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Assassin’s Creed IV: Freedom Cry expansion announced; DLC not setting sail for Wii U

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Andrew Rainnie

Despite the recent sales surge and more positive outlook of Nintendo’s home console thanks to the likes of Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101 and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will not receive any post-release downloadable content on the Wii U.

The company has revealed there will be a number of post-launch releases for all other versions (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One), including multiplayer characters and customisable items. Not only that, but the publisher is working on a massive expansion to the single-player campaign that takes the story in a new direction. Entitled Freedom Cry, it focuses on Adewale, a former slave serving as a crew member under Edward Kenway on his ship, the Jackdaw. Freedom Cry will allow players to control Adewale as he gathers his own crew with the goal of freeing the slaves from the Dominican Republic port of Saint Dominique as it further pushes the Assassin’s Creed series forward in dealing with major historical events and themes in human history that others shy away from. The trailer for Freedom Cry, which mixes real footage and gameplay, can be viewed above.

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will be released for current-gen consoles on October 29 with next-generation and PC editions of the game available in November.

[Source: Venture Beat]

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The Wolf Among Us huffs and puffs on PC, Xbox 360 on October 11

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Mike Ryan

Telltale’s non-zombie, episodic, story-heavy game The Wolf Among Us has been announced to hit Xbox 360 and PC this Friday, October 11th. PlayStation fans need not worry – they’re trying to get the PS3 version released shortly thereafter.

In The Wolf Among Us (which is based on the popular Fables comic series), characters from classic fairy tales live in hiding in the real world, trying to make ends meet. You play as Sheriff Bigby Wolf (Little Red Riding Hood‘s Big Bad Wolf), who is now reformed, and is in charge of keeping the peace in a small borough of New York City called Fabletown.

The episodes will run you $4.99 each. Players can also save $5.00 by purchasing a Season Pass (for $19.99) which includes all five episodes.

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State of Decay: Breakdown expansion will offer even more challenge soon

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Mike Ryan

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OK, show of hands: who loves throwing controllers? Well, controller-throwing friends, you’ll be happy to hear that the upcoming downloadable content for Xbox Live Arcade zombiefest State of Decay will make you want to purchase an insurance policy on your hardware. State of Decay: Breakdown will ramp up the difficulty, dramatically changing the game as you play. In the update, as you play through the game, the zombies get tougher, you get weaker, and supplies become more scarce, making it feel like a true fight for survival. But based on the developers’ comments, it seems to go beyond challenging. It’s almost sadistic. And I’m sure I’ll love every minute of it.

No release date was given for State of Decay: Breakdown, so stay tuned to Warp Zoned for more info as it becomes available.

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This is the first five minutes of BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Mike Ryan

Bored of your everyday life in the clouds? Do you long for a more aquatic adventure? Then, friend, this DLC is just for you! Today, BioShock series honcho Ken Levine showed off the beginning of the upcoming downloadable chapter to Bioshock Infinite, “Burial at Sea.”

Now, don’t go thinking that this is a continuation of the Infinite storyline. Burial at Sea is a separate story that features the Infinite’s leading couples in completely different roles. Booker fills the shoes of, well, a gumshoe, and Elizabeth plays his client. The story takes place on New Year’s Eve, 1958 – the day Rapture plunged into all-out war. The game will play out in classic noir style, so expect a lot of monologuing.

BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea will be available to download before the end of the year.

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Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z also coming to PC in early 2014

Posted on October 8, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Tecmo Koei has announced that Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, the zombified Ninja Gaiden spinoff that stars a robot, will also be available for the PC (through Steam) in early 2014. Originally announced for the PS3 and Xbox 360, Yaiba is in development at three studios: Team Ninja, Splash Damage, and Keiji Inafune’s Comcept.

In case you were worried that a game from the creators of Dead or Alive, Quake Wars, and Dead Rising would be tame, a statement from Tecmo Koei is here to calm your fears:

Players all called to battle fierce zombies as Yaiba, a cyborg ninja who will do anything to get revenge and stay alive. Cleaved in two, he is brought back to life with cyber-technology. Brandishing his ninja sword and the mecha weapons in his cyborg arm, he slaughters zombies with brutal, over-the-top abandon.

Step inside a stylised, living comic book where stunning graphics depict a world gone mad. Hordes of undead can only be stopped by Yaiba’s willingness to use any means necessary to get the job done. Will he kill by turning his cyborg arm into a razor chainsaw for slicing up undead… or just rip off an opponent’s arms to use as zombie nunchucks? Both possibilities fill Yaiba’s heart with twisted laughter—and the desire to kill more and more zombies!

Zombie nunchucks! Shut up and take my money!

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Watch Dogs requires 64-bit OS on PC

Posted on October 8, 2013 by John Scalzo

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After Watch Dogs made its debut at E3 2012, there were more than a few whispers online that the game looked “next generation.” Ubisoft was quitck to put down these rumors and assured gamers that Watch Dogs would be available for the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U. However, earlier this year, Watch Dogs was indeed revealed to be in development for the PS4 and Xbox One.

Of course, all of this is just a roundabout way of saying that those early whispers were correct and that the hardware requirements for the PC version are very steep. Like, requires a 64-bit operating system steep:

Minimum Requirements

  • Supported OS: Windows Vista SP2 64-bit, Windows 7 SP1 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit (This product supports 64-bit operating systems ONLY)
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66Ghz or AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0Ghz
  • RAM: 6 GB
  • Video Card: 1024 VRAM DirectX 11 with Shader Model 5.0
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible Sound Card

Recommended Requirements

  • Processor: Core i7 3770 @ 3.5Ghz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0Ghz
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • Video Card: 2048 VRAM DirectX 11 with Shader Model 5.0 or higher
  • Sound Card: Surround Sound 5.1 capable sound card
  • Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: Nvidia GeForce GTX460 or better, GT500, GT600, GT700 series, AMD Radeon HD5850 or better, HD6000, HD7000, R7 and R9 series, Intel Iris Pro HD 5200.

Watch Dogs will be released for the PC (and the PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360, PS4, and Xbox One) on November 19.

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Injustice Ultimate Edition coming to PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, PC, Vita on November 12

Posted on October 7, 2013 by John Scalzo

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ORIGINAL STORY: Injustice: Gods Among Us has been quite the success for NetherRealm Studios. The Mortal Kombat makers branched out (slightly) and produced a memorable fighting game featuring many of our favorite characters (and Aquaman) from DC Comics lore. So what can they do for an encore? I don’t know, but we’ll all find out together sometime this week. Ed Boon, the developer’s founder and current Creative Director, tweeted the following news last night:

So what’s the big news? A PS4/Xbox One/Vita port is a possibility. As is another downloadable character or a “Game of the Year” edition containing all of the previously released DLC. But as I said, we’ll add find out together soon.

UPDATE: Seconds after this story was posted, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment confirmed that an “Ultimate Edition” of Injustice: Gods Among Us will be released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on November 12. It will include all six DLC characters as well as additional character skins and S.T.A.R. Labs missions. The game is also coming to the Vita (thanks to Armature Studios), the PC (thanks to High Voltage), and the PS4 (thanks to NetherRealm themselves). Touch controls will be added to the Vita/PS4 versions and a soundtrack will be included with all editions of the game.

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New Shovel Knight trailer heralds Winter 2013 release

Posted on October 6, 2013 by John Scalzo

Yacht Club Games has released a new trailer for Shovel Knight, their upcoming side-scrolling action title that features a level select style similar to Mega Man. The trailer is very similar to the game’s reveal trailer, which was released a few months ago, but I’m happy whenever we get new Shovel Knight information.

The developer has also confirmed that the game’s official release date is “Winter 2013” and a pre-order page for the PC/Steam version is now available at their official website. The game will also be released for the 3DS and Wii U but, obviously, you can’t pre-order it yet.

And if you’re at this year’s IndieCade, which concludes today, be on the lookout for Shovel Knight at the Nintendo booth.

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