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: May 29, 2014 – Just a regular Thursday

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Nicole Kline

There’s not too much excitement happening today… other than Philly Dev Night tonight. I’m excited to talk games all night with my friends, and to have a few post-GameLoop Philly discussions!

There are a few deals out there today that I’d like to share with you. First up are the deals over at Steam. The Weekend Deal is Europa Universalis IV, which is 75% at $9.99 until Monday at 10AM. The Daily Deal is one I know a lot of my friends will be excited about – it’s Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure for just $4.99. Time to get your scribble on with Maxwell!

Brand new this week is the Humble RPG Maker Bundle! Pay what you want for RPG Maker VX Ace, RPG Maker DLC Bundle #1, Skyborn, Sweet Lily Dreams, and RPG Maker – Free Games Bundle #1. Pay $6 or more to unlock RPG Maker XP, RPG Maker – Exclusive Resource Pack, RPG Maker DLC Bundle #2, To the Moon, Deadly Sin 2, and RPG Maker – Free Games Bundle #2. Pay $12 or more to unlock Game Character Hub, RPG Maker DLC Bundle #3, and Legionwood 2: Rise of the Eternal’s Realm. Whew! That’s a lot!

Finally, let’s take a look at what t-shirts are out there for you today! (more…)

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Daily Scoop: May 28, 2014 – PAX Prime sold out already

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Nicole Kline

Tickets to PAX Prime went on sale and sold out already, so if you were hoping to go and you happened to blink today, you’re out of luck. I mean, you’re out of regular luck – you can still try your luck on eBay, where you’ll probably end up paying more than three times the price. And, of course, there are three other PAXes to choose from now, so you’re much less limited than you used to be!

Anyway, let’s talk about deals! The Midweek Madness deal at Steam is Audiosurf, which is on sale for $8.99. Their Daily Deal is Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, which is down to $6.79.

If you’d rather snag a bundle, don’t worry – there’s one you can grab right now! Indie Royale‘s latest is called The Turing Bundle. Beat the current minimum for Eschalon: Book III, Eterium, 3 Stars of Destiny, Fractured Soul, and Motte Island. Pay $6 or more to unlock the bonus album.

And now, t-shirt time! (more…)

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Samurai Warriors 4 and Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate will be released in NA, Europe this Fall

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Nicole Kline

tecmokoei-logoTecmo Koei has made some pretty big announcements through Twitter these last few days in honor of the MCM Comic Con in London.

First up, the publisher confirmed that Samurai Warriors 4 will be available this Fall for Sony systems (PS3, PS4, and Vita) in North America and Europe. Not long after that, Tecmo Koei tweeted that Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate was also playable at the MCM Comic Con, and that it too would be coming to North America and Europe this Fall for the PS3, PS4, Vita, and Xbox One.

That’s a lot of Tecmo Koei coming in just a few months!

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Internet sleuths discover police-themed Battlefield Hardline on EA’s servers

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Nicole Kline

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Battlefield Hardline is rumored to be the next game in the Battlefield series, according to a lot of research performed today by multiple Internet sleuths. Samit Sarkar over at Polygon packaged it all together nicely:

The leak began with the discovery on the Better Battlelog forums of an initialism for a Battlefield game, “BFH,” listed for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The forum poster also discovered four soldier classes: Enforcer, Mechanic, Operator and Professional.

After that, the logo above was posted on web developer Koen Vlaswinkel’s personal website, taken from the Battlelog website. He “and the Battlefield Daily Twitter account also posted artwork and icons that mention the two sides in the game, SWAT and Thieves, and modes such as Blood Money and Heist.” These images, including a riot shield, taser, handcuffs, money, and police vehicles, did nothing to dispel the rumor.

But wait – there’s more. Vlaswinkel also found proof that Visceral Games, the studio behind the Dead Space series, could be the studio developing the game. He “discovered an image of the word ‘visceral,'” which goes along with a report from earlier this year about a cops-and-robbers game codenamed Havana in development at Visceral.

I guess we’ll just have to wait until EA’s E3 press conference at 3:00 PM (Eastern Time) on June 9, and hope that the publisher will clear this up then.

UPDATE: EA has gone ahead and officially announced Battlefield Hardline. And it looks like we will learn more at this year’s E3 Expo.

