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Daily Scoop: December 18, 2012 – Make up your mind, weather!
So, it’s December, and it’s a week until Christmas, and somehow it’s 60 degrees outside? Seriously, what is going on here? I can’t take this anymore, and neither can my brain. My headaches have been off the charts lately!
There are some great deals going on today. Amazon’s Gold Box deal is PS3 320 GB PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection Bundle for $249.99, $50 off the regular price. So that means you get LittleBigPlanet 2, Infamous 2, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One included, as well as whatever other crazy stuff Sony releases for free. And if you have a Vita, that Plus membership will get you a ton of games on there as well. This is a pretty good deal!
Also, GameStop has a bunch of great stuff going on in their weekly ad, including some great deals on Xbox 360 consoles on page 6. I keep telling myself I’m going to get that R2D2 Xbox 360! Maybe this is the week…
Sadly, only one shirt today, and it’s a repeat, but I’ve included something adorable as an added bonus: (more…)
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
XBLM Countdown to 2013 deals begin today with CoD Modern Warfare 3 and a lot more
Microsoft has announced that the “Countdown to 2013” sale has begun on the Xbox Live Marketplace. From now until December 31, a ton of games, add-ons, and Avatar items have had their prices slashed by as much as 67% off. Kinect owners will also be able to download the Double Fine-developed Kinect Party for free until the 31st as well.
You might also be interested to know that today’s “ONE DAY ONLY” deal is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
The Game on Demand edition of Modern Warfare 3 can be downloaded TODAY ONLY for $29.99 (a savings of 50% off). All four of the game’s DLC Collections are also half off and they’ve been priced at 600 Microsoft Points ($10) apiece.
The full list of deals can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, Xbox 360
Tagged Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Add two new courses to Doritos Crash Course on January 2
Microsoft has announced that they plan to release an expansion for Doritos Crash Course on January 2. You remember Doritos Crash Course, right? It was a freely available advergame that was added to the XBLA in 2010 and one of the most-downloaded XBLA games of all time.
The Crash Course add-on will be priced at 160 Microsoft Points ($2) and it’ll include two new locations (London and Vegas) as well an Easy Mode for the Japan courses, new Achievements, and two new Avatar Awards. Each location will include ten courses, almost doubling the size of the game.
Not bad for $2.
Posted in News, Xbox 360
Tagged Doritos Crash Course
Daily Scoop: December 17, 2012 – What did you ask for?
It’s Monday again! It’s like this happens every week or something. But luckily, it’s the last Monday before the long holiday break. I am looking forward to sitting around, gaming, cleaning, and eating! Well, ok, I’m not really looking forward to cleaning, but I am looking forward to cleaning out some of my old junk. I may even sell some of the old games I don’t play anymore. But… but I don’t want to!
There are some more deals going on over at Amazon right now, for those of you looking for last-minute gifts, or something you asked for that you know you might not get. Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion is $19.99, the Game of Thrones Art Book Bundle is $19.99 (WOW!), Power Rangers Samurai is $19.99, and the Zone of the Enders HD Collection is $24.99. I think I might cave and get that Game of Thrones set. It’s too good to be true!
Just one shirt for you today, but it’s a funny one! (more…)
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
Resident Evil 6 to be reanimated as PC download on March 22
Capcom has announced that the PC version of Resident Evil 6 will be available to purchase as a digital download on March 22, 2013.
The PC version of Resident Evil 6 will include all of the content updates from the PS3/Xbox 360 versions as well “full Steam functionality” including cloud saving, Steam Achievements, Friends support, game overlay, and leaderboards.
And if you’re curious, here’s what kind of PC power you’ll need to run Resident Evil 6:
Minimum Specifications
- OS: Windows Vista/XP, Windows 7, Windows 8
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or better, AMD Athlon X2 2.8 Ghz or better
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 16 GB free hard drive space
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS or better
- DirectX: 9.0c or greater
- Sound: Standard audio device
Recommended Specifications
- OS: Windows Vista/XP, Windows 7, Windows 8
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.7 Ghz or better, AMD Phenom II X4 3 Ghz or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 16 GB free hard drive space
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or better
- DirectX: 9.0c or greater
- Sound: Standard audio device
Posted in News, PC
Tagged Resident Evil 6
Street Fighter X Mega Man now available; Mega Man 1-6 coming to 3DS eShop in 2013
As promised, Capcom has uploaded a PC download of the Street Fighter X Mega Man fangame to the Capcom-Unity blog. You can download the free game right now, but the site’s servers are absolutely slammed, so you might want to wait a few hours.
In other Mega Man news, Capcom has announced that the six NES games in the series will soon be available on the 3DS eShop. The original Mega Man will be available for download on December 27 with Mega Man II scheduled to follow on February 7, 2013.
The remaining four games will be added to the download service throughout the year.
Posted in 3DS, News, PC
Tagged Mega Man, Mega Man 2, Street Fighter X Mega Man
Weekly Warp-Up: We’re Not Ready to Announce It Edition
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…
There was a lot of non-announcement announcements made this week.
First up, Blizzard’s Rob Pardo has revealed that the developer has a version of Diablo III “up and running” on console hardware. But they’re still not ready to announce it and there’s a possibility that the game may never be released.
Next, Valve’s Gabe Newell has confirmed that his company is hard at work on the long-rumored “Steam Box” and will probably release it next year. But any details about the name, the price, and what it’s capable of are still up in the air.
Finally, a job listing posted by PopCap Games has revealed the developer is working on a “AAA game.” It probably won’t be some brutal bloodbath, but it does use the same engine that powers Battlefield 3 and Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Alright then.
And here’s a real announcement for good measure… There’s just two more days to enter our contest to win a Best of Bond two-CD set and a copy of 007 Legends for the Xbox 360.
Hit the jump for more of this week’s biggest news stories. (more…)
Posted in News
God of War: Ascension beta begins on January 8 for PS Plus subscribers
Sony has announced that God of War: Ascension‘s multiplayer beta will begin on January 8. All PlayStation Plus subscribers will be invited to download the beta client, and they’ll be treated to “visceral, larger than life, online combat.”
Here’s a few more details about the beta straight from Sony Santa Monica (via the PlayStation Blog):
So the burning-in-Hades question is, what will you play in our Multiplayer Beta? A visceral, larger than life, online combat experience for starters. We are kicking off the Beta with our signature Team Favor of the Gods mode and the yet-to-be-seen Favor of the Gods mode, which plays like Team Favor of the Gods, but without the teams. In both modes, you’ll fight to reach the requisite number of favor points from the Gods, earning points via kills, bonus brutal kills, opening chests, capturing domination points, and, if you’re skillful enough, performing executions using the Spear of Olympus.
God of War: Ascension will be released exclusively for the PS3 on March 12, 2013.
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged God of War: Ascension