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CoD: Advanced Warfare Havoc Pack will be released for PC, PS3, PS4 on February 26
Activision has announced that the Havoc DLC Pack will be released for PC, PS3, and PS4 owners of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare on February 26. The Havoc DLC Pack will include four new competitive maps as well as the first episode of the cooperative Exo Zombies mode. In case you missed it, here’s what you can expect from Havoc’s four competitive maps:
Core: Deploy to the Gobi desert where the ravaged ruins of a nuclear fusion plant set the stage for a high-octane warzone. Take down enemies through the wreckage in long-range combat or get up-close and personal in the tunnels surrounding the central turbine. Activate decontamination drones using the map-based scorestreak to help clean out the competition.
Urban: Prepare yourself for brutal, high-speed combat in Dallas Ward 3, a future mega structure, funneling players into a close-quarters free-for-all. This modular compound’s verticality unleashes the exoskeleton’s capabilities. Stay focused during the timed event as blast doors alter the map’s flow and sightlines.
Sideshow: In the shadow of Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, this abandoned inn’s open layout amplifies its creep factor. Blast your way through the clown inn with close-quarters battles or use long-range site-lines from the mining facilities and natural terrain. Use the map-based scorestreak to activate the lights, music, and magic of the clown marquee and rain down a barrage of rainbow smoke-trailed cannonballs.
Drift: An idyllic ski resort high in the Rocky Mountains is transformed into a festive high-altitude playground, perfect for an all-out firefight. Make your way to the highly contested over watch in the glass observation deck or take a ride on the carousel to deliver 360 degrees of carnage. Players can use the map-altering timed event to their advantage as an avalanche of snow and debris disorients players, intensifying the battle.
The Havoc DLC Pack will be priced at $14.99 on the PC, PS3, and PS4. It’s also part of the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Season Pass, which will include access to all four DLC Packs for $49.99.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, PS4
Tagged Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
2K Tidbits: Borderlands 3 only on PS4/Xbox One, GTA5 ships 45 million, Battleborn still on track for late 2015/early 2016 launch
Take-Two Interactive held their quarterly financial presentation yesterday and it looks the publisher is in a better position than ever before. In addition to reporting “strong financial results” for the quarter, Take-Two raised their yearly fiscal forecast due to the pending release of Evolve, Grand Theft Auto V on the PC, and Borderlands: The Handsome Collection.
Speaking of Grand Theft Auto V, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick announced that the company has shipped more than 45 million copies of the game to stores since its release last year, including more than ten million copies of the remastered PS4/Xbox One edition.
Zelnick didn’t discuss Rockstar’s future during the presentation or the question-and-answer period that followed, but he did say that Take-Two doesn’t believe in annualizing their big franchises. Specifically, he said, “[W]e think big tentpole releases should not be annualized except for sports titles because we think it’s valuable to build anticipation and because it takes some time to make the highest quality products in the business.”
To that end, Take-Two’s President, Karl Slatoff, reconfirmed that Borderlands 3 is in development at Gearbox. According to Slatoff, the game currently has no release date and it is being developed “specifically for next-gen consoles.” With the PS4 and Xbox One launching in 2013, this probably shouldn’t come as too much of a shock.
However, one thing we do know about Gearbox is that their team-based shooter, Battleborn, is still on track for a “Fiscal 2016” release. That means it’ll launch sometime between April 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016… but it’s safe to assume that a late 2015/early 2016 release is much more likely.
Finally, Slatoff revealed that the publisher has numerous unannounced games in development. More details about those games will be released over the course of the year.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tagged Battleborn, Borderlands 3, Grand Theft Auto V
Lego Jurassic World teaser trailer promises June 2015 release date
WB Games has unveiled a teaser trailer for Lego Jurassic World and it includes everything you could ever want from the intersection of Legos and dinosaurs. There’s a recreation of the famous water glass scene, funny dinosaurs, and a short-armed Tyrannosaurus gag. We’ve also learned that players will be able to play as a Lego dinosaur to (presumably) terrorize patrons of the park.
“As ardent fans of Universal’s Jurassic Park films, we are thrilled with the opportunity to finally bring Lego dinosaurs to life for the first time in a videogame in Lego Jurassic World,” said Tom Stone, the Managing Director at TT Games. “Imagine playing as the ominous Lego T. Rex, roaming the grounds of Isla Nublar, smashing Lego bricks and battling with other dinosaurs… this game is bound to bring out the kid in all of us.”
