Author: Nicole Kline

Nicole Kline is Warp Zoned's Senior Editor. She first began preparing for the job by climbing a milk crate to play Centipede in an arcade. You can find her on PSN under the name toitle or you can email her at nicole AT warpzoned DOT com.

Daily Scoop: May 9, 2016 – Last day for Humble Friends of Nintendo Bundle

I had a great gaming weekend! I really enjoyed the Overwatch beta, and even got to spend some time playing both Fallout 4 and Hotline Miami 2. I also got tons of work done, but the game time was a much-needed break!

You have less than a day left to get the Humble Friends of Nintendo Bundle. Pay $1 or more to unlock Retro City Rampage: DX, Affordable Space Adventures, and Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse. Beat the average for Freedom Planet, Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure, Citizens of Earth, Swords & Soldiers II, Nano Assault Ex, Runbow, and a Retro City Rampage: DX Nintendo: 3DS Home Menu Theme. Finally, pay $13 or more to unlock Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition and Darksiders II.

There are 269 brand new Weeklong Deals at Steam. Get The Town of Light for $14.24, Adventures of Pip for $3.74, and Murder Miners for $0.99. The Daily Deal is Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations WOTY, which is on sale for $31.99.

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Daily Scoop: May 6, 2016 – Two great Mother shirts available today only!

It’s finally Friday! Hooray! There are so many games I want to play this weekend. I have so many plans that involve my couch! It’s too exciting.

Anyway, let’s talk about game deals! There are lots of games on sale at the Humble Store, including Jotun for $8.99, The Escapist – Humble Deluxe Edition for $6.11, Endless Legend – Classic Edition for $11.89, and Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin for $19.99.

The Weekend Deal at Steam is EVE Online, which you can play for free until Sunday. If you want the Core Starter Pack, that’s $4.99, and the Premium Edition is $24.99. You’ll also save up to 27% on a subscription. The Daily Deal is Left 4 Dead 2, which is $4.99.

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Daily Scoop: May 5, 2016 – Devolver Digital sale at Steam

I’ve been meaning to pick up a few games but I haven’t been home long enough the last few days to grab them! Hopefully tonight I’ll have time to nab Shadow Complex Remastered and Alienation. So many games, so little time!

Speaking of so many games, there’s an awesome spring sale happening at the Humble Store that is full of goodies. Tabletop Simulator is $9.99, Outlast is $4.99, Darkest Dungeon is $18.74, and Sir, You Are Being Hunted is $1.99. They’re also having tons of publisher sales, including one for Square Enix and one for Bandai Namco.

Steam is having a huge Devolver Digital sale. Enter the Gungeon is $13.49, Broforce is $5.99, and the combo pack for both Hotline Miami and Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is $4.99. Steam’s Weekend Deal is all about the Dead Island franchise. The best deal is the full Dead Island Collection, which includes Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition, Dead Island Riptide, and the Riptide DLC. The Daily Deal is Deathtrap, which is on sale for $6.79.

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Daily Scoop: May 4, 2016 – May the 4th Be With You!

I haven’t had a chance to pick up Battleborn yet, but I’d like to at some point. Right now I’m just trying not to think about the fact that it’s not May 10th, and I don’t have Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End in my possession yet. I’m so excited for it that I’m actively trying not to remember it’s almost here!

There’s a new bundle at Humble – the Humble Mobile Bundle 18. Pay $1 or more for Freeze! 2 – Brothers, Evoland, and Adventures of Poco Eco. Beat the average to get Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville, Broken Sword 5 Episode 1, and Goat Simulator GoatZ. Pay $7 or more to unlock Broken Sword 5 Episode 2 and This War of Mine.

Oh, and in case you didn’t realize it, today is Star Wars Day! And Steam is celebrating with a special May the 4th Be With You sale. They have tons of Star Wars games on sale, with plenty of bundles, including the Star Wars Collection. Pay just $22.99 for Dark Forces, Knights of the Old Republic, The Force Unleased – Ultimate Sith Edition, The Force Unleashed II, Battlefront II, Empire at War – Gold Pack, amd Jedi Knight – Dark Forces II. Whew. That’s a lot of Star Wars! The Daily Deal is Zombie Driver HD, which is on sale for $1.99.

