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4th Mortal Kombat DLC character, MK Legacy episode 9 to be revealed at Comic-Con

Posted on July 19, 2011 by John Scalzo

In addition to the final episode of the Mortal Kombat: Legacy webseries, NetherRealm Studios has confirmed that the fourth downloadable character for Mortal Kombat will be unveiled at this weekend’s Comic-Con.

Both reveals will occur after a Mortal Kombat tournament that’ll be held at the Westfield Horton Plaza Gamestop on Thursday, July 21 at 7 PM.

The final DLC character will be priced at $5, just like Skarlet, Kenshi and Rain before him/her.

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Supergiant narrates Bastion’s XBLA launch tomorrow

Posted on July 19, 2011 by John Scalzo

Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade promotion on the Xbox Live Arcade is finally here and Supergiant Games’ Bastion is up first. The action RPG looks very reminiscent of The Legend of Zelda and the Warp Zoned staff loved it at this year’s PAX East. If Bastion is new to you, you can check out the launch trailer above to get a taste of the game’s constant narration or there’s a description right here:

Bastion is an action role-playing experience that redefines storytelling in games, with a reactive narrator who marks your every move. Explore more than 40 lush hand-painted environments as you discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces. Wield a huge arsenal of upgradeable weapons and battle savage beasts adapted to their new habitat. Finish the main story to unlock New Game Plus mode and continue your journey!

Bastion will be available to download from the XBLA tomorrow for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15). A PC version is also in the works, which will be available later this year.

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Sega plans to unveil something new at Comic-Con

Posted on July 18, 2011 by John Scalzo

Are you going to be in San Diego this weekend for Comic-Con? If so, you’ll have a chance to witness the announcement of Sega’s latest game. No details about the mystery game were revealed, however, a playable demo will be available.

Speaking of playable demos, the publisher also revealed that they plan to set up a portable arcade in San Diego to showcase more of their upcoming releases. The “Sega Pop-Up Arcade” will be located at 345 6th Avenue (between K Street and J Street) and it’ll be open from Wednesday, July 20 all the way through to the end of the show on Sunday, July 24. Best of all: no quarters required!

Hit the jump for a complete list of every demo Sega plans to bring to Comic-Con. (more…)

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 to be released in January 2012

Posted on July 18, 2011 by John Scalzo

Emily Shoji, the Assistant PR Manager at Square Enix, has revealed (via Twitter) that Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be released this January:

FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 is slated for a January 2012 release for North America. Be excited!

And we are! If you can’t wait until January, Square Enix will have a playable demo of Final Fantasy XIII-2 on display at this weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con.

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Daily Scoop: Monday, July 18 – May I have this dance?

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Sadly, my dance is done… I finished reading A Dance with Dragons last night. Spoiler alert: there are dragons in it! And characters die. Martin is almost as bad as Joss Whedon.

Anyway, onto the deals! Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is Trion’s Rift for the PC. It’s only $9.99 down from $49.99 today, so if you’re looking for a cheap alternative to WoW, now’s your chance!! Amazon’s also got new weekly deals – there’s L.A. Noire for $37 on PS3 and Xbox 360 (which I think you should definitely buy), Super Monkey Ball 3D for $19.99, and two promotional credit deals – one is for $50 for the Xbox 360 250 GB console with Kinect, and the other is $25 for Kinect with Kinect Adventures. Not too shabby!

No gaming shirts today, but Tee Fury has an amazing Star Wars shirt: (more…)

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Nintendo brings first publicly playable demo of Zelda: Skyward Sword to Comic-Con

Posted on July 18, 2011 by John Scalzo

Nintendo’s Comic-Con 2011 presence will include the first publicly playable demo of the Wii’s swan song, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. In addition to Link’s latest adventure, Nintendo will showcase playable demos of more than a dozen upcoming games including Super Mario 3D, Mario Kart 3DS, Kid Icarus: Uprising and Kirby Wii. All of these games will be on display at the Nintendo Gaming Lounge, which will be located in the San Diego Ballroom at the Marriott Marquis & Marina across from the San Diego Convention Center, home of this weekend’s Comic-Con.

Hit the jump for the complete list of playable games. (more…)

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White Knight Chronicles II finds a home in September

Posted on July 17, 2011 by John Scalzo

Can I keep him, Ma?

D3 Publisher had initially scheduled White Knight Chronicles II for a Summer 2011 release. But, as the Summer started, the game disappeared from upcoming release calendars.

Thankfully, D3’s Miki Takahashi rides to the rescue and has assured readers of the PlayStation.Blog that the game will be released this September. And in case you missed out on the first game, he also wanted to remind everyone that every copy of WKC2 will include a newly remastered edition of the original White Knight Chronicles.

That’s a lot of RPG for one package.

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Weekly Warp-Up: Pottermania? No… Unchartedmania!

Posted on July 17, 2011 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…

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is well on its way to setting box offices worldwide. But The Boy Who Lived has to compete in the video game space with the world’s greatest adventurer (check out our hands-on look at the Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception beta) and a man who has crazy sheep-based hallucinations after cheating on his fiance (check out our hands-on preview of Catherine). Harry who?

The staff is also back with another Warp Zoned Podcast. Experience the full awesomeness of Episode 14 as News Editor Mike Gutierrez, Senior Editor Nicole Kline, and Podcast Producer Ryan Littlefield are joined by Editor-in-Chief John Scalzo and Contributing Writer Chris Urie! The team discusses Sony’s recently revealed PSN Pass, and how they think it will effect the gaming community.

Hit the jump for the rest of the Weekly Warp-Up. (more…)

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