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PixelJunk Shooter 2 heating up PS3 on March 1
It may have taken a while since we reported on their podcast that PixelJunk Shooter 2 was nearly complete, but the game has a release date and it’s coming surprisingly soon – March 1. Mr. Dylan Cuthbert himself announced the good news on the PlayStation Blog, excited about bringing three entirely new worlds as well as the versus mode which Cuthbert describes as a “whole new game in itself.” Players will be able to choose from over 20 weapons and abilities when they square off, and Q-Games attributes this robust multiplayer offering for how long it’s taken to get the game out.
The Q-Games team is currently taking questions on the PS Blog, and you can also ask questions for their podcast, which is listed under Q-Games in our very own Guide to Gaming Videos on Youtube. Hopefully the new game will have the same $9.99 price point as the original.
By the way, we’re all being referred to as “PixelJunkies” from now on.
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged PixelJunk Shooter 2
Activision merges toys and games with Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure
There sure are some strange people working at Activision. What’s their next move after cancelling series’ that they’ve done to death over the last few years? Announce a new entry in another one. It turns out their “all-new gaming universes that brings together the worlds of toys, video games and online play” is Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure. The game will launch alongside a series of toys which you use as a kind of avatar in the game. By placing the toy on the “Portal of Power” (yes, you’re reading that right) you can bring that specific character into the game. Any achievements and experience you gain inside of the game will be embedded in the toy, which you can take with you and use on different platforms, on a mobile device, or even on the web. Placing two or more toys on the “Portal of Power” (really?) allows you to play co-op and versus modes. I have no idea how they pulled any of this off, but one thing I’m sure about is these games won’t be as fun as when Insomniac was making them on the original PlayStation.
I don’t know why Activision has this almost obsessive fixation on selling you peripherals to go with your games. First Guitar Hero, then Tony Hawk, and now Spyro. At least they’re not going overboard and releasing something completely exploitative like Call of Duty action figures.
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Tagged Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
Sony confirms Fall 2011 release for Twisted Metal
Twisted Metal‘s PlayStation.com profile still lists a Spring 2011 release date, but a Sony spokesperson has confirmed to Warp Zoned that the game will be released this Fall.
The release date confusion is the latest bit of secrecy surrounding Twisted Metal after it was initially unveiled in the special features of Twisted Metal: Head-On. For several years after that, David Jaffe denied that the game was even in development until its splashy “reveal” at E3 2010.
So while it looks like we won’t get a chance to play Twisted Metal in the next few months, at least Sony isn’t pretending it doesn’t exist anymore.
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Tagged Twisted Metal
AIAS names Mass Effect 2 their Game of the Year
BioWare’s Mass Effect 2 walked away with Game of the Year honors at the Interactive Achievement Awards last night.
The game, which was just recently released on the PS3 after its PC and Xbox 360 debut last year, was given the award by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. This is the Academy’s 14th year handing out the IAAs and Mass Effect 2 beat out Call of Duty: Black Ops, God of War III, Red Dead Redemption and Angry Birds to win the prize.
But among the honorees, only Black Ops went home empty-handed. Angry Birds was named Casual Game of the Year, God of War III won Outstanding Achievement in Animation and Red Dead Redemption galloped away with five awards.
You can watch the entire ceremony at G4tv.com/DICE2011 or you can see the full list of winners after the break. (more…)
2K drops Balls of Steel Edition for DNF on May 3rd
The most important game in the world deserves an equally important collectior’s edition. Thankfully, it looks like 2K Games plans to come through for Duke Nukem Forever with the “Balls of Steel Edition.” The $99.99 package (available exclusively at GameStop and Amazon) doesn’t have an actual pair of steel balls in it, but it does include a ton of other neat stuff:
- Collectible bust of the greatest alien ass-kicker of all-time
- Numbered, limited-edition certificate of authenticity
- 100-page hardcover book:
The History, Legacy & Legend: Duke Nukem Forever Art from the Vault - DNF postcard series
- DNF radioactive emblem sticker
- DNF collectable comic book
- DNF foldable paper craft
- DNF poker chips
- DNF mini-card deck
- DNF radioactive emblem dice
It also includes a copy of the game for the platform of your choice (PC, PS3 or Xbox 360). Or maybe Gearbox has been screwing with us this entire time and there is no game. We are talking about Duke Nukem Forever after all.
Providing they’re telling the truth, Duke Nukem Forever and his Balls of Steel will be available on May 3.
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Tagged Duke Nukem Forever, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Daily Scoop: February 11, 2011 – Yummy scrumptious TOFU!
It’s Friday, YAY!! And I’m off Monday! And we’re having sort of a Warp Zoned meetup in New York City this weekend, in which we will flail about in Nintendo World and the new Sony Style store! WOO!
Today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games is the stand alone software for Activision’s Band Hero featuring Taylor Swift for the Wii. It’s just $15.49 down from $39.99, which is a whopping 62% off. I guess we’ll probably see a lot of these in the upcoming months with Activision’s software, seeing as they’re chopping games off left and right these days. (Personally, I am pretty sad about True Crime: Hong Kong getting the axe. Can’t they release it digitally for $20 or something? I’d buy it!)
Today’s shirt.w00t is adorable – it’s called “Tofu, Food’s Master of Disguise,” and has tofu dressed as different animals, including a really adorable little pig. Truth be told, I think I like it so much because it reminds me of this t-shirt by The Behemoth:
Also, I loved a band in high school named Tommy Griggz, and they had a song about tofu, and it went something like this:
Tofu!
Yummy scrumptious Tofu!
Eat it in your hand,
it’s not very bland,
trust me it’s Tofu!
Good times.
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
Twisted Metal set for a Spring release
Sony has updated the release date on Twisted Metal‘s PlayStation.com listing and, unless someone jumped the gun, it looks like we finally know when we’ll be able to strap on the demonic clown mask one more time. As of right now, the game’s release date is currently listed as “Spring 2011.”
Previously, the game had been saddled with a “TBA 2011” release date, but we know that David Jaffe, Scott Campbell and the rest of the team at Eat Sleep Play have been working on the game since at least 2008. That already lengthy development cycle (and Sony’s packed PS3 schedule for the Fall) lend further credence to a Spring release.
However, Sony has yet to confirm the news with a PlayStation.Blog post or a press release. We’ve contacted the publisher to ask just when Twisted Metal will be let out of the garage and we’ll update this post when we hear back.
UPDATE: A Sony spokesperson has confirmed that Twisted Metal will be released in Fall 2011.
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Tagged Twisted Metal
Karaoke Revolution Glee performs a Wii encore this Spring
Ready your slushies, Konami has announced another collection of “Glee” songs will be getting the video game treatment this Spring when Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 2 is released exclusively for the Wii.
Volume 2 will include 20 songs from the second half of season one including All American Rejects’ “Gives you Hell” (with Rachel), Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” (with Kurt) and “Like a Prayer” (with Mercedes). Players who perform these showstopping numbers with enough gusto will be able to unlock “extended performances and exclusive clips from the show offering fans excellent video montages and never-before-seen show moments.”
“We knew that Glee fans were unbelievably passionate and loyal, but even we were surprised by the overwhelming success of the first Karaoke Revolution Glee title and the demand for the follow-up,” said Shinji Hirano, President of Konami Digital Entertainment. “Well, now ‘Gleeks’ have their wish and with this new game they can perform even more of the hits that have made the show such a runaway success.”
You can check out the first three screenshots after the break. (more…)
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Tagged Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 2, Wii