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Hulk Hogan runs wild on WWE All-Stars box

Posted on January 24, 2011 by John Scalzo

THQ has released the official boxart for WWE All-Stars and it features eight of the biggest wrestlers of yesterday and today.

Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior will be joined by “Macho Man” Randy Savage and The Rock on the legends side of the box while John Cena, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio and Kofi Kingston represent the modern-day superstars.

The best part of this news is that THQ hadn’t announced Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior as part of the game’s roster, so this is a welcome surprise.

WWE All-Stars (and Hulkamania) will run wild on the PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, PS2 and PSP this March.

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Buy Dead Space 2, get special armor for Dragon Age II

Posted on January 22, 2011 by John Scalzo

Dead Space 2 developer Visceral Games and the developer of Dragon Age II, BioWare, are both internal Electronic Arts studios. Apparently, these two teams got together at the last company picnic and came up with a neat Dead Space 2/Dragon Age II crossover.

Players who purchase Dead Space 2 (which will be in stores next week) will receive a download code for the “Ser Isaac of Clarke” armor set in Dragon Age II. Modeled after Isaac Clarke’s signature spacesuit, the set will include armor, boots, gauntlets and a helm that offers increased protection but requires high dexterity and cunning.

Dexterity and cunning are required to wear the armor, but through the magic of the Internet, all you have to do to see a trailer featuring the armor is click the link below. (more…)

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Duke Nukem Forever finally arrives May 3, 2011

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

After many, many years in the making, Duke Nukem Forever finally has a concrete release date, and it will be launching on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on May 3, 2011. Gearbox revealed the story to Game Informer this morning, with its president Randy Pitchford calling it “the most inconceivable, incorrigible and inspiring turn around story in the history of the video game industry – the coming of Duke Nukem Forever on May 3, 2011.”

I got a chance to play the game at PAX Prime and it certainly is something to see. The same look and feel of Duke Nukem 3D is recreated beautifully in what is probably one of the best HD re-imaginings of a series I have ever seen. Long story short: give this game a shot.

And if that doesn’t convince you, what about this excellent reveal trailer posted late last night by Gearbox Software? It’s got everything, including pixelated alien breasts (causing Duke to claim “I’d still hit it!”): (more…)

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Activision wants to close Bizarre Creations

Posted on January 20, 2011 by John Scalzo

Activision has spent the last three months looking for a buyer for British development team Bizarre Creations. Yesterday, with no buyer in sight, the publisher told Develop that they’ve recommended the studio for closure. And Bizarre has responded that they’ve accepted this decision.

The future of the Bizarre team is rather murky at this point, but Coddy Johnson, Activision Worldwide Studios’ chief operating officer said, “We’re offering the studio as many resources as possible, including counselling, external placement services and external career fairs.”

Bizarre released two games in 2010 that underperformed their rather lofty expectations. Blur was pitched as “Mario Kart for adults,” but most adults indicated that they’d rather play Mario Kart. And November’s James Bond 007: Blood Stone was overshadowed by last year’s other Bond game, a remake of GoldenEye 007.

Everyone here at Warp Zoned hopes the people at Bizarre land on their feet soon.

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Red Dead Redemption, Enslaved, God of War III lead 2011 AIAS nominees

Posted on January 20, 2011 by John Scalzo

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced the nominees for the 14th annual Interactive Achievement Awards (IAAs). As expected, Red Dead Redemption lead the way with nine nominations including Outstanding Innovation in Gaming, Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design and Game of the Year.

God of War III and Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (a title that is already being considered one of the best games you’ve never played) shared the second-most nominations with six apiece. Other games up for multiple awards include Call of Duty: Black Ops, Heavy Rain, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and Mass Effect 2 (five nominations apiece) along with Dance Central, Limbo and Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (four apiece).

The awards will be handed out by Jay Mohr at the 2011 D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit on Thursday, February 10. The hour-long show will be broadcast on G4 two days later, February 12, at 4:00 PM (Eastern Time) with a webcast scheduled for 7:30 PM (Eastern Time) at G4tv.com/DICE.

A complete list of nominees can be on the AIAS website, but the “Game of the Year” will come from this list of five: Angry Birds HD, Call of Duty: Black Ops, God of War III, Mass Effect 2 and Red Dead Redemption.

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Can you dig these WWE All-Stars trailers?

Posted on January 19, 2011 by John Scalzo

OOOOOOOHHHHH YYYEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH!

THQ is taking the WWE to the arcade this March (March 29 to be exact) with WWE All-Stars, a wildly over-the-top wrestling game that brings together two generations of the WWE’s finest.

Check out the game’s debut trailer above and hit the jump for a special message from “Macho Man” Randy Savage on why he’s the greatest superstar in the PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, PS2 and PSP game. At 58, the former Slim Jim spokesman is still more awesome than any wrestler working today. (more…)

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PlayStation Store update for 1/18/11 brings Mass Effect 2 to the PSN

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

This week’s PlayStation store update brings a ton of great content, most notable of which is the digital version of Mass Effect 2.  Coming in at 12GB, the game is accompanied by a load of free and priced downloadable content, as well as a free game trial for PSN Plus Subscribers.  Other notable releases include Modern Combat: Domination at a reasonable $7.99 (with a demo if the low price point isn’t enough for you to give it a shot) and a handful of Neo Geo games now available on PSP, including Alpha Mission II and The King of Fighters ’94. Hit the jump for the full list of new downloadable content, courtesy of Grace Chen of the PlayStation Blog. (more…)

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Top Spin 4 serving up biggest roster ever on March 15

Posted on January 18, 2011 by John Scalzo

Andre Agassi is returning to a virtual tennis court for the first time in over a decade and he’s bringing the largest roster of players ever to appear in a tennis game with him. 2K Sports has revealed that 25 players Top Spin 4 will be released for the PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 on March 15.

The complete roster includes:

  • Andre Agassi
  • Bjorn Borg
  • Roger Federer
  • Jim Courier
  • Rafael Nadal
  • Boris Becker
  • Serena Williams
  • Patrick Rafter
  • Michael Chang
  • Dinara Safina
  • Andy Murray
  • Novak Djokovic
  • Ana Ivanovic
  • Ivan Lendel
  • Pete Sampras
  • Andy Roddick
  • James Blake
  • Caroline Wozniacki
  • Nikolay Davydenko
  • Gilles Simon
  • Bernard Tomic
  • Eugenie Bouchard
  • Stanislas Wawrinka
  • Vera Zvonareva
  • Jelena Jankovic

PS3 and Xbox 360 owners can add a 26th player to the mix if they pre-order Top Spin 4: “Vintage” Andre Agassi. That’s right, the mullet returns!

Agassi was quiet on the subject of his mullet, but he did say, “Tennis has been in my life for as long as I can remember. I hope that with Top Spin 4 players can enjoy the sport as much as I have.”

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