2K details DLC plans and Season Pass for WWE 2K14

Posted on October 21, 2013 by John Scalzo

2K Games has announced a full slate of post-launch downloadable content will be released for WWE 2K14. Following the game’s October 29 release, three “Content Packs” will be made available in November, December, and January. Each pack will include a variety of new wrestlers and new customization options for the game’s Create-A-Wrestler mode.

Fans who wish to pre-purchase all of WWE 2K14’s DLC can do so as part of the Season Pass program. Priced at $19.99, the Season Pass will include two additional wrestlers (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash in their “Outsiders” outfits) as well as 10 Online Badges.

“WWE 2K14 delivers a comprehensive selection of downloadable content, including impressive roster additions, fan-favorite gameplay and customization options,” said Chris Snyder, Senior Director of Marketing at 2K. “Combined with the game’s Season Pass program, we are offering the ultimate WWE video game experience for an amazing value.”

A full rundown of the contents of the three “Content Packs” can be found after the break.

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20th Century Fox trademarks “Alien: Isolation” for games

Posted on October 21, 2013 by John Scalzo

Creative Assembly has been hard at work on their mystery Alien project for more than two years now. But it looks like the game may have finally found a title as 20th Century Fox has applied for a trademark for “Alien: Isolation.”

Per the US Patent and Trademark Office, the application doesn’t just apply to video games, but also “downloadable ring tones, graphics, computer desktop wallpaper, computer screen saver software, mousepads, decorative magnets, eye glasses, and multimedia content.” Eye glasses? Really? I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that this trademark application refers to an in-development video game.

Hopefully we’ll have more information to share about Alien: Isolation, including an official announcement from Sega and/or Creative Assembly, soon.

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Weekly Warp-Up: Watch Dogs/DriveClub Delay Edition

Posted on October 20, 2013 by John Scalzo

No, that’s not a typo. Welcome to the Weekly Warp-Up, your weekly wrap-up of the biggest and the best articles posted at Warp Zoned this week…

It was a bad week for the PS4 as Ubisoft delayed their hugely-hyped open world game, Watch Dogs. A few days later, Sony did the same to their racing game, DriveClub. But don’t worry, there is still plenty to play during the PS4’s launch period including Mike Ryan’s look at 5 Indie Games for PS4 to Spend Your Watch Dogs Money On.

Speaking of indie games, UK Correspondent Andrew Rainnie is back with another edition of Kickstart This!, “The Opulent October Edition,” highlighting some of the most promising pitches on the crowdfunding site this month. Mr. Rainnie also explored the 6 Reasons I’m Not Looking Forward to Batman: Arkham Origins. Is he right? Is he wrong? We’ll all find out together next week.

But you can find more news from this week after the break.

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New Releases: Batman: Arkham Origins, Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Rocksmith 2014, More

Posted on October 20, 2013 by John Scalzo

It’s a Marvel versus DC face-off this week as Batman: Arkham Origins (PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360) and Lego Marvel Super Heroes (3DS, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360) are both scheduled for release. A handheld companion game to Arkham Origins, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (3DS, Vita) will also swing into stores this week.

The remainder of this week’s new releases include a grab bag of stuff such as…

Even more new releases can be found after the break.

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Batman begins in Batman: Arkham Origins’ TV commercial

Posted on October 19, 2013 by John Scalzo

Warner Bros. Games is really sticking with the “origins” theme for Batman: Arkham Origins. The publisher recently unveiled the game’s TV spot and it depicts a young Bruce Wayne witnessing the murder of his parents before zipping ahead to the present. But the journey is half the story and we also see the stone-faced boy and determined martial artist he would be before settling on the man… The Batman… he would become.

The commercial will begin airing on broadcast channels beginning today. Batman: Arkham Origins will be released for the PC, PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360 on October 25.

UPDATE: This impressive commercial was created by Blur Studio and was directed by Tim Miller, who has been tapped by Fox to direct the Deadpool movie.

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DriveClub release date shifts into early 2014

Posted on October 19, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Sony has announced that another expected launch title for the PS4 has been pushed back into early 2014. This time, the delay falls on Evolution Studios’ ambitious racing title, DriveClub. According to Shuhei Yoshida, President of SCE Worldwide Studios, the team needs “more time in order to deliver on their vision.”

This delay will also affect the free-to-play DriveClub: PlayStation Plus Edition. Yoshida assured fans that the PS Plus Edition is still in the works and will be released alongside the retail edition.

But this delay doesn’t change the fact that Sony wants to offer two free PS4 games to PlayStation Plus subscribers in November. So instead of DriveClub, the consolemaker has confirmed that Contrast, a “surreal vaudevillian, film-noir inspired reality full of performance, intrigue, shadow-play and drama” will join Resogun as part of November’s PS Plus offerings for new PS4 owners.

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Someone leaked GameStop’s Black Friday 2013 ad

Posted on October 18, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Someone from GottaDeals.com has obtained a copy of GameStop’s 12-page Black Friday 2013 circular and it’s certainly worth a look. There’s nothing that absolutely screams, “MUST BUY,” but there is plenty of smaller deals and at least something to appeal to everyone.

If you’re looking for system bundles, both the PS3 and Xbox 360 will have $199.99 packages available. The Xbox 360 250GB Bundle will include Halo 4 + Tomb Raider while the PS3 250GB Bundle will include Batman: Arkham Origins + The Last of Us. Nintendo is also getting in on the act with a Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 3DS XL Bundle. Priced at $219.99, it includes a gold system and the game.

Some of the best “Friday Only” deals include Beyond: Two Souls ($39.99), The Last of Us ($39.99), Battlefield 4 ($29.99), Call of Duty: Ghosts ($49.99), and Just Dance 2014 ($19.99). A few “All Weekend” deals are pretty great as well: Diablo III ($39.99), WWE 2K14 ($39.99), Dishonored: Game of the Year Edition ($24.99), and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist ($24.99).

There’s a possibility that the ad (and the sales within) could change between now and Black Friday, November 29, as Watch Dogs and DriveClub, both of which were delayed into 2014 this week, were included in the PS4 section.

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Daily Scoop: October 18, 2013 – New Humble Weekly Bundle featuring Hothead Games!

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Nicole Kline

Welcome to another exciting episode of the Daily Scoop! Well, I mean, maybe it’s not too terribly exciting. But it’s chock full of awesome games I know you’re going to want to buy! Also, have I told you about my Pokemon yet? Because I should have. And we should be friends and trade Pokemon… especially if you have Pokemon Y. Yes, gotta catch ’em all!

There’s an amazing Humble Weekly Bundle going on right now that you’ll definitely want to get. This one is all about one of my favorite indie companies, Hothead Games! Pay what you want for DeathSpank, DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, and Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One. Pay more than $6 and get The Baconing and On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two. You’ll even get the soundtracks for DeathSpank and On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness. Righteous!

Just two t-shirts today, but you’ll like them!

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