Warp Zoned Presents
Video Game Canon- Angry Birds, Dragon Quest, FIFA Soccer, and Silent Hill are the World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026
- BAFTA Games Awards: All the Winners from 2003 to Today
- Clair Obscur Completes the Sweep by Winning “Best Game” at 2025-2026 BAFTA Games Awards
- Boss Fight Books to Get a New Look for Richard Moss’s “Age of Empires”
- GDC Awards: All the Winners from 1996 to Today
Warp Zoned Presents
- Video Game Research Library
- Spore: An oral history – Design Room (2026)
- We Pitched a Museum a 1993 Game Hint Line (And They Actually Said Yes) – Yarn Spinner (2026)
- The History Of The Word “Metroidvania” And How It Spread – A Critical Hit (2025)
- Creator of Hit Game Shovel Knight Is at a ‘Make or Break’ Moment – Bloomberg (2025)
- Shadow of the Colossus: An oral history – Design Room (2025)
Most Recent: PS3
Hitman HD Trilogy officially announced
I think it’s fair to say that Hitman: Absolution has divided the video game community since its November release (to say nothing of the battle against the naughty nuns). But Agent 47 will get another chance at redemption in 2013 when Square Enix releases the Hitman HD Trilogy for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Scheduled for release on January 29 in North America (February 1 in Europe), the Hitman HD Trilogy will include Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman: Contracts, and Hitman: Blood Money. Expect the usual complement of Achievements/Trophies and a high definition graphical makeover.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Hitman HD Trilogy
D3 announces US release date for Earth Defense Force 2025
D3 Publisher has announced that the fourth Earth Defense Force game will be making its way to America in 2013. Announced as Earth Defense Force 4 a few months ago, the game will be released in America for the PS3 and Xbox 360 as Earth Defense Force 2025.
In addition to more missions and bigger bugs, EDF 2025 promises to include a four-player multiplayer mode and the return of original developer Sandlot.
Earth Defense Force 2025 is an action shooting bonanza that arms players with their choice of EDF soldier classes equipped with more weapons ever in the series and the elite training to exterminate menacing insects of all sizes in the global quest to protect the world from alien invasion.
Sign me up.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Earth Defense Force 2025
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Black Knight Sword, more added to PS Store
“The Trilogy” is complete, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is now available to download from the PlayStation Store in “PS2 Classics” form.
Joining the open world classic in this week’s update are Black Knight Sword (a platformer from Suda 51), Judge Dee: The City God Case (a hidden object game), Mix Superstar (a music mixer), and Ben 10 Omniverse (which is based on the popular Cartoon Network cartoon).
Finally this week we have Big Sky Infinity, a twin-stick shooter for the PSN/Vita that features randomly generated stages that change based on your skill level. Also, it’s a Cross-Buy title, so if you buy it for one platform, you get it on the other for free.
Hit the jump for a closer look at all of these games and hit up the PlayStation Blog for a complete rundown of this week’s new game add-ons. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, Vita
Tagged Black Knight Sword, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
The Last of Us multiplayer mode, pre-order bonuses announced
If you watched the 2012 Spike TV Video Game Awards, you know that Sony has given Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us a May 7, 2013 release date. But did you also know it’ll include a multiplayer mode?
Naughty Dog has been dropping hints about a multiplayer mode for awhile now, but now it’s finally a sure thing. The news comes via the announcement of a pre-order bonus pack for the game offered through GameStop. Players who secure their copy of The Last of Us early will receive access to the Survival Pack, which will include the following multiplayer-specific swag…
- Bonus Experience Points
- Multiplayer Melee Attack Booster
- Extra In-Game Currency
- Special Customizable Character Items
- Special Bonus Skins for Joel and Ellie (Unlocked Once Single-Player Campaign is Completed)
If you prefer to buy your games elsewhere, other retailers will be offering the Sights & Sounds Pack as a pre-order bonus. It’ll contain a downloadable soundtrack, a PS3 Dynamic Theme, and two PSN Avatars (Winter Joel and Winter Ellie).
More details on The Last of Us’s multiplayer mode will be revealed soon and don’t forget to watch the Spike TV VGA trailer again.
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged The Last of Us
New Releases: Walking Dead Complete Season, 007 Legends for Wii U, More
Telltale’s episodic adventure game based on The Walking Dead has finally been collected and compiled for a disc-based release and it’ll be available in stores this week for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The timing couldn’t be better, especially after its big win at the 2012 Spike TV Video Game Awards on Friday.
Also available this week is the Wii U version of 007 Legends, the adventure game Haunted for the PC, and a Pets and Vets Bundle for the DS.
That’s it for this week’s new releases and that’s likely it for 2012 as well.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tagged 007 Legends, The Walking Dead
Spike TV VGAs: I cannot tell a lie, this is the first Assassin’s Creed III King George trailer
One of the first things you learn in school is that George Washington was a great man, a great general, and a great President. But what if he wasn’t? That’s the hook behind the Assassin’s Creed III DLC episodes destined for release sometime in the near future.
Ubisoft gave the world its first look at “The Tyranny of King Washington” during last night’s Spike TV Video Game Awards and, in this alternate reality, it looks like Mr. Cherry Tree gets his chance to be very, very bad.
Spike TV VGAs: Dark Souls II is back to kill you
This world premiere was brought to you by Jessica Alba, who was as sexy as ever. As soon as I saw the first few moments, I said, “Oh god, oh god, is this another Dark Souls game?” The first words… as a knight is walking across a barren land… are, “You are the undead, forever without hope, forever without light.”
The knight reaches a cave and sees the giant skeleton of a dragon. A group of frightening humanoids with masks. Then the same knight is filled with arrows. Hopefully, this is the start of a badass fight with a dragon but, knowing From Software, is more like you getting killed in the tutorial. Yes, it’s Dark Souls II… and it’s coming for you.
Dark Souls II is in development for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. No release date has been announced.
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Tagged Dark Souls II