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Vampyr, Onrush, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, more coming to Xbox Store this week

Posted on June 6, 2018 by John Scalzo

Monster, motorsports, and a new expansion for Bethesda’s MMO highlight this week’s Xbox Games Store update…

Focus Home Interactive and Dontnod will bring Vampyr to the Xbox One this week. The moody action RPG takes place in Victorian London and tasks players with curing the influenza epidemic before they succumb to their vampiric urges. Also available to download for the Xbox One this week is Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, a retro-styled prequel to the upcoming Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night from Koji “IGA” Igarashi and developer Inti Creates.

If you’d rather drive like a speed demon, two new racing games will launch for the Xbox One this week. And in the case of Codemasters’s Onrush, I do mean LAUNCH, as racers will regularly drive off cliffs in the unique racing title. Also available this week is MotoGP 18, the latest motorcycle racing sim from Milestone and Square Enix.

Finally this week, Bethesda will expand The Elder Scrolls Online once again with the new Summerset expansion. Players will save the world (naturally) by unraveling “a dark conspiracy that threatens the world’s existence.”

You can learn more about the rest of this week’s additions to the Xbox Games Store (including Aragami: Shadow Edition and Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr) after the break. (more…)

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Telltale unveils E3 Trailer and August 14 launch date for The Walking Dead’s Final Season

Posted on June 6, 2018 by John Scalzo

The end is nigh! And that’s because Telltale Games has announced that The Walking Dead: The Final Season will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on August 14.

The Final Season will consist of four episodes, and the developer added that players who pre-order it on the PS4 or Xbox One will receive a free digital download of The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series Collection (which includes Season 1, Season 2, A New Frontier, and the Michonne spinoff). PC players who pre-order The Final Season on Steam, GOG, GamersGate, or the Humble Store will receive a 10% discount off the retail price, while Windows Store shoppers will receive a free download of Season 1.

In addition to a release date announcement, Telltale talked a bit about fans can expect from the game on their official site:

Clementine, now a fierce and capable survivor, has reached the final chapter in her journey. After years on the road facing threats both living and dead, a secluded school might finally be her chance for a home. But protecting it will mean sacrifice. Clem must build a life and become a leader while still watching over AJ, an orphaned boy and the closest thing to family she has left. In this gripping, emotional final season, you will define your relationships, fight the undead, and determine how Clementine’s story ends.

The Walking Dead: The Final Season will also feature a “new over-the-shoulder camera system, greater freedom to explore detailed environments, and scenes with unscripted combat” that the developer hopes will create “the most engaging The Walking Dead game yet.”

Telltale Games will also bring The Walking Dead: The Final Season to the E3 Expo next week, but for now, be sure to check out the E3 Trailer embedded above.

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Code Vein will sink its teeth into PC, PS4, and Xbox One on September 28

Posted on June 5, 2018 by John Scalzo

Bandai Namco has announced that Code Vein, their upcoming vampire-centric action RPG, will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on September 28. In addition to the launch date confirmation, the publisher also unveiled a very stylized new trailer, which has been embedded above.

Venture into the land of Code Vein and uncover its secrets. Players will be able to craft their own unique character and customize their experience by equipping numerous weapons, items, skills and gifts to accommodate their favorite fighting style or gain a competitive advantage against impossible odds. Various A.I. controlled partners will also be on-hand to explore the interconnected world with their own specialized attributes and personalities.

If you want to get your hands on Code Vein before its released, and you’re attending next week’s E3 Expo, you’ll want to stop by the Bandai Namco in South Hall (#1647). A playable demo of Code Vein will be available, alongside the publisher’s other upcoming games.

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Red Faction: Guerrilla – Re-Mars-tered Edition will be available on July 3

Posted on June 5, 2018 by John Scalzo

THQ Nordic has announced that the third game in the Red Faction franchise, Red Faction: Guerrilla, will soon be available in a new Re-Mars-tered Edition for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One. The game, which was originally released for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 in 2009, will be available on July 3.

Best of all, PC players who already own Red Faction: Guerrilla will be able to upgrade to the Re-Mars-tered Edition for free.

Be sure to check out the new trailer embedded above to get a look at Red Faction: Guerrilla’s “fully reworked graphics, improved shadow rendering, improved lighting, and reworked shaders and postprocessing.” And don’t worry, all these graphical tricks will be on full display in 4K resolution for players who own a PS4 Pro, an Xbox One X, or a suitably powerful PC.

