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
Daily Scoop: February 20, 2012 – Add some Disgaea to your day!
Well I certainly did do a lot of baking this weekend, and a lot of writing, but not nearly as much video gaming as I wanted. I did go to the movies, and play some Dungeons & Dragons, and watched “The Walking Dead,” of course. And ate lots and lots and lots of food. Yum!
So what’s the big deal for today? I’m happy to say it’s Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games, which is the Premium Edition of Atlus’ Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten. If you’ve never played this series, there’s no better time than now – grab that up for $39.99, and maybe find a cheap deal on the PSP version of Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness, and say goodbye to your free time for the next few… months.
There’s also a fantastic video game related shirt today: (more…)
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News, PS3, PSP
Giveaway: Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand (PS3)
UPDATE: The winners have been chosen! Congratulations to all who won and thanks to everyone that entered!
Battlefield 3 was one of the biggest games of 2011 and unless you pre-ordered the Limited Edition, you probably missed out on the Back to Karkand pack, which recreates the classic Battlefield 2 maps “Strike at Karkand,” “Gulf of Oman,” “Wake Island,” and “Sharqi Peninsula” in Battlefield 3.
But if you still want it, we’re here to help.
Thanks to our sponsor, Relativity Media, and their new film, Act of Valor, we have 50 (that’s F-I-F-T-Y) download codes for the PlayStation 3 version of Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand to give away.
Want to win one? Well listen up soldier! Head over to our Facebook page and comment on this status update. We’ll be picking winners from the commenters all week.
And be sure to check out Act of Valor, which opens in theaters this Friday, February 24. The film stars real Navy SEALs using real SEAL tactics, so it might even give you some pointers for your next Battlefield 3 multiplayer session. And here’s the trailer: (more…)
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged Battlefield 3
New Releases: Vita, Syndicate, Asura’s Wrath, More
After a special pre-launch launch last week, Sony is ready to officially launch their next handheld, the Vita, in two different packages: The $249.99 Wi-Fi Edition and the $299.99 3G/Wi-Fi Edition. A handful of additional launch titles will follow it into stores this week including Army Corps of Hell, Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus, and Touch My Katamari.
If you prefer to play on a full-size console, there are several other big releases this week including Starbreeze’s first-person shooter reboot of Syndicate (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) and Capcom’s crazy brawler, Asura’s Wrath (PS3, Xbox 360).
Finally, Konami plans to release Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D on that other handheld device (the 3DS).
You can check out the full list of the rest of this week’s new releases after the break. (more…)
Modern Warfare 3 “Overwatch” trailer reaches dizzying heights
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3‘s latest Elite Drop, “Overwatch,” will be on top of a New York high rise. You’ll laugh at the overt sexism, appreciate the “cornucopia of sniping nooks and crannies,” and generally drool at how good this looks. Oh, and there’s more Rob Riggle too.
Me? Give me some Nuketown 24/7 and I’m a happy gal.
“Overwatch” will be available on February 21 for Xbox Live for Call of Duty Elite Premium members.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Max Payne 3 trailer #2 has a lot of grit
Max Payne is back in this new trailer for Max Payne 3, which is made from in-game footage, if you can believe it. It looks gritty, badass, and realistic. You can practically smell the alcohol on Payne’s breath. Great job, Rockstar.
Max Payne 3 will be on May 15 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and May 29 on PC.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Max Payne 3
Atlus teases US release for Persona 4: The Ultimate… probably
Last year, Atlus announced Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena, a fighting game spinoff of the popular RPG series developed by Arc System Works (who are also responsible for BlazBlue). Until now, it had only been confirmed for Japan, but it looks like an American release is in the works as well. Probably.
Yesterday, the publisher sent out an email to their Atlus Faitful mailing list that contained just a black rectangle. But if you have a crappy monitor like I do where black doesn’t really mean black, you could see letters hiding in the supposedly blank email. After a little image manipulation, the “Stay Tuned” image to your left became clear.
Atlus being Atlus, this could be anything. But the investigators at NeoGAF narrowed it down to Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena (which will probably have a different title in the US) due to the starburst pattern in the game’s logo (which is also in the “Stay Tuned” image).
Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena will be available in Japan for the PS3 and Xbox 360 this Summer with an American release to follow. Probably. But also very likely.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Persona 4: Arena
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch delayed; four gameplay videos released
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch has been delayed in North America, but with good reason. According to publisher Namco Bandai, the reason for the delay is an awesome one – not only will the game have a full English dub, but there will also be an option for the Japanese vocal track with English subtitles. My heart did a dozen cartwheels when it heard the news.
This PS3 exclusive, which is a collaboration between Level-5 and Studio Ghibli (can you say powerhouses?), will be out in winter of 2012 (AKA November/December) instead of early 2012 as first announced. To make you feel better, you can hit the jump for the four new gameplay videos that were released. Spoiler alert: they’re incredible. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Batman: Arkham City, L.A. Noire lead 2012 BAFTAs with 8 noms each
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts have announced the nominees for the 2012 BAFTA Video Game Awards. In all, 48 games were nominated in 18 categories including four new awards for this year: “Debut Game,” “Online – Browser,” “Online – Multiplayer,” and “Performer.”
Batman: Arkham City and L.A. Noire garnered the most nominations from the BAFTA board with eight apiece. Several other games have a chance to win big when the awards are handed out on March 16 including Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (six nominations), LittleBigPlanet 2 (also six), Portal 2 (five), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (five), and Deus Ex: Human Revolution (four).
Arkham City, Skyrim, L.A. Noire, and Portal 2 will be competing for the prestigious “Best Game” award along with FIFA Soccer 12 amd The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
Finally, voting for the BAFTA’s yearly audience participation award, The GAME Award, is now online at BAFTAGAMEAward.com.
Hit the jump for a complete list of all the nominees. (more…)