Here’s another image Rockstar might be using to tease Red Dead Redemption 2

Posted on October 17, 2016 by John Scalzo

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Rockstar Games was back at it this morning, delivering another tantalizing tease about a project that may or may not be related to Red Dead Redemption 2. This second image is even more Western-themed than the first, with seven magnificent gunmen striding below a blazing red sky while a mountain looms in the background.

We have no idea how long Rockstar plans to make fans wait until they show their cards, but October 26th is the 135th anniversary of the Gunfight at the OK Corral.

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Rockstar is painting their social media channels a nice shade of Red Dead Redemption

Posted on October 16, 2016 by John Scalzo

rockstarlogoRockstar’s most recent game, Grand Theft Auto V, originally launched for the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2013. Since then, the famed developer has brought the open world favorite to the PC, PS4, and Xbox One, and developed an extensive slate of add-ons and additions for the game’s popular “Grand Theft Auto Online” mode. But is that really how they’ve been spending all their time?

Back in August, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said Rockstar was “hard at work on some exciting future projects that will be revealed soon.”

We might not have to wait much longer, because this morning, Rockstar uploaded a new version of their logo to Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and their official website. The distressed style and bold color scheme are very reminiscent of Red Dead Redemption, and with a sequel believed to be in development, we could be looking at a countdown to Red Dead Redemption 2:

There’s no guarantee that Rockstar’s redecorating will lead to a Red Dead Redemption 2 announcement, but it is certainly an encouraging sign.

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Weekly Warp-Up: Final Fantasy XV on the Nintendo NX???

Posted on October 16, 2016 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…

Sony launched their PlayStation VR headset earlier this week, but the hottest new tech in gaming might have already been overshadowed by a new selection of Nintendo NX rumors.

According to insider information from multiple sources, Nintendo has remasters of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros. For Wii U, and Splatoon in the works for the NX. We’ve heard this story before, but the tipsters also heard that a number Nintendo 64 and Wii remasters are in development as well.

Nintendo isn’t the only publisher working hard on NX games. According to the latest rumors, Final Fantasy XV and Final Fantasy VII Remake are in development at Square Enix, as is a new Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell game and a Yoshi/Rabbids Crossover at Ubisoft, along with untitled new games from Platinum Games and Capcom.

More news from the previous seven days can be found after the break.

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New Retail Releases: Battlefield 1, Civilization VI, Skylanders Imaginators, More

Posted on October 16, 2016 by John Scalzo

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While the Call of Duty franchise continues to push further and further into the future, EA and DICE are taking the Battlefield franchise back to The Great War for Battlefield 1. The shooter will be available for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One this week, and Microsoft is even offering a special Xbox One S + Battlefield 1 Bundle in two sizes… 500 GB and 1 TB.

Firaxis Games and 2K will return with a different sort of trip through time this week with Civilization VI. The strategy game will be released for the PC, and it’ll once again ask players to battle it out with famous world leaders and grow their civilization.

Skylanders fans will get the chance to try out a new entry in the franchise, as Activision will bring Skylanders Imaginators to the PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One this week. For the first time, players will be able to design their own Skylanders characters with the brand new Imaginators system.

In what has become a regular occurrence in the New Retail Releases report, another batch of games will get the re-release treatment this week. WB Games will swoop down to save the day in Batman: Return to Arkham, a PS4 and Xbox One compilation featuring Arkham Asylum and Arkham City. The publisher will also package together Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 in Lego Harry Potter Collection, exclusively for the PS4. WayForward will give 3DS owners another chance to pick up Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, this time in a new Retail Edition. Finally, Harmonix will release the Rivals expansion for Rock Band 4 this week, and launch a special Rock Band 4 + Rivals Expansion pack for the PS4 and Xbox One.

A complete look at this week’s new releases can be found after the break.

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Ubisoft reveals full Just Dance 2017 tracklist… including Maroon 5’s “Don’t Wanna Know”

Posted on October 15, 2016 by John Scalzo

Just Dance 2017 will boogie its way into stores on October 25, so now’s the perfect time for Ubisoft to unveil the game’s full tracklist.

In addition to previously-announced tracks from Justin Bieber, Sia, and DNCE, Just Dance 2017 will also include music from Beyonce (“Single Ladies”), Ariana Grande (“Into You”), and Zayn (“Like I Would”). “Don’t Wanna Know,” the newly-released single from Maroon 5’s upcoming new album, will also be a featured track in the game.

Just Dance 2017 will be available this month for the PC, PS3, PS4, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. The game is also in development for Nintendo’s NX console and it’ll presumably launch alongside the console in March 2017.

The full Just Dance 2017 tracklist can be found after the break, and a gameplay trailer featuring “Don’t Wanna Know” has been embedded above.

