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New Releases: Diablo III, Rayman Legends, Total War: Rome II, More
The Fall is here! The drought is over! Let’s talk about new releases!
This week, Blizzard’s Diablo III has finally been released for the PS3 and Xbox 360. It feels the console of their hack and slash game has been in development for ages, but it was only announced this past February at the Sony’s PS4 reveal.
Also available this week is Rayman Legends. The game was originally scheduled to be released this Spring exclusively for the Wii U, but Ubisoft sent it back to the development team and asked them to also push out additional editions of the game for the PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and Vita.
Finally, we’ve got the PC-exclusive release of Total War: Rome II from Creative Assembly. The developers have claimed the war simulation is their best yet, but you can try it for yourself if you’re attending this weekend’s PAX Prime in Seattle. In fact, all of these games are playable on the show floor today and tomorrow. How ’bout that?
You can find more new releases after the break. (more…)
Posted in DS, News, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tagged Dead or Alive 5, Diablo III, Rayman Legends, Total War: Rome II
Mighty No. 9, a spiritual successor to Mega Man, announced by Keiji Inafune
See if this sounds familiar to you…
You play as Beck, the 9th in a line of powerful robots, and the only one not infected by a mysterious computer virus that has caused mechanized creatures the world over to go berserk. Run, jump, blast, and transform your way through six stages (or more, via stretch goals) you can tackle in any order you choose, using weapons and abilities stolen from your enemies to take down your fellow Mighty Number robots and confront the final evil that threatens the planet!
Is this the plot to a lost Mega Man game? No, it’s Mighty No. 9, a new project announced today at PAX Prime by Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune. His team at Comcept have taken to Kickstarter to fund the 2D side-scrolling title and want to bring the same collaborative design process to the game that Inafune previously attempted with Mega Man Universe and Mega Man Legends 3.
Inafune and his team are looking for $900,000 to bring Might No. 9 to PC download services. A console edition of the game (PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U platforms were mentioned) may also be developed if appropriate (but currently unknown) stretch goals are reached. If you believe in Inafune’s vision for a Mega Man spiritual successor, I highly recommend giving Mighty No. 9’s Kickstarter campaign a look. Let’s just hope Capcom doesn’t decide to sue him, because it really does resemble a lost Mega Man game.
If all goes well, Inafune expects to release Mighty No. 9 in the Spring of 2015.
Posted in News
Tagged Mighty No. 9, PAX Prime 2013, PC
Zeboyd’s Cosmic Star Heroine coming to PS4, Vita
Back in March, the developers at Zeboyd Games told us they were getting “very friendly” with Sony and hinted that their next project might appear on one or more Sony systems. Yesterday, at PAX Prime, the duo of Robert Boyd and Bill Stiernberg confirmed that their 90s-inspired RPG, Cosmic Star Heroine, will be released for the PS4 and Vita.
The titular Cosmic Star Heroine is Alyssa L’Salle, a famous spy in the Samus Aran mold. She has saved the galaxy more than once and the people in charge have asked her to do it again. But this time, “her own government outs her as a legendary spy and the people’s champion!” So keep that in mind as you watch the game’s opening cinematic above and shelve your Jem and the Holograms: Space Spies fan-fic, because Cosmic Star Heroine got their first.
In addition to 80s/90s cartoons, Cosmic Star Heroine has said to have been inspired by one of the greatest RPGs ever, Chrono Trigger. It’ll be available for the PS4 and Vita as a Cross-Buy title soon, but not until Zeboyd completes a Kickstarter campaign to ensure they have enough funding to finish it.
Cosmic Star Heroine is also in development for the PC.
[Source: PlayStation Blog]
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Vita
Tagged Cosmic Star Heroine, PAX Prime 2013
New Killer Instinct trailer shows Chief Thunder combos and a NEW CHARACTER
Microsoft has released a new trailer for Killer Instinct starring the world’s most second-most third-most popular Native American fighting game character… Chief Thunder. Watch as the Chief puts the smackdown on Jago with his special “Thunder Combos” in the video above.
