Capcom ships 1 million copies of Dragon’s Dogma; sequel in development

Posted on June 25, 2012 by John Scalzo

Capcom has announced they’ve shipped over one million copies of their dragon-slaying action RPG, Dragon’s Dogma, worldwide.

“Dragon’s Dogma set a new record in Japan for sales volume of an entirely new brand in its first week for releases during the past decade. Worldwide shipments have surpassed one million. As a result, Dragon’s Dogma has become Capcom’s 55th title to top the one million level, demonstrating once again that Capcom ranks among the world’s leading game producers in terms of technical and development skills.”

Because of its success, the publisher also announced plans to sequelize Dragon’s Dogma right away, so be on the lookout for Dragon’s Dogma 2 sometime in the near future.

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Weekly Warp-Up: The Single-Stick Edition

Posted on June 24, 2012 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…

Do you miss the hustle and bustle of E3? Even though gaming’s biggest showcase was only a few weeks ago. I guess Nintendo does as they just held another Nintendo Direct presentation, dropping a few bombshells that would have made more sense to come out of Los Angeles.

The biggest story from the presentation was the announcement of the 3DS XL. Scheduled for an August 19 release and sporting screens that are 90% larger than the current 3DS, the 3DS XL is definitely a unique beast.

If the idea of the 3DS XL doesn’t appeal to your (and the general Internet consensus is that the system makes no sense), there’s always the other Nintendo Direct announcements including Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask‘s US release (in November) and the first English-language trailer for Pokemon Black 2/Pokemon White 2.

And there was also the news that Namco Bandai will be developing Super Smash Bros. 4. I don’t know about you, but I think that’s pretty E3-worthy.

Hit the jump for more news that wasn’t quite E3-worthy from last week.

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New Releases: Amazing Spider-Man, Spec Ops The Line, Record of Agarest War 2, More

Posted on June 23, 2012 by John Scalzo

Spider-Man, Spider-Man. Does whatever a spider can. Spins a web, any size. Catches thieves, just like flies. You’ll see him next in The Amazing Spider-Man.

That’s right, the wallcrawler will make his glorious return to video games this week with the 3DS, DS, PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 adaptation of the soon-to-be hit movie. Look out! Here comes the Spider-Man.

Also available this is 2K’s military shooter, Spec Ops: The Line (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) and Aksys Games’ wild RPG, Record of Agarest War 2 (PS3).

Do you want more new games? Hit the jump for a complete list of this week’s releases.

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EA and DreamWorks working on Need For Speed movie

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Nicole Kline

If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “Man, I sure wish Need For Speed was a movie,” guess what? Your dreams about to come true! That’s right, DreamWorks announced today that they’re making a movie based on EA’s racing game franchise.

The screenplay, which is based on the series but not on any specific installment, was written by George Gatins. He and his brother, John, first developed the story together. John, Mark Sourian, and EA will produce the film, with Act of Valor‘s Scott Waugh’s name also attached. The movie is scheduled to start filming next year with a release date the following year.

DreamWorks Chairman, Steven Spielberg, said, “I’m excited about getting back into the creative trenches with John and George Gatins and my partners at EA to bring to life an exhilarating script based on an epic video game that seems to have been made for the movies.” Patrick Soderlund, Executive Vice President of the EA Games Label, said, “It’s fantastic to be working with a team that shares not only our love of cars, but also our passion for creating blockbuster action experiences. This collaboration will be greatly enhanced with the team at DreamWorks – which is a great home for the Need for Speed franchise.”

Please tell me Jason Statham is going to be in this movie. Please.

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BioWare reveals Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut will be available to download on June 26

Posted on June 22, 2012 by John Scalzo

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for, BioWare has announced that the Mass Effect 3 “Extended Cut” will be available to download for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on June 26. The free download is roughly 1.9 GB in size and, according to BioWare, it has been stuffed to the gills with new ending scenes that will expand on the fates of characters you’ve gotten to know across the three Mass Effect games. The developer is even encouraging players to play through the game again, just to see how their choices have been expanded upon in the ending with the Extended Cut.

That might be pushing it, but Executive Producer Casey Hudson and Lead Writer Mac Walters recently sat down with BioWare Community Manager Jessica Merizan to discuss the Extended Cut, and they make a pretty good case for why the Extended Cut will satisfy fans.

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Daily Scoop: June 22, 2012 – Feeling hot, hot, hot

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Wow, it’s really been scorching here! It’s supposed to get cooler today, but only because we’re also supposed to get a metric buttload of rain. You heard me right: a metric buttload. That’s a lot.

Really, no deals at all today. I did troll around Amazon’s under $10 deals, and discovered a few gems, like Resident Evil 4 for Wii, Assassins Creed I and II for PC, Fable: The Lost Chapters for Xbox, Need for Speed Most Wanted for PSP, and lots of stuff for Skylanders Spyro’s Adventures. Check ’em out!

Two gaming t-shirts for you today:

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Sine Mora shoots its way to PSN soon

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Sine Mora, the gorgeous dieselpunk shoot ’em up, is making its to the PlayStation Network. Created by Digital Reality and Grasshopper Manufacture, the game was released on Xbox Live Arcade to much fanfare. At E3, they showed off Sine Mora on the Vita, and announced it will be releasing for the new handheld soon.

Balazs Horvath, director of publishing at Digital Reality, said, “After having an extremely successful launch on Xbox Live Arcade and revealing the Vita version at E3 to much appraise, we’re as excited as ever to bring the experience to yet another platform. More important than anything, we created something we love, and we know Sine Mora be loved yet again on PlayStation 3.”

Packed with tons of characters, color, and even the ability to control time, scored by Akira Yamaoka, and with animation set pieces by Mahiro Maeda, this game packs a lot of punch. Check out the official website for more details.

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This is the first Pokemon Black 2/White 2 trailer in English

Posted on June 22, 2012 by John Scalzo

Are you a Pokemaniac? Then prepare yourself for the first English language teaser trailer for Pokemon Black 2/Pokemon White 2. Both games will be available this Fall for the DS.

Of course, if you can read Japanese (and don’t mind importing), Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2 will be available in Japan this weekend.

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