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Xbox Store Today: Death God University, Manual Samuel

Posted on October 14, 2016 by John Scalzo

xboxgamesstore-logoThe Xbox Games Store is home to a pair of new point-and-click adventure games today, and they’re now available to download for the Xbox One…

Death God University is a game about a student at the titular school who must “kill and collect souls of targets assigned to him by his teachers.” Meanwhile, Manual Samuel also involves a brush with death as a spoiled rich-kid “must survive for 24 hours controlling his entire body manually” on the orders of the Grim Reaper himself.

More details about both games can be found right here:

Xbox One Games

Death God University ($9.99)
Death God University is a 3rd person 3D adventure/puzzle game where the player plays as a student of the Death God University studying to become a death god assistant. Set in a wacky world, DGU takes its inspiration in the old point-and-click adventure/puzzle games like Day of the Tentacle or Sam & Max. In order to get graduated and pass to the next class, the player needs to kill and collect souls of targets assigned to him by his teachers. To do this, the player can gather items and craft deadly trap, decoy device and/or use the environment to his advantage!

Manual Samuel ($9.99)
Manual Samuel is a classic adventure game with a wild twist. After making a deal with Death, our hero, the spoiled rich-kid Samuel, must survive for 24 hours controlling his entire body manually. From breathing and blinking to driving and working, all these tasks will fall to you. It won’t be easy, with Death himself tagging along for the ride, you might be in some very deep feces!

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Rumor: Lots of games might be in development for Nintendo NX including Final Fantasy XV and Final Fantasy VII

Posted on October 14, 2016 by John Scalzo

I have begun to wonder… will we elect a new President before Nintendo unveils their NX console? Back in September, many fans expected an announcement to happen at any time, but here we are in mid-October and I’m no longer so sure. Thankfully, we’ve got a fresh batch of rumors to sift through.

Yesterday’s report comes from Gameblog.fr, a very popular destination for French gaming news. Helpfully translated by NeoGAF, the report is said to include insider information from multiple sources.

Not surprisingly, the hybrid nature of the NX was reconfirmed and the console/handheld is still expected to include detachable controllers. However, Gameblog.fr’s sources said that the docking station used to connect the NX to a television is actually a “wireless dongle” that can upscale a game’s graphics for 1080p displays. Nintendo is also still keeping some of the NX’s “gimmicks” a secret from developers.

But the real meat of this report focuses on the console’s launch lineup. Gameblog.fr’s sources believe that at least 20 games are currently in development for the NX including remasters of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros. For Wii U, and Splatoon. We’ve heard this story before, but yesterday’s report includes a new wrinkle of additional Nintendo 64 and Wii remasters as well.

Other games are said to be in the works outside of Nintendo’s offices including Final Fantasy XV and Final Fantasy VII Remake from Square Enix, a new Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell game and a Yoshi/Rabbids Crossover from Ubisoft, and untitled new games from Platinum Games and Capcom.

Finally, Nintendo is believed to be testing a virtual reality headset for the NX, but the results aren’t “satisfying.”

As always, it’s good to take any rumors with a massive grain of salt, and I think that’s especially true with this batch. But who knows, maybe we’ll all be surprised when Nintendo officially announces the NX… someday.

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Friday the 13th: The Game delayed to Early 2017 to add single-player campaign and Tommy Jarvis as playable character

Posted on October 13, 2016 by John Scalzo

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Today is October 12th, and even though there’s almost three weeks left in the spookiest month of the year, I long ago assumed that Gun Media and Illfonic would be forced to move Friday the 13th: The Game from its previously-announced “October 2016” launch date. Today, they made that delay official… but they also announced so much more.

First, the developers confirmed that a single-player campaign (with bots and missions based on the film franchise) is in the works and will be available as a free post-launch update next Summer. The base game, which will include the multiplayer portion of the game and three maps (including the newly-announced Packanack Lodge from Friday the 13th Part 2) will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One in Early 2017. Finally, a PC-only Beta will be available sometime this Fall for everyone who pre-ordered the game.

The expanded scope of Friday the 13th: The Game has also lead Gun Media and Illfonic to include Tommy Jarvis (Jason’s nemesis from The Final Chapter, Part V, Part VI, and Part VII) as a playable character.

“The first thing people are going to read here is delay,” said Wes Kelter, Gun Media’s Studio Head. “We want everyone to be assured that coming to our decision to delay was no easy matter, but we believe that the positives far outweigh the negatives. We’ve been reading day in and day out on our social media feeds that single player and Tommy Jarvis were in such a demand that we couldn’t ignore our fans.”

More information about the delay, the single-player campaign, and the Beta is available in the latest Kickstarter update for Friday the 13th: The Game from the developers.

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