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Harry Potter For Kinect Hands-On Preview: Harry Potter and the Motion-Controlled Demo

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Mike Ryan

Not to be hindered by such obstacles as, oh, the entire series ending, the Harry Potter video game franchise will continue when Harry Potter For Kinect releases on October 9th. At first glance, this title may seem like just another licensed minigame rush job, with little appeal to anyone other than kids and diehard Potter fans. But much like the results of a fresh mixture of Polyjuice Potion, looks can be deceiving. (more…)

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Bad Piggies take flight in first gameplay trailer

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Andrew Rainnie

The green menaces from Rovio’s Angry Birds franchise are finally getting their own title, Bad Piggies. Described as “The Piggest Game Ever,” the publisher has launched a new trailer showing how the mechanics of the game work. While it still maintains the Angry Birds style, the game comes across as more of a mash-up of World of Goo and LittleBigPlanet. Players must construct vehicles for both land and air (pigs can fly, but cannot swim apparently) that will be able to navigate the topsy-turvy levels without killing the Piggies navigating inside.

bad Piggies is set for release on iOS, Mac and Android on September 27th, and soon after on Windows Phone, and PC.

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Nights, Sonic Adventure 2 coming to PSN/XBLA in first week of October

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Andrew Rainnie

Sega has announced a release date for the next two “Sega Heritage” HD re-releases on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. Both Nights Into Dreams and Sonic Adventure 2 will be available during the first week of October, with PlayStation players getting the titles slightly earlier than their Xbox brethren on Tuesday, October 2nd. The two games will be added to the XBLA release on Friday, October 5th, three days later. Both games will be available for $9.99 or £6.49 in England or €7.99 in Europe or 800 Microsoft Points on the XBLA.

The two titles will come with a heap of extras. Nights Into Dreams will come complete with the festive add-on, Christmas Nights. Sadly, Sonic Adventures 2’s Battle Mode is paid DLC (for an additional $3.00 / 240 Microsoft Points) and will feature the extra content that came with the GameCube version of the game, including Chao Karate.

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Microsoft renews Killer Instinct trademark

Posted on September 17, 2012 by John Scalzo

Well this is a surprise. Microsoft has announced (via their PlayXBLA blog) that they’ve renewed the trademark to 90s fighting franchise Killer Instinct.

Killer Instinct was developed by Rare as an arcade showcase for the then-in-development Nintendo 64. A sequel followed in 1996, but the series has been rarely heard from since (Nintendo would release KI Gold in 1998). Microsoft purchased the rights to the franchise in 2002 along with their acquisition of the developer.

While PlayXBLA didn’t elaborate on what this trademark renewal means, the location of the announcement could possibly point to an Xbox Live Arcade re-release of the first two games in the series.

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Daily Scoop: September 17, 2012 – Borderlands 2 tonight!

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Nicole Kline

I am freaking out over how excited I am about Borderlands 2 coming out at midnight tonight. Please don’t expect me to be coherent for a few days. I’m going to be destroying everything I see in Pandora for at least the first 24 hours. I’m playing it on the PlayStation 3, which seems to be depressing some of my friends, but oh well. I’m doing this! I’m making it happen.

Interested in playing with my friends and me while we wreak havoc across the planet? Leave a comment here or tweet at us (@WarpZoned) and tell me why you think you’re worth it. The luckiest person will get an invite to my PSN friends list and can see how pathetic my trophy collection really is.

Amazon’s got a few deals today:

Sadly, this Monday brings us only two t-shirts! (more…)

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Huge Rock Band DLC sale this week!

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Mike Ryan

Today, Harmonix announced that they are “slashing” (it’s a Guns n’ Roses reference, people) prices of over 1,100 downloadable songs and packs in the Rock Band Store by half! Furthermore, every song is compatible with the recently-released Rock Band Blitz.

Here’s the official update schedule from the Rock Band forums:

Here is the expected timing for the roll out of discounts on different consoles in different regions. This is a HUGE update (seriously, we’re discounting more DLC than most games have ever released) so there are a lot of moving pieces and things may not go 100% to plan, but we’ll update if things look like they’re changing.

Tuesday September 18th

Xbox 360 (worldwide) will be updating in a gradual roll out, and all pricing is expected to update by noon ET.

Nintendo should be updating at the same time that Wii DLC usually goes live.

Sony America (SCEA) is expected to update at the same time that PS3 DLC usually goes live.

Wednesday September 19th

Sony Europe (SCEE / Sony International) is expected to update when PS3 DLC usually goes live.

If you check in and content is not appearing with the new pricing, sit tight and it may be updating shortly. We’ll be keeping an eye on things on our end to make sure we catch any content that slips through the cracks. Enjoy!

So get those points ready! For a list of all the songs included in the sale, click here!

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BioWare officially announces Dragon Age III: Inquisition

Posted on September 17, 2012 by John Scalzo

A third game in the Dragon Age series has been an open secret for more than a year now. But today, Electronic Arts and BioWare are ready to officially announce Dragon Age III: Inquisition.

Scheduled for release in late 2013 on unspecified platforms, BioWare plans to use DICE’s Frostbite 2 engine as the foundation for a brand new Dragon Age experience:

“The Dragon Age team has been working on Dragon Age III: Inquisition for almost two years now,” said Aaryn Flynn, General Manager of BioWare Edmonton and BioWare Montreal. “We’ve been poring over player feedback from past games and connecting directly with our fans. They haven’t held back, so we’re not either. With Dragon Age III: Inquisition, we want to give fans what they’re asking for – a great story with choices that matter, a massive world to explore, deep customization and combat that is both tactical and visceral.”

While Dragon Age III is deep in development, BioWare doesn’t plan to reveal more details until its “ready for the prime time.”

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Wii U Deluxe Set is already sold out at GameStop

Posted on September 17, 2012 by John Scalzo

Were you hoping to pre-order a Wii U Deluxe Set from your friendly neighborhood GameStop? Well, if you wanted to pick it up on launch day, you’ve already missed your chance.

Speaking to The Verge, GameStop employees in multiple states have confirmed that the system’s premium package is sold out companywide. It’s currently unknown if the retailer will receive a second shipment of Deluxe Sets sometime after November 18. As of this writing, the Basic Set is still available for pre-order (but who knows for how long).

I expect Michael Pachter to describe the Wii U launch as “doomed” any minute now.

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