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Deus Ex: Human Revolution coming August 23

Posted on March 8, 2011 by John Scalzo

Deus Ex: Human Revolution, the latest entry in the critically acclaimed series, has finally been given a release date by publisher Square Enix. North American gamers will be able to pick up the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 title on August 23 while UK gamers will have to wait until August 26.

The news comes courtesy of developer Eidos Montreal’s Twitter feed. Ironically, if the game had met it’s original release date, it would have arrived on store shelves today, March 8.

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2011 Game Developers Conference breaks records, next year detailed

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

The results are in, and a record 19,000 professionals made the pilgrimage to San Francisco for the 2011 Game Developers Conference. The world’s largest and longest running developer event hosted five packed days of over 450 lectures, panels, summits, tutorials and roundtable discussions. Event director Meggan Scavio said, “the past week of GDC truly embodied the passion and spirit of the video game community. From seasoned game veterans to aspiring game professionals in areas spanning social and online games through major console titles and beyond, we are honored to continue to serve the industry – and hope to see you all next year.”

If you decide to take her up on that offer, the event will return to the same venue, the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, when the madness begins again on Monday, March 5 to Friday, March 9, 2012. The festivities aren’t quite over yet, as a lot of the trailers and details are now trickling down to the press, so stay tuned to Warp Zoned to catch all the happenings you may have missed last week.

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Free DLC for PES 2011 coming March 15

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

Soccer fans, you got the best kind of DLC coming your way – the free kind. Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 will contain a free pack on March 15. Team updates include Winter transfers and movements up to the end of the January transfer window for 135 Club teams, Spain’s new team kit and Sweden’s national team’s away kit. Also included are ten new boot styles from Adidas, Nike, Puma and Umbro. Sounds like some nice free swag, compliments of Konami.

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Nathan Drake battles Katherine Marlowe in Uncharted 3

Posted on March 8, 2011 by John Scalzo

Naughty Dog and Sony put on a very popular press event at the Game Developers Conference last week. The subject: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception.

Besides showing off the game’s stereoscopic 3D mode, they also introduced the world to Katherine Marlowe, the thorn in Nathan Drake’s side and the villain of Uncharted 3. Check out the trailer above for more on Marlowe or hit the jump to learn a little more about her backstory. (more…)

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Fallen Frontier blazes a trail to PAX East

Posted on March 8, 2011 by John Scalzo

Moonshot Games was founded by three former members of Bungie back in 2009 and since then they’ve been hard at work on Fallen Frontier. Now, they’re ready to show off their side-scrolling shooter with a new trailer and a playable demo at this weekend’s PAX East event.

Using cartoonish characters against realistic backgrounds, Fallen Frontier looks a little like a cross between Contra and Bionic Commando. Not only does it resemble the classics of yesteryear, but the game checks all the boxes with two-player co-op and a wide variety of weapons.

Moonshot calls Fallen Frontier “an engaging film noir style mystery” about a jaded lawman travelling across the stars to seek vengeance. While it doesn’t have a release date or even confirmation of what platforms it’ll land on (though Xbox 360 button prompts are seen in the trailer), I’m very excited.

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Alice: Madness Returns gets a gameplay trailer, kinda freaky

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

There’s been some great trailers for Alice: Madness Retruns, but we finally got to see it in action. The beautiful art design we’ve seen in cutscenes has certainly carried over into gameplay, as American McGee’s dark take on Wonderland is beautifully rendered in the trailer above. The game is scheduled for release on PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 on June 14.

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GK Films acquires Tomb Raider film rights, possible reboot

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

Hotshot producer Graham King and his GK Films company have acquired the license to prepare a film adaptation of Eidos’ (and now Square Enix’s) prolific Tomb Raider franchise. King himself and Tim Headington are planned to helm the project, with an expected release of 2013. King has worked with former Laura Croft actress Angelina Jolie on The Tourist, but people close to the project suggest it will be a reboot for the franchise, telling an origin story instead of a continuation. GK Films stated their aim is to “create daring new adventures for the young and dynamic Lara Croft.”

Like the Resident Evil film franchise, (which is also getting a new entry), the first two movies did a pretty good job of escaping the video game film curse. In addition to a new game currently in development, Tomb Raider Trilogy HD is releasing for the PS3 on March 22.

[Source: The Hollywood Reporter]

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Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Kid Icarus playable at PAX East

Posted on March 8, 2011 by John Scalzo

The launch of the 3DS is less than three weeks away and Nintendo plans to woo the public with some big playable demos at this weekend’s PAX East event. The console maker plans to showcase playable demo stations for six launch day titles:

  • Dead or Alive Dimensions
  • Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
  • Nintendogs + Cats
  • Pilotwings Resort
  • Steel Diver
  • Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition

That lineup is great and all, but Nintendo is also pulling out the big guns with playable versions of Kid Icarus: Uprising, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Capcom’s Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D.

If you’re in the Boston area, I’d suggest getting in line now.

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