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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)
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New Releases: Etrian Odyssey IV, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus, More
Atlus’ DS RPG series makes the leap to the 3DS as Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan leads this week’s look at what’s new in stores. Also available this week, Ryu Hayabusa returns to a Sony portable platform (along with three beautiful assistants: Ayane, Rachel, and Momiji) in Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus for the Vita.
If you’ve skipped the DLC content for Borderlands 2 so far, but don’t want to wait for the inevitable Game of the Year Edition, you might be interested in checking out the Borderlands 2: Add-On Content Pack for the PS3 and Xbox 360. It smushes the first two expansions and the Mechromancer character class onto a single disc (which requires Borderlands 2) for a decent price. Motorcycle racing game Mud: FIM Motocross World Championship is also available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 this week.
Finally, this week sees the release of the Kinect-powered Top Hand Rodeo Tour, which I imagine just asks you to do the “Gangnam Style” dance in your living room under the guise of taming a bucking bull.
Posted in 3DS, News, PS3, Vita, Xbox 360
Tagged Borderlands 2, Etrian Odyssey IV
Armored Core: Verdict Day coming this Fall to PS3, Xbox 360
From Software’s newest entry in their long-running mech series, Armored Core: Verdict Day, is scheduled to be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 this Fall. The news was broken in a press release from publisher Namco Bandi.
The title puts gamers in a world thrown in chaos where, “Important natural resources needed for the survival of competing factions are scavenged and fought across the world with deadly Armored Core mechs. A strong trigger finger, innovative customization and strategic teamwork will be all that stand between survival and complete annihilation.”
If you’ve got a save game file from Armored Core V, you’ll be able to continue using it in Verdict Day. Also returning is the Operator Mode, which Namco Bandai promises will be enhanced with “new upgrades,” including the ability of players to “tactically command a full squad of Armored Core mechs from a tactical top-down point-of-view.” Finally, a persistent multiplayer mode will be available so you never have to play.
But if you want to, AI-controlled teammates will always be nearby.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Armored Core: Verdict Day
Major Nelson announces “Xbox Ultimate Game Sale” for Feb. 26 – March 4
Xbox fans get ready for a good week.
Today, Major Nelson released the good news that from Feburary 26 through March 4, over 60 Xbox 360 Games on Demand titles will be on sale. All 60 games will be at least 75% off and some will drop as much as 85% off for the “Xbox Ultimate Game Sale.”
A different batch of games will go on sale each day and many of the titles have already been confirmed by Major Nelson. Hit the jump for a list of some of the games you can expect. (more…)
First Penny Arcade 4 battle screenshots include helpful monsters and more
The development of Penny Arcade’s On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4 is coming along nicely at Zeboyd Games and the duo believes the project is far enough along to release a few screenshots showing off the new battle system (you can see them for yourself after the break).
Zeboyd is trying something a bit different with Penny Arcade 4. They’ve decided to ditch the Class system and replace it with a monster recruiting/training mode instead. And two of the monsters you’ll be able to recruit are the refined gentlemen monsters, Twisp and Catsby!
After they’ve agreed to join your team, monsters can be assigned a human trainer, which will affect how their stats level up. A new “Analyze” feature will also be added to your bag of holding, which will allow the Startling Developments Detective Agency a chance to pre-select which team members would be best to send into battle against a group of evil monsters.
Penny Arcade’s On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4 will be on display at this year’s PAX East show (March 22-24) and will be available in the Spring on PC download services and the Xbox Live Indie Games channel. (more…)
Posted in News, PC, Xbox 360
Tagged PAX East 2013, Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4
Murdered: Soul Suspect officially set for early 2014 release
This morning, Square Enix officially announced their supernatural crimesolving sim, Murdered: Soul Suspect. Because solving your own murder with the help of friendly ghosts is something you can simulate, right?
The game, which will be released in early 2014, is in development for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 at a mystery developer. In addition to announcing Murdered, Square Enix has thrown open the doors of the game’s online presence including an official website, a Facebook page, and a Twitter feed.
A teaser trailer for Murdered: Soul Suspect was released yesterday.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Murdered: Soul Suspect
XBLA Today: Serious Sam Double D XXL, Capcom Arcade Cabinet: 1987 Pack
Two new games have made the Xbox Live Arcade a more retro-tastic place today.
First up is Serious Sam Double D XXL, a side-scrolling shooter based on the popular Serious Sam series. Like it’s first person shooter sibling, Double D XXL isn’t at all serious and promises crazy things like a chainsaw yo-yo and a butter gun.
Serious Sam Double D XXL is available to download for 800 Microsoft Points ($10):
Serious Sam explodes into the second dimension using everything in his arsenal to battle the legions of Mental’s horde. Let the heavy ordinance fly in this side-scrolling shooter featuring all the over-the-top action of the Serious Sam series. Stack guns one on top of the other, up to 6 GUNS HIGH, and take down unrelenting waves of beasts. Bring a friend for two-player action, and upgrade your guns to fire deadly acid rockets, cybernetic bees, chainsaw yo-yos, even pats of butter and much more!
Also available this week is the first installment in the Capcom Arcade Cabinet. The “1987 Pack” includes 1943: Battle of Midway, Black Dragon, and Avengers. It can be had for a handful of quarters or 400 Microsoft Points or $5:
Capcom’s pedigree arcade games are back! Take on players from around the world in “score attack” and even play together with online co-op! (Only for titles that support this feature.) Check out these classic games, now loaded with a “casual mode” geared towards newcomers and other new features. Try out Black Dragon, 1943 and Avengers!
Posted in News, Xbox 360
Tagged Capcom Arcade Cabinet, Serious Sam Double D XXL
First Murdered: Soul Suspect trailer asks you to solve your own murder
“The hardest murder to solve is your own.”
That’s the premise behind Square Enix’s latest game, Murdered: Soul Suspect. The vague and moody trailer above hints at a ghostly explanation for a man’s murder and the supernatural means he’ll employ to solve his own untimely demise. Or maybe not. Remember, moody, but also vague.
Murdered: Soul Suspect is now in development for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. It’ll likely be released sometime this year.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Murdered: Soul Suspect
Halo 4: Majestic Map Pack will be available on February 25
The final episode of the Spartan Ops co-op campaign may have been released yesterday, but Microsoft and 343 Industries have even more Halo 4 content on the way.
The game’s second map pack, the Majestic Map Pack, will be released next Monday, February 25. Developed by Certain Affinity, the Majestic Map Pack will include three maps designed for “tight, competitive combat in small-team and free-for-all modes.” The pack will also add two new Playlists and a new Game Type to the Halo 4 multiplayer experience.
The Majestic Map Pack has been priced at 800 Microsoft Points ($10), but players who purchased the War Games Map Pass or Halo 4 Limited Edition will receive a 15 percent discount on the pack.
Hit the jump for a full debrief on all three new maps, the new “Infinity Rumble” Game Type, and the new Playlists. (more…)