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Capcom announces DuckTales Remastered at PAX East
Capcom’s developers had a lot to say during the “World of Capcom” panel at this year’s PAX East convention. In addition to delivering status updates on upcoming titles like Remember Me and Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, the publisher pulled back the curtain on the possible game of the year: DuckTales Remastered.
The game, which was inspired by the NES classic, will be developed by WayForward and it’s out this Summer for the PSN, XBLA, and the Wii U eShop. Check out the first trailer after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tagged DuckTales Remastered, PAX East 2013
The Last of Us scares us to death at PAX East
The Warp Zoned crew is at PAX East, and the first thing we did was head straight for The Last of Us and give the 30-minute demo a go. We played as Joel, protecting Ellie and Tess as they try to make their way through the downtown of a destroyed city. I spent a lot of time wandering, picking up med kits, ammo, and notes. I also picked up a bottle and a brick, later throwing them to distract the infected from tearing my neck off.
It feels a lot like the Uncharted games – obviously – but with a metric ton of tension that left me shaking afterwards. The buildings you make your way through are crumbling, giving it more of that Naughty Dog feeling. The graphics are amazing, the sound is engrossing and terrifying, and the action is top notch. The only bad thing so far? You can’t jump.
Stay tuned for more from the show floor as we play more games!
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged PAX East 2013, The Last of Us
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm sells 1.1 million in 48 hours
Blizzard’s Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm, released on March 12th, sold about 1.1 million copies in the first 48 hours according to the company. On top of that, more than 1.1 million viewers watched the 21-hour launch event (with peak concurrent viewership of over 125,00).
Heart of the Swarm wasn’t done yet though. Last weekend, more than 1.1 million viewers (with peak concurrent viewership of over 157,000) tuned in to watch the Heart of the Swarm tournament taking place at the Major League Gaming Winter Championship in Dallas, Texas.
Major League Gaming was thrilled, “StarCraft II has been a premier game at Major League Gaming events since Wings of Liberty was released,” said Sundance DiGiovanni, CEO of Major League Gaming. “Heart of the Swarm has generated even more excitement, and we’re all looking forward to what the future brings for StarCraft II eSports.”
So yeah, I guess StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm is popular.
Posted in News, PC
Tagged StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
Nintendo Download: Zen Pinball 2, Luigi’s Mansion 2, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, more
I don’t want to tell Nintendo how to run their business, but maybe “Nintendo Download Day” shouldn’t be on Thursday if the majority of games published by Nintendo are released on Sunday. Just look at the two biggest games in this week’s update: Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity. They’re both coming to the 3DS eShop this week (and are technically part of today’s Nintendo Download), but you won’t be able to download either one until Sunday, March 24.
If bustin’ ghosts as Mario’s kid brother or exploring dungeons as your favorite Pokemon doesn’t thrill you, there is a new game you can download today: Zen Studios’ Zen Pinball 2. It’s now available on the Wii U eShop along with most of the previously released DLC tables including Marvel Pinball and Plants vs Zombies table.
More information on these new releases, as well as a trio of additional games that will be available today, is available after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U
Tagged Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, Zen Pinball 2
Jerry Rice, Adrian Peterson, Deion Sanders lead first round of Madden NFL 25 cover voting
The first round of voting for the Madden NFL 25 cover athlete is in the books and it went more or less as you’d expect. In the New School bracket, Adrian Peterson won his first round match in decisive fashion, garnering 94% of the vote against Carson Palmer. And over on the Old School side, Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders both put up impressive numbers, flattening Fred Taylor and Cortez Kennedy, respectively.
If I were a betting man, I’d wager that all three will make the final four.
ESPN has updated the brackets and voting for the second round is now open until Wednesday, March 27. You can head over to ESPN.com/MaddenVote to vote and be sure to check out all the second round matchups after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Madden NFL 25
Imangi releases update to fix Temple Run 2 objectives
Temple Run 2 is one of the biggest games currently available for mobile platforms. The game racked up over 50 million downloads within two weeks of its mid-January release, and its surely surged past the 100 million mark by now (or, if not, it will soon). The game has also been plagued by a bug that prevented some players from completing some of the higher level Objectives. But with today’s new version 1.1 update, that bug is a thing of the past!
The update also adds multiple opportunities to collect more cons including daily and weekly challenges as well as Friend Challenges. Imangi Studios assures us it squashes another pesky bug where you couldn’t “stack” two powerups of the same type.
So what are you waiting for? It’s… Time… To… Start… Running!
Posted in Mobile, News
Tagged Temple Run 2
Grimm Bros. plans to bring a darker mentality to PC/tablet RPGs
Grimm Bros. is on a mission. They want to bring the darker notions of Grimm, Chaucer, Tolkien, Stoker, and many others to the world of PC/tablet RPGs. The studio, which plans to showcase their first title at next week’s Game Developers Conference, was started earlier this year by Ash Monif, the former COO of Human Head, and artist Randis Albion.
Speaking to the Cogswell Polytechnical College blog, Monif said, “I have always been a fan of complex subject matter. I grew up reading the classics Grimm, Chaucer, Tolkien – and I feel that today’s games gloss over a lot of the richness that can be found within these great works. Our goal is to build a community of core and mid-core gamers who are seeking out a redefined RPG experience.”
The Cogswell blogger pitched the team’s sensibilities as “Evil Dead meets Monty Python.” You hear that? That’s the sound of a gaggle of geeks just shrieking in joy.
Shrieks of joy (and terror) will also be produced when you view the Albion-created concept art (which may or may not be representative of Grimm’s first project) based on Little Red Riding Hood, Dracula, The Golem, and others after the break. (more…)
Posted in Mobile, News, PC
Tagged Dragon Fin Soup, GDC 2013
Daily Scoop: March 20, 2013 – Freaking out
I don’t think I’m even coherent anymore at this point. There’s so much to do before we leave for Boston tomorrow! At least I’ll be busy all night so the time will fly. We’ll be heading up before I know it! It’s so close I can practically taste it. It tastes like AWESOME!
There are no deals today. I would say hurry up and get on your pre-orders, but if you haven’t pre-ordered BioShock Infinite yet, what on earth are you waiting for?
Fear not – I do have some video game shirts for you, though! Check these bad boys out: (more…)
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News