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Minecraft is coming to the Wii U on December 17; Nintendo-exclusive add-ons in the works
The whimsical world of Minecraft and Nintendo’s colorful sensibilities seem like a match made in heaven. So the frustration that many Nintendo fans feel at the game’s absence from the Wii U is understandable. But that all changes on December 17 when Minecraft: Wii U Edition will be added to the Wii U eShop.
Priced at $29.99, Minecraft: Wii U Edition will include Off-TV Play and six of the most popular add-on packs (Battle & Beasts 2 Skin Pack, Natural Texture Pack, City Texture Pack, Fantasy Texture Pack, and Festive Mash-up Pack). A huge number of additional add-on packs will be available for Wii U owners on December 17 too:
- Festive Skin Pack
- The Simpsons Skin Pack
- Doctor Who Skins Volume 1
- Doctor Who Skins Volume 2
- Star Wars Classic Skin Pack
- Star Wars Rebels Skin Pack
- Star Wars Prequel Skin Pack
- Mass Effect Mash-Up Pack
- Skyrim Mash-Up Pack
- Plastic Texture Pack
- Candy Texture Pack
- Cartoon Texture Pack
- Steampunk Texture Pack
- Pattern Texture Pack
- Greek Mythology Mash-Up Pack
- Halloween 2015 Mash-Up Pack
Finally, Nintendo and Mojang also announced that they will collaborate on at least one Minecraft add-on pack in the near future. Minecraft: Mario? Minecraft: Zelda? Minecraft: Metroid? Neither company is talking just yet, but I can’t wait to find out what they have planned.
Final Fantasy VII Remake will be released as a “multi-part series”
In addition to revealing a new trailer for the Final Fantasy VII Remake, Square Enix also confirmed the game will eventually be released as a “multi-part series.”
According to the publisher’s complete statement, “[Final Fantasy VII Remake] will be told across a multi-part series, with each entry providing its own unique experience.” That doesn’t give us a whole lot to go on, but it sounds like the game could be released episodically, perhaps similar in style to Final Fantasy IV: The After Years.
In anticipation of the PlayStation Experience show, the PlayStation Blog’s YouTube Channel also got a chance to talk with Producer Yoshinori Kitase about the game. While he didn’t offer any new details about the Final Fantasy VII Remake’s release schedule, he did confirm that the real-time nature of the gameplay seen in the trailer will somewhat carry over to the final game:
I can’t say the new game is completely action-based, but it has more of that element and real-time than the previous game. However, what makes Final Fantasy and RPG different from other games is that players have the ability to choose weapons, capabilities, and magic to be strategic minded, so while the new game has more real-time element, it will also maintain that strategy building element, balancing these two factors perfectly to enhance the gaming experience.
The Final Fantasy VII Remake will be released for the PS4 “first,” but when that’ll be and in what form it’ll take is anybody’s guess.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged Final Fantasy VII, PlayStation Experience 2015
Ace Combat 7 announced for PS4, PlayStation VR gets “exclusive features”
Bandai Namco has announced Ace Combat 7 this weekend during the PlayStation Experience. This will be the first game in the series to appear on the PlayStation 4, and Bandai Namco boasts that “PS4 players will be further immersed in Ace Combat 7’s realism through exclusive features developed specifically for the Sony PlayStation VR.” They’re also promising “the fiercest air combat experience ever through photorealistic visuals, intense dog-fighting action, a multitude of authentic and futuristic aircraft to fly, and an immersive storyline.”
No release date was announced, but if you’re interested, you should check out the intense trailer above to check out the visuals.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, PlayStation Experience 2015
Rez Infinite announced for PS4 with PlayStation VR support
Rez Infinite was announced for the PlayStation 4 (with PlayStation VR features) at this weekend’s PlayStation Experience. Tetsuya Mizuguchi took to the PlayStation Blog to go into more detail about the game, which was playable at the event this weekend. It was even playable inside their special “Synesthesia Suit,” which he compares to the PlayStation 2’s “Trance Vibrator.”
