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Darwin Project, Real Bout Fatal Fury 2, more added to Xbox Store
I know we’re all still recovering from yesterday’s Nintendo Direct presentation, but Microsoft wants to talk about a handful of new additions to the Xbox Games Store.
First up, Darwin Project is now available to download for the Xbox One through the Game Preview program. Darwin Project is a ten-player battle royale that takes place in the freezing cold climate of the Canadian Rockies. Players will have to hunt the other players, but they’ll also need to craft warm clothing and start fires if you want to survive.
Also available to download today for the Xbox One is Real Bout Fatal Fury 2, the latest SNK re-release from Hamster Corporation. Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 was the seventh game in the Fatal Fury series, and it was originally released for the NeoGeo in 1998.
You can learn more about the rest of today’s additions to the Xbox Games Store (including Train Sim World: Founders Edition and One-Eyed Kutkh) after the break. (more…)
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy will leap onto the PC, Xbox One, and Switch on July 10
A man in a Crash Bandicoot costume once stood outside Nintendo of America’s headquarters with a bullhorn to promote the release of Crash Bandicoot on the PSone (and gloat that it wasn’t available for the Nintendo 64). But it looks like Crash’s original adventure will finally make its way to a Nintendo platform this year, as Activision has announced that the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy will be released for the Switch on July 10.
First unveiled during today’s Nintendo Direct presentation, Activision later confirmed that the N. Sane Trilogy will also be available for the PC and Xbox One on the same date. In addition to the original Crash Bandicoot, the compilation will also include Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash Bandicoot: Warped.
A new trailer for the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has been embedded above.
Posted in News, PC, Switch, Xbox One
Tagged Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Dark Souls Remastered’s Solaire of Astora will get his own Amiibo figure; Network Test will be available before launch
Nintendo is definitely keeping their Amiibo line relevant with the announcement that Solaire of Astora (from Dark Souls) will receive his own figure on May 25.
Solaire’s Amiibo figure will launch alongside the Switch debut of Dark Souls Remastered, and players who tap the jolly knight will be able to perform a “Praise the Sun” gesture whenever they want. However, this freedom won’t extend to the Amiibo figure’s availability. According to Bandai Namco, the figure will be sold exclusively through GameStop.
The publisher also confirmed that a free Network Test will be available for Dark Souls Remastered on the PS4, Switch, and Xbox One before launch. More information about the Network Test will be announced soon.
In the meantime, be sure to watch the new Dark Souls Remastered footage from this evening’s Nintendo Direct presentation. You’ll also catch a glimpse at Solaire’s Amiibo figure.
Posted in News, PS4, Switch, Xbox One
Tagged Dark Souls
Activision officially announces Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will launch this October
After a few very subtle teases earlier this week, Activision has officially announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will be released this Fall. The shooter sequel is currently in development at Treyarch, and it’ll be available for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on October 12.
That’s all Activision had to say about it for now, but fans will get their first look at Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 during a Community Reveal Event on Thursday, May 17.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Fear Effect Sedna, Scribblenauts Showdown, more added to Xbox Store
It’s time for today’s Xbox Games Store update, and it looks like two big franchises have returned to the spotlight on the Xbox One.
The Fear Effect franchise got its start in 2000, and the third-person action game was best known for its unique cel-shaded graphics and high-tension Fear Meter… which makes Fear Effect Sedna completely different. Sedna is an isometric Strategy RPG, and players will need to think tactically to defeat enemies and solve puzzles.
Also available today is Scribblenauts Showdown, which has stepped away from the dictionary-based puzzle-solving of the earlier games in the franchise. Instead, Showdown is a multiplayer-focused minigame collection for up to four players.
You can learn more about the rest of today’s additions to the Xbox Games Store after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged Scribblenauts Showdown
The Games of March 2018
Welcome to March, you’re cordially invited to a party for the Nintendo Switch’s first anniversary. While fans surely have plenty of backlogged Switch games to keep them busy, the consolemaker also has one new game on their schedule to mark this milestone. And if you’re a Switch owner, and you’re on the lookout for a new game, you might be interested in Kirby Star Allies.
Kirby’s adventures always feature a unique art style, and that’s something that’s very much in vogue with a few other games set to launch this month including The Behemoth’s Pit People and Level-5’s Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. Elsewhere on the release calendar, after a short delay, it looks like Ubisoft is ready to delve deep into the heart of a doomsday cult in Far Cry 5.
Why is the Warp Zoned staff looking forward to these games? You can find out after the break, along with a complete release schedule for all of this month’s new releases. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, Features, Mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, Top Story, Vita, Xbox One
Tagged Far Cry 5, Kirby Switch, Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, Pit People
New Retail Releases: Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition, Scribblenauts Showdown, Bravo Team, More
Big sales and critical acclaim greeted the launch of Final Fantasy XV back in 2016. But if you skipped Square Enix’s epic RPG, the publisher is trying again with Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition. Coming to stores this week for the PS4 and Xbox One, the Royal Edition will include a new dungeon, new features (including a First Person Mode), and all content from the game’s Season Pass.
Square Enix is also bringing Final Fantasy XV to the PC for the first time this week with the release of Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition. Like the Royal Edition, it will also come packaged with the content from the game’s Season Pass.
On the opposite side of the spectrum, WB Games will release Scribblenauts Showdown this week for the PS4, Switch, and Xbox One. Showdown takes the tried-and-true gameplay from the Scribblenauts series (including a dictionary with more than 60,000 words) and grafts it on to a multiplayer minigame competition.
Supermassive is one of the biggest names behind Sony’s VR push, and the Until Dawn developer is back with another PSVR-powered title for the PS4 this week, Bravo Team. In Bravo Team, players will need to make “constant split-second tactical decisions” as war rages all around you in a fictional Eastern European city.
And bookending this week’s batch of big new games, Square Enix and Deck Nine will release a Retail Edition of Life Is Strange: Before the Storm for the PS4 and Xbox One. The prequel includes the three-part game, as well as a bonus episode starring a younger Max Caulfield.
Finally, PQube will release Island Flight Simulator, 3D Mini Golf, and 3D Billiards: Billards and Snooker for the PS4. And Maximum Games will bring TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge, a motorcycle racing sim, to the PS4 and Xbox One.
And that’s it for this week’s New Retail Releases report, but we’ll be back in a few days with a look at all the upcoming additions to the PlayStation Store, Xbox Games Store, and Nintendo eShop.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One
Tagged Final Fantasy XV, Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, Scribblenauts Showdown
Pit People: Full Version, Turok, Turok 2, more added to Xbox Store
Strange worlds full of bizarre creatures are the highlight of today’s Xbox Games Store update.
Developers don’t get much more bizarre than The Behemoth, and the “Full Version” of their turn-based RTS, Pit People, is now available to download for the Xbox One. Available through the Game Preview program since last year, the game’s final update will pit players against “sinister electrobots, deadly vampires, and brutally adorable cupcake people” as they travel across an apocalyptic wonderland.
Compared to a cupcake packing heat, a dinosaur with a gun seems almost normal. But there’s nothing normal about Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and Turok 2: Seeds of Evil. The late 90s shooters have been remastered by Nightdive Studios, and they’re also available to download for the Xbox One beginning today.
You can learn more about the rest of today’s additions to the Xbox Games Store after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged Pit People, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter