The Next Level: The Games of April 2011

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Warp Zoned Staff

April is upon us! The Warp Zoned staff barely made it out of March alive – between PAX East and the release of the 3DS, we’ve had a lot on our collective plates. We’re all looking forward to April, which will give us a chance to catch up on what March unceremoniously dumped on our laps, as well as give our wallets a little break. There are a few huge releases coming out this month, though, and we’re trying not to freak out too much over them. So here’s what we want to play next month.

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Spider-Man: Edge of Time slinging into stores this Fall

Posted on March 31, 2011 by John Scalzo

Scheduled to make its worldwide debut at WonderCon this Saturday, Activision has announced that Spider-Man: Edge of Time will be available this Fall.

Once again developed by Beenox, Edge of Time builds on the multi-world concept seen in the wallcrawler’s last game, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. This time out, Spider-Man 2099 (Miguel O’Hara) must reach across time to prevent the untimely death of The Amazing Spider-Man (Peter Parker).

“At Beenox, we are constantly listening to the fans and looking for new and creative ways to innovate the gameplay experience for them,” said Dee Brown, Studio Head, Beenox. “We want to create a totally distinct experience in Spider-Man: Edge of Time by working with Peter David [co-creator of the Spider-Man 2099 comic book series] on the story and creating this urgent, high-stakes experience where time is working against you and the fate of Spider-Man hangs in the balance.”

Like Shattered Dimensions, players will be able to control both Spider-Men as they attempt to fix the frabic of time. Gameplay details are currently harder to come by than a One More Day fan, but Activision is touting a “cause-and-effect” mechanic that is said to cause changes to one timeline as players make choices in the other.

Which platforms the game will be available for weren’t revealed, but Shattered Dimensions was released on the DS, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360, so I’d expect a similar release schedule for Spider-Man: Edge of Time.

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Warpback: What We Played in March 2011

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Warp Zoned Staff

Wow! March is already over. We’re all in a video game coma now, blinking our eyes and trying to remember what we did last night, and how we woke up next to this handheld. Awkward! Anyway, the Warpback is here to let you know if our predictions of what we wanted to play really came true or not. In most cases, our wallets gave out before our attention spans did! Read on to see how we fared.

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Daily Scoop: March 31, 2011 – Out like a lamb

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Nicole Kline

March came in like a lion all right, leaving video games strewn all over my apartment. Now, it’s going out like a bad little lamb, tail between its legs, about to get soaked outside in the rain. Hopefully the April showers will bring lots and lots of time for me to catch up on all the games bad March left everywhere. Bad March! *Smacks on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper*

Anywho, today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games is Nintendo’s Sin and Punishment: Star Successor for the Wii. It’s a big discount – $19.99 down from $49.99. This rail shooter is “the long-awaited sequel to the Japanese Nintendo 64 cult-classic,” which sounds pretty darn awesome. Scoop it up if this is your kind of thing!

The most amazing thing today by far is what Tee Fury‘s got for sale:

You’ve got plenty of time to break this one in before Mortal Kombat hits store shelves. What are you waiting for? Finish him!

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Resistance 3 looking even more beautiful in leaked footage

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

We already saw a lengthy showing of Resistance 3‘s multiplayer earlier in the month. Some leaked footage came out of Insomniac’s community day event from the other night, and it’s looking even better. This continuous, uninterrupted clip, shows a seemingly higher fidelity than the previous video, particular with some impressive lighting effects. The frame rate still appears locked at an exceptionally smoothed pace, but the visuals look to bring the game more on par with PlayStation’s other big FPS series, Killzone. Doing this would be commendable enough in single player, but watching a solid combination of graphics and frame rate in multiplayer has me dying to get lost in it.

Resistance 3 releases for the PlayStation 3 on September 6.

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Sega bringing exclusive content to PS3 for Virtua Tennis 4

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

We already knew that Virtua Tennis 4 would be getting PlayStation Move support (Kinect, too) but Sega appears to have a couple other goodies for the PlayStation Nation. One such bonus is the inclusion of “legend players,” consisting of Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, and Pat Rafter, all three of whom will be playable out of the box. PS3 owners will also get two party games: Pin Crasher, a classic mini game in the Virtua Tennis series, and Net Blitz, which you can see in the video above. Pin Crasher will be DualShock only, but Net Blitz will have Move support.

Virtua Tennis 4 will be available for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii on April 29.

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The fates may be with us: Xenoblade coming to Wii in Europe

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

RPG enthusiasts have been on the edge of their seats to see if two titles over the last year, The Last Story and Xenoblade, would be making it to America. Prospects are still bleak for the former, but chances just got a little higher for the latter, as Nintendo of Europe has confirmed today it will be bringing Xenoblade Chronicles (a retitling of Xenoblade) to PAL territories. The game is slated to release sometime later this year, and will feature both English and Japanese voice tracks, along with subtitles in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish. Unfortunately the Wii is region locked, but I can think of a few people who’d be willing to import it with a Wii that can play it because of the language options alone.

Xenoblade is known for being the latest game by Monolith Soft, the company behind Xenosaga, consisting of many veterans from Square during its golden age. Their most notable works there include Xenogears and earlier Final Fantasy titles. You can check the official site for the port here.

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The fates are against us: Mega Man Universe cancelled

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

This is a sad day indeed. Andriasang reports that Capcom’s official site for Mega Man Universe has revealed that the development on the project has been cancelled. The game was supposed to release for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this Spring, but “various circumstances” have led to the cancellation. One could speculate that the departure of “the father of Mega Man,” Keiji Inafune, from Capcom may have been one of those circumstances, although I can’t say how involved in development he was. The game could be considered the LittleBigPlanet of Mega Man titles, allowing players to customize their characters and create their own levels.

The concept seemed too good to be true, and unfortunately it was. Mega Man Universe had been highly anticipated by fans and I’m personally a little heartbroken over this. Let’s hope for some better news for the rest of the day.

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