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Max Payne 3 Hands-On Preview: Noir Never Felt So Satisfying
Rockstar’s adding another gem to their repertoire with the upcoming Max Payne 3, the latest installment in the well-known noir series. The Warp Zoned crew had a chance to play the game and discuss the new features with some Rockstar representatives at PAX East. This graduation to next-generation consoles has been beneficial to the franchise, breathing life back into Max and bringing him to new locales. A fresh storyline, intuitive gameplay features, and vibrant graphics make this a game you won’t want to miss. (more…)
Posted in PC, Previews, PS3, Top Story, Xbox 360
Tagged Max Payne 3, PAX East 2012
Kratos returns in God of War prequel next year
First leaked by Amazon late last night, Sony has now officially announced God of War: Ascension for the PS3. The retail giant may have spoiled their surprise, but the publisher still had a bit to say about Kratos next adventure. Since he “died” at the end of God of War III, Ascension is being developed as a prequel to Kratos story, and it’s once again being developed by Sony Santa Monica. The Amazon product page also points towards a 2013 release. Finally, Sony released the awesome teaser trailer above.
“Tease” appears to be the operative word as Sony also confirmed that we won’t learn anything else about the game until Monday, April 30 at 11 AM (Eastern Time). If you’re not stuck at work or in class at that time, you’ll want to point your browser at the PlayStation Facebook page to watch a live streaming event with the game’s director, Todd Papy.
He’ll be answering your questions during the stream and you can begin bombarding him now on Twitter by tweeting @PlayStation. And be sure to tag it with the hashtag #godofwarascension.
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged God of War: Ascension
Silent Hill: Downpour Review: That Old-Timey Feeling
It probably goes without saying that Silent Hill 2 is the yardstick for all of the games in the series that have come after. But it’s important to establish that high water mark before attempting to understand Silent Hill: Downpour, a game designed with more than an an eye toward that early achievement in the series. (more…)
Posted in PS3, Reviews, Top Story, Xbox 360
Tagged Silent Hill: Downpour
Cam Newton, Calvin Johnson duel for Madden NFL 13 cover
After several weeks of intense voting, only two players remain. Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson have reached the finals of the Madden NFL 13 cover vote.
Newton defeated Patrick Willis of the 49ers in a squeaker (53%-47%) while Johnson demolished Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers (67%-33%).
The final round of voting is now open at ESPN.com/maddenvote and it’ll continue until Wednesday, April 25. The winner will be announced after the voting closes on April 25 on ESPN2’s SportsNation.
Activision bringing 007 Legends to PS3, Xbox 360 this Fall
It’s taken a bit longer than expected, but Daniel Craig will slip back into the quick wit and debonair dress of James Bond this November in the Sam Mendes-directed Skyfall. But he won’t be going it alone. In addition to the return of Q, Activision has some gadgeteering of their own in the works with the Eurocom-developed 007 Legends.
007 Legends will be available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 sometime this Fall. The game will tie together the stories from six classic Bond movies in an overarching plot that concludes with the events of Skyfall.
“To honor 50 years of the world’s top secret agent, 007 Legends offers a collection of his most famed moments in the smartest and most treacherous Bond game yet,” said David Oxford, Executive Vice President at Activision Publishing. “Creating a video game storyline that ties together six popular, yet very different, Bond movie narratives can be challenging, but together with EON Productions, our developer Eurocom, has pulled it off to create an homage that we think will be a unique and highly entertaining Bond video game.”
As you’d expect from a Bond, 007 Legends will include 4-player splitscreen play as well as an online multiplayer mode. The popular Mi6 Ops Missions mode (that was first featured in GoldenEye 007: Reloaded) will also make a return appearance in 007 Legends.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged 007 Legends
House of the Dead 4, StarDrone Extreme, more lumber onto PS Store
It has taken seven long years, but The House of the Dead 4 has finally come home, courtesy of the PlayStation Network. The light gun shooter features both DualShock 3 and PlayStation Move support, so you get to choose how best to dispatch the zombie menace.
If blasting zombies isn’t your thing, a few other PlayStation Store titles are new this week including StarDrone Extreme, a Vita release that promises “a mix of arcade action, pinball, breakout, physics and collect-the-objects,” and Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention, a Vita remake of the formerly PS3-exclusive strategy RPG. Two new full PS3 games are also being added to the store this week: Dead Rising 2: Off the Record and NHL 12.
For more details on all of these titles, hit the jump. And for a complete list of this week’s new game add-ons, shamble over to the PlayStation Blog. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, Vita
Tagged Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention, NHL 12, The House of the Dead 4
Quantum Conundrum Hands-On Preview: Lasers Make Everything Better
“It’s like Portal.”
Ever since it was announced at PAX Prime 2011, that’s been the best and most succinct way to describe Square Enix’s Quantum Conundrum. This comparison shouldn’t come as a surprise since Portal creator Kim Swift is also the lead designer on Quantum Conundrum at developer Airtight Games. The similarities end there, however, because there really is a quirky uncle to save at the end of this game. (more…)
Posted in PC, Previews, PS3, Top Story, Xbox 360
Tagged PAX East 2012, Quantum Conundrum
New Releases: The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition, Disgaea 3 Vita, More
Welcome to another relatively dry week of new releases in the relatively dry month of April.
The biggest new release of the week is the Enhanced Edition of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings for the PC and, for the first time, on the Xbox 360.
Also new this week is Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat, a compilation that brings together the downloadable games Deadliest Warrior and Deadliest Warrior: Legends in one retail package. It’ll be available for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Finally this week is Atlus’ Vita RPG Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention. It’s a shrunk-down version of the PS3 game with nearly the same name, so if you love strategy RPGs, it might be one to look into.
Wait! There’s one more. Budget publisher Viva Media will bring Dark Strokes: Sins of the Fathers to the PC this week.
OK, that’s all of your new releases for the week.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Vita, Xbox 360
Tagged Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings