A new Story Trailer for CoD: Infinite Warfare introduces us to Kit Harrington’s “Face of the Enemy”

Posted on September 16, 2016 by John Scalzo

As we’ve all come to expect, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare‘s cast will feature a few famous faces when it launches for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One this November. This time around, Kit Harrington (Game of Thrones) and Conor McGregor (a UFC Champion) will be on hand to cause trouble for our heroes (lead by noted voice actor Brian Bloom as Captain Nick Reyes).

Harrington and McGregor certainly get to look imposing in the new Story Trailer as the leaders of the Settlement Defense Front, a terrorist group that wants to invade Earth. Also keep your eyes peeled for plenty of explosions, some space-fu, and all the gung-ho military dialogue you could ever ask for:

After a simultaneous surprise attack on UNSA forces in Geneva and the Moon Port Gateway, Captain Nick Reyes must take the helm of the Retribution, one of Earth’s last remaining warships. In a time of unthinkable adversity, Reyes must lead his trusted crew against the relentless Settlement Defense Front’s plans to dominate all who oppose them.

The freedom of every citizen of Earth is at stake.

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on November 4.

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Xbox Store Today: NBA 2K17, Just Sing, Mount & Blade Warband, more

Posted on September 16, 2016 by John Scalzo

The 2016-2017 NBA season won’t tip off until next month, but 2K Games wants to get hoops fans ready with today’s release of NBA 2K17, which is now available to download for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 through the Xbox Games Store. In addition to updated rosters and improved graphics, the publisher focused their effort this year on a brand new MyCareer mode, and even recruited Michael B. Jordan (Creed) to lend authenticity to the “immersive new narrative.”

Also available to download today is Ubisoft’s Just Sing, a karaoke-styled spinoff from their popular Just Dance franchise. Players can choose to sing along or lip sync to their favorite songs on the Xbox One with a microphone or the free Just Dance Companion App for their smartphone.

Finally this week, Mount & Blade: Warband brings medieval battlefields and “realistic mounted combat” to the Xbox One. Players can tell their own knight’s tale by becoming anything from a “lonesome adventurer” to the “ruler of a faction.”

More information on all of these games can be found after the break.

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Pit People Hands-On Preview: Playing Co-Op Pit People at PAX West 2016

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Nicole Kline

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It’s no secret that we’re fans of The Behemoth here at Warp Zoned. So, of course, I made my way to their booth at PAX West as early as I possibly could. I was hoping to get a chance at their most recent game, Pit People, previously known as the very descriptive Game 4. I sat down with a buddy, grabbed my (surprisingly heavy) custom arcade stick, strapped on some headphones, and got down to cooperative business.

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Earth Defense Force 5 will be released for PS4 in 2017 (in Japan)

Posted on September 16, 2016 by John Scalzo

It looks like the Earth is going to need defending one one more time, as D3 Publisher announced that Earth Defense Force 5 will be released for the PS4 in Japan in 2017. Revealed yesterday during their Tokyo Game Show presentation, the fifth game in the increasingly over-the-top action franchise will add new enemy types including frog-like monsters and humanoid ground troops. They’ll join the invasion alongside the series’s standard assortment of alien ants, bees, and spiders.

XSEED Games publishes the Earth Defense Force franchise outside of Japan, so hopefully they’ll make first contact soon and let us know when Earth Defense Force 5 will be available in North America.

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Madden NFL 17 rumbles its way to the end zone as the best-selling game of August 2016

Posted on September 15, 2016 by John Scalzo

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A trio of new releases stood atop the NPD Group’s recounting of the best-selling games of August 2016, but Madden NFL 17 unsurprisingly took the top spot.

EA’s juggernaut is almost always unstoppable during the calendar’s eighth month, but it was equally unsurprising to see No Man’s Sky and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided take up residence at #2 and #3, respectively.

NPD analyst Sam Naji told GamesIndustry.biz: “The release of strong new titles such as Madden NFL 17, No Man’s Sky and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided bolstered console software dollar sales by 8%.”

The remainder of this month’s best-sellers included the usual mix of big titles from 2015 and 2016, with some Grand Theft Auto V (#4) and Minecraft (#9) tossed in for flavor.

A full look at August 2016’s best-selling games can be found after the break.

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Shigeru Miyamoto shows us his favorite ways to play Super Mario Run in new trailer

Posted on September 15, 2016 by John Scalzo

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When Shigeru Miyamoto stepped onto the stage during last week’s Apple Week, he joked that Super Mario Run could easily be played one-handed, freeing up your other hand to hold onto a subway handle or, more importantly, a tasty hamburger.

Naturally, Nintendo went ahead and actually made a video of Miyamoto playing Super Mario Run while riding a subway, eating a hamburger, and performing other activities…

Never change, Mr. Miyamoto. Super Mario Run will be available to download for the iPhone and iPad this December, with an Android launch planned for 2017.

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Axiom Verge will be available for the Xbox One on September 30

Posted on September 15, 2016 by John Scalzo

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Developer Thomas Happ will reach the end of his victory lap around the game industry when Axiom Verge is released for the Xbox One on September 30. After launching for the PS4 in March 2015, the “MetroidVania” made its way to new platforms like clockwork, ultimately landing on the PC, Vita, and Wii U before its next scheduled stop.

In a post on the game’s official website, Happ reveled in the irony that the Xbox One is the last platform to receive Axiom Verge, as the game began life as an Xbox Live Arcade/Xbox Live Indie Games title:

There’s a certain irony that Xbox One is the last console to get Axiom Verge. When I started development almost 7 years ago, Xbox 360 (in particular, the Xbox Live Indie Games service) was my target platform. Like many indie developers, I vastly underestimated the scope of what the game would eventually become and the time needed to achieve my full vision, and by the time I was ready to launch, the development framework I was using (XNA) was no longer compatible with Xbox’s latest system.

Axiom Verge will be priced at $19.99 on the Xbox One, but fans who purchase it by October 10 will receive a 10% discount.

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Daily Scoop: September 15, 2016 – Ubisoft sale at the Humble Store

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Nicole Kline

I tried to beat the main boss of Hyper Light Drifter and had a hard time, so I went back and found some secrets in the earlier places I’d been to. And now I can’t stop! I was up way too late last night looking for them and having an amazing time. I love that game more and more every time I start it!

There’s no end to these Humble Store sales! The Ubisoft deals are awesome, especially Ton Clancy’s The Division for $44.99. You can also get Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Siege for $24.99, Far Cry Primal for $38.99, Far Cry 4 for $19.99, South Park: The Stick of Truth for $7.49, and Assassin’s Creed Rogue for $17.99, among others.

The Weekend Deal at Steam is up to 75% off the Naruto franchise. Get Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 for $16.99, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst for $7.49, and you can even get the movies for under $10 each. The Daily Deal is The Age of Decadence which is $14.99.

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