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Akuma, Taskmaster sneak into Marvel vs Capcom 3 as secret characters

Posted on January 17, 2011 by John Scalzo

IGN has posted videos revealing the two latest additions to the roster of Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds: Akuma and Taskmaster.

Akuma is Ryu’s red-headed archenemy from the Street Fighter franchise while Taskmaster is a Marvel villain that most often clashes with Deadpool. According to Eurogamer, both characters won’t be selectable at the start of the game. Akuma will be unlocked after acquiring 2,000 Players Points while Taskmaster requires 8,000. Eurogamer also claims that Capcom plans to round out the Marvel vs Capcom 3 roster by revealing two more characters.

You can see gameplay footage of Akuma and Taskmaster in action after the break. (more…)

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Weekly Warp-Up: I Love Mortal Kombat Edition

Posted on January 16, 2011 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…

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In a world where the PlayStation 3 has been jailbroken… we examine the fallout now that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been hacked to shreds.

And on the eve of LittleBigPlanet 2‘s release, we talk to Media Molecule’s James Spafford about the game. The interview gets to the stuffing of Sackboy’s new adventure with information on all the new tools available in LBP2, a little bit about the game’s single-player campaign and what it’s like working for Media Molecule. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: January 16, 2011 – Creative ways to kill zombies, now cheaper!

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Nicole Kline

It’s another late morning and another apology from me. MAGFest is intense!

Not much going on scoop-wise, other than today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games, which is Dead Rising 2 for the PlayStation 3. It’s on sale for $39.99 from $59.99, and it’s totally worth it. And don’t forget about the awesome, week-long buy 2, get 1 free sale going on at Best Buy that John Scalzo already reported on.

Amazon’s also got some more video game sales up its sleeve for this week – stay tuned to Warp Zoned for more information.

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Gallery1988′s “Multiplayer” exhibit is awesome

Posted on January 16, 2011 by John Scalzo

Gallery1988, an art gallery in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, launched a new exhibit last night titled “Multiplayer”, which consists of limited edition posters inspired by video games. The exhibit includes the awesome Frogger PSA poster to your left as well as prints based on The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, Tetris, Silent Hill and Duck Hunt.

If you don’t live in California, you can check out some of the posters at Super Punch and OMG Posters! (The Overworld, My Tetris Heart Longs For Your Push and I’m alone there now, in our special place, waiting for you.).

The show will run through February 4.

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Buy 2 games, Get 1 free at Best Buy this week

Posted on January 16, 2011 by John Scalzo

Do you still have a few gift cards burning a hole in your pocket after Christmas? Then I suggest you head down to your local Best Buy this week to stock up on games as the retailer is running a “Buy 2 Games, Get 1 Free” promotion this week (Sunday, January 16 – Saturday, January 22).

The sale applies to every DS, PSP, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 game priced $29.99 and up. And shoppers are encouraged to mix and match games among the five systems. The promotion also includes LittleBigPlanet 2, Mindjack, Mass Effect 2 on the PS3 and the rest of this week’s new releases.

So good luck and good (bargain) hunting.

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SOCOM 4 likely deploying this April

Posted on January 16, 2011 by John Scalzo

A small article on Sony’s quest to target core gamers with the PlayStation Move in the Wall Street Journal’s technology blog, “Digits“, has confirmed that SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs will be released in April. Well, perhaps “confirmed” is too strong of a word as the article cites no sources for the release date, but later says they talked to Travis Steiner, lead designer of SOCOM 4 at Zipper Interactive.

We’ll keep you posted on any official release date news from Sony.

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PlayStation Move Heroes crosses over to stores on March 22

Posted on January 15, 2011 by John Scalzo

Sony has announced that the Jak & Daxter/Ratchet & Clank/Sly Cooper mega-crossover PlayStation Move Heroes will be released on March 22. As you can guess from the title, the game requires the PlayStation Move controller.

Developer Nihilistic Software has also revealed that PS3 owners who pre-order the game will receive a download code for an exclusive costume pack featuring Pirate Sly, Freedom League Jak and Trillium Armor Ratchet.

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Daily Scoop: January 15, 2011 – The Key…Blade?

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Nicole Kline

I’m bringing you today’s Daily Scoop live from my hotel room at MAGFest! I should be watching a screening of the live action Mega Man film, but I slept in instead. D’oh!

Anyway, today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games is a download of Reign: Conflict of Nations for the PC. The price is…ahh…currently unavailable for some reason, but if it’s something you’re interested in, keep tapping F5.

In the meantime, Kingdom Hearts fans can check out today’s shirt.w00t.com t-shirt, which I’m assuming is a pretty cool looking Keyblade. If I’d ever played the games, I’d probably be drooling over the shirt – and even without playing them, I think it looks pretty cool.

Wear this shirt: while waiting for your significant other at the end of a Valentine’s Day scavenger hunt.

Mike Gutierrez and I are off to try to find some treasure chests. If you’re at MAGFest, say hello!

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