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Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2 gets over here in Spring 2013

Posted on December 3, 2012 by John Scalzo

Warner Bros., Machinima, director Kevin Tancharoen, and NetherRealm Studios have announced that the second season of Mortal Kombat: Legacy will debut on Machinima’s YouTube channel next Spring.

Tancharoen wants to make “Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2” bigger in every way and has recruited some interesting new actors to take on some of Mortal Kombat‘s most iconic characters. Casper Van Dien (of Starship Troopers fame) will take over the role of Johnny Cage while Mark Dacascos (from Double Dragon) will wear the razor-rimmed hat of Kung Lao. Best of all, Cary Tagawa will reprise his role from the first Mortal Kombat movie as Shang Tsung. Other additions to the cast for Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2 include Brian Tee as Liu Kang and Harry Shum, Jr. as the original character Kuai Liang. Kuai Liang is the canon name of Sub-Zero’s younger brother, but the name will belong to a “warlord advisor” in the webseries sequel.

Ian Anthony Dale has been asked to play Scorpion once again. He’ll be joined by the unnamed actors and actresses who will bring life to Ermac, Mileena, Kitana, Kenshi, and Stryker in season two. Stryker was famously played by Battlestar Galactica alum Tahmoh Penikett in season one, but it’s currently unknown if he’ll return for another round.

The first clip from Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2 will premiere during the Streamy Awards, which will be held on February 17.

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“Dragonborn” Skyrim expansion will be available for PC, PS3 in early 2013

Posted on December 3, 2012 by John Scalzo

Bethesda has announced that the next Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim expansion, “Dragonborn,” will be available on the PC and PS3 in early 2013. The publisher is still trying to make the game’s previous expansions, “Dawnguard” and “Hearhtfire,” available on the PS3. But as of right now, there’ still no timetable on when that could happen.

“Dragonborn” will also be available for the Xbox 360 beginning tomorrow (December 4). It’ll be priced at 1600 Microsoft Points ($20).

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Can your PC run Crysis 3? Crytek reveals minimum/recommended specs

Posted on December 3, 2012 by John Scalzo

Crytek has released the minimum and recommended system requirements for Crysis 3. They’ve also released a third set of specificiations, the “Hi-Performance” requirements, which will surely revive the age-old question, “But can it run Crysis?”

You can find the minimum requirements below and be sure to hit the jump for the recommended and “Hi-Performance” requirements.

Minimum Requirements

  • Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
  • DirectX 11 Graphics Card with 1GB Video RAM
  • Dual Core CPU
  • 2GB Memory (3GB on Vista)
  • Examples:
    • Nvidia GTS 450 + Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 Ghz (E6600)
    • AMD Radeon HD5770 + AMD Athlon64 X2 2.7 Ghz (5200+)

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Weekly Warp-Up: Something Something Wii U Edition

Posted on December 2, 2012 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…

Now that the Wii U has launched, analysts are extra concerned about the health of the console game industry. Spoiler alert: They think it sucks and is in trouble. Thankfully, we don’t stand for that kind of fearmongering and want everyone to “Just Stop!” Consoles Are NOT Headed For a Crash.

Want more proof? How about the fact that Nintendo sold 400,000 Wii U consoles in its first week of availability. But I guess somebody forgot to tell Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, who is completely baffled by the Wii U.

We also explored “The Music of Sonic the Hedgehog” in a non-Wii U-related moment that we like to call the Speed of Sound.

More of this week’s news can be found after the break. (more…)

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New Releases: Far Cry 3, Mass Effect Trilogy, Resistance Collection, More

Posted on December 2, 2012 by John Scalzo

The month of December is typically a slow one for new game releases, but that hasn’t stopped Ubisoft from bringing Far Cry 3 to the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 this week.

This week will also see the release of the Lord of the Rings-inspired MOBDA Guardians of Middle-Earth. The game will make its debut on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Arcade, but a boxed PS3 copy will also be available.

If you’d prefer something a bit more substantial, two trilogies will be available on the PS3 for the first time: BioWare’s Mass Effect Trilogy and Insomniac’s Resistance Collection.

Also available this week is a quartet of multiplatform games making their Wii U debut: Rise of the Guardians, Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2013, Rapala Pro Bass Fishing, and The Avengers: Battle For Earth.

Finally, gamers can check out Power Rangers Super Samurai for the Xbox 360 and Family Party 30 Great Games: Obstacle Arcade for the Wii U this week.

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Daily Scoop: November 30, 2012 – What were you thankful for?

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Nicole Kline

It’s the last day of November, and if you’re on Facebook or Twitter, you probably saw a lot of posts about what people were grateful for every day. I enjoyed reading everything my friends had to say, and at times even felt a little wistful. What were you the most grateful for, this final month on Earth before the world ends? I know I was grateful for family, friends, my kitties, video games, writing, and the love of my life, Anthony.

Too cheesy? Maybe too cheesy.

What’s up with sales for today? Well, Amazon’s got a few more featured deals for you, with Diablo III going down a few more dollars to $27.99, as well as Dark Souls on sale for $15.99. I’m really tempted to scoop that one up myself!

No t-shirts today – sorry, folks! My wallet isn’t, though. :) Go forth and spend that money on fun this weekend instead!

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Nintendo Power’s last issue goes out in style

Posted on November 30, 2012 by John Scalzo

The final issue of Nintendo Power’s nearly quarter-century-long run is being delivered to subscribers now. It’s even possible to say that it’s the end of an era. Thankfully, Nintendo is sending their beloved official magazine off with a rather fitting tribute.

A Reddit user has posted a picture of the final cover and the claymation figures depicting a key moment in New Super Mario Bros. U that bears an uncanny resemblance to the cover of the first issue.

Yup, this is definitely the end of an era. Also, these tears running down my face are because of allergies. Yup, definitely allergies.

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Nintendo confirms 3D Mario, Zelda games in development for Wii U

Posted on November 30, 2012 by John Scalzo

Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed that pre-planning for a Legend of Zelda game for the Wii U had begun within Nintendo at this year’s E3 Expo. But Nintendo’s President, Satoru Iwata, has revealed even more about the publisher’s future plans for two of their biggest franchises.

Speaking to IGN, Iwata announced that both a 3D Mario game and a Zelda game are in the works for the Wii U:

“We will announce the launch schedules for new 3D Zelda and Mario games in the future, but this is not the right opportunity for me to indicate when we will make such announcements,” Iwata said.

Nothing more was said, but I have a strong feeling that E3 2013 is going to be very interesting.

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