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Midna stars in the last Hyrule Warriors character trailer
Hyrule Warriors will include six playable characters when it’s released this September and Koei Tecmo Japan has released five character-specific trailers thus far. Today, they unveiled the final trailer, which stars Midna of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
Midna can ride a wolf and use its powerful jaws to bite through the hordes of enemies in Hyrule Warriors. And if she’s feeling bored, she can scoop up the wolf and throw it into a group of monsters. The Twili will also be able to grow a “hair hand” and use it to smack around her enemies.
Hyrule Warriors will be released exclusively for the Wii U on September 26.
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Reintroduce yourself to The Arbiter in this Halo: Master Chief Collection trailer
“I have had many names in this long war. The humans knew me as the destroyer. To the Covenant, I was Supreme Commander. The Prophets named me Arbiter. And your Master Chief calls me Friend. How well do you know your friend, human? And what will you call me when you learn the truth of what I have done.”
Because of Keith David’s long career, the actor is known for many different roles to many different people. To some, he fought “Rowdy” Roddy Piper over a pair of sunglasses for 20 minutes. For others (like me), he fought The Thing and may, or may not, have been assimilated by the end of the film. But most video game fans know him as The Arbiter, the Covenant Elite who helped save the universe in Halo 2 and Halo 3.
As part of this Fall’s Halo: The Master Chief Collection for the Xbox One, new cutscenes featuring The Arbiter will be added to Halo 2, linking it to next year’s Halo 5: Guardians. You can get a taste of this expanded narrative in the trailer above, but to see the full story, you’ll need to pick up Halo: The Master Chief Collection on November 11.
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Tagged Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Heed “Handsome Jack’s Tips for Surviving on the Moon!” in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Before letting journalists loose on Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel at this year’s E3 Expo, 2K Games forced them to watch “Handsome Jack’s Tips for Surviving on the Moon” to prepare for the experience. In the video, Handsome Jack describes what’s different about shooting and looting on the Moon… in his own deranged way, that is. If you’re too lazy to watch, here are Handsome Jack’s six tips:
#1 Stay in the air
#2 Don’t forget the power of the SLAM!
#3 Use your Skills
#4 New Loot!
#5 Lasers… Heh heh, they’re pretty cool
#6 Cryo Weapons are awesome
Don’t you want to watch it now? Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel will be available for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on October 14.
Mighty No. 9 animated adaptation in the works
I don’t how this will impact the planned live-action adaptation, but Comcept and Digital Frontier have announced they’ve begun work on an animated adaptation of Mighty No. 9.
The project is still in the early stages, but Digital Frontier wants to create an “action-packed comedy aimed at kids 6-11” that they hope will appeal to adults as well. If the teaser video above is any indication, I think they’ve got a shot at doing just that. Produced for this weekend’s Anime Expo in Los Angeles, the video is a neat little taste of things to come. However, according to an FAQ posted on the official Mighty No. 9 site, no one has officially signed on to the animated adaptation as of yet. Digital Frontier is still looking for writers, a director, and voice actors. Because of this, we don’t know when Mighty No. 9: The Animated Series will make its television debut.
But hopefully the announcer sticks around, he’s pretty awesome.
Weekly Warp-Up: The 2014 “Yup, It’s July” Edition
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…
It’s that time again. The calendar has flipped over to a new month and the Warp Zoned staff got together to discuss The Games of July 2014. And before that, we revealed What We Played in June 2014. There are some good games in both lists, specifically The Walking Dead Season 2: In Harm’s Way, which Warp Zoned’s Mike Ryan recently reviewed. And speaking of important things that happened in June, the Game Critics Awards have showered Evolve and No Man’s Sky with multiple “Best of E3 2014” awards.
If you’re looking for something a little more “out there,” might I suggest the latest edition of our Kickstart This! column. There are cats and side-scrolling… but not side-scrolling cats.
You can find more news from the past seven days after the break. (more…)
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New Releases: One Piece Unlimited World Red, More
It’s another slim week for new releases as we continue to suffer through the dog days of Summer. Here’s what will be available this week:
- One Piece Unlimited World Red, a new game adaptation of the popular manga, will be published by Bandai Namco for the 3DS and PS3, and Wii U (as a Wii U eShop exclusive).
- Scooby Doo & Looney Tunes Cartoon Universe: Adventure will mash together the two cartoons on the 3DS.
- And Garfield’s Wild Ride brings everyone’s favorite cat to the PC in a Jetpack Joyride-type game.
Yup, that’s it.
The latest Hyrule Warriors character trailer stars Agitha
Koei Tecmo Japan has released a fifth character trailer for Hyrule Warriors. This time, we get to spend a few minutes with Agitha, the “Bug Princess” from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Agitha uses her parasol as a club, but her real power is in summoning giant insects to dispatch the mobs. Death by butterfly!
Hyrule Warriors will be released exclusively for the Wii U on September 26.
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Tagged Hyrule Warriors
First Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 details revealed
The World Cup is winding down, but there’s still a lot more soccer to look forward to in 2014, including the release of Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2015. Scheduled for release this Fall, and in development for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One, Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 will be the first game in the series to use Hideo Kojima’s Fox Engine.
With a new engine comes a new desire to rework the game from the ground up and, in the months ahead, Konami plans to reveal new details about Pro Evolution Soccer 2015’s commitment to “game presentation, ball physics tied to weather conditions, new leagues, a revolutionary role control system, enhanced player and stadium edit modes, online systems and cheating technology, plus talk about improvements to existing modes such as Master League and Become A Legend.”
But for now, hit the jump to get a full rundown on the the on-field improvements Konami has planned for Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 and the benefits of the Fox Engine (more…)