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- Spore: An oral history – Design Room (2026)
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PS Store Today: The Escapists, Skulls of the Shogun, Class of Heroes 2G, more
Today’s PlayStation Store has a nice indie bent to it including multiple PS4 titles, a handful of PS3 games, and even a Vita game (though it’s the definitely-not-indie portable rendition of Tetris Ultimate from Ubisoft). So what else is new to the Store this week? Well…
- The Escapists brings its 8-bit jailbreak sim to the PS4.
- Skulls of the Shogun: Bone-A-Fide Edition, an RTS/fighting game hybrid, appears on the PS4 two years after its Xbox 360 debut.
- Class of Heroes 2G is an RPG that has finally made its way to America more than five years after its Japanese launch.
More information on all of these games (and a few others) can be found after the break. And a complete rundown of this week’s new game add-ons and discounts can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)
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Tagged Skulls of the Shogun, Tetris Ultimate, The Escapists
The Games of June 2015
With a few small exceptions, we’ll all mostly be digging into our backlogs this month. Why? Well, it’s not necessarily because nothing new is coming out, but it is because there’s not much new coming out that we feel like paying full price for. We’re not united on this front, though, so you should read on to see what we will and won’t be playing this month here at Warp Zoned! (more…)
Daily Scoop: June 2, 2015 – Rainy gamer day
It’s cold and raining here in Philadelphia, and it’s definitely the kind of day you just want to stay in bed, pull the covers up, and play a video game. It’s really all it’s perfect for, other than maybe the occasional cup of tea or hot chocolate.
The Humble Nindie Bundle just added some new games! Sportsball, Gunman Clive, and Bit.Trip Presents: Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien have all been added to the “Beat the Average” tier where they join The Fall, Pay $10 or more to unlock Stealth Inc 2 and SteamWorld Dig or “Pay What You Want” to get OlliOlli, and Moon Chronicles Episode 1. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, Woah Dave!, and Mighty Switch Force. These games are for 3DS, Wii U, or both!
The Free Weekend over at Steam is Skullgirls. It’s free until Sunday at 1:00 PM PST, and if you decide to purchase, it’s on sale for just $2.99. You can also get a two pack for $4.99, or a four pack for $8.99. The Daily Deal is on Rift. You can get the Ultimate Nightmare Edition for $74.99, the Typhoon Edition for $24.99, the Infusion Edition for $24.99, the Dream Soul Pack for $34.99, or the Storm Soul Pack for $24.99.
Just three shirts today… (more…)
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Square Enix sets US release of Dragon Quest Heroes for October 13
Square Enix has announced that Dragon Quest Heroes will be available for the PS4 on October 13. Although actually, the game’s full title is Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below. The rhyming makes it feel kind of poetic, but it is also long and a bit tongue-twisty.
Thankfully, the publisher also plans to release an extra large Collector’s Edition that’ll be big enough to handle that title. Available exclusively through the Square Enix Online Store, the Slime Collector’s Edition ($99.99) will include:
- Slime Plushie, Slime Key Chain, and Slime Lanyard.
- Helpful Slime-themed downloadable content for characters to equip including a Slime Sword, Gooey Gloves, Goomerang, Goopid’s Bow, Squishing Rod, Gungenir, Slime-On-A-Stick, Gooreat Sword, and Splat O’Nine Tails.
- Bonus quest items including the Gold-Digger’s Map and the Happy Map.
If you’re uninterested in the physical extras, Square Enix will also release a special Day One Edition ($59.99) that only includes some of the in-game bonus items (Slime Sword, Gooey Gloves, Goomerang, Squishing Rod, and Gungenir).
Dragon Quest Heroes is in development at Omega Force and will be on hand at Square Enix’s E3 booth in a few weeks. Like Hyrule Warriors, the action RPG will bring together a variety of heroes from previous Dragon Quest titles in a crossover of epic proportions:
When a dark shockwave sweeps through the city of Arba, the monsters that once lived alongside the people in peace are driven into a frenzied rage. As either the hero, Luceus, or the heroine, Aurora, the player joins forces with a cast of iconic cast from previous Dragon Quest titles, such as Alena, Bianca and Yangus, to bring the rampaging hordes of monsters to their senses and to restore order to the kingdom.
Finally, a brand new trailer for Dragon Quest Heroes was released today. It’s been embedded at the top of the article.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged Dragon Quest Heroes, E3 2015
Bethesda is counting down to Fallout 4… probably
It’s real. It’s finally happening. Right? Yeah, probably. At least, we hope so. Gah!
Anyway, this morning, visitors to Bethesda’s official website were treated to the image of a Fallout-inspired test pattern and an accompanying countdown clock, which expires tomorrow at 10:00 AM (Eastern Time). Is this the Fallout 4 announcement we’ve all been waiting for? Probably, but it’s just as likely that when the clock strikes zero Bethesda will announce that the real Fallout 4 announcement will take place during their E3 2015 Press Conference, which is set for June 14.
That said, Fallout 4’s status as an in-development project has been a bit of an open secret at Bethesda for several years. Company executives will happily discuss the game and a casting call referencing locations from the series was even made available to the public in 2013.
So, yeah. It’s real and it’s finally happening.
Warpback: What We Played in May 2015
The new release schedule was pretty empty in the month of May, thankfully the Warp Zoned staff had a hefty batch of backlog titles to work through. And the month did close out with a Splatoon-shaped bang, which has enthralled at least two members of the staff.
What did you play in May? You can find out what games we dove into after the break. (more…)
Get a closer look at Exo Zombies: Carrier before tomorrow’s CoD Advanced Warfare Supremacy Pack launch on Xbox Live
John Malkovich’s Oz is not long for this world in the opening moments of the latest Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Exo Zombies trailer. But don’t panic! Bruce Campbell is ready to take charge in the third episode, which will be available to download for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 tomorrow as part of the game’s Supremacy Pack.
Campbell plays Captain Lennox, a member of the Sentinel Task Force. He takes captures Kahn (Bill Paxton), Lilith (Rose McGowan), and Jim (Jon Bernthal) and takes them to the Atlas “Carrier” that serves as the inspiration for the episode’s title. Once there, they meet more of the Exo Zombies and suddenly it doesn’t matter if Lennox is good or bad… he’s just a guy with a gun.
PC, PS3, and PS4 owners will be able to download the Supremacy Pack, and Exo Zombies: Carrier, at a later date.
Daily Scoop: June 1, 2015 – A new week appears
I don’t know about you, dear reader, but I had a wild weekend! I played a ton of games, did a lot of work, and actually got some sleep. It’s Monday again, but I’m OK with that!
There are a bunch of new sales at the Humble Store this week! Pick up HuniePop for $7.49, Gratuitous Space Battles II is $18.71, and The Silent Age is $6.49.
There are 103 new Weeklong Deals over at Steam! Mount Your Friends is $4.99, Knights and Merchants is $0.90, and Why So Evil is $0.24, among many others. The Daily Deal is XCOM: Enemy Unknown, which is on sale for $7.49. You can also get XCOM: Enemy Unknown with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified for just $9.99, or pick up the complete pack for $12.49.
I’ve got a few new t-shirts for you today! (more…)
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