Bandai Namco adds Fire Emblem, Xenoblade characters to Project X Zone 2 in TGS trailers

Posted on September 21, 2015 by John Scalzo

To prepare fans for Project X Zone 2, Bandai Namco unveiled two new trailers for the game during last week’s Tokyo Game Show. The nearly four-minute “Brave New World” trailer, embedded above, delivers an extended look at many of the game’s characters and a good chunk of gameplay. But its the second trailer, available after the break, that will definitely get gamers talking.

New challengers enter the arena as characters from a fourth company will join Bandai Namco, Sega, and Capcom in the massive crossover event. Nintendo will lend Fiora from Xenoblade Chronicles and Chrom and Lucina from Fire Emblem: Awakening to Project X Zone 2. Bandai Namco also confirmed that KOS-MOS, from Xenosaga, will make a return appearance in the strategy franchise.

Project X Zone 2 is all set to be released for the 3DS on February 16, 2015.

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Weekly Warp-Up: Tokyo Game Show 2015 Recap Edition

Posted on September 20, 2015 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…

It’s Tokyo Game Show time and a number of big announcements were made in Japan this past week.

However, the biggest news this week happened in the most American of places. Walmart revealed that they will offer a store-exclusive Deluxe Edition of Star Wars: Battlefront that comes packaged with a mini fridge depicting Han Solo frozen in Carbonite. My says mind says, “Thank the maker,” while my wallet complains, “I’m going to be empty again, aren’t I?”

Finally this week, Andrew Rainnie interviews Director Neal Laurenza of Skymap Games about his upcoming platformer, Bacon Man.

More news from the week that was can be found after the break.

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New Releases: Lego Dimensions, FIFA 16, NBA 2K16, More

Posted on September 20, 2015 by John Scalzo

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Sport fans should gather up their foam fingers and beer hats once more as the soccer shenanigans of FIFA 16 and the raucous roundball of NBA 2K16 will both arrive on store shelves this week for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Blood Bowl II, and its fantastical version of football, will be available for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

But if you’re a Lego fan, the release of Lego Dimensions is likely a much bigger deal this week. Mashing together more than a dozen media franchises, Lego Dimensions could very well be the ultimate Lego game. Developer TT Games has clearly come a long way since 2005’s Lego Star Wars. Sadly, Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker won’t be part of the magic, but characters from DC Comics, The Lord of the Rings, Scooby-Doo, The Simpsons, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, Doctor Who, and many, many others will appear in the PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One game.

Finally this week, 3DS owners will get to play decorator as Nintendo will release Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer for the handheld system. It will launch alongside a new range of Amiibo-powered cards and a New 3DS + Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Bundle.

All of this week’s new releases are available in a handy list format after the break.

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Xbox Store Today: Plague Inc: Evolved, Inside My Radio, Book of Unwritten Tales 2, more

Posted on September 18, 2015 by John Scalzo

Ndemic Creations unleashed a “viral” sensation on the world in 2012 with their mobile hit, Plague Inc. Today, the developer is bringing their disease simulator to the Xbox One through the Xbox Games Store. PS4 and Wii U owners are no doubt green with envy… of course, that could also be the result of the game’s signature pathogens infecting another host. It’s a wild premise for a strategy game, but if Plague Inc: Evolved is half as good as its mobile forebear, then killing billions of people with a horrible disease will be the most fun you have on your Xbox One in a long time.

Three other games are also available to download for the Xbox One today including Inside My Radio, a musical side-scroller; The Book of Unwritten Tales 2, a fantasy spoof that promises hours of point-and-click fun; and Pumped BMX +, a BMX stunt racer. And if you haven’t upgraded to an Xbox One just yet, The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is also available for the Xbox 360.

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

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Daily Scoop: September 18, 2015 – Grab some new mobile games now

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Nicole Kline

It’s finally Friday! We made it, everyone! Let’s all celebrate by going home and playing video games. Or board games. Or the game of washing the dishes and doing some laundry. Eh, OK, maybe not that last game.

