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WB Games Montreal is STILL working on multiple unannounced DC Comics games
Way back in 2011, the head of WB Games Montreal told the world that his team was currently working on multiple unannounced games based on characters from the DC Comics Universe. Fast forward to 2013, and we found out that one of those games was Batman: Arkham Origins, a prequel to Rocksteady’s revolutionary take on The Batman.
So what has WB Games Montreal been up to in the mean time? Making more games based on DC Comics character, of course! The developer recently announced a number of new job openings for two “AAA projects” set within the DC Comics Universe. If you’ve got the skills, you should head over to their Jobs Page and have a look.
It’s probably safe to assume that WB Games has at least one more Batman game in the works, but the comic company’s stable of superheroes will be getting the cinematic treatment next year in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. So a high profile new game starring Superman, Wonder Woman, or even the Suicide Squad is always a possibility at this point.
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Beck, Cold War Kids, X Ambassadors, more go “Off the Charts” in today’s Rock Band 4 update
Harmonix is scouring the Alternative Rock chart for today’s Rock Band 4 DLC Update. New songs from Beck, Cold War Kids, X Ambassadors, Borns, and Catfish and The Bottlemen are all now available to download from the Rock Band Music Store:
- Beck – “Dreams”
- Borns – “Electric Love”
- Catfish and The Bottlemen – “Cocoon”
- Cold War Kids – “First”
- X Ambassadors – “Renegades”
These songs can be acquired for $1.99 apiece or bundled together for $8.49 as part of the Off the Charts 01 Pack. A video preview of all five tracks has been embedded above.
Posted in News, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Rock Band 4
This Mighty No. 9 “Features Trailer” is mighty retro
Because Mighty No. 9 is developer Keiji Inafune’s loving homage to the Mega Man series, it features many hallmarks of the wildly popular franchise. You want a side-scrolling platformer? You got it. You want a robotic main character who can absorb abilities from enemy robots? Yup, that’s here too. So it should come as no surprise that the announcer in this “Features Trailer” is bombastic and a little ridiculous… just like he would have been in the carefree 90s.
So learn a little more about Mighty No. 9’s Boss Rush Mode, Challenge Mode, Online Challenge Mode (Competitive and Co-Op), and One-Hit Death Maniac Mode, and get yourself ready for the game’s release on February 9, 2016.
Daily Scoop: November 30, 2015 – So many deals!
Hello, dear readers! I hope you enjoyed Thanksgiving, and that you were able to grab some awesome deals on Black Friday and today, Cyber Monday, as well as all the days in between! There have been so many good sales my head has been spinning. I’ve been trying my hardest not to buy any games, partly because of the backlog, and partly because I know I’ll be playing Fallout 4 through Christmas. But I do have some great deals for you today, so let’s check them out!
First, let’s cover the obvious ones! There’s a new Weekly Bundle at Humble, and it’s Team17 – The Threequel. Pay what you want for Worms, Worms Crazy Golf, Alien Breed: Trilogy, Light, and Worms Armageddon. Pay $6 or more to unlock Worms Revolution Gold, Worms Reloaded, Flockers, and Schrodinger’s Cat and the Raiders of the Lost Quark. Pay $12 or more to unlock a four pack of Worms Clan Wars, LA Cops, and Beyond Eyes. And finally, pay a whopping $70 to get the entire Team 17 Legacy Collection, which is an absurdly long list.
At Steam, there’s an intense sale happening. Just from the first page alone, you can grab Dying Light for $19.99, Prison Architect for $17.99, XCOM: Enemy Unknown for $7.49, and Terraria for $3.39. If you want it, it’s probably on sale!
There are tons of video game deals happening at Amazon right now for Cyber Monday as well. Assassin’s Creed Unity Collector’s Edition is $9.99, Final Fantasy Type-0 is $19.99, and Blood Bowl 2 is $29.99. Scoop ’em up!
