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Most Recent: News
Insomniac’s Fuse will detonate store shelves on May 28
During the blur that is PAX East, it’s easy to miss some stuff. Even some big things. Like the announcement that Electronic Arts and Insomniac will release Fuse on the PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 28. Insomniac’s futuristic co-op shooter is their first multiplatform game and their first game not to be published by Sony since 1996’s Disruptor.
Fuse has been through a ton of changes since it was first announced under its original title, Overstrike. But the core story has remained the same: “Fuse thrusts players into the roles of four elite, covert agents – Dalton Brooks, Izzy Sinclair, Jacob Kimble and Naya Deveraux – each with their own Xenotech weapon and set of unique skills used to fight to protect mankind from a deadly alien energy source known as Fuse.”
In keeping with Insomniac’s philosophy to create the coolest weapons ever for their games, players who pre-order Fuse will receive a variety of exclusive weapon and armor downloads to enhance the game. You can check those out out after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Fuse, PAX East 2013
Buy Dove products, get $20 off Dead Space 3, SimCity, or NFS: Most Wanted
Amazon has an interesting deal for you today. It looks like Electronic Arts has teamed up with Dove Men+Care… yes, the soap guys… and is offering $20 off any one EA game when you buy $15 or more of Dove Men+Care products. There’s no expiration date on this offer, but as always, if you’re interested, jump on it sooner rather than later.
The games being discounted are SimCity, Dead Space 3, and Need For Speed: Most Wanted (however, the offer doesn’t apply to the Vita version of Most Wanted or the recently released Wii U port, Need For Speed: Most Wanted U).
Nothing says hygiene like staring at your computer for ten days straight as you play SimCity, right?
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Dead Space 3, Need For Speed: Most Wanted, SimCity
Second Borderlands 2 Limited Edition Loot Chest coming in May
One more bit of news from the Gearbox panel, a second Borderlands 2 “Loot Chest” will be available in May. Like the first one, this special edition will be super-limited. How limited? There’s only going to be 5,000 of them and you’ll be able to get it exclusively at Think Geek for $99.99.
It’ll include a variety of neat Borderlands-themed stuff (see below) and it’ll be available in May. Sadly, it doesn’t come with the game. But you already own it, right?
Borderlands 2 Diamond Plate Loot Chest
- Diamond Plate Loot Chest
- Loot Chest Certificate of Authenticity
- Vault Hunters Wanted Poster
- Goliath Replica Mask (Plus SHiFT Code to Unlock In-Game)
- Legendary Item Cards (Plus SHiFT Codes to Unlock In-Game)
- Window Decals for Hyperion, Jakobs, Maliwan, and more
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Borderlands 2, PAX East 2013
Krieg the Psycho is new Borderlands 2 character; Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Pack in April
The Gearbox panel is currently underway at PAX East 2013 and the beleaguered developer has announced that the newest Borderlands 2 vault hunter will be known as Krieg the Psycho. Krieg, which is German for “war,” is a crazed berserker that is focused on melee combat. Krieg will be available in May for $10 (or 800 Microsoft Points for you Xbox 360 owners).
But sooner than that will be a new DLC content drop known as “The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Pack.” Set for release on April 2, the pack will include a new gear tier, Pearlescent, an increase to the level cap (you can go to 61 now), and a third playthrough mode, the titular “Ultimate Vault Hunter’s” mode. The pack has been priced at $5 (or 400 points worth of Microsoft funny money). But if you’re a Season Pass holder, you’ll get it for free.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Borderlands 2, PAX East 2013
Weekly Warp-Up: PAX East 2013 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…
Most of the Warp Zoned staff has made their yearly trek to the cavernous halls of the Boston Convention Center for the 2013 PAX East show. You can keep up with all of our updates by following our handy PAX East 2013 page and we’ll have plenty more news, previews, and interviews from the show floor next week. Oh, and we continue our obsession with Shovel Knight in the latest edition of Kickstart This!
But don’t think we forgot about every other corner of the gaming universe this weekend. Hit the jump for more news from the week that was. (more…)
Posted in News
New Releases: BioShock Infinite, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14, Army of Two 3, More
It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here!
After multiple delays, 2K Games and Irrational Games are finally ready to release BioShock Infinite. You’ll be able to take to the skies of Columbia (and battle an animatronic George Washington) on the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
If blasting robotic ex-presidents isn’t your thing, this week also sees the release of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 for the PS3 and Xbox 360 and Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
More new releases can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel, BioShock Infinite, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14
Saints Row IV “Director’s Cut” DLC will include all “Dominatrix” content
Saints Row IV is looking pretty insane, but apparently it could be crazier. When Volition rolled the “Enter the Dominatrix” DLC into number four, they left out some stuff that was “too crazy.”
During a Q&A session at PAX East, Volition Senior Producer Jim Boone said the developers plan to release a director’s cut of “Enter the Dominatrix” as DLC for Saints Row IV. Creative Director Steve Jaros added, “There’s a lot of work that goes into making something appropriately silly.”
Remember, that’s “too crazy” for a game that includes superpowers and mechs and other things.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged PAX East 2013, Saints Row IV
Diablo III is “not necessarily a Sony exclusive”
Diablo III‘s console coming out party during Sony’s PlayStation 4 reveal only confirmed the former PC exclusive’s extension to Sony systems (namely the PS3 and PS4). It seems obvious in retrospect, but that’s “not necessarily” the final word on the subject.
Speaking to the Penny Arcade Report, Joshua Mosqueira, the game’s Lead Designer, said, “We don’t have any announcements to make at this time. But we’re not necessarily a Sony exclusive.”
That sounds like confirmation of an Xbox 360 and/or Wii U version to me.
Note: The Diablo III Xbox 360 boxart to your right is a fan-made fake.
Posted in News, PS3, PS4
Tagged Diablo III, PAX East 2013