Are you looking for some new games to play on your phone? Look no further than the Humble Mobile Bundle 14! Pay $1 or more to unlock Amelia | Kids Story Book, Toy Defense, and the Humble Edition of One More Line. Beat the average to unlock Double Dragon Trilogy, Autumn Dynasty – RTS, Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath, Jones on Fire, and Muertitos a Matching Puzzle.

The Weekend Deal at Steam is the Dead Island Collection. Get Dead Island Riptide for $2.99, Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition for $3.99, Dead Island: Riptide – Fashion Victim for $0.39, and Dead Island: Riptide – Survivor Pack for $0.99. Or, you can get everything for $5.99. Your choice! The Daily Deal is Valiant Hearts: The Great War / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre (that’s a mouthful!), which is on sale for $3.74.

Not many shirts today! But I picked out two I thought you’d like.

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Atlus has delayed the release of Persona 5 to second half of 2016

Posted on September 18, 2015 by John Scalzo

2015 loses another major new game as Atlus has announced that Persona 5 will not be released by the end of the year as originally planned. Instead, the PS4 and PS3 RPG will be available sometime in the latter half of 2016.

A year-long delay is never a welcome announcement, but Atlus did release a new Persona 5 trailer this week as part of their Tokyo Game Show presentation. As you might have guessed, it’s entirely in Japanese, but an English translation was published by Siliconera.

Atlus had this to say about the delay: “[We realize] the frustration and disappointment that this must cause for the JRPG-loving public, please know that we are delaying the game in order to make sure the next iteration of the Persona series lives up to the expectations of fans.”

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Nintendo delays Star Fox Zero as the game’s release date takes off for 2016

Posted on September 18, 2015 by John Scalzo

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Aside from a pretty impressive E3 2015 trailer, Nintendo has been relatively quiet on the day-to-day status of Star Fox Zero since announcing it last year. Late last night, the reason behind that silence was revealed as a message from Shigeru Miyamoto on Nintendo’s Facebook Page confirmed that the game has been delayed.

Originally scheduled to launch on November 20, Star Fox Zero will now fly into stores sometime during the first three months of 2016. So while its not a lengthy delay, the game will miss the all-important holiday season.

According to Mr. Miyamoto, Star Fox Zero is “[at] the stage where it would be technically possible to release the title in time for the year-end holiday season.” However, the developer and his team felt that it needed just a bit more time for polishing, specifically “the level designs and perfecting the tone of the cut scenes.” Nintendo will also devote additional resources to smoothing out the dual-screen control scheme so that it’s easier for players to grasp.

While Miyamoto believes the delay will make Star Fox Zero a better game, he also apologized to everyone disappointed by this news: “To the people looking forward to the launch of the game this holiday season, I am very sorry.”

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Downton Abbey: Mysteries of the Manor, a hidden object game, is now available for mobile devices

Posted on September 17, 2015 by John Scalzo

Clutch your pearls and hang on to your monocles… Downton Abbey is getting a video game. Published by Activision, Downton Abbey: Mysteries of the Manor is a free-to-play hidden object game that is now available to download for iOS and Android devices.

Downton Abbey: Mysteries of the Manor is an adventure of exploration and discovery, featuring characters and locations from the series. When an unknown intruder ransacks the mansion, putting the Crawley family’s fortune in jeopardy, players must discreetly search every room to find the missing treasures and unravel the mystery behind the break-in. But in a place where everyone has something to hide, no one is above suspicion. Throughout the journey, players can find and return missing items to their rightful owners, earning the trust of the estate’s residents and unlocking new areas to advance the story. They can also compete with friends on social leaderboards to see who can restore more of the Abbey’s most prized possessions to their former glory.

The sixth and final season of Downton Abbey premieres this weekend in the United Kingdom, while PBS will import it for American audiences beginning in January.

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