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Ronda Rousey will appear on the cover of EA Sports UFC 2 next Spring
Ronda Rousey is probably the biggest name in mixed martial arts right now (even after her loss to Holly Holm on Saturday), so it makes perfect sense that Electronic Arts has christened her the cover athlete for EA Sports UFC 2.
“EA Sports is a cultural barometer to know what’s going on in sports at the moment,” said Rousey. “As a gamer myself, it’s pretty surreal to be on the cover of the game and to have a woman on the cover of a UFC game shows a lot of progress. I’m really happy to be involved with it.”
In addition to an improved Knockout Physics System and more realistic graphics, EA has promised to add five brand new game modes to EA Sports UFC 2 including KO Mode, UFC Ultimate Team, a revamped Career/Create-A-Fighter Mode (male or female), and Grapple Assist, “an integrated visual tool to help players learn and perfect takedowns, ground game transitions, and submissions.”
Set to be released for the PS4 and Xbox One in Spring 2016, EA Sports UFC 2 is currently in development at EA Canada.
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Tagged EA Sports UFC 2
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD will be released on March 4, 2016; And we got a quick glimpse at The Legend of Zelda Wii U too
Just in case you missed it, did you hear that Nintendo has announced plans to bring The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD to the Wii U on March 4, 2016?
Celebrating the tenth anniversary of the game’s launch on the GameCube and Wii, Twilight Princess HD will include improved graphics and come packed with an Amiibo figure featuring Wolf Link and Midna. Players who pre-order the bundle will also receive a soundtrack CD.
Twilight Princess HD will be compatible with five other Amiibo figures from the Super Smash Bros. series that feature characters from the Zelda franchise (Link, Toon Link, Princess Zelda, Sheik, and Ganon), though it’s currently unknown exactly how Amiibo support will work in the game. The many eras of Hyrule will connect together even tighter as Nintendo also said the Wolf Link/Midna Amiibo will be cross-compatible with the upcoming The Legend of Zelda Wii U.
What we do know is that Nintendo also released a few seconds of new footage from The Legend of Zelda Wii U as part of the Twilight Princess HD reveal. It’s been tacked on to the end of the trailer embedded above, so be sure to check it out.
Posted in News, Wii U
Tagged The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Weekly Warp-Up: Fallout 4 Aftermath Edition
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…
I guess, technically, this week’s Weekly Warp-Up could be called the “Fallout 4 Fallout Edition,” but that might be going too far. Whatever you want to call it, Bethesda’s epic RPG is now available and fans are going nuts for it. These fans include our own Nicole Kline, who awarded Fallout 4 a 7/7 in her review.
And speaking of epic games… retailers have begun to publish their Black Friday advertisements this week. Target and Best Buy are first out of the gate and they’ve got some especially good discounts on console bundles this holiday season.
But if you’d rather root for the underdog, UK Correspondent Andrew Rainnie is back with a new collection of compelling crowdfunding campaigns in the latest edition of Kickstart This! You might not have ever heard of The Nullpoint, Cold Blooded, Grey Night, and Failsafe… so we recommend you remedy that.
We’ve got more news from the week that was after the break. (more…)
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New Releases: Star Wars Battlefront, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, More
“Do or do not. There is no try.”
After an absence from gaming for more than a decade, it’s time for the return of the Star Wars: Battlefront franchise on the PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Did DICE recapture the old magic that made the series a fan favorite? We won’t know for sure until Tuesday, but I do know that the Vader-emblazoned PS4 500GB + Star Wars: Battlefront Limited Edition Bundle is a beautiful piece of hardware. A regular PS4 500GB + Star Wars: Battlefront Bundle will also be released this week.
Also available this week is a pair of Nintendo exclusives on Friday. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon for the 3DS is the latest dungeon-crawling roguelike starring those lovable Pokemon. Meanwhile, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash serves up another Mario-filled tennis tournament on the Wii U in place of the delayed Star Fox Zero.
Finally this week, we’ve got plenty of familiar games in new places…
- Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate makes its PC debut as the Assassins and Templars take their eternal struggle to Victorian England.
- The Borderlands Triple Pack (PS3, Xbox 360) puts all three games (and all their downloadable content) into a single package for the first time.
- The Crew: Wild Run Edition (PS4, Xbox One) bundles together Ubisoft’s online racer with its Wild Run expansion.
- Deadpool breaks the fourth wall again in this PS4/Xbox One remake of his PS3/Xbox 360 game.
- Telltale compiles all six episodes of their Game of Thrones adaptation onto a single disc for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
A complete list of this week’s new release can be found after the break. (more…)
More than 113 games will be playable at PlayStation Experience 2015
The 2015 PlayStation Experience is just a few weeks away and Sony has unveiled (via the PlayStation Blog) the semi-complete list of games that will be playable on the show floor. I say “semi-complete” because the consolemaker also revealed they have plenty of new game announcements planned for the next edition of their yearly showcase, many of which will also have demos available.
The list, which is available after the break, is mostly populated with this Fall’s biggest PS4, PS3, and Vita releases. But it also has a few unannounced titles, including New Hot Shots Golf. Actually, I’m not sure if this is the first mention of a new Hot Shots Golf game or not, but its inclusion is a nice surprise to me… and that’s something.
The 2015 PlayStation Experience will be held on December 5th and 6th in San Francisco. Tickets are still available and can be purchased through PlayStation.com. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, PS4, Vita
Tagged New Hot Shots Golf, PlayStation Experience 2015
Daily Scoop: November 13, 2015 – Klei Weekend at Steam
It’s Friday, woo! And, for once, I have no plans, which means I may actually get to spend some more time in Fallout 4, which is quickly becoming a favorite gaming experience of mine. But I can say the same about Persona 4 Golden, which is also so much fun. I’m making some great gaming choices right now!
Anyway, let’s talk about deals! There’s a big Square Enix sale happening at the Humble Store right now. Anachronox is $1.74, Battlestations Collection is $2.99, and Deus Ex Collection is $8.24.
The Weekend Deal at Steam is the Klei 10 Year Anniversary. Get the Klei Weekend Bundle, which includes Don’t Starve, the Don’t Starve Soundtrack, Don’t Starve Together, Don’t Starve: Reign of Giants, Invisible, Inc., Invisible, Inc. Contingency Plan, Mark of the Ninja, and Mark of the Ninja: Special Edition DLC for $29.99. Already have some of those? They’re also all on sale individually as well. The Daily Deal is early access to Zombie Playground for $11.24.
Let’s check out today’s t-shirts! (more…)
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Friday the 13th: The Game is fully funded on Kickstarter
Happy Friday the 13th everyone! I hope you managed to avoid any black cat that might’ve cross your path or any ladder that you might’ve walked under. And definitely steer clear of Jason Voorhees, because this is his day… in more ways than one.
Just a few hours remain in the Kickstarter campaign for Gun Media’s Friday the 13th: The Video Game, but they’ve chopped through their initial goal of $700,000 and are tearing past Stretch Goals as we speak. Detailed in the campaign’s latest update, these Stretch Goals include bonus kills for Jason, new skins for the Counselors, a number of new Maps (including Manhattan), and an Offline Mode.
Congratulations to Gun Media and everyone else involved in the creation of Friday the 13th: The Video Game (including special effects wizard Tom Savini, actor Kane “Jason” Hodder, and composer Harry Manfredini). If all goes according to plan, Friday the 13th: The Video Game will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One in October 2016.
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Tagged Friday the 13th