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: January 22, 2015 – Cute Final Fantasy shirts

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Nicole Kline

I’m a sucker for Final Fantasy shirts, especially those with Moogles on them. But I’ll get to those in a moment. Let’s talk about deals first!

There’s a new Humble Weekly Bundle called Je Suis Charlie, and it’s full of games from French developers. Pay what you want for Type:Rider, Finding Teddy, and Little Big Adventure. Pay $6 or more to unlock FarSky, Strike Vector, and the audiobook of Homeland by Cory Doctorow. All proceeds will go to charity.

The Weekend Deal at Steam is The Evil Within. Until January 26, you can pick up the game for just $20.40. Today’s Daily Deal is Spec Ops: The Line, which is 80% off at $5.99.

OK, NOW we can talk about t-shirts. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: January 21, 2015 – Last day to get Brawlers

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Nicole Kline

The Humble Weekly Bundle Brawlers is about to end, so you should hop on it! Act now to get Fist of Awesome, Ascendant, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, and more.

Over at Steam, the Midweek Madness is Insurgency – you can get one copy for $4.49, or four copies for $13.49. The Daily Deal is Ziggurat, which is $7.49.

There are some brand new games at Indie Royale in the Mixer 14 Bundle. Beat the average and get Tiny & Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers, Metal Dead, Words for Evil, Rhiannon: Curse of the Four, Slinki, Heroes and Legends: Conquerors of Kolhar, Battleplan: American Civil War, Robowars, Doorways: The Underworld, and The Last Door: The Collectors.

Let’s wrap this up with a few t-shirts. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: January 20, 2015 – New Humble Bundle offers tons of digital card games

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Nicole Kline

The latest Humble Bundle has me super excited – it’s the Humble Card Game Bundle! Pay what you want for the full version of Scrolls, the Dinosaur Starter for SolForge, the full version of Star Realms, and Talisman: Digital Edition and Talisman: Prologue with two cahracter packs. Pay more than the average to unlock Magic 2015 – Duels of the Planeswalkers Special Edition with Garruk’s Revenge Expansion, Dominion Online Seaside Expansion, and two starters plus bonus gold with SolForge. Pay $12 or more to unlock Dominion Online plus the Intrigue and Prosperity Expansions, the Humble Bundle Deluxe Pack of Scrolls, and the basic edition of Card Hunter. Still not satisfied? Get the Humble Card Game Bundle Cards ‘n’ Tee, which includes a physical copy of Star Realms with a special added card, as well as a t-shirt.

That is freaking awesome and I’m probably going to go all in and get that t-shirt because it is sweet.

The Midweek Madness at Steam is Grid Autosport, which is on sale for $9.99. The Daily Deal is Warmachine: Tactics, which is on sale for $23.99. I don’t mean to sound unexcited about this – I’m just overly excited about those card games!

Let’s talk about t-shirts! (more…)

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Borderlands: The Handsome Collection brings Borderlands 2, Pre-Sequel to PS4, Xbox One

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Nicole Kline

I’m having some serious feelings right now, Internet.

Borderlands: The Handsome Collection will bring the Borderlands series to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for the first time on March 24. As expected, it compiles Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel – and all of the DLC for both games – into a single package for $59.99. You can transfer save files and characters between the last-gen and the new-gen and, of course, it’s also got updated graphics.

All of that is sort of ho-hum, until you get to the part where the games now have four-player couch co-op. Oh, and there’s an absurd $399.99 special edition of the game that comes with “a remote controlled Claptrap steward robot, a collectible steel case, and 12 exclusive lithographs.” There are only 5,000 of these being made available worldwide, and pre-orders open today, so you better get on it fast if you want one.

Having played a zillion hours of Borderlands, I shouldn’t even consider buying this. But honestly, if it had the original Borderlands in it as well, I would have already pre-ordered it, as it’s the only one I haven’t played with Anthony Amato. And I don’t have $400 just laying around to buy that Claptrap Edition. But… But… I really want to!

Hit the jump to see what comes in the “very limited” Claptrap-In-A-Box Edition. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: January 19, 2015 – Super homework time

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Nicole Kline

I envisioned some video games this weekend, but sadly, I have played very little. I’ve mostly done homework, homework, and more homework. Hopefully this means I’m doing really well in my class, but right now, I can’t even think straight. So, um, yay education?

But, in case you are home and want to play some games today, here are some deals for you. At the Humble Store, they’ve got early access to Life is Feudal: Your Own for $26.65, The Fall for $4.99, and Tristoy for $14.99.

Steam has tons (110, to be exact) of new Weeklong Deals available now, including Postal 2 for $1.99, Retro Rampage DX for $3.99, and The Tiny Bang Story for $0.49. The Daily Deal is Enforcer: Police Crime Action, which is on sale for $9.99.

If you’re here for t-shirts, don’t worry – there are lots after the jump. (more…)

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Ascension: Deckbuilding Game Review: Docking at the Port of Sadness

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Nicole Kline

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Let me just get this out of the way: Ascension is my favorite deckbuilding game of all time. There are lots of fun deckbuilders out there, but nothing compares to Ascension. I’ve played the original tabletop version and I’ve also played it on my iPad. And now that it’s available on the PC, I’ve played that version as well. Sadly, I have to say that the PC version, titled Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, is my least favorite way to play the game. However, despite the performance issues I had with the game, playing it on your PC might be the easiest way to gain access to the world of Ascension. Short of spending tons of money on the tabletop version or playing it on your mobile device, that is. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: January 16, 2015 – Three-day weekend

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Nicole Kline

The three-day weekend is about to start, and I’ve got tons planned. Well, by “tons,” I mean I have a super long to-do list, lots of homework, and at least one social outing. I’m hoping to squeeze some video games in there, but we’ll see how much I can possibly get done!

There are a couple of good deals today. Over at the Humble Store, you can pick up Kerbal Space Program for $17.99, Eldritch for $2.24, and Dynetzzle Extended for $0.89.

At Steam, you can play Saints Row IV for free until January 19, and pay just $4.99 if you want to own it. Not interested? Maybe you’d be more into the Daily Deal, which is Warlock 2: The Exiled for $4.99.

The Mystery 3 Bundle is the latest at Indie Royale. Beat the average to get Skyborn, Depth Hunter 2: Deep Dive, and Depth Hunter 2: Ocean Mysteries, with more to be announced soon.

I’ve got lots of shirts for you today! (more…)

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Daily Scoop: January 15, 2015 – New Humble Weekly Bundle

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Nicole Kline

There’s a brand new Humble Weekly Bundle, and this one is all about brawlers! Pay what you want for Fist of Awesome, Reaper: Tale of a Pale Swordsman, and Super Comboman: Don’t Mash Edition. Beat the average to unlock Ascendant and Fist of Jesus: Deluxe Edition. Pay $8 or more to unlock Double Dragon: Neon and Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition. And don’t forget you get lots of soundtracks with those, too.

Over at Steam, they’re offering a free weekend of Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth. If you decide to buy, it’s $29.99 until January 19. Their Daily Deal is Warframe: Honor Pack, which is on sale for $9.99.

One shirt for you today! Hit the jump to check it out. (more…)

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