Daily Scoop: November 3, 2015 – Great deals and great shirts

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Nicole Kline

I’m super excited about gaming right now! It’s a great month to be gaming, and I haven’t felt this way in quite a while. Of course, I’ll be out of town for half the month, but I’m going to get it in where I can!

At the Humble Store, there are some great sales happening right now! Grand Theft Auto V is $40.19, Hard West is $15.99, and early access to How to Survive 2 is $15.99.

The Midweek Madness at Steam right now is Versus Evil. The Banner Saga is $4.99, Guild of Dungeoneering is $8.99, and Armikrog is $24.99, among others. The Daily Deal is Space Run, which is on sale for $3.74.

Hit the jump to check out today’s t-shirts!

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Warpback: What We Played in October 2015

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Warp Zoned Staff

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We were all over the map in the month of October here at Warp Zoned! We played everything from mobile games to major releases and had a blast along the way. From Alphabear to Shovel Knight, to Rocket League and Persona 4: Golden, we played it all. Read on to see our full list of gaming from last month!

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Harmonix has a “Lust For Life” for this week’s Rock Band 4 DLC Update

Posted on November 3, 2015 by John Scalzo

Harmonix has taken the stage to announce this week’s DLC Update for Rock Band 4, and its another trio of songs that should be familiar to fans of classic rock.

The highlight of this week’s update is clearly Iggy Pop’s “Lust For Life.” The song, which was co-written by David Bowie, pushed Iggy into the spotlight for the first time. Also available this week is “Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)” from The Hollies and “Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)” from Robert Palmer. As always, each song can be purchased for $1.99 apiece.

Harmonix also announced that a new version update for Rock Band 4 will be available today that will “introduce some new features, broaden legacy instrument support, and address various other issues.” The full list of new features and bug fixes can be found at the developer’s official website.

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Red Barrels has announced that Outlast II will be released for PC, PS4, Xbox One in Fall 2016

Posted on November 3, 2015 by John Scalzo

Red Barrels delivered one of the most terrifying games of the decade when they unleashed Outlast on an unsuspecting populace in 2013. Taking control of an investigative journalist named Miles Upshur, players explored the mysterious Mount Massive Asylum through their fingers. Yesterday, the developer announced the game’s story will continue next Fall in Outlast II:

No conflict is ever black and white. But once the dust has settled, the victors get to decide who was right and who was wrong. Who is good and who is evil. Human nature pushes us to extremes of violence and depravity, which we then justify by divine inspiration and a promise of paradise to come. Horror rises from desperation and blind faith. Outlast II will test your faith, pushing players to a place where going mad is the only sane thing to do.

Aside from the teaser trailer embedded above, we don’t know much else about Outlast II. However, Red Barrels did say that their “twisted new journey into the depths of the human mind” is in development for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

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Super Mario Producer Takashi Tezuka has “interesting things” planned for the franchise

Posted on November 2, 2015 by John Scalzo

mario-saluteAfter successfully launching Super Mario Maker in September, Producer Takashi Tezuka has no plans to sit on his laurels. The lifelong Nintendo employee (he’s been with the company since 1984) told Nintendo Dream (via Nintendo Everything) that a new game in the series is already in the planning stages. Tezuka also has some “interesting things” he’d like to try:

“I think many people wonder what will happen to the next entry in the original series after we created this new form of side-scrolling Mario action. Don’t worry, we intend to come up with interesting things even after this, so please look forward to those, too.”

I’ve been thoroughly enjoying Super Mario Maker, so I’m completely on board for more “interesting things” from Takashi Tezuka.

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Daily Scoop: November 2, 2015 – Goodbye, Halloween!

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Nicole Kline

This weekend was amazing! I played lots of video games, went to a Halloween party, and then spent all of Sunday playing the intense and massive board game, Twilight Imperium. The game took 12 hours and I am proud to say I was the winner! It was a fantastic time. How did you spend your extra hour this weekend?

Anyway, let’s talk about today’s deals! Over at Humble, there’s the new Humble Mobile Bundle 16, and it’s an Android exlusive. Pay $1 or more to unlock Outwitters, Block Legend, and Rocket Robo. Beat the average to unlock Ys Chronicles 1, Space Marshalls, and Alone….

Over at Steam, there are 131 brand new Weeklong Deals. Get Cibele for $7.64, Yet Another Zombie Defense for $0.49, and Elegy for a Dead World for $7.49, among lots of other great new deals. The Daily Deal today is Magic 2014 — Duels of the Planeswalkers, which is on sale for $2.49.

There are just a few shirts today!

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Rise of the Tomb Raider launch trailer includes Karen O’s theme song, “I Shall Rise”

Posted on November 2, 2015 by John Scalzo

Rise of the Tomb Raider will make its Xbox One and Xbox 360 debut next week, so now’s the perfect time for Microsoft and Square Enix to release the game’s launch trailer. The three-minute video is a deep dive into Lara Croft’s next adventure, which cribs from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade with its paternal quest for immortality (and a watery escape is borrowed wholesale from Temple of Doom). While they might feel familiar, the stunning environments that Lara visits should be enough to entice fans of the franchise.

However, if they’re not, the trailer is also soundtracked by Karen O, the lead singer of Yeah Yeah Yeahs. She told Rolling Stone that her song, “I Shall Rise,” is about the exact moment that Lara Croft: Young Archaeologist transforms into Lara Croft: Tomb Raider…

“It all sounded really tasty. They wanted drama and high-stakes and melodrama. That was very appealing to me because I love making music connected to a storyline. It was all stuff I loved like having the theme song to [Lara Croft] becoming an icon and the creation myth to the moment she becomes Lara.”

You can listen to “I Shall Rise” in its entirety after the break.

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Knight Squad, a Gauntlet/Bomberman hybrid, will be released on November 16

Posted on November 2, 2015 by John Scalzo

Chainsawesome Games has announced that Knight Squad, their two-to-eight-player party game that combines elements from Gauntlet and Bomberman, will be released for the PC and Xbox One on November 16. Xbox One owners will even be able to pick it up for free at launch as part of Microsoft’s Games With Gold program.

Players will compete in nine different game modes ranging from free-for-all deathmatches to capture the flag to playing soccer with a giant ball. But whichever mode is selected, all combatants will get the chance to wield a wide range of medieval weaponry as well as a few more modern implements (laser pistols, machine guns, etc). Knight Squad will also include a single-player Challenge Mode.

Best of all… if you previously purchased through Steam’s Early Access program, you’ll receive the Extra Chivalrous pack at launch. The Extra Chivalrous pack will include four new game modes (“Prison Break,” “Arms Race,” “Soul Hunter,” and “Serial Killer”) and three additional Knights.

Still not convinced? Check out the launch trailer above and you will be.

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