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PSN Today: Awesomenauts, Mortal Kombat Vita, Legend of Dragoon, Max Payne, more
Sony has updated the PlayStation Store with another batch of big releases today including the Vita version of Mortal Kombat.
Mortal Kombat is the only game newly released for Sony’s handheld this week, but it’s not the only brawler. PSN players will be able to download Romino’s Awesomenauts if they’re looking for another 2D fighting fix. Also available this week for the PSN is an adventure game, Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time.
A pair of full-sized PS3 games, a pair of PS2 Classics, and a single PSone Classic have also been added to the PlayStation Store this week.
They say opposites attract, and that’s definitely the case with the two PS3 titles, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Disney Universe. For old school RPG fans, The Legend of Dragoon is a game that’s gone, but has never been forgotten. It’s your PSone Classic this week. And finally, the original Max Payne and Rayman 2: Revolution make the PS2 Classics corner the place to be this week.
More details on all of these games can be found after the break, while a full list of this week’s new game add-ons can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, Vita
Tagged Awesomenauts, Mortal Kombat
Daily Scoop: May 1, 2012 – May Day!
Happy May Day, everyone! I know it’s supposed to be a festive day, but it’s more like a day that’s about to be full of rain. What better way to kick off the spring after the weather we’ve been having???
Toys R Us has an awesome deal going on right now. Buy any two of the following games for $60:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360)
- Gears of War 3
- Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360)
- Batman Arkham City (PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360)
- Battlefield 3 (PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360)
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360)
- Soul Calibur V (PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360)
Considering those games are all $49.99-$59.99, this is a great deal!
Three great gaming t-shirts today… (more…)
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News, PS3, Xbox 360
Activision confirms Call of Duty: Black Ops II a bit early
Activision’s UK arm flipped the switch on the official Call of Duty: Black Ops II site a might early, confirming the game’s existence a few hours ahead of its “NBA Playoffs on TNT” reveal. Of course, the site has reverted back to the countdown page for now.
The site also confirmed that the announcement will come with a huge “reveal trailer,” and sets that rumored November 13, 2012 release date in stone. Finally, some teaser text laid out the specific world-in-peril scenario for Black Ops II:
Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 propels players into a near future, 21st Century Cold War, where technology and weapons have converged to create a new generation of warfare.
[Source: Joystiq]
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Giveaway: Torchlight (PC)
UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who entered! We’ve picked a winner!
The release of Torchlight II is fast approaching. While we don’t know the exact release date for Runic’s RPG sequel, you can pre-order it now from Steam. But are you ready for Torchlight II?
If not, we can get you prepared to delve into a demonic horde with only your mouse button clicker finger for protection by giving away a PC copy of the original Torchlight.
Using your Facebook account, comment on this article below and tell us your Steam username. We’ll select one lucky winner on Wednesday, May 2 at 5 PM (Eastern) and deliver a copy of Torchlight directly to your Steam account.
Posted in News, PC
Tagged Torchlight
Warpback: What We Played in April 2012
April has come and gone, and with it, very few game releases… but a lot of games played! Thanks to everyone’s backlogs and a little event called PAX East, the Warp Zoned staff was very busy this month. Read on to find out what we got to play at PAX, what we caught up on, and what Platinum Trophies were finally attained while the April showers rained down on us. (more…)
Watch the God of War: Ascension developer discussion here
Did you miss out on Sony’s God of War: Ascension livestream with Game Director Todd Papy? Well the Internet comes to the rescue as Sony has released the full livestream for anytime viewing! Check it out above to explore the origins of Kratos and the game’s new multiplayer modes!
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged God of War: Ascension
Rockstar reveals cover for first issue of Max Payne 3 comic
Max Payne is drunk and he just shot somebody and left them to die in the street. Welcome back to Max’s world and welcome to the cover of “Max Payne 3: After the Fall,” a three-issue limited series comic created by Marvel and Rockstar Games.
Issue #1 of “After the Fall” is written by Rockstar’s Dan Houser (he also wrote the story for the game) and Remedy’s Sam Lake. The cover art was created by Greg Horn with pencils and inks by Fernando Blanco. The series will “[feature] characters from all three Max Payne games as the series weaves together events from various points in Max’s life.”
“After the Fall” will be available as a free digital download through the Rockstar Newswire and on the Max Payne 3 official site this Thursday, May 3. A “limited run” of print copies will be also available later in the month.
Max Payne 3 will be released for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on May 15.
Halo 4 live action web series to debut this year
Last show, gamers were treated to fantastic webisodes based on Mortal Kombat and Dragon Age II. This year, Microsoft is getting in on the act with a new webseries to promote the release of Halo 4.
The gamemaker has partnered with Machinima to distribute Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn ahead of the game’s November 6 release. In addition to Machinima’s YouTube channel, episodes will also be available via the Halo Waypoint, Microsoft’s community portal for all things Halo, and eventually, on home video formats.
Forward Unto Dawn will tell its tale over five episodes, with each episode lasting about 15 minutes. The series will follow the Master Chief in the early days of the Human-Covenant War and “how he inspired a young UNSC cadet who will eventually become a leader aboard the UNSC Infinity spacecraft.” This cadet will go on to play a major part in Halo 4’s storyline.
“Every time we do a live-action commercial the audience says, ‘We want to see more so that we can explore the Halo universe a little bit more,” said Frank O’Connor, Franchise Development Director at 343 Industries. “Demand grew more and more out of the two little vignettes we’d previously produced.”
Microsoft plans to announce the creative team and cast behind Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn during this year’s San Diego Comic-Con.
[Source: Variety]
Posted in Etcetera, News, Xbox 360
Tagged Comic-Con 2012, Halo 4, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn