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“Finding Luigi” paints Mario’s brother as a parkour legend
Ever since the release of Super Mario Bros. 2 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels to us Americans), Luigi has been able to jump higher and farther than his squatter brother, Mario. Using this trait as a jumping off point, Nintendo has decided to reimagine their second-most-popular character as a parkour legend in the short film “Finding Luigi.”
“Finding Luigi” follows two inept filmmakers on a bizarre odyssey in search of the green-suited one. Apparently, “during the early days he was everywhere,” but now, he has fallen off the map. “Gone underground” as the kids say. But before that there’s plenty of footage of someone in a Luigi costume doing parkour. It’s amazing how well the character’s in-game persona translates into real-world parkour movements.
“Finding Luigi” was produced to promote New Super Luigi U, which is available in stores as of today.
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Tagged New Super Luigi U, Wii U
Weekly Warp-Up: Gamescom 2013 in Review
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…
Europe’s biggest video game convention is winding down in Cologne, Germany and here’s what we learned:
The Xbox One will launch with 23 games…
The PS4 will launch with 33 on November 15…
Killer Instinct will be available in an Ultra Edition…
Minecraft and N++ will be released for the PS4. Minecraft is also coming to the PS3 and Vita…
Borderlands 2 is in development for the Vita…
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 will be released on February 25…
Gran Turismo 6 will be released on, appropriately enough, December 6…
Blizzard announced the first details for Diablo III: Reaper of Souls…
Fable Legends brings multiplayer to the franchise for the first time…
InFamous: Second Son will be released in February 2014…
Rain will pour down on the PSN on October 1…
And we’ve got even more news from the week that was after the break. (more…)
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New Releases: Madden NFL 25, Final Fantasy XIV, Lost Planet 3, More
Are you ready for some football? EA Sports’ annual gridiron game, Madden NFL 25, is in stores for the PS3 and Xbox 360 this week. A next generation version for the PS4 and Xbox One will be available in November.
“Made in Japan” is the theme for the rest of this week’s releases as Square Enix will bring their rebuilt MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn to the PC and, for the first time, the PS3. The psychotically-minded Suda 51 also has a new game this week as XSEED Games will publish his Killer Is Dead for the PS3 and Xbox 360. Finally, Capcom is bringing back the Lost Planet series in Lost Planet 3 for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
More new releases can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PC, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360
Tagged Lost Planet 3, Madden NFL 25
The ESRB says Grand Theft Auto V is really naughty
Oh. My. God. The ESRB has released the “Rating Summary” for Grand Theft Auto V and it’s… it’s a little crazy.
Naturally, the game has been rated Mature for “Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, and Use of Drugs and Alcohol.” But its the ESRB’s in-depth analysis of the game’s content that really drives home just how insane GTA5 is. The game will include copious amounts of nudity (including naked cultists), enough swearing to make the Goodfellas blush, a little drug use, enough violence to make Quentin Tarantino blush, and… just for fun… some necrophilia.
You can read the whole sordid thing after the break. (more…)
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Tagged Grand Theft Auto V, PS3, Xbox 360
Star Wars: Force Collection card game coming to iOS, Android on September 4
I have good news if you can’t bear to wait until 2015 to get your hands on Star Wars: Battlefront: Konami is working on a new Star Wars and will release it on September 4. Wait a minute… let me check a calendar… why, that’s just two weeks away! How is this possible?
It’s possible because Konami is planning to release Star Wars: Force Collection, a collectible card game for iOS and Android devices, on September 4. The game will be available as a free download and will include over 230 cards based on characters and vehicles from all six Star Wars films. Using their cards, players will spend their time “completing quests, fighting battles, and collecting powerful cards and upgrades.”
“Stating the obvious, Star Wars is an enormously successful franchise, and we saw great potential in the story to delight fans around the world with a deep game experience on mobile devices,” said Tomoyuki Tsuboi, President of Konami Digital Entertainment. “Konami’s proven capabilities in mobile game development and publishing, particularly in the card battle genre, are the perfect fit for Star Wars, and we’re very pleased to bring this new experience to players around the globe.”
Still, free is free.
Sony Japan’s Rain will be released on October 1
Sony has announced that Rain, their stylish puzzle platformer in development at Sony Japan, will be released on October 1. In North America, the game will be priced at $14.99.
In addition to the release date news, Sony has released a new Developer Diary for Rain focusing on composer Yugo Kanno and vocalist Connie Talbot.
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged Gamescom 2013, Rain
Say hello to the villains of Lego Marvel Super Heroes in a new trailer
In honor of this year’s Gamescom expo, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released a new trailer for Lego Marvel Super Heroes. In addition to confirming the game will also appear on the PS4 and Xbox One this Fall, the developers at TT Games have given us our first look at some of the game’s many villains. They include (deep breath)…
Dr. Doom, Doctor Octopus, Magneto, Sandman, Arnim Zola, Green Goblin, Sabretooth, Abomination, Loki, Mystique, and Galactus. There’s also blink-and-you’ll-miss-it glimpses of the heroic Cyclops, Storm, and the Silver Surfer.
But unless I missed him, I’m still holding out for Lego Blade. Though I love that we’re getting Lego Punisher, even if he wasn’t in this trailer.
InFamous: Second Son set to be released in February 2014
February 2014 is starting to get crowded. Speaking to Polygon, a Sucker Punch spokesperson has revealed that InFamous: Second Son will be released for the PS4 sometime in the second month of 2014.
Second Son is the first game in the series to be released after the death of original protagonist Cole McGrath in InFamous 2. Sucker Punch has created a new main character, Delsin Rowe, to star in the sequel.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged Gamescom 2013, InFamous: Second Son