Daily Scoop: Monday, July 18 – May I have this dance?

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Sadly, my dance is done… I finished reading A Dance with Dragons last night. Spoiler alert: there are dragons in it! And characters die. Martin is almost as bad as Joss Whedon.

Anyway, onto the deals! Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is Trion’s Rift for the PC. It’s only $9.99 down from $49.99 today, so if you’re looking for a cheap alternative to WoW, now’s your chance!! Amazon’s also got new weekly deals – there’s L.A. Noire for $37 on PS3 and Xbox 360 (which I think you should definitely buy), Super Monkey Ball 3D for $19.99, and two promotional credit deals – one is for $50 for the Xbox 360 250 GB console with Kinect, and the other is $25 for Kinect with Kinect Adventures. Not too shabby!

No gaming shirts today, but Tee Fury has an amazing Star Wars shirt:

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Nintendo brings first publicly playable demo of Zelda: Skyward Sword to Comic-Con

Posted on July 18, 2011 by John Scalzo

Nintendo’s Comic-Con 2011 presence will include the first publicly playable demo of the Wii’s swan song, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. In addition to Link’s latest adventure, Nintendo will showcase playable demos of more than a dozen upcoming games including Super Mario 3D, Mario Kart 3DS, Kid Icarus: Uprising and Kirby Wii. All of these games will be on display at the Nintendo Gaming Lounge, which will be located in the San Diego Ballroom at the Marriott Marquis & Marina across from the San Diego Convention Center, home of this weekend’s Comic-Con.

Hit the jump for the complete list of playable games.

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White Knight Chronicles II finds a home in September

Posted on July 17, 2011 by John Scalzo

Can I keep him, Ma?

D3 Publisher had initially scheduled White Knight Chronicles II for a Summer 2011 release. But, as the Summer started, the game disappeared from upcoming release calendars.

Thankfully, D3’s Miki Takahashi rides to the rescue and has assured readers of the PlayStation.Blog that the game will be released this September. And in case you missed out on the first game, he also wanted to remind everyone that every copy of WKC2 will include a newly remastered edition of the original White Knight Chronicles.

That’s a lot of RPG for one package.

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Weekly Warp-Up: Pottermania? No… Unchartedmania!

Posted on July 17, 2011 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…

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is well on its way to setting box offices worldwide. But The Boy Who Lived has to compete in the video game space with the world’s greatest adventurer (check out our hands-on look at the Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception beta) and a man who has crazy sheep-based hallucinations after cheating on his fiance (check out our hands-on preview of Catherine). Harry who?

The staff is also back with another Warp Zoned Podcast. Experience the full awesomeness of Episode 14 as News Editor Mike Gutierrez, Senior Editor Nicole Kline, and Podcast Producer Ryan Littlefield are joined by Editor-in-Chief John Scalzo and Contributing Writer Chris Urie! The team discusses Sony’s recently revealed PSN Pass, and how they think it will effect the gaming community.

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NetherRealm drops a Rain story trailer

Posted on July 16, 2011 by John Scalzo

Rain’s “around the world” roundhouse kick made him a favorite among Mortal Kombat Trilogy players everywhere. This Tuesday, July 19, he’ll become the latest DLC character in the Mortal Kombat reboot. Priced at $5, you can get a sneak peek at his traitorous story in the trailer above.

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New Releases: Captain America, Just Dance Summer Party, Call of Juarez The Cartel

Posted on July 16, 2011 by John Scalzo

I realize that Harry Pottermania has taken over the world, but there are still plenty of new games coming to stores this week.

First, there’s Sega’s tale of the man who punched Hitler in the jaw, Captain America: Super Soldier, for the DS, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360. A very different kind of fight is going on in Ubisoft’s Call of Juarez: The Cartel (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) as a cowboy cop takes on the drug cartels. Finally, you can do a little dance with another Ubisoft title, Just Dance: Summer Party for the Wii.

Hmm, while it’s probably too early to pass judgement on all of these games, going to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 again might not be a bad idea.

Check out the full list of the rest of this week’s new releases after the break.

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Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Beta Impressions: I Miss Being Among Thieves

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Nicole Kline

The beta for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception has come and gone, with a slew of new features, weapons, maps, and characters. The concept of multiplayer in the Uncharted series started in 2009 with Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and it’s clear that Naughty Dog has come a long way since then. But has all of their experience and hard work resulted in an improvement? Or is this series going to end up as another name on a long list of generic shooters?

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Call of Duty Elite beta begins

Posted on July 15, 2011 by John Scalzo

Activision has announced that the Call of Duty Elite beta has begun and a “limited number” of invitations have been sent out.

Call of Duty Elite is the publisher’s new community service for the Call of Duty franchise and it’ll officially launch on November 8 alongside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. For now, Xbox 360-owning Call of Duty: Black Ops players will serve as guinea pigs during the beta test. Naturally, the service will expand to PC and PS3 owners after the official launch.

The Call of Duty Elite beta will test select features such as “stat tracking, the use of custom player groups, competitive events and video sharing.” The final beta, which Activision calls “a major upgrade,” will feature extensive clan support, a mobile/web app and video content created by top Hollywood talent.

“Call of Duty Elite is all about connecting our amazing fans around the globe in ways never before possible and we are excited to get their feedback so they can help us further develop, tune and test the service, as we head into our launch in November with Modern Warfare 3,” says Chacko Sonny, Studio Head, Beachhead Studio.

Activision will continue to release more Call of Duty Elite beta invites in the coming weeks.

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