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Daily Scoop: May 13, 2013 – It’s Monday again

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Nicole Kline

Welcome to yet another Monday! I hope that you had a great weekend. We were busy running around a lot – we spent Saturday in Maryland at a Dungeons & Dragons Battle Interactive, and then yesterday was a mix of spending time with my family and moving boxes into our new apartment. I’m exhausted but I’m glad we got everything started! Now just a million more boxes left to go…

There are some great new deals going on at Amazon today. Injustice: Gods Among Us is $49.99 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and $48.92 on the Wii U. The Collector’s Edition is $20 off, marking it down to $79.99. The latest Atelier game, Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk, is on sale as well for $34.99. Scoop ’em up!

There are a few great t-shirts today! (more…)

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Capcom confirms Ace Attorney 5 will be available in US this Fall

Posted on May 13, 2013 by John Scalzo

Capcom has announced that the fifth Ace Attorney game will be released in North America and Europe this Fall. The game will be known as Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies and the debut English-language trailer can be found above.

Set eight years since his last appearance in the courts, the first case in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies sees the action start in a destroyed court room. It’s down to Phoenix Wright and his team at the Wright Anything Agency to discover the cause of the destruction. Players will have to battle it out in court against Gaspen Payne, the younger brother of Winston Payne from previous Ace Attorney titles, as they defend the accused.

In a first for the series, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies will only be available for download from the 3DS eShop. No retail version is planned. I hope no one objects.

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Uncover the truth (kinda) in this new trailer for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

Posted on May 13, 2013 by John Scalzo

2K’s rebranded and rebooted XCOM shooter, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, is chugging towards its August 20 release on the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Today, the publisher released a new trailer for the game promising to delve into the origin of the mysterious “Bureau” that has been hunting aliens since the 1960s.

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Energy Hook swings onto Kickstarter

Posted on May 13, 2013 by John Scalzo

A few months ago we talked to Jamie Fristrom, the creator of Spider-Man 2‘s webslinging mechanic, about his next game, Energy Hook. Energy Hook takes the same cityscape grappling hook-style gameplay and adds jetpacks and a story about a futuristic sports league gone wild.

Interested?

As promised in our interview, Fristrom has launched a Kickstarter campaign for his game and he’s already surpassed his funding goal. In fact, backers have pushed the campaign to 1,608,924% of his goal so far. His goal was only $1, but that’s impressive none-the-less. Fristrom is dedicated to finishing Energy Hook and he needs your help with a variety of stretch goals that will add new features to the game. These goals include extra levels, Oculus Rift support, Linux support, and much more. If all goes well, Energy Hook should be available by March 2014.

So be sure to check out Energy Hook’s Kickstarter campaign. It looks like fun.

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Weekly Warp-Up: Drawing the Battle Lines

Posted on May 12, 2013 by John Scalzo

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…

With the clock ticking down to Microsoft’s “Next Xbox Reveal” on May 21, Sony is using Big Redmond’s radio silence to counterprogram a little PS4 news into your feed. The sneaky, sneaky Sony has marked down May 15 as the date we’ll learn more about the next Gran Turismo game. And they’re using their “Conversations With Creators” video series to tout the power of the PS4. This week, Sony enlisted two developers from Ubisoft to talk up how much better Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is on their next generation machine.

Electronic Arts isn’t interested in Sony and Microsoft’s next battle for the living room, but the publisher did confirm this week that they plan to announce at least eight games for the PS4 and/or the Xbox 720 at this year’s E3 Expo. Bethesda isn’t taking sides either (other than declaring “Nazis = Bad!”), and they revealed that the newly announced Wolfenstein: The New Order will be released this Fall for “next generation consoles,” which is code for both of them.

In non-next-gen news, we took this Summer’s Beatbuddy for a musical swim under the sea and it was adorable.

You can find more of this week’s news after the break. (more…)

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New Releases: Metro: Last Light, More

Posted on May 12, 2013 by John Scalzo

metrolastlight-logoAfter a bit of a delay after original publisher THQ went bankrupt, Metro: Last Light is ready to be released in stores this week. New publisher Deep Silver is giving the Russian-set shooter the red carpet treatment and will release the game on the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 this week.

Also available this week is Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall, a point-and-click adventure for the PC.

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Daily Scoop: May 10, 2013 – Hooray for Friday!

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Nicole Kline

Well, it’s finally Friday! I felt like this week just crawled on by. And now I’m going to have another busy weekend! It’s like these weeks just keep meshing into one long week that never ends sometimes. But at least it’s filled with fun stuff! We’re heading down to Maryland tomorrow to play a Battle Interactive, which should be a good time! And Sunday is Mother’s Day, and hopefully also moving some darn boxes day. We’ll see!

I couldn’t find you any deals today, so instead, here’s a GIF of a bunny and a cat.

Lots of great gaming shirts today! (more…)

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Today is the last day to buy the Twisted Pixel Bundle for 800 MS Points

Posted on May 10, 2013 by John Scalzo

twistedpixellogoThe “Twisted Pixel Games Bundle” (Comic Jumper, Splosion Man, Ms. Splosion Man, and The Maw) was added to the Xbox Live Arcade on April 12 for the low, low price of 800 Microsoft Points ($10). Purchasing all four games separately would run you $45, so it’s a fantastic deal for anyone interested in Twisted Pixel’s oeuvre. If you still haven’t picked it up, today is the last day you can get it at the discounted price.

Tomorrow, May 11, the bundle jumps to 2400 Microsoft Points ($30). That’s still a 33% discount compared to buying the games piecemeal, but its not the super, mega, awesome deal that 800 Microsoft Points is. Sadly, if you already own one or more of the games in the bundle, the purchase price won’t be adjusted accordingly.

Twisted Pixel’s next game, LocoCycle, is expected to be released for the Xbox Live Arcade this Summer.

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