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Daily Scoop: October 7, 2014 – Brand new Humble Bundle

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Nicole Kline

There’s a brand new Humble Bundle available right now, and it’s the Nordic Games 2 bundle! Pay what you want for Supreme Commander Gold Edition, AquaNox, AquaNox 2: Revelation, Black Mirror, and Summoner. Pay more than the average to unlock MX vs. ATV Reflex, Titan Quest Gold, Darksiders, and Red Faction: Armageddon. Pay $10 or more to unlock Darksiders II, SpellForce 2: Demons of the Past, and Deadfall Adventures. Lots and lots of goodies!

The Daily Deal at Steam today is Serious Sam 3: BFE, which is on sale for $3.99 (that’s 90% off!). And their Midweek Madness is all Assassin’s Creed games. Scoop ’em up!

Just two shirts today…

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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker will be released on December 5

Posted on October 7, 2014 by John Scalzo

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Nintendo hasn’t said much about Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker since they announced the game at this year’s E3 Expo. But today, the publisher confirmed that Captain Toad will march on to the Wii U on December 5 with a budget price of $39.99.

Captain Toad is based on a series of minigames that originally appeared in last year’s Super Mario 3D World. But for Captain Toad, they’ve expanded beyond those simple rotating levels and will now include bigger adventures like “exploring a haunted house or escaping a smoldering volcano.” I gotta admit, I didn’t think little Toad had it in him.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker will be the first game released by Nintendo with Toad in a starring role. And the game will get even bigger in 2015 when Nintendo will patch in support for their upcoming line of Amiibo figures.

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Super Smash Bros. For Wii U gets November 21 release as Smash 3DS sells almost 3 million

Posted on October 7, 2014 by John Scalzo

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As expected, Nintendo has announced that Super Smash Bros. For Wii U will be released on November 21.

In addition to announcing the release date for Smash’s Wii U debut, the publisher has also confirmed that the first wave of Amiibo figures will be available in stores beginning on the same day. This first wave will consist of twelve figures: Mario, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Link, Fox, Samus, Wii Fit Trainer, Villager, Pikachu, Kirby, and Marth. It will be followed by a second wave of figures (Zelda, Diddy Kong, Luigi, Little Mac, Pit, and Captain Falcon) in December. In addition to Super Smash Bros. For Wii U, Amiibo figures will work with Mario Kart 8, Mario Party 10, Yoshi’s Woolly World, and more games to be announced. Of course, how they’re going to “work” is still a mystery.

Nintendo will also use the 21st of November to relaunch the GameCube controller, which will be compatible with Super Smash Bros. For Wii U with a special adapter. The Smash-themed GameCube controllers will retail for $29.99 each while the adapter has been priced at $19.99. A special bundle that includes the game, the adapter, and one GameCube controller will also be available for $99.99.

Finally, Nintendo also announced that more than 2.8 million copies of Super Smash Bros. For 3DS have been sold worldwide. The game has been available throughout North America and Europe for less than a week (it was released in Japan on September 13), so that’s pretty impressive.

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Daily Scoop: October 6, 2014 – After a weekend full of Hyper Light Drifter

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Nicole Kline

After a weekend with Hyper Light Drifter, I can happily say that it’s just as amazing as that first impression. I got to the end but didn’t find all of the secrets yet, so I’ve been trying to chip away at those as best I can. The world is just so gorgeous that I’m content to just run around in it. I can’t wait to play the full game!

There’s a new Flash Sale over at Humble Bundle – these are all games by Kiss. Pay what you want for The 39 Steps, Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising, and Showtime!. Pay $6 or more to unlock Darkout, Unrest, and Lifeless Planet. This one only lasts a few days, so grab it while you can!

There’s a new bundle over at Indie Royale as well – the Mystery Bundle! Beat the average to get The Sun at Night, Hero of the Kingdom, Huntsman: The Orphanage, Paranormal State: Poison Spring, Major Mayhem, Power-Up, and The Samaritan Paradox. They’ll be adding more games as well, so be sure to keep checking.

