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New Releases: Homefront, Okamiden, Yakuza 4, More

Posted on March 12, 2011 by John Scalzo

The Spring thaw is doing more than raising the mercury in your thermometer, it’s also bringing more big games to stores.

This week, THQ’s Red Dawn-inspired war game, Homefront, will be released on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. In fact, Red Dawn director John Milius was heavily involved in the creator of Homefront’s storyline.

Other big name releases this week fall into a few well known franchises:

  • Capcom will release Okamiden, pint-sized spinoff of Okami, for the DS
  • Sega brings Kazuma Kiryu back to America (but keeps the game’s Japanese sensibilities intact) in Yakuza 4 (PS3).
  • Andre Agassi serves up his first video game appearance in over 15 years in Top Spin 4 (PS3, Wii, Xbox 360).
  • And finally, Sega will release Total War: Shogun 2 on the PC.

The full list of the rest of this week’s new releases can be found after the break. (more…)

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In spite of lockout, Madden NFL 12 will be released as scheduled

Posted on March 12, 2011 by John Scalzo

The NFL Players Association has voted to decertify their union and the owners have imposed a lockout, effectively placing the fate of the 2011-12 season in the hands of the courts. EA Sports’ Rob Semsey has taken to Twitter to reassure fans that Madden NFL 12 is still in development and that it’ll be released this August as scheduled.

In a series of tweets, Semsey announced that all NFL players will be present and accounted for in Madden NFL 12. He also confirmed that rookies selected in next month’s NFL Draft will be placed on the rosters of their respective teams in the game. Finally, Semsey revealed that the Madden NFL 12 cover athlete would be announced by the end of March. Hmm, not being able to play at all might be the ultimate invocation of the Madden Cover Curse.

You can find the complete text of Semsey’s tweets after the break. (more…)

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Release Dates: Child of Eden, Arcana Heart 3

Posted on March 12, 2011 by John Scalzo

Release dates for Child of Eden and Arcana Heart 3 have snuck out of this weekend’s PAX East.

According to Joystiq, an Ubisoft representative has alerted them to the news that Child of Eden will be available on June 14 for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The musical motion game is being developed by Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s Q Entertainment and will include Kinect support.

Meanwhile, Scrawl has learned that Arcana Heart 3 will be available to download from the PlayStation Network on April 5. An Xbox 360 version of the all-female fighting game has also been given a rating by the ESRB, but only the PSN version has been officially announced.

We’ll have more from PAX East all weekend.

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Naughty Dog: Uncharted 2 train level and collapsing building will “look like child’s play”

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

Senior Editor Nicole Kline and I are right now at the Naughty Dog Panel, “The Making of an Announcement – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception“. We got to see part two of the 2-Player Productions and Naughty Dog collaboration detailing how Uncharted 3 came to be revealed. After the credits roll, a slight tease plays where a developer talks about how they’re taking players to new environments and situations they haven’t seen before. At the end, he proclaims the infamous train level and collapsing building segment shown at E3 will look like “child’s play” compared to what’s in the new game.

That’s a pretty bold statement considering how big those moments were in 2009. The team clearly gets across they’re under a lot of pressure in the video, so hopefully they’ll deliver when Uncharted 3 releases on the PlayStation 3 November 1, 2011.

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Shadow Complex 2: “Not if, only a question of when”

Posted on March 11, 2011 by John Scalzo

Chair Entertainment loves their 2009 Xbox Live Arcade shooter Shadow Complex. They love it so much that Creative Director Donald Mustard has promised Eurogamer that Shadow Complex 2 will be released sometime in the future.

“I’ll put it this way. More Shadow Complex isn’t a question of if, it’s a question of when,” Mustard said. “Shadow Complex is our baby and we love it dearly and, y’know, we’re working on some cool stuff [in general]. That’s all I can say.”

Chair recently completed work on the iOS game Infinity Blade, but they have yet to officially announce their next project.

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Red Faction: Armageddon blows **** up real good with Ruin Mode

Posted on March 11, 2011 by John Scalzo

Do you love the sound of breaking glass? Then Red Faction: Armageddon‘s “Ruin Mode” is for you:

Introducing Ruin, Red Faction: Armageddon’s mode dedicated to pure destructive mayhem. Choose your weapons, enter the arena, and unleash hell. Chain together explosive combinations for bonus points, and compete with your friends’ high scores on the online leader boards in Challenge Mode. Or engage in untimed Free Play rounds in which you explore the surface and seek out its most destructive secrets. As you destroy all that you see around you, your creativity will be rewarded.

Check out the trailer above to get a taste of Ruin Mode or play it for yourself at THQ’s booth (#956) if you’ve got tickets to this weekend’s PAX East.

Red Faction: Armageddon will be released for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 31.

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The Darkness II playable at PAX East; first screenshots revealed

Posted on March 11, 2011 by John Scalzo

2K Games is bringing playable demos of two of their biggest upcoming titles, The Darkness II and Duke Nukem Forever, to this weekend’s PAX East show. There’s probably not a person reading this that doesn’t have at least some idea about Duke Nukem Forever, but The Darkness II should have your attention as well.

The Darkness II introduces “Quad-Wielding,” which allows players to use their Demon Arms while simultaneously firing two weapons. Basically, you’ll become an eviler Doctor Octopus.

You can check out a quartet of “Quad-Wielding” Darkness II screens after the break. (more…)

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Warp Zoned at PAX East 2011

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Warp Zoned Staff

The Warp Zoned team (Senior Editor Nicole Kline, News Editor Mike Gutierrez, Podcast Producer Ryan Littlefield and Contributor Brianne Galli) have arrived at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo East. The 2011 edition of the gaming festival is being held at the Boston Convention Center today, tomorrow and Sunday.

The sold-out show includes demonstrations and hands-on playtime for many gamer’s most anticipated titles including BioShock Infinite, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon and more. The second annual PAX East Omegathon will also pit 20 lucky expo-goers against each other in brutal battles of Katamari, Jenga and Operation.

Keep your browsers tuned to our PAX East 2011 page to keep up with the latest news, previews and all the shenanigans of Nicole, Mike, Ryan and Bri.

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