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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
- 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)
- In 2005, games started rewiring our brains – The AV Club (2025)
Most Recent: Xbox 360
Rockstar releases 10 new Grand Theft Auto V screenshots
Just in time for the Game Developers Conference, Rockstar Games has released a new batch of Grand Theft Auto V screenshots they’re calling “Sunsets, Seas, Skies and So On.” Marvel at the world’s scariest pier… Be astounded by main character Michael walking away from his car…
OK, they’re not the most exciting screenshots ever, but they are new.
Grand Theft Auto V will be released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on September 17. Hit the jump to view the complete gallery. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Grand Theft Auto V
XBLA Today: Terraria
Terraria took the PC gaming world by storm back in 2011 and now the action RPG finally comes to the Xbox Live Arcade. Priced at 1200 Microsoft Points ($15), it is the only addition to the XBLA this week:
Welcome to the world of Terraria! DIG, FIGHT, EXPLORE, BUILD! Nothing is impossible in the special edition version of this action-packed sandbox adventure! Over a dozen environments and hundreds of items to craft and enemies to defeat! The world is your canvas – make it your own.
The Phantom Pain officially announced as Metal Gear Solid 5
Well, that was anti-climactic.
Hideo Kojima is on stage for his presentation, “Photorealism Through the Eyes of a Fox: The Core of Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes,” at this year’s Game Developers Conference. In a shock to absolutely no one (OK, my 93-year old grandma was probably surprised), the developer opened with the news that “The Phantom Pain” is indeed the fifth Metal Gear Solid game.
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain was first announced at the 2012 Spike TV Video Game Awards, credited to Moby Dick Studio. The Metal Gear touches in the trailer were pretty obvious and Kojima Productions was able to keep the Metal Gear Solid 5/Phantom Pain connection a secret for about an hour before the Internet cracked their code.
What this means for the now fictional Moby Dick Studio and their bandaged CEO, Joakim Mogren, remains to be seen.
[Source: VG247]
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged GDC 2013, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Battlefield 4 revealed with 17 intense minutes of gameplay
DICE is no stranger to splashy reveals and trailers that show the horrors of war up close and personal. Last night’s Battlefield 4 debut at the 2013 Game Developers Conference offered a little bit of both. The game will be available this Fall for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Polygon‘s Brian Crecente spoke with an Electronic Arts official after the reveal and confirmed that Battlefield 4 will be available for the PS4 as well. The game runs on Frostbite 3, the latest version of DICE’s powerful engine platform. For proof of just how powerful it is, check out the 17-minute gameplay trailer above.
The demo begins as the player – Recker – opens his eyes to discover that he is trapped in a rapidly sinking car with three of his squad mates. Shooting the window is the only way out. Panic and fear are pushed aside as Recker makes a difficult decision – take the shot and recover the intel but risk that not everyone will survive. The emotional demo features a cast of characters unrivaled in interactive entertainment. Players will learn how to work together in both the Campaign and Multiplayer, issuing squad orders and comparing achievements in both experiences. Adventure and Competition will unfold through a series of beautifully crafted locations constructed with some of the best art and sound design in modern shooters.
A pre-order campaign has also launched today and EA has confirmed that all early purchasers will receive access to the Premium expansion pack.
The PAXpocalypse List: The Best of PAX East 2013
We don’t have the PAX pox, but what if the entire convention center was put under quarantine because of some mystery illness? What would you do? What would you see? We’d endure the PAXpocalypse by spending all of our time with the 13 games (nine playable, three developer-guided demos, and one board game) below. Though it would have to be after pushing the hordes of undead off our doorstep. Because any pox affecting PAXgoers would almost certainly have to lead to a zombie uprising. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, Features, Mobile, PC, PS3, Top Story, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tagged Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians, Delver's Drop, Diablo III, Legend of Dungeon, LocoCycle, Luftrausers, PAX East 2013, Saints Row IV, Secret Ponchos, Shovel Knight, Tabletop Games, Transistor, Watch Dogs
Insomniac’s Fuse will detonate store shelves on May 28
During the blur that is PAX East, it’s easy to miss some stuff. Even some big things. Like the announcement that Electronic Arts and Insomniac will release Fuse on the PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 28. Insomniac’s futuristic co-op shooter is their first multiplatform game and their first game not to be published by Sony since 1996’s Disruptor.
Fuse has been through a ton of changes since it was first announced under its original title, Overstrike. But the core story has remained the same: “Fuse thrusts players into the roles of four elite, covert agents – Dalton Brooks, Izzy Sinclair, Jacob Kimble and Naya Deveraux – each with their own Xenotech weapon and set of unique skills used to fight to protect mankind from a deadly alien energy source known as Fuse.”
In keeping with Insomniac’s philosophy to create the coolest weapons ever for their games, players who pre-order Fuse will receive a variety of exclusive weapon and armor downloads to enhance the game. You can check those out out after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Fuse, PAX East 2013
Buy Dove products, get $20 off Dead Space 3, SimCity, or NFS: Most Wanted
Amazon has an interesting deal for you today. It looks like Electronic Arts has teamed up with Dove Men+Care… yes, the soap guys… and is offering $20 off any one EA game when you buy $15 or more of Dove Men+Care products. There’s no expiration date on this offer, but as always, if you’re interested, jump on it sooner rather than later.
The games being discounted are SimCity, Dead Space 3, and Need For Speed: Most Wanted (however, the offer doesn’t apply to the Vita version of Most Wanted or the recently released Wii U port, Need For Speed: Most Wanted U).
Nothing says hygiene like staring at your computer for ten days straight as you play SimCity, right?
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Dead Space 3, Need For Speed: Most Wanted, SimCity
Second Borderlands 2 Limited Edition Loot Chest coming in May
One more bit of news from the Gearbox panel, a second Borderlands 2 “Loot Chest” will be available in May. Like the first one, this special edition will be super-limited. How limited? There’s only going to be 5,000 of them and you’ll be able to get it exclusively at Think Geek for $99.99.
It’ll include a variety of neat Borderlands-themed stuff (see below) and it’ll be available in May. Sadly, it doesn’t come with the game. But you already own it, right?
Borderlands 2 Diamond Plate Loot Chest
- Diamond Plate Loot Chest
- Loot Chest Certificate of Authenticity
- Vault Hunters Wanted Poster
- Goliath Replica Mask (Plus SHiFT Code to Unlock In-Game)
- Legendary Item Cards (Plus SHiFT Codes to Unlock In-Game)
- Window Decals for Hyperion, Jakobs, Maliwan, and more
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Borderlands 2, PAX East 2013