Warp Zoned Presents
Video Game Canon- Clair Obscur Completes the Sweep by Winning “Best Game” at 2025-2026 BAFTA Games Awards
- Boss Fight Books Gets a New Look for Richard Moss’s “Age of Empires”
- GDC Awards: All the Winners from 1996 to Today
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Wins “Game of the Year” at 2025-2026 GDC Awards
- Silent Hill, Dragon Quest, Skyrim, and More Announced as Finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026
Warp Zoned Presents
- Video Game Research Library
- We Pitched a Museum a 1993 Game Hint Line (And They Actually Said Yes) – Yarn Spinner (2026)
- The History Of The Word “Metroidvania” And How It Spread – A Critical Hit (2025)
- Creator of Hit Game Shovel Knight Is at a ‘Make or Break’ Moment – Bloomberg (2025)
- Shadow of the Colossus: An oral history – Design Room (2025)
- In 2005, games started rewiring our brains – The AV Club (2025)
Author: Nicole Kline
InFamous: First Light will be released on August 26
Sucker Punch tweeted some sweet news yesterday – InFamous: First Light will be available to download for the PlayStation 4 beginning on August 26. To celebrate this announcement, they even included some sweet concept art of our girl, Fetch. She looks badass! Click on the image above to see the full size. I can’t wait to take on Curdun Cay with her in two months.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged InFamous: First Light
Daily Scoop: June 26, 2014 – Plenty of shirts for everyone
There are a bunch of shirts and a bunch of games you can grab today, so let’s cut right to the chase!
This week’s Humble Weekly Bundle is the Frogwares <3 Ukraine edition. Pay what you want for Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Journey: The Heart of Gaia, Dracula: Origin, Dracula: Love Kills, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Mystery of the Persian Carpet. Pay more than the average to unlock Nemesis, The Awakened, The Secret of the Silver Earrings, and The Mystery of the Mummy. Pay $9 or more to unlock Magrunner: Dark Pulse and Versus Jack the Ripper. That is a lot of games.
The Steam Summer Sale is winding down, so grab what you can! Today, you can get Dishonored and Left 4 Dead 2 for $4.99 each, Train Simulator 2014 for $8.24, and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag for $19.99. And that’s just a few!
Now, time for shirts!
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
Platinum is developing a Legend of Korra game for Activision
In the “OMG YAY!” department, Platinum Games has announced it is developing The Legend of Korra, a game based on – no kidding – the show by the same name. The game will be released on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Fans can currently vote on the cover art on Facebook.
Tim Hedrick is writing the game’s story, which is good news, since he’s involved in the show. Bryan Konietzko and Michael DiMartino, co-creators and executive producers, will be consulting. The game will take place between seasons two and three, and you’ll get to play as Korra herself, using the four elements to not just fight enemies, but also participate in the Pro-Bending arena. You’ll also get to ride on her awesome bear-dog, Naga!
There’s also a 3DS game in the works, though this one is a turn-based strategy game developed by Webfoot Technologies. Season three of the show starts tomorrow, and the game will be out this Fall.
Daily Scoop: June 25, 2014 – Bundles galore
I played a lot of games last night, just like I said I would! But I also did the dishes, put away the laundry, and managed to feed myself dinner. All in all, I was successful at both work and play.
Although I know I just said this yesterday, there’s yet another brand new bundle over at Indie Royale right now – this time, it’s the Debut 15 Bundle. Pay the current minimum for Blue Rose, Copod, Toy Wars Invasion, Radium, Rock Zombie, Pahelika: Revelations, and Crystal Story II. You can also still get your hands on the Indievision Bundle over at Humble Bundle as well.
People keep asking me, “What did you get in the Steam Summer Sale?” So far, nothing, but today I’m tempted to grab Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII for $4.07 each (aiee!), and They Bleed Pixels for $1.99. The sale is going to break down my resolve at some point!
Check out today’s shirts after the jump!
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
Game Critics Awards has announced their Best of E3 2014 nominees
The Best of E3 2014 nominees are in, and Evolve is currently leading the pack with six nominations (Best of Show, Best Original Game, Best Console Game, Best PC Game, Best Action Game, and Best Online Multiplayer). The rest of the Best in Show games all have multiple nominations as well – Alien: Isolation, Batman: Arkham Knight, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, No Man’s Sky, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege. After all the attention it’s gotten, I’m surprised Sunset Overdrive isn’t on that list, but it’s on a few others.
Check out the full list of nominees after the jump.
Posted in 3DS, News, PC, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tagged Alien: Isolation, Batman: Arkham Knight, E3 2014, Evolve, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, No Man's Sky, Sunset Overdrive, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
Civilization Revolution 2 will be released for iOS devices next week
I know that image is from the Xbox 360 version of Civilization Revolution, but I liked it, so I’m sticking with it. Anyway, 2K Games has announced that Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution 2 will be released on iOS on July 2, which is really soon. According to the press release, which you can see after the jump, it will be coming soon to Android devices as well.
This seems like a pretty rational move for the company, which released the first game on iOS after having a run on consoles and handhelds. The sequel has been developed exclusively for mobile devices, and promises it will be ” delivering high-impact graphics and new gameplay and controls that capitalize on the mobile technology advancements since the original Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution launched more than five years ago.”
Hit the jump for the full press release.
Posted in Mobile, News
Tagged Civilization Revolution 2
Square Enix files Final Fantasy Explorers trademark application in US
Square Enix has filed a trademark application with the US Patent and Trademark Office for Final Fantasy Explorers, a fact that makes me intensely excited. Siliconera has had a lot to report about the game, like the fact that it will have “about 20 jobs,” including previously mentioned “Black Mage, White Mage, Knight and Monk,” and then also “Dragoon, Paladin, Thief, Ninja, Red Mage, Time Mage, and Bard.”
The game is currently being developed for the 3DS, and I’m slightly freaking out about it. You will be able to maneuver your weapons, armor, accessories, and abilities, and “once you learn an ability, they can be used on other jobs, as well.” The abilities will each have costs associated with them, and will cost double if you use them while in a different job. Oh and also you can befriend monsters and then they can join your party! Aaaaagh you can have monsters in your party. Why is this game not in my 3DS right this second.
Siliconera also wrote, “It is said that the game’s main portion actually takes place after you clear the story, boasting a volume of about 100 to 200 hours worth of gameplay.” No word yet on when it’s coming out (or an official US announcement, for that matter), but there is word that I’m going to buy it, and that you may not see me for a while.
Posted in 3DS, News
Tagged Final Fantasy Explorers
Daily Scoop: June 24, 2014 – Evening gaming
There’s been a lot going on these days, so when I can take the time to play games, I do. I’ve got meetings and events on top of work for the next few days, so tonight, I’m going to head home, put my feet up, and just play games all night. Will I eat ice cream for dinner? I can only say probably.
There’s a brand new bundle over at Indie Royale right now – the Debut 14 Bundle! Pay the current minimum for Monster Truck Destruction, Sushi Bar Express, Aquadelic GT, The Moon Silver, Steam and Metal, Virus Jigglin’ Fever, Football Director, and StarDrone.
Steam‘s Summer Sale is still going strong. Torchlight II is $4.99, Metro: Last Light Complete Edition is $6.79, and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is $2.99. I played that last one all the way through this weekend, and it was amazing. I highly recommend it!
There are new deals at the Humble Store as well. You can get Just Cause 2 for $3.74, early access to Nosgoth for $4.99, and Life Goes On for $9.74. So many great options. Scoop some of these games up!
And now, the moment you’ve been waiting for – t-shirts!
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News