And be sure to stick around until the end of the trailer, because developer Double Helix has revealed their first original addition to the Killer Instinct lineup. The unnamed female ninja has the fashion sense of Mileena, the dagger arms of Baraka, and the spider powers of Spider-Man.
Killer Instinct is playable on the PAX Prime show floor this weekend. It’ll be officially released for the Xbox One in November.
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged Killer Instinct, PAX Prime 2013
Microsoft Store leaks Halo 5 story details
This morning, a listing for Halo 5 was added to the Microsoft Store, giving us our first glimpse at the game’s story. A mysterious MacGuffin data chip is at the center of a story where the Master Chief is running for his life from a group that hates “sentient life.” Optimus Prime won’t like the sound of that.
The Microsoft Store listing was quickly deleted, but thankfully, Destructoid was able to save a copy:
Halo for Xbox One takes the now-legendary saga to new heights and is one of the most anticipated games for the new console. In possession of a mysterious data chip, Petty Officer John-117, aka Master Chief, confronts a new battery of challenges and tests in a Herculean effort to stay alive in a galaxy where sentient life is mercilessly hunted. Pre-order the next chapter in the wildly popular Halo series designed exclusively for Xbox One.
Halo 5, which is still officially known as “Halo for Xbox One,” will be released in 2014.
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged Halo 5: Guardians
Warp Zoned’s PAX Prime 2013 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway
UPDATE: We’ve picked the winner so the PAX Prime 2013 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway is closed to new entries. Check back for a new contest soon!
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Entering the contest is simple. The Warp Zoned staff has scattered hundreds of entry cards (like the one to your right) around the Washington State Convention Center. If you find a card, send an email with your name and where you found it to tips AT warpzoned DOT com. Please use “PAX Prime 2013 Contest” as the subject line.
But don’t worry, if you’re not attending PAX Prime 2013, you can still enter. First, you have to find a virtual entry card hidden within our PAX East 2013 coverage. Here’s a hint:
Look for a preview of a game starring an armored gardener.
Once you find it, email the URL of the article and your name to tips AT warpzoned DOT com to enter. Please use “PAX Prime 2013 Contest” as the subject line.
Either way you enter, if you LIKE our Facebook Page, you’ll receive a second entry in the giveaway. Good luck!
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Tagged PAX Prime 2013
First trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate welcomes us to the big house
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate will be available for the 3DS and PS Vita on October 25, alongside its console big brother, Batman: Arkham Origins. Today, developer Armature Studio and publisher WB Games have given us our first look at the side-scrolling action title in a new trailer.
It seems that the famed jail is under “New Management” as Batman will have to battle Black Mask, The Penguin, The Joker, and Solomon Grundy in the bowels of Blackgate Prison. It’s a good thing that Catwoman is around to offer her assistance:
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate brings the Batman Arkham games to a handheld format for the first time to Sony and Nintendo handheld systems. Featuring stealth gameplay, free-flow combat, and Batman’s infamous gadgets, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate captures the genuine Arkham feel players have come to appreciate. With gripping 2.5D graphics, fully voiced narrative, and a captivating storyline, you’ll will explore deep inside the bowels of this remote island penitentiary that plays an important role in the Arkham universe.
I have to admit, the comic-style cutscenes look great.
Posted in 3DS, News, Vita
Tagged Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, PAX Prime 2013
Spawn confirmed for Soul Calibur II HD Online
Namco Bandai originally announced that Soul Calibur II HD Online would be coming to the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. During the announcement, they confirmed that Heihachi Mishima, a character formerly exclusive to the PS2 version of the game, would make the jump to the PSN and XBLA editions. Now, they’ve revealed that Spawn will escape the clutches of Satan and fight it out in Soul Calibur II’s HD re-release as well.
Todd McFarlane’s hellish creation was originally exclusive to the Xbox version of the game and his inclusion in the HD remake marks the first time that both Heihachi and Spawn have appeared in the same Soul Calibur II game. Sadly, I’m going to assume that the GameCube-exclusive character, Nintendo’s Link, won’t be appearing in Soul Calibur II HD Online.
Call it a hunch.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Soul Calibur II HD Online