And now, shirts!

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Hear yourself scream after watching the Alien: Isolation launch trailer

Posted on October 6, 2014 by John Scalzo

Today is a great day for space exploration, both real and fictional. In the real world, NASA is exploring the use of stasis tubes (better known as “torpor”) for a possible manned mission to Mars. And in the fictional realm, Sega has released the launch trailer for Alien: Isolation, their deep space survival horror game that is in stores tomorrow.

Developed by Creative Assembly, Alien: Isolation uses the same “lo-fi sci-fi” aesthetic seen in 1979’s Alien and sticks to a single Xenomorph instead of the hordes of alien monsters typically found in games based on the 1986 sequel, Aliens.

Alien: Isolation will be available for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. The first run of copies have been given a “Nostromo Edition” tag and will include a bonus mission that will allow players to take control Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley and other characters from the original film.

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The Crew’s release date skids onto December 2

Posted on October 6, 2014 by John Scalzo

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Ubisoft has announced that The Crew, their open-world racer for the PC, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One, will now be released on December 2. Previously scheduled for a November 11 launch, the publisher pushed the game back so they could conduct another closed beta sometime in November. This will be the fourth closed beta for The Crew after two separate tests on the PC and another exclusively for PS4/Xbox One players.

“We received a lot of valuable information from the recent PC and console betas,” Creative Director Julian Gerighty told Ubisoft’s UbiBlog. “We are now scrutinizing all of the player feedback so we can ensure that The Crew delivers the seamless open-world experience that meets everyone’s high expectations.”

According to Gerighty, feedback from the betas has resulted in several substantial changes to the game including “the option to fully remove the HUD so players can enjoy the scenery as they roam freely through a massive re-creation of the United States, to fine-tuning the collisions to be even more realistic and adding in new visual effects.” The Ubisoft Reflections developer has also tweaked police AI and improved the game’s voice chat after the first three rounds of player feedback.

There’s also a good chance that Ubisoft moved The Crew to ensure the game wasn’t overshadowed by the November 11 launch of Assassin’s Creed: Rogue and Assassin’s Creed: Unity, the company’s flagship titles for the Fall.

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Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will sneak onto Steam in December

Posted on October 6, 2014 by John Scalzo

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Konami has announced that Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will be released for the PC (through Steam) on December 18. The port will be prettied up for its PC debut as Konami has confirmed Ground Zeroes on Steam will be 4K Compatible (4096×2160) and include “an increase in the number of simultaneous light sources, the number of models that can be displayed on-screen, and increased shadow resolution.”

For those who bypassed Ground Zeroes when it made its console debut this past Summer, the game will serve as a prologue to the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and features Kiefer Sutherland as the voice of Snake:

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes takes place in 1975 and sets in motion a series of events that culminate in the stunning plotlines of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Ground Zeroes centers on Big Boss – legendary hero and mercenary – as he infiltrates a sprawling secret prison base called Camp Omega in Cuba on a rescue mission. He soon finds himself alone behind enemy lines with a truly non-linear mission that showcases key advances to the series made possible by its use of Kojima Productions’ Fox Engine.

Once you complete Ground Zeroes (which you can do in about an hour), the long wait for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain begins. And The Phantom Pain is expected to be released sometime in 2015 for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.

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Weekly Warp-Up: First Week of October 2014 Edition

Posted on October 5, 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…

The Warp Zoned staff was just full of opinions this week. Mike Ryan laid out his plan for how to fix Club Nintendo in an editorial titled Nintendo of America Needs To Fix Club Nintendo. And one of our UK lads took in the sights at EGX London 2014 and filed an Dan Hobbs EGX London 2014 Report talking about Batman: Arkham Knight, Assassin’s Creed: Unity, WWE 2K15, and many more.

With the calendar flipping over, the Warp Zoned staff also got together to discuss What We Played in September 2014 and The Games of October 2014 that we’re most looking forward to. Thanks to a pretty great pre-release demo, Super Smash Bros. For 3DS appeared in both discussions.

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