Lego Jurassic World will be released this June for the 3DS, PC, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
Game of Thrones: Episode 2, Apotheon, Criminal Girls, more added to PS Store
Another week, another PlayStation Store update. Ready? Here we go…
- Game of Thrones: The Lost Lords (PS3, PS4) is the second episode of Telltale’s Game of Thrones adaptation. With four more episodes planned, there’s going to be a lot more story to come.
- Apotheon (PS4) is a side-scrolling platformer with a Greek mythology motif.
- Risk (PS4) is a console rendition of the popular game of “Global Domination.”
- Criminal Girls: Invite Only (Vita) is a wacky JRPG that asks players to save a group of teenage girls from a life of eternal damnation by “punishing” them to increase their fighting skills.
- Kick & Fennick (Vita) is a platformer starring Kick, “a little boy with a very big gun,” and Fennick, “a small flying robot.” Sounds like fun.
More information on all of these games (and a few others) can be found after the break. And as always, this week’s new game add-ons and discounts can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, PS4, Vita
Tagged Criminal Girls: Invite Only, Game of Thrones: A Telltale Series
The Games of February 2015
I think Warp Zoned’s staff can agree on one thing: Evolve looks pretty amazing. Other than that, there’s not much happening, except for The Order: 1886, obviously. Read on to find out what we plan to spend our money and time on in this short month! (more…)
Daily Scoop: February 3, 2015 – So cold
Seriously, it is so cold right now. I am not the kind of person who longs to live in a warmer climate – in fact, I really enjoy having four seasons. But it’s weeks like this one that make me want to throw the diverseness of seasons to the wind and move somewhere warmer. Like, I don’t know, the surface of the sun.
Let’s talk about the brand new Star Wars Humble Bundle! Pay what you want for Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, and Star Wars: Dark Forces. Beat the average to unlock Star Wars Battlefront II, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, and Star Wars Republic Commando. Pay $12 or more to unlock Star Wars Empire at War: Gold Pack, Star Wars the Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition, and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II.
There are some new deals at Steam as well. The Midweek Madness is early access to Prison Architect, which is on sale for $7.49. And the Daily Deal is Strike Vector, which you can pick up for just $2.99.
There were a lot of shirts yesterday, but today there are only two! (more…)
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Mortal Kombat X is getting four different special editions and Kombat Pack Season Pass
Fatality (On Your Wallet)!
WB Games and NetherRealm Studios have announced that four different special editions of Mortal Kombat X will be released this April, though there’s a lot of overlap between each package. But first, the publisher and developer also confirmed that Mortal Kombat X will receive a Season Pass known as the “Kombat Pack,” which will include access to four add-on characters. It’s unknown if any new characters will make the cut, but both “Klassic Kombatants” and “Iconic Guest Characters” will be part of the Kombat Pack.
With that out of the way, here’s what each Mortal Kombat X special edition will include:
Kollector’s Edition By Coarse (PS4, Xbox One)
- Price: $149.99
- Exclusive Scorpion Figurine and Certificate of Authenticity.
- Gold Scorpion Skin, inspired by the Coarse figurine
- The Kombat Pack
Kollector’s Edition Imported From Europe (PS4, Xbox One)
- Price: $179.99, available for pre-order exclusively on Amazon.com
- Scorpion Statue
- Exclusive Steel Pack and Steel Card
- Mortal Kombat X: Blood Ties Volume 1 Comic Book
- Gold Scorpion Skin
- The Kombat Pack
Limited Edition (PS4, Xbox One)
- Price: $99.99, available for pre-order exclusively at GameStop
- Cold War Scorpion Skin, this skin design is a collaboration between NetherRealm Studios and a fan artist from the MKKollective.com.
- The Kombat Pack
Premium Edition (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
- Price: $89.99, available only as a digital download
- The Kombat Pack
Presumably, the Kombat Pack will be available to everyone after the game is released, though no announcement has been made at this time. And don’t forget, everyone who pre-orders the game will receive an additional playable character: Goro.
Mortal Kombat X will be released on April 14.
Warpback: What We Played in January 2015
One thing is certain: there was a lot of mileage put on Wii Us here at Warp Zoned in the month of January. We played a little bit of Toad, a little bit of Kart, and a whole lot of Smash! There was also some Pokemon, and a bunch of iOS gaming. Read on to find out the full list of what we played in January! (more…)