Mass Effect 3 voice cast announced

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Nicole Kline

As if fans weren’t already excited enough, BioWare announced the all-star voice cast they’re using for Mass Effect 3.

Of course, Mark Meer and Jennifer Hale return as Shepard and FemShep, respectively, and Martin Sheen will reprise his role as the Illusive Man. Other celebrities returning are Keith David as Captain Anderson, Lance Henriksen as Admiral Steven Hackett, Tricia Helfer as the Normandy’s A.I., Ali Hillis as Dr. Liara T’Soni, Seth Green as Joker, Carrie-Anne Moss as Aria T’Loak, and Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda.

But there will be some new voices as well, most notably Freddie Prinze, Jr. as one of Shepard’s allies, James Vega, and Jessica Chobot as news reporter Diana Allers. Prinze, Jr. even had an opinion about video games: “I have always loved science fiction and I have always loved games and Mass Effect is really the first time both come together successfully. It is a completely immersive game where you really feel like you’re part of this journey inside this universe. It will make you think, you will care about the character you are playing, and you will care about the characters that you bring into battle with you.”

Wow. Really? The first successful science fiction video game? I think some would balk at that.

Mass Effect 3 will be out on March 6.

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PSN Today: Madden NFL 12 full game; Twisted Metal, Syndicate demos

Posted on January 31, 2012 by John Scalzo

It’s demo day on the PlayStation Network as a multiplayer demo for David Jaffe’s Twisted Metal reboot and a co-op demo for Starbreeze’s Syndicate reboot are now available on the PlayStation Store.

In addition to these gaming appetizers, Sony will be adding six new games to the store as a main course. Most of them are reheated leftovers (Madden NFL 12, the Kane & Lynch games), but there’s definitely a full spread of genres available.

Hit the jump for more details on all of this week’s releases and hit up the PlayStation Blog for a complete look at this week’s new game add-ons.

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Warpback: What We Played in January 2012

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Warp Zoned Staff

January of 2012 wasn’t as impressive as it has been the last few years, but we here at Warp Zoned didn’t let that get us down. We were still busy playing demos, getting excited about the future, and – as always – digging through our backlogs to clear space on our shelf for all those new games. Read on to find out exactly what we played in the post-holiday gaming season.

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Dragon’s Dogma gets May 22 release date; includes early Resident Evil 6 demo access

Posted on January 31, 2012 by John Scalzo

Capcom has announced that Dragon’s Dogma, their open-world dragon-hunting game, will be released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 22. And to encourage gamers to take a chance on this untested intellectual property, Capcom is bundling a download token for a Resident Evil 6 demo with the game.

Capcom also seems to be encouraging gamers to purchase Dragon’s Dogma on the Xbox 360 as the token included in that version will grant access to the demo on July 3. PS3 players will have to wait until September 4 to download the demo with their tokens.

The demo will eventually be released to the general public, but exactly when that will be is still up in the air.

As is customary nowadays, several retailer-specific pre-order bonuses will be offered for Dragon’s Dogma. Pre-ordering from GameStop will net you the Pawn Upgrade Pack, “which will give players additional Rift Crystals allowing them to rent higher level experience Pawns from the outset.” Best Buy is offering the Armor Upgrade Pack (which is pretty self-explanatory) and Amazon will have the Weapon Upgrade Pack (also rather self-explanatory).

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Microsoft: No Xbox 720 in 2012

Posted on January 31, 2012 by John Scalzo

Can it be? Are we actually about to report on some honest-to-god Xbox 720 news that came straight from a Microsoft representative. Why yes, we are.

Cedrick Delmas, Marketing Director of Microsoft France, recently sat down for an interview with French site Le Point (helpfully translated by Google Translate). He candidly discussed the future of the Xbox platform and confirmed that the Xbox 720 won’t be released in 2012:

We are in an industry where it talks a lot, it likes to tell stories. I am not convinced that things are happening this year. The cycle of the Xbox 360 is by no means complete. […] After that, it will happen at E3, it is still premature. What is certain is that there will be nothing new in 2012.

While it’s possible that Delmas isn’t privy to Microsoft’s secret plan to launch the Xbox 720 in 2012, I’d say it’s much more likely the Wii U will be the only next-generation system on display at this year’s E3 Expo.

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Make contact with this Aliens: Colonial Marines cinematic trailer

Posted on January 30, 2012 by John Scalzo

There’s no gameplay. There’s no dialogue. There’s not much of anything except for a super classy look at the Colonial Marines doing their thing in Sega’s upcoming Aliens: Colonial Marines.

I’d still rather be playing this game this Spring, but this trailer is a nice consolation prize for PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and prospective Wii U owners everywhere.

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Daily Scoop: January 30, 2012 – An awesome t-shirt appears!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Mmm, another Monday. How I missed you, Monday. What? You know how to detect sarcasm? Well don’t you just get smarter with every passing week!

Ahem. Excuse me. The Deal of the Day in video games over at Amazon today is twofold – first, they’ve got $50 off the price of the Xbox 360 250GB Holiday Value Bundle with Kinect, marking it down to $349 from $399.99. The second is the PC download of Risen, which is on sale for just $5.99 today. They’ve also got new weekly deals as well. Kinect games Jillian Michaels Fitness Adventure and Hulk Hogan’s Main Event are $19.99, PC game Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty is $39.99, and the accessory Cideko Air Keyboard Conqueror is $64.99. They’re also having a warehouse sale, where you can save up to 25% on select used games.

Today’s video game t-shirt comes with a COUPON!! Hit the jump for details!

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Giants beat Patriots in Super Madden Simulation Bowl XLVI

Posted on January 30, 2012 by John Scalzo

EA Sports has run their annual Madden Simulation of the Super Bowl and this year’s edition of the game has the New York Giants emerging victorious over the new England Patriots 27-24. In a strange reversal of the their win in Super Bowl XXV, according to EA, the Giants will win Super Bowl XLVI on a last-minute field goal.

The game itself is predicted to be a shootout with Eli Manning throwing two touchdowns (one to Hakeem Nicks and one to Victor Cruz) en route to a Super Bowl MVP award. The simulation says that Ahmad Bradshaw will also run for a touchdown.

But Tom Brady won’t go easy on the G-Men. Mr. Gisele Bundchen hit Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez, and Wes Welker for touchdonws in the loss.

EA Sports has been running a Madden Super Bowl Simulation for the last eight years and has amassed a fairly accurate 6-2 record in that time. However, last year’s pick was a bust as it predicted the Steelers would squeak by the Packers 23-20. Reality had different plans as the Packers beat the Steelers 31-25.

The only other time the Madden prediction was wrong was Super Bowl XLII… where the Patriots were picked to beat the Giants. Better luck this year, EA Sports (especially since I’m a Giants fan).

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