TowerFall has an awesome new trailer, releasing for Ouya on June 25

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Nicole Kline

I’ve been playing TowerFall whenever I can wrestle a controller from the other maniacs playing it at Cipher Prime’s Dev Night in Philadelphia. This amazing multiplayer versus game of strategic archery pits you against up to three of your friends in a ridiculous battle of wits, tactics, and twitch reflexes. It’s a beautiful, happy throwback to games like Super Smash Bros., reminiscent of simpler days screaming at your friends on the couch. Screaming in glee, I mean.

Check out the trailer, and pick up this game as soon as you possibly can. Seriously. TowerFall is worth every single penny – in fact, whatever you pay for it, you’ve ripped Matt Thorson off. The game will be out for Ouya on June 25, with other platforms to be announced. If you needed a reason to get an Ouya, consider this the best one so far. Check out the website for more details.

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Super Mario Bros. movie gets semi-official webcomic sequel after 20 years

Posted on May 27, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Steven Applebaum and Ryan Hoss really love the Super Mario Bros. movie. The pair has run Super Mario Bros.: The Movie Archive since 2007 and they held a special 20th anniversary screening of the film this past weekend at the Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles. They even managed to convince John Leguizamo (he played Luigi) to deliver a recorded message to fans. But what they plan to do next tops even that.

Do you remember the final scene of the movie? Of course you do… Princess Daisy rushes in with a big gun requesting the Mario Brothers’ help for another big adventure! Applebaum and Hoss certainly remember and they’ve recruited the movie’s original screenwriter, Parker Bennett, to help them flesh out where the story would have went next. And it’ll all be published as a multi-part webcomic… Super Mario Bros. 2!

The first chapter, “Return to Dinohattan,” is available now. Which has to be proof that nothing’s impossible. Improbable… unlikely… but never impossible.

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Aksys Games will have two unannounced games at E3 2013

Posted on May 27, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Aksys Games plans to bring at least five titles to this year’s E3 Expo, including Muramasa Rebirth (Vita), A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX (XBLA), several unnamed mobile games, and two brand new titles.

Here’s what Aksys had to say about their E3 presence (from the company blog):

Two New Titles – We’ll be announcing two new titles that we’re bringing to these here shores! Are you ready? Stop on by and find out! We’ll have awesome trailers and… oh my goodness!… playables!

A Mobile What? – We’ll also be showing off one of our first mobile titles, so if you’re mobile friendly, come on in!

Muramasa Rebirth – The critically-acclaimed hit, slated to ship on June 25th, will be available to play! We’ll also show off that beautiful lithograph for the special edition (it’s really pretty, we promise).

A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX – Announced back in March, this hit game is set to grace XBLA, and will be playable for the first time on the Xbox 360 at E3. What are you waiting for?!

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TT Games adds Venom, Human Torch to Lego Marvel Super Heroes

Posted on May 27, 2013 by John Scalzo

venom-legoWhen WB Games first announced Lego Marvel Super Heroes, they confirmed that the game would include over 100 playable characters. So far, that list includes big names like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, Captain America, The Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Nick Fury, and Deadpool. But two more were added to the game’s roster this weekend at the London MCM Expo.

According to a tweet from TT Games’ Joe Moore, Venom and the Human Torch will both be playable in Lego Marvel Super Heroes. With (at least) 88 more names to come, we can probably expect more of these announcements between now and the game’s release this fall on the 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii U, and Xbox 360.

I’m holding out hope for Lego Blade myself.

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Weekly Warp-Up: Say Hello to the Xbox One

Posted on May 26, 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…

Microsoft lifted the curtain on their next generation console, the Xbox One, this week. More than a mere console, the system will be bundled with a new Kinect sensor and take over your cable box. A hefty feature set will allow multiple apps to run the background in something called “Snap Mode.” And like the PS4’s Share Button, the Xbox One will be equipped with a “Game DVR.”

But what about games? Microsoft mostly stayed quiet about the system’s game content (preferring to announce them at E3), but they did reveal a bunch of new titles from EA Sports (FIFA 14, Madden NFL 25, NBA Live 14, EA Sports UFC), Forza Motorsport 5 from Turn 10, Quantum Break from Remedy, and Call of Duty: Ghosts. All together, Microsoft plans to release 15 Xbox One-exclusive games in the system’s first year as well as Halo: The Television Series.

But then the problems began. It soon came to light that the Xbox One won’t be backwards compatible with Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Arcade games. And it turned out that used games will be heavily regulated thanks to a requirement that all games must be installed to the hard drive. To top it all off, Microsoft expects the Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U combined to sell ONE BILLION consoles. That’s just insane and makes us wonder if the Xbox 360 was just a fluke. Actually, we think this comic sums it up quite well.

Of course, Microsoft can still bounce back. And we expect them to. In fact, all three console manufacturers can have a great E3 Expo (and beyond). We explain how in our look at The Roadmap To Victory for Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony at E3 2013.

And on a totally unrelated note, we offer suggestions on “How To Get More Coin For Your Game Project” in the latest edition of Kickstart This!

You can find more news from the week after the break.

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New Releases: Fuse, Grid 2, Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded, More

Posted on May 26, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Insomniac Games will release Fuse, their first multiplatform game ever, this week. The game, which was previously known as “Overstrike,” is coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360. Also available this week is Grid 2, the next big racing game from Codemasters. Like the first game in the series, Grid 2 will be available for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

This week’s remaining releases are all for the PC and fall into one of two camps: strategy games and adventure games. On the strategy side is Wargame: Airland Battle and Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods, a Crusader Kings II expansion.

Over on the adventure side, there’s Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded, 99 Spirits, and The Night of the Rabbit.

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Not The One: A Comic About the Xbox One Reveal Created in MS Paint

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Mike Ryan

Even though Microsoft’s Xbox One presentation was three days ago, my emotions still feel like they’re on a roller coaster. Using Microsoft’s own MS Paint program, I think I managed to capture my reaction in comic form.

The full comic, “Not The One,” is posted after the break.

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Microsoft executive believes the public will buy ONE BILLION next-gen consoles

Posted on May 24, 2013 by John Scalzo

moneystackYusuf Mehdi has big dreams. Mehdi, who is Microsoft’s Executive Vice President of the Interactive Division, believes that there’s still plenty of life left in the Xbox 360 and he thinks the system can sell 25 million more consoles over the next five years for a total just north of 100 million. Mehdi laid out his plan to OXM UK, and while it’s ambitious, it sounds like Microsoft wants the Xbox 360 and Xbox One to coexist, at least for a little while:

“We believe over the next five years we can break a 100 million unit installed base. That’s something we’re shooting for, it’s not a financial plan as such, it’s just rough numbers if you will. To sell another 25 million, half of those will probably come from replacements, but half will come from new buyers.”

But that’s just phase one of Medhi’s plan for world domination. He also believes that when the sales of every eighth generation platform (that’s the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Wii U) are added together, they will total over a billion consoles sold during their lifetime:

“Most industry experts think the next generation will get upwards of about 400 million units. That’s if it’s a game console, over the next decade. We think you can go broader than a game console, that’s our aim, and you can go from 400 million to potentially upwards of a billion units.”

Collectively, the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii have managed to sell about 260 million consoles since November 2005, so this would be quite a growth spurt for the industry.

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