Let’s wrap this up with some t-shirts! (more…)
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Ubisoft goes Shakespearean with the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege launch trailer
Entertainment Weekly described Tom Clancy’s prose as “tortured” when the magazine reviewed Rainbox Six in 1998. Ubisoft settled on a considerably more acclaimed writer of words when looking for the perfect narration for the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege launch trailer.
William Shakespeare’s “Once more unto the breach” passage from Henry V (with narration by Idris Elba) is used to illustrate the game’s “Infiltrate Versus Fortify” style and background music from Handel’s “Sarabande” gives the special forces/terrorist skirmishes a nice Die Hard feel. There’s little to no gameplay footage, but the trailer is a nice overview of the game’s theme nonetheless.
“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.”
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One this Tuesday, December 1.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
Use this handy sorting tool to determine your Favorite Game of All Time
GameFAQs is currently hosting another one of their annual “Best. Thing. Ever.” brackets, and to celebrate the site’s 20th anniversary, this year’s contest focuses on that old staple… “Best. Game. Ever.” 128 titles have been competing for your votes in one-on-one polls since November 5, and as of today, only 32 games remain.
But what if there was a tool to help you determine your own favorite game of all time? Thankfully, tumblr user “slimedrippings” has launched a simple website that pits each of the finalists in the GameFAQs bracket against each other to create a personal Top 128 list for each visitor.
For example, the site will offer up Mass Effect 2 versus Virtue’s Last Reward as the first battle. Picking one over the other will help the sorting tool slot each game into a personalized list (you can always go with “I feel the same way about both” too) before giving you two more titles in a new battle. Depending on what picks you make, it can take between 127 and 448 battles to fully create the final list. And let me tell you, choosing between Tetris and Super Mario World is tough.
If you’ve got some extra time this Sunday evening, it’s certainly an interesting way to spend 15 minutes. And just in case you were curious, GameFAQs held their last “Best. Game. Ever.” bracket in 2009, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was the winner.
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Weekly Warp-Up: Happy Thanksgiving 2015
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 Thanksgiving holiday has made this a rather slow weekend for the gaming industry. And there wasn’t much happening at all if you weren’t out shopping for Black Friday bargains on the PlayStation Store, Nintendo eShop, Xbox Games Store, and Amazon. However, all of those sales are still active, so if you’re looking for a new game, you might find something good to download for cheap.
Speaking of something good, Time Magazine published a list of their Top Ten Video Games of 2015, and our own Mike Ryan weighed in on PictoParty, an excellent party game for the Wii U.
More news from the week that was can be found after the break. (more…)
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New Releases: Just Cause 3, Rainbow Six Siege, Xenoblade Chronicles X, More
Three big games will be available in stores this week, including the long-awaited continuation of the Xenoblade series and the return of Rico Rodriguez.
That’s right, everyone’s favorite high-flying secret agent is back in Just Cause 3 for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Taking place on a “Mediterranean island paradise,” developer Avalanche Studios has promised that players will get to experience “complete vertical freedom” during their adventure with the ability to skydive, BASE jump, and free dive throughout the game’s open world.
Also available this week is Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege for the PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Teams of five will use tactical strategies to either defend their base or break into it in a new “Infiltrate versus Fortify” style for the operatives versus terrorists series. The oft-forgotten Wii U gets a chance to shine this week too as Nintendo’s console is almost home to Xenoblade Chronicles X, another entry in their popular sci-fi RPG series. This time around, Players will be able to ride a personalized mechs called Skells and join online squads to battle massive bosses.
It’s not a new game, but a stealth re-release of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas will also be available in stores for the PS3 this week.
Finally, Microsoft will release the Xbox One 1TB Elite Bundle this week, which includes a 1TB Solid State Hybrid Drive for faster access times and an Elite Wireless Controller. But more power requires a bigger credit card as Microsoft has priced the Xbox One 1TB Elite Bundle at $499.99.
A complete rundown of this week’s new releases can be found after the break. (more…)
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Tagged Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Just Cause 3, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege, Xenoblade Chronicles X