Weekly Warp-Up: Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition Made My Week…

Posted on July 17, 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…

Christmas is coming early this year, because earlier this week, Nintendo announced they will release the NES Classic Edition, a microconsole pre-loaded with 30 games this November. Yes, it’s just a repackaged Wii with a variety of Virtual Console content on a hard drive, but it is also undeniably awesome.

There in’t much else to talk about this week (probably too many people obsessed with Pokemon Go), but believe it or not, employees from Ubisoft actually helped educate the world on the correct way to pronounce Ubisoft. Turns out, everybody’s right!

Elsewhere on Warp Zoned, UK Correspondent Andrew Rainnie turned his crowdfunding eye towards Escape From Pleasure Planet in the latest edition Kickstart This! and I reviewed Tumblestone, your new favorite puzzle game.

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

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EA announces Rogue One expansion for Star Wars: Battlefront and delivers first look at September’s Death Star content

Posted on July 16, 2016 by John Scalzo

“That’s no moon… It’s a space station.”

Today at the Star Wars Celebration, Electronic Arts and DICE unveiled the first teaser trailer for Death Star, this September’s upcoming expansion for Star Wars: Battlefront.

In the Death Star expansion, players will be able to pilot their X-Wing through the famous Trench Run in a new map, as well as take part in a raid inside the massive space station. Like the previous expansions, DICE will also add new new vehicles, blasters, and Star Cards to the game, as well as two new Heroes: bounty hunter Bossk and Han Solo’s lifemate, Chewbacca.

Finally, the publisher and developer looked into the future to deliver a a sneak peek at the game’s fourth (and final) expansion, which will be based on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Known as Rogue One: Scarif, the expansion will be available “this Holiday season” and give players the chance to play as Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) and Director Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn).

EA and DICE plan to reveal more about both expansions soon.

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Tumblestone Review: Puzzle Fans… Here’s Your New Favorite Game

Posted on July 15, 2016 by John Scalzo

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With a Story Mode that features 360 levels, three marathon variants under an Arcade menu, and a whole slew of multiplayer options, Tumblestone contains a massive amount of content compared to the average puzzle game. And the only ones that come close are going to be found exclusively on mobile devices, which is an altogether different experience. For the most part, large-scale puzzle games abandoned the consoles years ago.

But Tumblestone might change all that.

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Daily Scoop: July 15, 2016 – Supergiant Games Anniversary sale on Steam today

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Nicole Kline

There are lots of great game deals today, starting with the Xbox Games with Gold! For Xbox One, Banner Saga 2 is available for free all this month, while Tumblestone will be added to the promotion tomorrow. That means today is your last day to get The Crew. On the Xbox 360, Tron Evolution will be available starting tomorrow, so today is your last chance to download Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2.

There are some new games on sale at the Humble store as well. Kill to Collect is $4.99, Megadimension Neptunia VII is $29.99, Push Me Pull You is $13.49, and Shelter Complete Edition is $10.19.

At Steam, Supergiant Games is having a big Anniversary Sale! Get Transistor, Bastion, and both original soundtracks for just $9.86, or mix and match for under $4 each. The Daily Deal is Warhammer 40,000: Regicide, which is on sale for $4.94.

Finally, let’s check out the t-shirts!

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Xbox Store Today: Tumblestone, Kerbal Space Program, MX vs ATV Supercross Encore, more

Posted on July 15, 2016 by John Scalzo

Microsoft wants everyone to know that it’s time for new a Games With Gold giveaway, and beginning tomorrow, Xbox One owners will be able to grab the multiplayer puzzler Tumblestone for free. If you’re nostalgic for the match-3 madness of Bust-A-Move or the multiplayer battles of Tetris, Tumblestone should definitely be one you look into tomorrow.

If you’re looking for something to download today, the Xbox Games Store is also now home to Kerbal Space Program, a space exploration sim for the Xbox One. But if you’d rather get down and dirty in the mud, Deep Silver has added MX vs ATV Supercross Encore to the Xbox Games Store for the Xbox One.

More details on all of these games (and a few more new releases) can be found after the break.

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First episode from Batman: The Telltale Series will debut in August; First trailer coming next week

Posted on July 15, 2016 by John Scalzo

batmantelltale-1Telltale Games will release the first episode in their upcoming Batman series, Batman: The Telltale Series, in August for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and mobile devices.

Batman: The Telltale Series will also be available as a retail-only “Season Pass Disc” for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. The “Season Pass Disc” will include the first episode on the disc and access to subsequent episodes as they’re released.

The first trailer and final release date for Batman: The Telltale Series will make its debut during next week’s San Diego Comic-Con. To give fans their first look at the game, the developer also plans to host a special “Crowd Play Event” on Saturday, July 23. Kinda Funny’s Greg Miller will host the event alongside Troy Baker (the voice of Bruce Wayne), and you can register to attend at the Telltale Blog.

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Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair will invade Steam on July 18

Posted on July 15, 2016 by John Scalzo

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D3 Publisher has announced that Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair, their bonkers “bugs versus humans” shooter, will be released for the PC through Steam on July 18.

Earth Defense Force 4.1 is an expanded and enhanced remake of Earth Defense Force 2025, which was originally released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2014. The re-release debuted on the PS4 last December, and now it’ll be invading Steam in just three days. In addition to slightly slicker graphics, Earth Defense Force 4.1 will include a series of bonus levels and the option to lead a squad of NPC soldiers into battle against the alien menace.

D3 Publisher plans to sell Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair through Steam for $49.99, but the game will get a big 30% discount during a limited-time Launch Sale.

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2K announces extremely limited NXT Edition for WWE 2K17

Posted on July 14, 2016 by John Scalzo

2K Games has caught NXT fever and has announced plans to release an extremely limited NXT Edition of WWE 2K17 for the PS4 and Xbox One. Limited to just 50,000 copies worldwide, and priced at $99.99, the NXT Edition will include a copy of the game and a ton of bonus content that fans of the minor league promotion will love:

WWE 2K17: NXT Edition

  • Exclusive Premium Packaging
  • NXT Enhancement Pack:
    • Playable NXT Superstars… Shinsuke Nakamura, Nia Jax, and Apollo Crews
    • 50% More Points at NXT in MyCareer
  • Exclusive Canvas 2 Canvas Lithograph, designed by WWE artist Rob Schamberger and autographed by NXT Superstar Shinsuke Nakamura
  • Exclusive Eight-Inch “Demon” Finn Bálor Collectible Figurine
  • Exclusive Topps NXT TakeOver: London Mat Relics Card:
    • Each card will include a piece of authentic ring canvas from the event
    • Each card will feature one of 14 featured Superstars from event
    • Each Superstar’s card will have one of 10 different rarity levels
  • Goldberg Pack: Access to two playable versions of legendary WCW and WWE star Bill Goldberg, as well as playable WCW Monday Nitro and Halloween Havoc arenas

“NXT has quickly transformed into WWE’s third global brand alongside Raw and SmackDown,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, the WWE’s Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events, and Creative. “The WWE 2K17: NXT Edition is the perfect way to share the passion and enthusiasm of NXT with our fans around the world.”

WWE 2K17 is also in development for the PS3 and Xbox 360, and all versions of the game will be released on October 11

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