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Development on thatgamecompany’s next game gets a $7 million shot in the arm

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Nicole Kline

journeyIt’s a good day for thatgamecompany, and for fans of their lovely, immersive games. The company has just announced on their website that they have raised $7 million in funding. “We are happy to partner with Capital Today and a team of other investors who share our vision in making meaningful interactive experiences that inspire, connect, and emotionally touch the hearts of players around the world,” Studio Manager Sunni Pavlovic wrote.

This means that the company’s upcoming project will now be entering its next development phase. They’ll also “begin laying the infrastructure to self-publish, market, and distribute on our own terms for this next project and beyond,” which is huge for a company whose games were once exclusive to Sony.

Thatgamecompany has already brought us Flow, Flower, and Journey, and I’m delighted to hear they have another game in development – though I’m sad to think of a game without Kellee Santiago on board. Either way, I’m still eager to hear more about it, but they don’t have much to tell us yet. “Since finishing Journey, the team has been hard at work to make an emotionally engaging experience centered around human connections for players of all ages and backgrounds. We’re eager to share more information with everyone as we get further into development.”

Here’s hoping the wait isn’t long.

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Gearbox has released the full Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel gameplay video from PAX East 2014

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Nicole Kline

This is the PAX East gameplay walkthrough of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel narrated by James Lopez, Associate Producer at Gearbox, and Joel Eschler, Producer at 2K Australia. It’s absolutely amazing. It’s got ice bullets, laser guns, oxygen kits, low gravity, butt-stomping, and, of course, blowing dudes off the surface of the (Australian?) moon and out into orbit. Oh, and there’s a vehicle named the Stingray, though we don’t get to see it in action. Boo.

The walkthrough is from Athena’s point of view, so you get to see her badass shield firsthand. Wilhelm and Claptrap are in the mix as well, with Nisha being the only playable character missing from the demo.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel will be out this Fall on PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

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Daily Scoop: May 27, 2014 – Back to regular busy

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Nicole Kline

Saturday was GameLoop Philly, and it was amazing! We even got a sweet write up in Technically Philly. Now that it’s over, I can go back to my regular level of busy, instead of the crazy level I was at for a while. Yay!

Now let’s talk about deals! The first one is a biggie – Infamous: Second Son is the Gold Box Deal of the Day at Amazon. It’s been marked down to $35.99, and it’s a game you need if you have a PS4. Seriously! Steam also has some beautiful deals right now – the Daily Deal is Bastion for the ridiculously low price of $2.24, and the Midweek Madness deal is XCOM: Enemy Unknown for $14.99.

There’s a brand new bundle over at Indie Royale right now – the Mixer 4 Bundle! Pay the current minimum for Q.U.B.E., One Finger Death Punch, Sword of the Stars: The Pit, Data Hacker: Corruption, Ku: Shroud of the Morrigan, Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge, Isomer, Litil Divil, and Yury. There’s a brand new Humble Bundle right now as well. Pay what you want for Symphony, Draw a Stickman: EPIC, and Galcon Legends. Pay more than the average to unlock Skulls of the Shogun, Metal Slug 3, Fieldrunners 2, and Breach and Clear. That’s a lot of games!

Plenty of t-shirts to choose from today… (more…)

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Daily Scoop: May 23, 2014 – Friday at last!

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Nicole Kline

I’ve got something important to announce… I leveled up yesterday! I gained enough experience from driving a moving truck that I have gained a new level. It was something I never in my life thought I would do, because I’ve always been too afraid. But I did it, and I was good at it! Go team Nicole!

Of course, you know what I’m going to say already… there’s another Humble Daily Bundle today! This one is all about Dungeons. Pay what you want for Paper Sorceror. Pay more than the average to unlock the amazing and challenging Legend of Grimrock. Pay $10 or more to unlock Desktop Dungeons.

There’s a new Humble Weekly Bundle as well. Pay what you want for Age of Wonders, Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic, Divine Divinity, and Beyond Divinity. Pay $6 or more to unlock Age of Wonders II: The Wizard’s Throne and Divinity II: The Developer’s Cut. Pay $15 or more to unlock Divinity: Dragon Commander.

Finally, there’s a new Daily Deal over at Steam. They’ve got Democracy 3 on sale for 50% off, marking it down to $12.49. Scoop ’em up!

Let’s talk t-shirts… (more…)

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