Double Fine delays Broken Age Act 2 into early 2015

Posted on December 1, 2014 by John Scalzo

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Double Fine Productions had hoped to release the second half of Broken Age by the end of the year. But according to a post on the company’s official forums by Greg Rice, the game won’t be ready until early 2015:

The goal now is to get all the finale work done so we can hit Alpha on all of Act 2 by the end of the year. That means, as you may have guessed based on recent updates and documentary episodes, the Act 2 ship that will deliver the complete adventure is now looking like it will be early next year. The game is looking really good and the team is working super fast, but we just gotta give the game the time it needs to really deliver on everything we’re hoping it will be.

Broken Age’s first act was released in January and we liked it quite a bit.

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Weekly Warp-Up: Thanksgiving Hangover 2014 Edition

Posted on November 30, 2014 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 another slow week for game news, but not for Ubisoft and they’re continued problems with Assassin’s Creed: Unity. The publisher just released a third patch in an attempt to fix some of the game’s nagging issues, but it doesn’t appear to be enough. While they continue to tinker with the game, they’ve decided to give away “Dead Kings,” the game’s planned downloadable expansion.

On a more positive note, our monthly Kickstart This! column, focusing on interesting Kickstarter projects, has become our weekly Kickstart This! column. In our first weekly installment, we take a look at Hollow Knight, Skies, and That Dragon Cancer.

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

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New Releases: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, The Crew, Kingdom Hearts 2.5 ReMix, More

Posted on November 30, 2014 by John Scalzo

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Welcome to December, ladies and gentlemen! On the average, December is a month that doesn’t see many new releases, but 2014 appears to be different. Six major releases will be available in stores this week, which is extremely atypical for the the first week of the final month of the year.

We start things off with the delightful and adorable Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker for the Wii U. Based on the Captain Toad sections found in last year’s Super Mario 3D World, Nintendo may have outdone themselves with their latest attempt to cram a ton of cuteness into a game while keeping the gameplay appropriate for all ages. Yup, I thinkl Toad in an archaeologist costume searching for lost treasure means we’ve finally reached “Maximum Nintendo.”

Next up is Ubisoft’s cross-country racer The Crew. Available for the PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Xbox 360, Ubisoft held several beta tests to ensure that The Crew’s online modes work like a charm. Also available this week is Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix, a new Kingdom Hearts compilation for the PS3.

Speaking of compilations, Nintendo has smushed together both NES Remix games into a Wii U retail disc known as the NES Remix Pack. It’ll be joined by Ultimate NES Remix, a 3DS edition of the NES-based minigame collection.

Finally this week, Terraria will make the jump to the PS4 and the Xbox One.

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Kickstart This! Hollow Knight, Skies, That Dragon Cancer

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Andrew Rainnie

Welcome to the brand spanking new weekly edition of Kickstart This. The switch is so we at Warp Zoned can highlight great game projects more frequently and hopefully not miss any gems that would have fallen through our monthly window. So sit back, relax, and let us tell you the story of three games – 2D Action Platformer Hollow Knight, MMORPG Skies, and That Dragon, Cancer.

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Evolve Behind-The-Scenes Part 3: Creating A Hunter

Posted on November 28, 2014 by John Scalzo

Turtle Rock Studios and Adam Sessler areback with another behind-the-scenes look at Evolve. In the previous video, they gave us a closer look at the game’s Monsters and their evolution from prototype to the present day. This time, we get to zero in on what makes the Hunters tick via early prototype footage from the game. Evolve’s developers also admit that they’re secretly teenagers as they discuss the game’s Perk system, weapons, and the personalities of the Hunters.

Evolve will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on February 10.

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Xbox Store Today: Boom Ball For Kinect

Posted on November 28, 2014 by John Scalzo

xboxone-logoDo you need something to keep your kids occupied as you scour the stores on this Black Friday? You’re in luck as developer Virtual Air Guitar Company has released Boom Ball For Kinect for the Xbox One today. Boom Ball mixes together a dash of tennis, a bit of Breakout, and a spoonful of pinball as it asks players to bust a few blocks with their Kinect sensor.

Boom Ball is available for $9.99 and you can read more about it right here:

Boom Ball is a lighthearted, full-body Kinect game that mixes tennis, Breakout and gratuitous explosions. Throw and bounce balls to smash all the cubes and blow up all the bombs in 55 different levels. Guest starring: Explosions! Portals! Multiballs! Explosions! Ducks! Join the fun and go ballistic with Boom Ball For Kinect!

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Ubisoft to apologize for Assassin’s Creed: Unity bugs with free Dead Kings DLC

Posted on November 28, 2014 by John Scalzo

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To say that Assassin’s Creed: Unity‘s launch has been problematic would be an understatement. Multiple bugs and glitches have plagued players of Ubisoft’s game and some have even gone so far as to call for a full recall. As of right now, Ubisoft doesn’t have any plans to issue a recall, but they do want to do right by gamers who feel they’ve purchased an unfinished product.

First, the publisher will suspend sales of Unity’s Season Pass, effective immediately. Instead, Ubisoft has announced the planned downloadable expansion, Dead Kings, will be available free of charge for everyone that purchased Unity. Players who have already purchased the Season Pass (or Unity’s Gold Edition) will be eligible to receive one of six Ubisoft titles (The Crew, Far Cry 4, Watch Dogs, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Rayman Legends, or Just Dance 2015) instead.

Finally, Ubisoft has confirmed that the rest of the contents of the Season Pass, including the standalone Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China game, will be released as scheduled.

Developers at Ubisoft Montreal will continue to work day and night to patch the problems found in Assassin’s Creed: Unity. A message from CEO Yannis Mallat concerning the situation was recently posted on the game’s official website.

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Game of Thrones: Iron From Ice is coming next week

Posted on November 28, 2014 by John Scalzo

We knew that the first episode from Telltale Games’ Game of Thrones adaptation was coming soon, but now we know that “soon” is actually next week. More specifically, Game of Thrones: Iron From Ice will be available on December 2 (PC, PS3, and PS4), December 3 (Xbox 360 and Xbox One), and December 4 depending upon your platform of choice:

While sooner is always better, I’m sure there was a very vocal contingent of people within Telltale who were tempted to launch the first episode on December 21 just so they could appropriate the “Winter Is Coming” tagline.

After you’re done groaning, you can also check out the game’s debut trailer, which has been embedded above.

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