Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy will be released on August 25

Posted on July 11, 2017 by John Scalzo

Over the weekend, Bandai Namco announced that Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on August 25. The fighting game compilation will include remastered re-releases of the first three games in the series (Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, and Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 – Full Burst), as well as Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – Road To Baruto.

Because of the size of the Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy collection, Bandai Namco will sell the retail version for a premium price ($79.99). The digital version will be available at the slightly lower cost of $69.99.

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The Escapists 2 will be released for PC, PS4, Xbox One on August 22

Posted on July 11, 2017 by John Scalzo

Team17 has announced that The Escapists 2 will be available for the PC, PS4, Xbox One on August 22. The top-down prison break simulator is also in development for the Switch, and will be released for Nintendo’s console at a later date.

The publisher has also confirmed that players who pre-order The Escapists 2 will get the chance to escape from another prison, “The Glorious Regime.” Other planned features for the game include:

Features

  • A dedicated tutorial for new players to learn the basics of prison life
  • 10 unique themed prisons to escape from including the frosty Fort Tundra, a train hurtling through the desert, and even a trip to the final frontier!
  • Play each prison solo or multiplayer with both local and online co-op and versus modes for up to four players
  • Drop-in, drop-out online multiplayer experience. Carefully plan and execute an intricate escape from your initial incarceration with your fellow inmates either online or locally, or simply hop into an existing game already in progress to help pull off the final touches of the escape!
  • A brand new combat system to make every prison brawl even more bruising
  • Create your con with over 300 customisations to create your perfect prisoner
  • New ways to escape
  • New items to craft… Build yourself a homemade Taser to knock out guards plus many more!

A brand new trailer for The Escapists 2 has been embedded above.

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Here’s the video game deals for Amazon Prime Day 2017

Posted on July 10, 2017 by John Scalzo

Prime Day is back at Amazon, and the online storefront is gearing up to offer gamers a ton of Video Game Deals this year. Like in years past, you won’t find many BIG titles on sale, but there is a little something for everyone.

We’ve collected Amazon’s Prime Day 2017 Video Game Deals right here, though the retailer will surely be adding more throughout the day…

Overnight/Morning Deals (Eastern Time)

Afternoon/Evening Deals (Eastern Time)

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Content Crash #5: Violence In Games

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Dan Hartnack

Welcome everyone, once again, to the Content Crash podcast. My name’s Dan Hartnack, and I’m joined, as always, by my co-host Keno Eastmond.

I think I have a pretty hard-hitting topic today. It’s something I’m very passionate about. I’ve written about it in the past multiple times, and it’s violence in video games and how it affects kids or young adults.

Like I said, I’m super-passionate about this. It’s something that really hits me whenever I hear about the media going after video games, or when tragedies happen they always point to this and that about video games. It also comes up with how people are raising their children, and what these developers are “getting away with,” if you will.

So let’s talk about it.

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Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 will be available for Switch on September 22

Posted on July 10, 2017 by John Scalzo

Bandai Namco has announced that Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 will make its Nintendo Switch debut on September 22… nearly a year after the game launched for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One:

The Dragon Ball Xenoverse series of games has taken Dragon Ball fans on new adventures, new heights of action & excitement, and now Nintendo fans will have their chance to experience the biggest most detailed Dragon Ball game ever when Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 launches for the Nintendo Switch.

Featuring Nintendo Switch specific controls and functionality, players will be able to execute famous moves such as the Kamehameha and the Spirit Bomb with the Joy-Con Motion Controls. Players will also be able to join friends for grand Dragon Ball adventures through a six-player local play mode, exclusive to the Nintendo Switch.

Since Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2’s launch last October, Bandai Namco has released four downloadable add-ons for the game. We don’t yet know if these expansions will be included on the Game Card when it launches for the Switch, but let’s hope so.

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Thimbleweed Park is coming soon to the PS4 and Switch

Posted on July 10, 2017 by John Scalzo

Ron Gilbert has announced Thimbleweed Park, a point-and-click adventure game that he and his team launched for the PC and Xbox one earlier this year, will be released for the PS4 and Switch in the very near future.

Using a retro-inspired graphical style, Thimbleweed Park follows a group of characters tasked with solving a murder at the titular amusement destination… but things don’t go smoothly. Here’s what Gilbert himself had to say about the game’s gonzo story on the PlayStation Blog:

When we say “In a town like Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems,” we mean it. Take a trip down a rabbit hole of murder and mystery inspired by some other modern classics — Twin Peaks, Stephen King, and the X-Files.

The game initially follows agents Ray and Reyes as they investigate a body found in the river just outside the town of Thimbleweed Park. Players can freely switch between the two of them and solve puzzles to try and find out who murdered the poor guy under the bridge.

But then things get weird.

In a second announcement, Gilbert uploaded a video to YouTube that shows Thimbleweed Park running on the Nintendo Switch. Aside from the “vague, cryptic, [and] puzzling” clip, no further information was announced about the game’s Switch debut.

But don’t worry, Gilbert was able to share that Thimbleweed Park will be available for the PS4 on August 22.

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Summer Games Done Quick 2017 raises more than $1.7 million for Doctors Without Borders

Posted on July 10, 2017 by John Scalzo

Summer Games Done Quick, an annual speedrunning marathon that benefits Doctors Without Borders, closed the book on another successful event this weekend. According to the organizers (via Twitter), Summer Games Done Quick 2017 smashed all expectations and managed to raise a total of $1,760,400 for the charity. That figure easily beat last year’s total of $1,294,139, and the bar has definitely been raised for Awesome Games Done Quick 2018 in January.

We here at Warp Zoned want to give a hearty congratulations to all the runners who took part in Summer Games Done Quick 2017, and all the donors who helped make it such a success. And in case you missed out on some of the amazing runs, you can rewatch the entire marathon right now on YouTube.

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WWE 2K18 is officially coming to the Nintendo Switch this Fall

Posted on July 10, 2017 by John Scalzo

Coverboy Seth Rollins has confirmed that WWE 2K18 is also coming to the Nintendo Switch in the video embedded above. Nintendo fans who pre-order the game will receive Kurt Angle as a pre-order bonus, but as of right now, the Switch version of WWE 2K18 is officially scheduled for a “Fall 2017” release. That means it could launch alongside the PS4 and Xbox One version of the game on October 17, or it could be available sometime later.

For now, you can check out the announcement trailer embedded above.

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