Daily Scoop: Friday, September 16 – It’s Friday, I’m in love

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Well hello everyone! It’s a gorgeous day here in Philadelphia – it feels like the first real day of autumn! It’s crisp and beautiful. And to celebrate, I hope to kill some chimera later!

Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games today is CTA Digital’s Xbox 360 Cooling Stand. It’s $10.99 and has two fans to cool down your Xbox 360, as well as space to store up to four games. Not bad, as far as strange peripherals go these days!

No gaming shirts today, but if you’re into “Venture Bros,” then Ript‘s “Yes He Can” is perfect for you:

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Warp Zoned Podcast: Episode 21

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Warp Zoned Staff

Welcome to Episode 21 of the Warp Zoned Podcast! In this exciting installment, Nicole Kline, Ryan Littlefield, and John Scalzo talk about what they’re playing, what they can’t wait to be playing, and just what kind of players they really are. The main topic of discussion is Nintendo’s 3DS conference and the strangeness of their added analog stick, as well as how fantastic some of the new games look (though Nicole still refuses to call it Mario Kart 7). They also spend some time talking about Rachel’s breasts, as well as what they’re excited about – and not so excited about – with the PlayStation Vita. analog sticks, breasts, and Katamari – what more could you want in a podcast?

You can listen to the podcast below, or download it for later listening from SoundCloud.

Warp Zoned Podcast: Episode 21 by WarpZoned

Music Credits:

WZ Podcast Intro – Ryan Littlefield
Life Is A Perfect Video Game – Colorpulse

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Sony makes its Move on the Fall with LBP2 Move Pack, InFamous 2 Festival of Blood, more

Posted on September 16, 2011 by John Scalzo

Sony has big plans for the PlayStation Move this Autumn.

Leading things off on September 13 (which was actually a few days ago) is “LittleBigPlanet’s biggest Downloadable Content pack to date,” LittleBigPlanet 2 Move Pack: Rise of the Cakeling. Rise of the Cakeling adds five new story levels, seven side levels and gives gamers the ability to paint their own stickers and create their own Move-powered games. According to Sony, the Move Pack for LBP2 will “vastly broaden your creative palette.”

If you’d prefer to paint the town with blood, the standalone InFamous: Festival of Blood will be available to download on October 25 alongside a game update that adds Move support to InFamous 2.

Rounding out the rest of the Move-a-palooze is Everybody Dance on October 18 and the trio of Carnival Island, EyePet & Friends and Medieval Moves: Deadmund’s Quest on November 15.

You can move forward with more information on all of these Move titles after the break.

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Dark Souls “Full Prologue” is full of demons, dragons, darkness

Posted on September 16, 2011 by John Scalzo

Over the last few weeks, Namco Bandai has slowly unveiled the Dark Souls “Prologue” in three creepifying parts. Now, to celebrate the game’s appearance at the Tokyo Game Show, they’ve released the “Full Prologue” to fulfill your dreams of demons, dragons and darkness.

Dark Souls will be available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 4. That’s just a little over two weeks away!

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For Learning! Snag a free copy of Portal until September 20

Posted on September 16, 2011 by John Scalzo

Valve has seemingly perfected the “demented schoolteacher” genre with the two Portal games. Encouraging players to look at science and puzzle-solving in new ways, they’ve become more than just games. And now, Valve has taking that a step further with their new Learn With Portals site.

Designed as an educational destination for teachers and students, Learn With Portals wants to make “physics, math, logic, spatial reasoning, probability, and problem-solving interesting” cool. Step one in this coolification of learning: give away a free download of Portal from now until September 20.

So teleport yourself over to Learn With Portals and download your free copy today. For Science. For Learning. For Fun.

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First Army Corps of Hell trailer, complete with pig squeals

Posted on September 15, 2011 by John Llewellyn Martin

Square Enix’s upcoming Vita game, Army Corps of Hell, seems to be an unholy marriage of Pikmin and countless dark forces from the deepest parts of the underworld. In the game’s Tokyo Game Show trailer, we are treated with some gameplay, music by a Japanese metal band called United, and more than a few instances of censored objects onscreen.

Prepare your senses and click up top to view the trailer. No release date has been given yet, but I’m willing to bet that the pre-order bonus will be a sacrificial goat.

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Daily Scoop: September 15, 2011 – My poker face

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Nicole Kline

It’s a weird and rainy Thursday here in Philadelphia, and I’ve got Lady Gaga in my head. It’s so close to the weekend I can practically taste it!

Anyway, Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games today is Nintendo’s Samurai Warriors 3 for the Wii. It’s marked down to $16.99 from $49.99! That’s a lot of dollar signs. They’ve also got a Gold Box deal coming up: “Engaged in tension-filled battles against a new, ferocious enemy in the most dangerous and suspenseful action ever.” Wow! That couldn’t be more vague.

TeeFury‘s shirt today is based on Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog, and a portion of today’s sales even go to a charity to fight against lupus:

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Mortal Kombat becomes best-selling game in series history

Posted on September 15, 2011 by John Scalzo

Mortal Kombat has had a nice little run since its April release. There’s been good reviews, a good reception from the gaming public and good sales. How good? With three million copies sold worldwide, the PS3 and Xbox 360 title has become the best-selling entry in the entire Mortal Kombat series.

“All of us at NetherRealm Studios are very excited that players have embraced Mortal Kombat. The game was a labor of love for us and we could not be more pleased with its performance,” said Ed Boon, Creative Director, NetherRealm Studios. “Fan reaction to this latest installment has made all of our hard work worth it.”

So what are you waiting for Ed Boon? Bring on Mortal Kombat 10!

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