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Daily Scoop: May 3, 2016 – Towerfall Ascension in newest Humble Bundle

We’re down to the wire now – just one more week until the release of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. I’m beyond excited!

There’s already a great new bundle over at Humble – the Eye Candy Bundle! And boy is it ever full of beautiful games. Pay what you want for Human Resource Machine, Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut, and A Boy and His Blob. Beat the average to unlock three games that I am absolutely in love with – Mini Metro, Mushroom 11, and the incredible Towerfall Ascension. Finally, pay $10 or more to unlock Evoland 2. You also get a coupon for 10% off Humble Monthly.

Elsewhere on the Humble site, three new games were added to the Humble Friends of Nintendo Bundle today. Beat the average to unlock Swords & Soldiers II (Wii U), Nano Assault EX (3DS), and Runbow (Wii U).

Over at Steam, the Midweek Madness is early access to Hurtworld, which you can get for $14.99. The Daily Deal is Risen 3 – Titan Lords, which is $4.99. Alternatively, you can get the Complete Edition for $7.49, or get the Risen Franchise Pack for $12.50.

Finally, Microsoft launched a big ID@Xbox Game Fest Sale on the Xbox Games Store today. The week-long sale will feature dozens of indie games on the Xbox One including Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, Gone Home, Flame in the Flood, and more.

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Daily Scoop: May 2, 2016 – Last day for Devolver Bundle at Humble

This final weekend of April was amazing! I officiated a wedding on Friday night, and then on Saturday, we had a big event at Redcap’s Corner for International Tabletop Day. It was our fifth and final gaming event of the month! April, you were awesome, but I’m not sad you’re over.

Anyway, let’s talk about game deals! There’s just one day left for the Devolver Bundle at Humble. Pay what you want for A Fistful of Gun, Ronin, and Gods Will Be Watching. Beat the average to unlock Not a Hero, Shadow Warrior Special Edition, Dropsy, OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood, early access to Noct, and 50% off The Talos Principle. Pay $10 or more to unlock Titan Souls and Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star.

There are 223 new games in the Weeklong Deals at Steam. The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth is $8.24, Cave Story+ is $9.89, and 5089: The Action RPG is $6.39, among many others. The Daily Deal is Guardians of Middle-earth, which is on sale for just $4.99.

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Daily Scoop: April 28, 2016 – Another great bundle at Shirt Punch

Last night, I finally did it – I got the Platinum Trophy in Persona 4 Golden! It felt amazing. I had just one boss fight left, and it was harrowing. But now it’s done and I never have to play it again! Wait… actually, that’s kind of sad. I guess now I have to figure out other ways to not think about Persona 5!

The Humble Store is currently having a Lost in Space sale! Get Space Engineers for $8.49, Grav for $4.99, and Universe Sandbox 2 for $18.74, among others.

The Weekend Deal at Steam is early access to Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – First Assault Online. You can play the game for free this weekend only, and if you decide you want to buy it, you can get it for just $7.49. The Deal of the Day is Hard West, which is on sale for $11.99. You can instead get the Collector’s Edition for $14.99.

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Daily Scoop: April 27, 2016 – Boss Fight Books back on Kickstarter!

For those of you who love reading about video games, I’ve got some awesome news! The amazing Boss Fight Books have a new Kickstarter going for Season 3, which includes Super Mario Bros. 3, Mega Man 3, and one of my personal favorites, Katamari Damacy! To celebrate, they’re offering digital versions of the first ten books in the series for just $15 over at Story Bundle. This is an incredible deal!

There are lots of great sales happening at the Humble Store this week. Nab Kerbal Space Program for $23.99, Starbound for $10.04, and The Swapper for $2.99, as well as Starwhal: Just the Tip, which is also just $2.99.

Grab Depth from Steam as part of their Midweek Madness deals for $6.24. Got a group of friends who want to join you for underwater team deathmatch? Get a four-pack for just $18.74. Today’s Daily Deal is Battlestation: Harbinger, which is on sale for $5.99.

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