New Releases: Wii Fit U, Metal Gear Rising on PC

Posted on January 5, 2014 by John Scalzo

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The 2014 game calendar gets off to a bit of a slow start this week with two new releases.

First up is the PC download edition of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Platinum’s swords and science fiction epic starring Raiden originally debuted on the PS3 and Xbox 360 last year. The PC release is the most complete version of the game as it includes all of the previously released costumes and three additional DLC campaigns.

Also available this week is the retail edition of Wii Fit U. Available on the Wii U eShop for some time now, the retail version comes in two different packages, one with the Balance Board and one without. If you wanted to use your new Wii U for exercising, now’s your chance.

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Golden Pixel Awards 2013: What We Loved, What We Hated, and What We’ll Never Forget

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Warp Zoned Staff

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2013 was an amazing year in gaming. While we got loads of sequels, we also got some beautiful new IPs, and plenty of new hardware to enjoy it all.

Naughty Dog took a break from Uncharted and gave us The Last of Us, BattleBlock Theater reminded us why we love The Behemoth, and Ken Levine and his crew unleashed BioShock: Infinite on the gaming world. And let’s not forget all the amazing ports, including Diablo III (on consoles), Fez (on the PC), and Hotline Miami (on the PS3 and Vita). Yes, this year took our breath away, and cramped our thumbs like the good old days of the NES. We here at Warp Zoned have been gaming our little fingers off the last 12 months, and we’ve been even harder at work the last few weeks trying to decide what we loved and hated about gaming in 2013. After several days of deliberation, here’s what we came up with. And now it’s time for us to get back to gaming… 2014 is ready for us.

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Looks like Deep Down will officially be titled Deep Down after all

Posted on January 3, 2014 by John Scalzo

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When Capcom announced Deep Down, they were quick to stress that the game’s rather oddball title was just a placeholder and that they’d give it a more permanent name in the future. Instead, Capcom has decided that the working title is a perfectly cromulent name, so Deep Down it is!

The official title was revealed thanks to an application Capcom filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office on December 17. But we all probably should have seen this coming, the game’s most recent trailer didn’t include the “working title” designation.

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Nintendo Download: Mega Man X2, Bravely Default demo

Posted on January 2, 2014 by John Scalzo

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Welcome to this week’s edition of the Nintendo Download… which is strikingly similar to last week’s.

As you might remember, the Nintendo Network suffered several terrible outages in the wake of an apparently successful Christmas for Nintendo. So rather than flood the eShop with a ton of new games, Nintendo has decided to remind everyone that a bunch of great games were added to the online storefront last week including Dr. Luigi (Wii U), Super Punch-Out!! (Wii U), CastleStorm (Wii U), Mario Tennis (3DS), and several others. You can read all about last week’s eShop update here.

One new game did make its way onto the Wii U eShop, Mega Man X2. Capcom’s Super NES is joined by a 3DS demo of Bravely Default, Square Enix’s upcoming RPG.

Enjoy!

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WB teases Mr. Freeze story DLC for Batman: Arkham Origins

Posted on January 1, 2014 by John Scalzo

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As promised, WB Games made a “big announcement” concerning Batman: Arkham Origins. As we were all ringing in the new year with parties and playtime, WB Games had a different kind of party in mind: Gotham City’s Humanitarian of the Year Awards.

The gala event will be held at Wayne Manor and will serve as the setting for a story-based downloadable expansion to Arkham Origins planned for release this year. A post on the Batman: Arkham Facebook page confirms that the party will have an ice theme, which likely means an appearance by Mr. Freeze. Further evidence can be found in Batman: The Animated Series, which set the first battle between Batman and Mr. Freeze at the Humanitarian of the Year Awards.

WB Games has promised that more details will be revealed soon.

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The Games of January 2014

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Warp Zoned Staff

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January is typically a wasteland when it comes to new releases, but this year is even dustier than usual as Sony and Microsoft are still in the “ramping up” stage of their next-gen console strategies. Thankfully, there are still a handful of big titles to serve as an oasis for the next 31 days, but you might do well to heed the warning of The Humungus to just walk away. Or not.

If you’re interested in our picks for the month, you can find them after the break.

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Warpback: What We Played in December 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Warp Zoned Staff

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Santa has lightened his load and delivered presents with care. And publishers released new consoles for gamers in a pair. There was so much to play in December that we just had to share. We tried to sample it all… from Mario’s latest quest to reach the Flag Pole to Rockstar’s trio and everything they stole. I realize these rhymes are more than a little staid, so hit the jump to see what the Warp Zoned staff played.

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Capcom will resurrect a classic IP, announce next Ace Attorney and fighting game in 2014

Posted on December 30, 2013 by John Scalzo

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It looks like Capcom has big plans for 2014. Game designers from the Japanese publisher recently sat down with 4Gamer (via DualShockers) to discuss their development pipeline.

First up, Deep Down Producer Kazunori Sugiura confirmed that Capcom wants to get back into the fighting genre in a big way. In addition to the release of Ultra Street Fighter IV, the company wants to “reaffirm its presence in the fighting genre” in 2014.

After that, Kenji Kataoka, a Producer on Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara, said that the company plans to resurrect another classic franchise in 2014. Expect an official announcement “when the weather gets a bit warmer.” So… E3 2014… maybe?

Finally, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies Director Takeshi Yamazaki has revealed that his team has begun work on the next game in the Ace Attorney series. It’s still very early in development, and it’s unknown if he’s referring to Ace Attorney 6 or another spinoff, but work has begun.

I guess we shouldn’t hold our breath for a new Mega Man announcement… yet.

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