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.

Indie Megabooth announces massive PAX Prime 2015 presence

It’s that time gain! Those beautiful, brilliant minds behind the Indie Megabooth have announced the PAX Prime 2015 lineup, and it certainly IS mega! I see a lot of personal favorites in there, including Armello, Death Road to Canada, Hyper Light Drifter, Mushroom 11, Cinelinx: A Card Game For People Who Love Movies, Pleasant Dreams, Skiptrace, and two games I can’t keep my hands off of: Monikers and Mini Metro! And let’s not forget that this might be your best chance to check out Funomena’s Wattam!

If you’re in Seattle the last weekend in August for PAX Prime, trust me: you do not want to miss the Indie Megabooth. These are traditionally some of the best games on the show floor, and I don’t just say that because my own game (Resistor) has been part of the Tabletop Area. OK, maybe that might sway my opinion a little. But the team behind the IMB carefully curates some of the most amazing games, not just for your enjoyment, but as an installation of the best and brightest developers in indie gaming right now.

Enough of my gushing. Watch the trailer and hit the jump for the full list of developers and games (more than 70 in all)! (more…)

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Daily Scoop: August 11, 2015 – Lots more great shirts!

It’s too bad today was a weekday, because it was the perfect rainy day for staying in bed and gaming! Alas, I had to get up and get my butt to work. But I dreamed about gaming all day!

The big deal at Humble right now is the Farm Overload Sale! Farm Expert 2016 is $9.99, Farm Mechanic Simulator 2015 is $9.99, and Agricultural Simulator: Historical Farming is just $1.49.

Over at Steam, there’s a sale to celebrate the Japanese Indie Game Festival. You can pick up Gigantic Army for $2.99, Gundemonium Recollection for $2.67, and Bunny Must Die! Chelsea and the 7 Devils for $6.69.

Of course, there’s also a new Daily Deal at Steam as well. Pay just $4.99 for Lego – The Hobbit. Add on the three DLCs for just $0.49 each.

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Daily Scoop: August 10, 2015 – New week, new deals, new shirts!

It’s a new week, and there are some new deals, as always! At the Humble Store, you can snag some good new sales. Celestian Tales: Old North is $9.74, the pre-order of Final Fantasy Type-0 is $26.99, and Letter Quest: Grimm’s Journey is $7.19, among many others.

There are 112 brand new Weeklong Deals at Steam! Pick up Total Wars: Shogun 2 Collection for $12.49, D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die, Season One for $11.39, and one I always recommend, the hysterical Mount Your Friends for $2.99. Today’s Daily Deal is Choice of Robots, which is $2.99.

There are lots of shirts today! Hit the jump to check them all out. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: August 7, 2015 – Anime games on sale

Yay, it’s Friday! You know what that means: I’ll think about playing games and talk about playing games and maybe, if I’m lucky, I’ll find some time to actually play some games. Here’s hoping I get all my homework done in time to do just that!

There are some good deals happening digitally around the Internet today. The Humble Store is having an Anime Weekend sale. Dragon Ball Xenoverse is $24.99, Hatoful Boyfriend is $2.49, Skullgirls is $3.74, and Guilty Gear X2 Reload is $4.99.

At Steam, the big weekend deal is on the Naruto Shippuden franchise. You can get 75% off all Naruto games right now. The Daily Deal is on the adorable Dyscourse, which is on sale for just $7.49. You can also opt for the special edition, which includes the DLC, for $12.49.

There are so many great shirts today! Hit the jump to spend some money. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: August 6, 2015 – Lots of great shirts today

I’m trying to get back into the swing of things, and it’s tough! After spending a full week demoing my game and then staying up all night playing everyone else’s games, it’s hard to go back to a regular 9-to-5 lifestyle. But I’m doing the best I can!

Let’s see, what deals do we have today? Well, there’s a Humble Mobile Bundle up now, and this one’s all about Games Workshop! Pay $1 or more to unlock Warhammer Quest, Warhammer 40,000: Carnage, WH40K: Storm of Vengeance, Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf, The Horus Heresy: Drop Assault, and Warhammer: The App. Beat the average to unlock Talisman Prologue, Chainsaw Warrior: LotN, and Warhammer: Snotling Fling.

The Weekend Deal right now at Steam is Invisible Inc. Get this cool, sleek game for just $11.99. The Daily Deal is the 3D Realms Anthology – Steam Edition, which is on sale for just $23.99.

There are quite a few cool shirts today! (more…)

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Daily Scoop: August 5, 2015 – I have survived Gen Con!

Hello, everyone! I’m back! I had an incredible time at Gen Con with the Tabletop Co-op and Level 99 Games. Anthony Amato and I demoed our games hundreds of times, as well as played a ton of games and saw lots of our friends! The thing we did the least of was sleep, but that’s fine with me. I’d rather game than sleep anyway!

Anyway, I’ve been gone so long, there are lots of new deals! There’s a brand new Humble Bundle, and this one’s from Bandai Namco Entertainment. Pay what you want for Pac-Man Championship Edition and the All You Can Eat Edition Bundle, Platformines, and DeadCore. Beat the average to get Ridge Racer Unbounded Bundle, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and Ace Combat Assault Horizon. Pay $10 or more to unlock Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition.

The weekly bundle at Humble is Games from Japan. Pay what you want for Vanguard Princess, Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser, and 99 Spirits. Beat the average to get Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure, Neo Aquarium: King of the Crustaceans, and The Sacred Tears True. Pay $10 or more to unlock Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1.

The Midweek Madness at Steam is early access to Reign of Kings, which you can pick up for half price at $9.99. The Daily Deal is also an early access game – it’s Crawl for just $7.99.

I bet you missed these t-shirts! (more…)

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Daily Scoop: July 23, 2015 – QuakeCon sales!

There’s a new Humble Weekly Bundle – this one is called Simulators 4! Pay what you want for Out of the Park Baseball 15, Kill the Bad Guy, and Real Boxing. Pay $6 or more to unlock Emergency 2014 and early access to Gnomoria. Pay $10 or more to unlock Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.

There’s also a big QuakeCon Weekend sale happening at Humble AND at Steam. Choose which retailer is your favorite and go buy all those Bethesda games you’re missing!

The Weekend Deal at Steam is a sale on the Tropico franchise. Get Tropico 5 for $13.99, Tropico 4: Steam Special Edition for $4.99, Tropico 3: Steam Special Edition for $2.49, and Tropico Reloaded for $1.74. And their Daily Deal is on one of my all-time favorite PC games – it’s early access to Mini Metro! This game is well worth the $5.94 it’s on sale for.

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Daily Scoop: July 22, 2015 – Get Telltale’s Game of Thrones game on sale now

Humble is having a Daedalic Entertainment Sale right now. The Adventure Bundle, which includes Deponia, Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes, Memoria, The Night of the Rabbit, and The Whispered World Special Edition is $7.49 right now. There’s also the Armageddon Bundle ($31.99), the Comedy Selection (8.99), the Fairytale Bundle ($6.99), the Hamburger Bundle ($11.99), and the Indie Bundle ($30.24).

The Midweek Madness over at Steam is on Game of Thrones – A Telltale Games Series, which you can get right now for just $14.99. It’s very timely because the latest episode, “A Nest of Vipers,” just launched yesterday. The Daily Deal is WWE 2K15, which is just $16.49 and contains all DLC.

Again, we’re low on shirts today. Hit the jump for more details! (more…)

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