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Daily Scoop: January 7, 2013 – Just another manic Monday

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Nicole Kline

Monday’s back again! It’s like there’s some kind of pattern with it or something. At least the weekend was awesome! The boyfriend and I played tons of Borderlands 2. We’re playing with Axton and Maya, and I’m trying to get all of the challenges in order to get that darn trophy. It’s fun, except for the one where you have to kill 200 enemies with splash damage from a rocket launcher. Well, all right, it’s really fun using a rocket launcher all the time, but that gets expensive! Also, I picked up the Adventure Time game for the 3DS, which I cannot wait to start playing! Too bad real life gets in the way of gaming.

Not much in the way of deals today, unless you’re one of those people who has made a new years resolution to get in shape. If that’s the case, Amazon has you covered with their Featured New Year, New You Deals. Start out with the Xbox 360 4GB with Kinect Nike+ Bundle for $249.99, then scoop up Just Dance 4 for $29.99, and maybe even Zumba Fitness Rush for $29.99. You’ll be in shape in no time!

Got a few great t-shirts today: (more…)

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THQ bankruptcy filing and sale to Clearlake Group denied

Posted on January 6, 2013 by John Scalzo

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THQ’s plan to sell itself lock, stock, and barrel to the Clearlake Capitol Group as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing has been denied.

During a hearing held on Friday, January 4, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mary F. Walrath denied the sale due to complaints from THQ’s creditors. They’ve claimed that selling the company in one piece has pushed down the sale price (originally pegged at $60 million by THQ/Clearlake) and scared away other potential purchasers.

THQ asked all potential buyers to submit their bid by January 8, with plans to complete the sale two days later. However, THQ’s creditors asked for an additional three weeks to give potential buyers more time to evaluate the company. A representative from WB Games spoke at the hearing and told the judge the publisher would be in favor of an extension. The company famously bought Midway Games, and the rights to the majority of their franchises (including Mortal Kombat), in 2009. Nine other companies were said to be interested in either all or part of THQ’s assets.

Another hearing is scheduled for tomorrow, January 7, to determine how the sale will proceed.

[Source: Bloomberg Business Week]

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Weekly Warp-Up: Best of 2012/Onward to 2013 Edition

Posted on January 6, 2013 by John Scalzo

No, that’s not a typo. Welcome to the Weekly Warp-Up, your weekly wrap-up of the biggest and the best articles posted at Warp Zoned this week…

2013 is off to a great start, but first, we took a look back and highlighted some of the best games of 2012 in our second annual Golden Pixel Awards. Spoiler alert: We loved Mass Effect 3 a lot.

If you’re interested, we also did a smaller look back at 2012, specifically What We Played in December 2012. And continuing this theme, a look forward at The Games of January 2013.

But perhaps you’d prefer to look sideways at the biggest news stories of the last week. Well those are available after the break. (more…)

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New Releases: Anarchy Reigns

Posted on January 6, 2013 by John Scalzo

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The new release calendar is a bit bare this month as last week came and went with no new games and only a single title will make its way into stores this week. But look! It’s Anarchy Reigns!

Anarchy Reigns is a pseudo-sequel to the pretty great Wii-exclusive MadWorld. It ditches that game’s black-and-white-and-red aesthetic for something a bit more colorful and multiplayer focused. Sega also hacked away at the game’s original date (July 2012) and the price (it was downgraded from a full-priced $60 game to a $29.99 budget price). Will the wait have been worth it? We’ll find out this week when Anarchy Reigns is released for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

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Bug fixes coming to Street Fighter X Mega Man in “Version 2” patch

Posted on January 4, 2013 by John Scalzo

goldenpixel2012-streetfighterxmegamanThe Mega Man Network recently sat down with Capcom’s Senior Community Manager, Brett “Brelston” Elston, to talk about Street Fighter X Mega Man and the future of the Mega Man franchise. During the course of their conversation, Elston revealed that a batch of bug fixes will be coming to the game as part of a “Version 2” update.

“[W]e can say we’re working on a V2 that will release soon and hopefully address some of those known issues. It’s not adding content, but we’ve been reading responses and can ‘tighten up’ a few things before the end of the year,” Elston said.

Elston would go on to say that “Version 2” of Street Fighter X Mega Man should be available sometime this month and will fix “a handful of performance issues” including problems with certain controllers and preventing the game from crashing when you press the ESC key.

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Daily Scoop: January 4, 2013 – Finally Friday

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Nicole Kline

It’s finally Friday, and I couldn’t be happier to see the weekend. I don’t have much planned other than Dungeons & Dragons, but I’d love to do some cleaning and get some laundry done. Oh, and I should probably go food shopping, considering I’m out of everything you could imagine. I guess maybe I shouldn’t have been this excited for the weekend…

There’s not really too much going on today when it comes to deals. Best Buy is having a 2-day sale, though not all the sale prices seem to have gone live yet. Keep an eye on the video game deals, especially if you want to pick up Gravity Rush and/or Uncharted: Golden Abyss. There are quite a few more Vita games there as well.

Not really too much going on with t-shirts, either, but you might like this video game-styled one: (more…)

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City Interactive targets March 12 for Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 release

Posted on January 4, 2013 by John Scalzo

It looks like Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 won’t be released this month after all. Originally scheduled for an August 2012 release, the game was pushed back to January 2013 and now it won’t make that date either.

According to the game’s publisher, City Interactive, Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 will now be available for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on March 12.

Unless it gets delayed again, of course.

[Source: Eurogamer]

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Wreck-It Ralph available to download on February 12, Blu-ray/DVD coming March 5

Posted on January 4, 2013 by John Scalzo

wreckitralph-blurayDisney’s Wreck-It Ralph has been praised by gamers and non-gamers alike for its loving tribute to gaming’s 8-bit days. While the film is still enjoying a very successful theatrical run, Disney has announced that it’ll be available as a digital download and on Blu-ray and DVD soon.

In a first for the company, Wreck-It Ralph will be available to download digitally more than a month before it’s Blu-ray/DVD counterpart. If downloading movies from iTunes or Amazon Video is your thing, you’ll be able to own Wreck-It Ralph on February 12.

However, if you’d prefer to wait for the Blu-ray/DVD, it’ll be released on March 5 in three different packages:

  • Ultimate Collector’s Edition ($49.99): Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy + Special Features
  • Collector’s Edition ($39.99): Blu-ray, DVD + Special Features
  • DVD Edition ($29.99): DVD + Special Features

Each version of the film will come packed with a variety of special features, including the Paperman short film that played before Wreck-It Ralph in theaters. You can read up on all the special features after the break. (more…)

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