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Seriously, it is so cold right now. I am not the kind of person who longs to live in a warmer climate – in fact, I really enjoy having four seasons. But it’s weeks like this one that make me want to throw the diverseness of seasons to the wind and move somewhere warmer. Like, I don’t know, the surface of the sun.
Let’s talk about the brand new Star Wars Humble Bundle! Pay what you want for Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, and Star Wars: Dark Forces. Beat the average to unlock Star Wars Battlefront II, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, and Star Wars Republic Commando. Pay $12 or more to unlock Star Wars Empire at War: Gold Pack, Star Wars the Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition, and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II.
There are some new deals at Steam as well. The Midweek Madness is early access to Prison Architect, which is on sale for $7.49. And the Daily Deal is Strike Vector, which you can pick up for just $2.99.
There were a lot of shirts yesterday, but today there are only two!
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WB Games and NetherRealm Studios have announced that four different special editions of Mortal Kombat X will be released this April, though there’s a lot of overlap between each package. But first, the publisher and developer also confirmed that Mortal Kombat X will receive a Season Pass known as the “Kombat Pack,” which will include access to four add-on characters. It’s unknown if any new characters will make the cut, but both “Klassic Kombatants” and “Iconic Guest Characters” will be part of the Kombat Pack.
With that out of the way, here’s what each Mortal Kombat X special edition will include:
Presumably, the Kombat Pack will be available to everyone after the game is released, though no announcement has been made at this time. And don’t forget, everyone who pre-orders the game will receive an additional playable character: Goro.
Mortal Kombat X will be released on April 14.
One thing is certain: there was a lot of mileage put on Wii Us here at Warp Zoned in the month of January. We played a little bit of Toad, a little bit of Kart, and a whole lot of Smash! There was also some Pokemon, and a bunch of iOS gaming. Read on to find out the full list of what we played in January!
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The second episode of Telltale’s Game of Thrones adaptation, Game of Thrones: The Lost Lords, is all set to be released this week on the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and mobile platforms. So naturally, Telltale has released a brand new launch trailer for the game. In case you need to be caught up, here’s what players can expect from The Lost Lords:
House Forrester is in disarray. Their liege lord and his heir are dead, and Ironrath is occupied by Whitehill soldiers. The survival of the family depends upon those who are left.
Placed at King’s Landing, the epicenter of intrigue, Mira Forrester must weigh her loyalty to Margaery Tyrell against the needs of her family, while choosing how to play the political games of Tyrion Lannister. One misstep could spell doom for Mira and her entire family. To the far north, Gared Tuttle finds that the wall and its crows hold little love for a squire from the Wolfswood, but finds kinship in the bastard son of Ned Stark.
Gared must prove worthy of becoming a ranger in order to carry out the mission given him; one that is vital to the future of those he serves. To the east, Asher Forrester, the exiled son, is called back to Westeros to aid his family, but how can one man help when the Boltons rule the north with an iron fist? Meanwhile, an unexpected source of hope returns to the Forresters, but Ironrath is no place for the weak.
Telltale has planned a staggered release schedule for Game of Thrones: The Lost Lords. PC, PS3, and PS4 players will be able to play it beginning today while Xbox One and Xbox 360 owners will have to wait until tomorrow. Finally, Android and iOS will get a crack at The Lost Lords on Thursday.
It’s Groundhog’s Day here in the states, and that little bugger is predicting six more weeks of winter. Honestly, I wouldn’t say that’s surprising to any of us, seeing as so many of my friends are currently snowed in. All we got here in Philadelphia was a little snow and a ton of rain, making everything a slushy mess. It’s depressing.
But what isn’t depressing are today’s deals! There’s a new Humble Mobile Bundle, and this one’s all Cartoon Network Games! Pay what you want for Regular Show: Best Park in the Universe, Regular Show: Ghost Toasters, Regular Show: Ride ‘Em Rigby, and Adventure Time: Treasure Fetch. Beat the average to unlock Regular Show: The Great Prank War, Adventure Time: Jumping Finn Turbo, CN Superstar Soccer, and Ski Safari: Adventure Time. Pay $8 or more to unlock Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake (a super awesome game!), Adventure Time: Time Tangle, and The Powerpuff Girls: Defenders of Townsville. It’s worth it for MAMBC alone!
There are 83 new games on sale in the Weeklong Deals section at Steam, including Lucius for $1.99, Crimsonland for $5.59, and Blade Symphony for $7.49. And there’s never been a better time to pick up Torchlight II. As the Daily Deal, it’s on sale for $3.99. Scoop it up!
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Columbus Nova, an investment management firm, has announced that they’ve acquired Sony Online Entertainment lock, stock, and barrel. The deal includes all of SOE’s development studios as well as the rights to their entire game portfolio including EverQuest, EverQuest II, PlanetSide 2, DC Universe Online, H1Z1, Landmark, and the upcoming EverQuest Next.
A new name comes with the new owners and SOE will be known as Daybreak Game Company from now on. A non-Sony owner also means that some of SOE’s biggest titles will make their way to the Xbox One and mobile platforms in the not-so-distant future.
“We are excited to join Columbus Nova’s impressive roster of companies. They have a proven track record in similar and related industries and we are eager to move forward to see how we can push the boundaries of online gaming,” said John Smedley, the President of Daybreak Game Company. “We will continue to focus on delivering exceptional games to players around the world, as well as bringing our portfolio to new platforms, fully embracing the multiplatform world in which we all live.”
According a post on the SOE Community Forum, it will “business as usual” for SOE as they transition to their new life under Daybreak Game Company. So things shouldn’t change too much for current players in the near-term.
IGN has published a video featuring the first 18 minutes of Bloodborne as part of their IGN First series. Marty Silva of IGN visited the PlayStation Blog to share his thoughts on the video:
We’re proud to kick off the month with the first 18 virtually uninterrupted minutes of Bloodborne. I could gush on and on about how great the opening is, but honestly, the footage speaks for itself. The capture is from a slightly older build and the game is still under development, so definitely be aware of that if you notice a rough edge or two.
Developed by From Software, Bloodborne is the spiritual successor to the Souls series and it will be released exclusively for the PS4 on March 24.
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