In his poignant post, Mizuguchi talks about how the original Rez, which came out in 2001, was way ahead of its time. “Well, to be honest, when the original Rez came out back in 2001, not everyone understood what we were trying to do with the game — but the few people that did ‘get it,’ really got it,” he wrote. “A dedicated and steadily growing number of fans called it visionary. Revolutionary. Ahead of its time.”
The technology of the time just wasn’t up to their vision, but now, 14 years later, it might just be good enough for their game to truly come to life. While there’s no release date set for the game, Mizuguchi said they’ll be able to announce more soon. “Our time is coming, my friends. I hope you’ll be there for it.”
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged PlayStation Experience 2015, Rez Infinite
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End gets another trailer, introduces another character
The last few days have been awesome for fans of the Uncharted series. Yet another trailer was released at the PlayStation Experience this weekend, introducing us to yet another new character. Watch the video above for more details… and to learn yet another facet of Nathan Drake’s life.
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is scheduled to launch on March 18, 2016 for PlayStation 4.
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Tagged PlayStation Experience 2015, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Weekly Warp-Up: The Game Awards/PlayStation Experience 2015 Recap
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…
The end of the year is near and that means its time for Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards to crown another “Game of the Year.” The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt walked away with the big prize this year, while also being surrounded by a number of huge announcements:
- Mortal Kombat X’s Kombat Pack 2 will include Leatherface, Xenomorph, Tri-Borg (a combo of Cyrax, Sektor, and Robo-Smoke), and Bo Rai Cho.
- The Walking Dead: Michonne will launch in February.
- Psychonauts 2 is in development and a crowdfunding campaign is now open.
- Batman: A Telltale Game Series is in the works and will be released next year.
- Rock Band VR will launch sometime after the Oculus Rift’s 2016 debut.
If you’re on the lookout for more game recommendations, you’re more than welcome to read up on What We Played in November 2015 and our picks for The Games of December 2015. And maybe you might also want to check out this cool sorting tool to help you determine Your Favorite Game of All Time.
And we didn’t even talk about the 2015 PlayStation Experience yet. You can find news from that show (and the rest of the week) after the break. (more…)
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Ratchet & Clank for PS4 gets an April 12, 2016 release date
The Ratchet & Clank movie will be coming out on April 29, 2016, but fans of the games will be able to jump into the fun even sooner! Sony announced that Ratchet & Clank for the PlayStation 4 will be released even earlier, on April 12, 2016.
Insomniac showed the above footage at the PlayStation Experience. It walks you through how Ratchet & Clank met, and shows some of the stunning gameplay. According to the PlayStation Blog, “modern controls, new planets, new and improved gameplay, all-new boss fights, and an updated arsenal.”
Don’t worry, Ratchet & Clank fans – just a few more months to go!
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Tagged PlayStation Experience 2015, Ratchet & Clank
New Releases: Devil’s Third, Earth Defense Force 4.1, Earth Defense Force 2, More
We’ll probably never learn the truth about what happened with Devil’s Third‘s. But development on the third-person action game is finally complete and the game will be released for the Wii U this week. Originally announced in 2010 as the first game from Tomonobu Itagaki’s Valhalla Game Studios, Devil’s Third was scheduled to launch in 2012 before a series of development difficulties and THQ’s bankruptcy created a huge bottleneck. No one’s really sure what happened in the intervening years, but eventually, Nintendo stepped up and agreed to publish Devil’s Third exclusively for the Wii U. Even with that relationship in place, the publisher has been extremely quiet about Devil’s Third over the last year.
Also on the “New Release Shelf” this week are a pair of bug-bashing sci-fi games: Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair for the PS4 and Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space for the Vita. XSEED Games has stepped in for D3 Publisher and completely reworked Earth Defense Force 2025 for the PS4, while also publishing the second game in the series in North America for the first time.
Finally this week, EA is expanding The Sims 4 with The Sims 4: Get Together.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Vita, Wii U
Tagged Devil's Third, Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space, Earth Defense Force 2025, The Sims 4