Daily Scoop: November 25, 2013 – Get ready for Black Friday

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Nicole Kline

The deals have started coming in hard and fast for Black Friday, and even if you’ve sworn off leaving the house, and don’t want to encourage people to shop on Thanksgiving, it’s impossible to miss the lists and ads for sales that are popping up everywhere. I plan on doing some shopping from my couch this week, but that’s it. I’m not going near any stores!

If you’re looking for some new video game-inspired duds, look no further than the awesome sales happening at Insert Coin Clothing. It’s too bad the shirt I want – Joel’s Flannel – isn’t on that list!

There’s also a great sale happening at Shirt.woot these days – they’ve got all of their catalog available for a limited time! Check out their massive video game section to pick up that shirt you missed. The sale restarts every night at midnight, so if one you want isn’t available now, just try back later!

You might want to also check out this huge list of games on sale at Amazon. You might just find that game you’ve been waiting to go down in price on this list! It is a beautiful thing.

And finally, let’s check out some more t-shirts!

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Rumor: Game of Thrones adaptation is coming from Telltale

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Zackery Cote

gameofthrones-logoGeorge R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire, is extremely in vogue right now. In addition to the television show on HBO, Game of Thrones has seen a massive influx of merchandising and more than one game adaptation already. The series is so big in pop culture right now that it’s the massive subject of a current South Park arc. And according to a recent report by IGN, Telltale Games (The Walking Dead) may be developing another Game of Thrones game.

While IGN claims that the news has been confirmed by “multiple sources,” Telltale Games SVP of Publishing, Steve Allison, stated that “officially [they] have no comment.” Of course, a representative from the company saying “no comment” doesn’t mean things aren’t happening. A Game of Thrones title would fit the Telltale MO of creating games based on preexisting intellectual properties, such as CSI, Jurassic Park and Law & Order.

While nothing has been confirmed, keep an eye out for any news about an upcoming Game of Thrones game from Telltale; it could very well be happening.

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Persona 5 will arrive on PS3 in Winter 2014 (in Japan)

Posted on November 25, 2013 by John Scalzo

Our long wait is both over and just beginning… Atlus has announced that Persona 5 will be released in Japan next Winter exclusively for the PS3. The US release date is currently unknown, but will surely be announced soon.

Aside from the short teaser trailer above, Atlus is being very quiet about Persona 5. We know that it will be directed by Katsura Hashino with art direction by Shigenori Soejima and a soundtrack composed by Shoji Meguro, but that’s about it.

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Lego The Hobbit announced for Spring 2014 release

Posted on November 25, 2013 by John Scalzo

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You didn’t think WB Games and TT Games were going to stop making Lego games did you? The publisher and developer announced the latest Lego adaptation, Lego The Hobbit, today. Based on the first two movies in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy, the game will is in development for the 3DS, PC (and Mac), PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.

In Lego The Hobbit, players will go on a quest with Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the Grey, Thorin Oakenshield, and many others as they travel to the Dwarven Kingdom of Erebor. Those many others will include all of the Dwarves (Thorin, Fíli, Kíli, Óin, Glóin, Dwalin, Balin Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Dori, Nori and Ori), each of which has their own special ability.

“We are thrilled to depict the characters and environments of Peter Jackson’s Middle-Earth in Lego form with the Lego The Hobbit video game,” said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games. “Our family-friendly take on these thrilling adventures will have kids and parents playing and laughing together as they build and explore in Lego Middle-Earth.”

Lego The Hobbit will be released Spring 2014, probably just in time for Blu-ray/DVD release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

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Weekly Warp-Up: We Now Live in a Next-Gen World

Posted on November 24, 2013 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 is November 24 and the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One are both available in stores. Or at least, they have the capacity to be available in stores as both systems are currently sold out. Both Sony and Microsoft have confirmed that their respective next-generation console sold more than one million units.

Hmm, the next generation. With all three “next-generation” systems now available can we start calling this the “current generation” again? Probably not. Especially since the two companies will continue to support the PS3 and Xbox 360 for the foreseeable future. Next-gen, current-gen, whatever. Google made a Doctor Who Doodle yesterday!

Read on for more news from the last seven days.

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New Releases: Ys: Memories of Celceta, Painkiller: Hell & Damnation, Air Conflicts: Vietnam

Posted on November 24, 2013 by John Scalzo

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The new consoles have launched and the Fall gaming avalanche is over, but here’s a quartet of new games that publishers are pushing out in the days before Black Friday:

See you next week!

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Play this timey-wimey Google Doodle game to celebrate 50th anniversary of Doctor Who

Posted on November 23, 2013 by John Scalzo

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We’re just a few minutes away from the worldwide debut of “The Day of the Doctor,” the 50th Anniversary special celebrating Doctor Who, everyone’s favorite two-hearted alien with the delightful British accent. The Doctor’s longevity has also earned him a place in an interactive Google Doodle that is now available on Google’s homepage. The Doodle takes the form of an isometric platform game that allows players to choose their Doctor (choices include David Tennant and ten other guys) and reclaim the letters in “Google” from the Daleks.

After today, the Doodle will be added to the Google Doodle archive soon and “The Day of the Doctor” begins in… checks watch… 18 minutes!

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Xbox One sells more than 1 million consoles on launch day

Posted on November 23, 2013 by John Scalzo

xboxone-boxAfter their cordial congratulations messages through Twitter last week, Sony and Microsoft have gone right back to competing for the hearts and minds of gamers everywhere. After Sony announced that they sold more than one million PS4 consoles in the US and Canada on November 15, Microsoft has done the same, confirming that the Xbox One is a sellout across the globe. The Xbox One launched in 13 countries yesterday and Microsoft announced that more than one million Xbox One consoles were purchased in less than 24 hours. Take that Sony!

“We are humbled and grateful for the excitement of Xbox fans around the world,” said Yusuf Mehdi, the Xbox Division’s Corporate Vice President of Marketing and Strategy. “Seeing thousands of excited fans lined up to get their Xbox One and their love for gaming was truly a special moment for everyone on the Xbox team. We are working hard to create more Xbox One consoles and look forward to fulfilling holiday gift wishes this season.”

If they haven’t already, I’m sure Sony will point out that their million-selling launch required only two countries. To which Microsoft will surely reiterate that it took Sony a whole day to sell more than a million consoles while the Xbox One did it in about 20 hours.

We done? Good. Prepare yourself for at least another ten years of this.

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