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Felicia Day to star in Dragon Age webisodes

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

It seems like releasing webisodes to promote a new game is the cool marketing trend as of late, and all of us at Warp Zoned are extremely excited for the Mortal Kombat series accompanying the game. BioWare is the next developer jumping on the opportunity, as a six-episode series for Dragon Age II, titled Dragon Age: Redemption is already in post-production and will be hitting the net this year. The project is under the creative direction of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and The Guild star, Felicia Day. Day, a self-proclaimed “organic gamer” (?) wrote the story for the heroine she portrays, Tallis (the same name as the production company), and chronicles this Elven assassin’s quest to capture a renegade magician. Directing is Independence Day associate producer Peter Winther and cinematography is being handled by John Bartley, who also worked on “Lost.” Day commented, “They are going to take this a step above what we have seen on the Web before,” so hopefully this won’t look like recorded footage of Day and crew awkwardly LARPing.

“Tallis is headstrong, she fights dirty, and she has a really sarcastic sense of humor… I wanted to bring a modern sensibility to a fantasy character in a fantasy world.” Expect Tallis to be like every hipster chick you know who’s constantly seeking male approval.

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Daily Scoop: February 14, 2011 – Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! I’m sorry this scoop is so late, but Mike Gutierrez and I were in New York City all day yesterday with fellow Warp Zoned editors Ryan Littlefield and Brianne Galli. We romped around in Nintendo World and the Sony Style store, and just generally walked ourselves into oblivion all over the city. It was an amazing time, but we are tired.

What better way to spend a relaxing Valentine’s Day off than to do some Internet shopping? Today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games is Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts Re:coded for the Nintendo DS. If you’ve been waiting for a sale to pick up this port, I’d say $22.99 down from $34.99 is a pretty good time to buy.

Today’s shirt.w00t isn’t video game related, but it is Warp Zoned related, seeing as how we just announced our first contest:

Good luck with winning a copy of Super Meat Boy! He’ll be pleased to “meat” you, I’m sure.

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Daily Scoop: February 11, 2011 – Yummy scrumptious TOFU!

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Nicole Kline

It’s Friday, YAY!! And I’m off Monday! And we’re having sort of a Warp Zoned meetup in New York City this weekend, in which we will flail about in Nintendo World and the new Sony Style store! WOO!

Today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games is the stand alone software for Activision’s Band Hero featuring Taylor Swift for the Wii. It’s just $15.49 down from $39.99, which is a whopping 62% off. I guess we’ll probably see a lot of these in the upcoming months with Activision’s software, seeing as they’re chopping games off left and right these days. (Personally, I am pretty sad about True Crime: Hong Kong getting the axe. Can’t they release it digitally for $20 or something? I’d buy it!)

Today’s shirt.w00t is adorable – it’s called “Tofu, Food’s Master of Disguise,” and has tofu dressed as different animals, including a really adorable little pig. Truth be told, I think I like it so much because it reminds me of this t-shirt by The Behemoth:

Also, I loved a band in high school named Tommy Griggz, and they had a song about tofu, and it went something like this:

Tofu!
Yummy scrumptious Tofu!
Eat it in your hand,
it’s not very bland,
trust me it’s Tofu!

Good times.

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Daily Scoop: February 10, 2011 – I’m so vain

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Nicole Kline

It’s Thursday morning, and what am I doing? I’m listening to the most recent episode of the Warp Zoned Podcast again, because it is really funny. Give it a listen! You won’t be disappointed. Unless you don’t like hearing us talk about peanut butter and jelly.

Today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games is Atari’s Freddi Fish ABC Under the Sea for the DS. It’s $14.99 down from $19.99, and it’s perfect for kids ages 3-5, according to the cover – which also says it’s “Parent Approved.” Well, that’s a relief!

Also, Atlus is having a huge PSN sale, so you should get on that as soon as possible. I am most likely going to buy Hexyz Force, because I’ve wanted that game since before it came out. But I am already playing so many games, and I own so many games, and I’m trying not to get ridiculous here, people.

Speaking of which, this shirt is ridiculously awesome:

It’s Droid Berg. It’s…Android + Zoidberg. It’s already been purchased. Damn you, Tee Fury! *shakes fist*

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Reality is Broken Review: Jane McGonigal Wants Games to Change the World

Posted on February 9, 2011 by John Scalzo

“Those violent games will turn you into a serial killer.”
“You’re wasting your life playing that game.”
“Wouldn’t you rather go outside?”

We’ve all heard the complaints about what video games are doing to a generation of young people. Thankfully, as we move further away from the creation of the modern video game, more people who have grown up with games realize these complaints are hogwash. But what if playing games could actually make gamers better people, and even change the world, while we’re at it? That’s the premise behind Jane McGonigal’s first book, Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World. Is reality broken? Do games make us better? Can they change the world? Even after reading Reality is Broken, I’m not sure. (more…)

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DC signals a Batman: Arkham City comic series this May

Posted on February 9, 2011 by John Scalzo

Batman won’t just be stalking the streets on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 this Fall as DC Comics has announced they’ll be producing a six-issue miniseries that will bridge the gap between Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City.

The miniseries will begin this May and it’ll be written by Paul Dini (the creative mind behind both games) and drawn by Arkham Asylum/Arkham City concept artist Carlos D’anda. You can spy a sneak peak of the cover to your left (a variant using in-game graphics will also be available).

Dini and D’anda will explore the yearlong gap between the games over the six issue miniseries (which will also be available as digital downloads) as well as in four “digital-first” interludes. These interludes will run eight pages and be offered exclusively as a digital download for $0.99 each. They will make their print debut as part of the Batman: Arkham City collector’s edition.

Doesn’t quite top a life-size batarang, but I’m sure WB Games will include plenty of other goodies in the Arkham City collector’s edition.

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Daily Scoop: February 9, 2011 – Sales, sales, sales

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Wednesday is here! And with it comes great responsibi- errr, some good game deals. Yeah!

First up is today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games, which is WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 by THQ. It’s just $34.99 today for both the PS3 and Xbox 360. That’s…whoa. That’s 42% off. And if you’re a geek worth anything, you know that’s got significance.

Amazon’s also having a Buy One, Get One 50% Off sale right now as well. Add to that Gamestop is having two sales right now – buy two new games (in-stock) for $39.99 or higher and get $15 off your total (with code 2SAVE15) and there’s also buy two or more new games and save 10% (with code DATENIGHT – you know, for Valentine’s Day and all). That’s a pretty good list of deals, if you ask me!

It wouldn’t be a Daily Scoop if I didn’t mention a t-shirt, and since I seem to lean towards the Star Wars ones, today’s Tee Fury shirt is a perfect way to end it:

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1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die Review: The Ultimate Top 10 List

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Ryan Littlefield

Think about this for a minute: everyone likes top 10 lists. There are plenty of people out there who like video games, and many of them have at least one favorite. Now, imagine adding these two things together in a mixing bowl along with full-color screenshots, all-encompassing write-ups, and an organized timeline of these games’ release dates. What do you get? Naturally, you get Tony Mott’s book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die. (more…)

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