buy! (more…)

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Daily Scoop: June 12, 2015 – About to break my “no t-shirt buying” streak right now

I haven’t bought a daily t-shirt from one of these sites in a while, but I think today is going to change that. I need one of those signs that lets you keep track of how many days it’s been since last t-shirt purchased!

Anyway, the Humble Store’s weekend sale is on CI Games! Get Lords of the Fallen for $24.99, Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 for $4.99, and Alien Rage – Unlimited for $4.99. I just like that there’s a game called Alien Rage, and that this one is unlimited.

Should we even talk about the Steam sale? My wallet is crying just looking at this page. Get Child of Light for $3.74, Starbound for $10.04, and Wasteland 2 for $19.99, among tons of games on sale right now. Go forth and purchase!

And now, here are the last shirts of the week! (more…)

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