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The Games of June 2018

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Warp Zoned Staff

We’re less than a week away from the unofficial opening of this year’s E3 Expo, and the new release calendar has begun to dry up in anticipation of gaming’s biggest showcase. But there will still be plenty to play in the month of June, including an off-kilter new puzzler from Nintendo (Sushi Striker: The Way of The Sushido), a side-scrolling sequel to one of the strangest games of the 90s (Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn), a dinosaur-themed theme park creator (Jurassic World: Evolution), and Mario’s latest sporting adventure (Mario Tennis Aces).

You can find out exactly why the Warp Zoned staff is looking forward to these games, and view the release schedule for all of this month’s new games, after the break. (more…)

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New Retail Releases: Vampyr, Sushi Striker, Onrush, More

Posted on June 4, 2018 by John Scalzo

The bold and the bizarre highlight this week’s New Retail Releases…

Dontnod, the creative team behind Life Is Strange, are leaving suburbia for the streets of Victorian London and Vampyr (PC, PS4, Xbox One) this week. The RPG infects players with the bloodsucking disease and asks them to save (or doom) the city from the 1918 flu pandemic.

Speaking of unusual meals, Nintendo is hoping players will be interested in a brand new competitive puzzler this week, Sushi Striker: The Way of The Sushido (Switch, 3DS). Build the ultimate sushi plate and do battle with bosses to stop the Empire’s tyrannical monopoly of the world’s sushi supply.

And Codemasters is back this week with Onrush (PS4, Xbox One), an extreme racing game that gives player the chance to “traverse huge ramps flying hundreds of feet through the sky.”

But if you’d rather participate in extreme fisticuffs, Arc System Works will release BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (PS4, Switch), a crossover fighter that brings together characters from the BlazBlue, Persona, Under Night In-Birth, and RWBY franchises. Shoppers will also be able to slam it home as Shaquille O’Neal this week as the basketball great returns to take up side-scrolling brawling once again in Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn (PS4, Switch, Xbox One).

Finally this week, Switch owners can look forward to Happy Birthdays, the latest game from Yasuhiro Wada, the creator of the Harvest Moon series. PS4 and Xbox One owners will get their chance to try out the latest Elder Scrolls Online expansion, The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset. And Koei will launch the latest game in the Nobunaga’s Ambition franchise, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi for the PS4.

That’s all for now, but we’ll be back later this week with a look at all the new additions to the PlayStation Store, Xbox Games Store, and Nintendo eShop.

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New Battle Princess Madelyn trailer shows off the game’s first level

Posted on June 2, 2018 by John Scalzo

Casual Bit Games continues to plug away at Battle Princess Madelyn, their side-scrolling homage to 16-bit classics like Super Ghouls N Ghosts and Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon’s Trap, and development is nearly complete on the first half of the game. To mark this milestone, the developer has released a new trailer highlighting the game’s animated introduction and gameplay from the first chapter.

Battle Princess Madelyn is currently in development for the PC, PS4, Switch, Vita, Wii U, and Xbox One. The game was originally expected to be released in Early 2018, but rather than announce a new launch date, Casual Bit Games has said that it’ll be done when it’s done.

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Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, Sega Genesis Classics, Fox N Forests, more coming to Xbox Store this week

Posted on May 30, 2018 by John Scalzo

More retro re-releases (and retro-styled new titles) are coming to the Xbox One this week.

Fans of coin-op fighting games will be pleased to learn that Capcom is bringing Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection to the Xbox One this week. Containing 12 different Street Fighter games (including the original Street Fighter, five versions of Street Fighter II, three of Street Fighter III, and all three Street Fighter Alpha games), the compilation will also include online play and a Museum Mode to dive deep into the franchise’s history.

Also available this week from Sega is Sega Genesis Classics, which will contain more than 50 games originally released for the Sega Genesis. Players will get the chance to choose from dozens of 16-bit classics within this compilation, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets of Rage 2, Phantasy Star, and many more.

Finally this week, Bonus Level Entertainment will bring the retro-styled Fox N Forests to the Xbox One. Featuring gameplay inspired by Super Ghouls N Ghosts, players will use magic to control the seasons and save the forest.

You can learn more about the rest of this week’s additions to the Xbox Games Store after the break. (more…)

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