The Video Game Librarian Pick of the Week is Star Fox Zero (Wii U), the latest space opera starring Fox McCloud. Developed and published by Nintendo, Star Fox Zero is the first new entry in the franchise in almost a decade and comes packaged with a tower defense spinoff, Star Fox Guard. Reviewers have noted that Star Fox Zero’s controls are difficult to master, but fans of the series (and Nintendo-produced games in general) will definitely want to try it out.
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New Release Round-Up
- Retail Releases: Star Fox Zero, Lichdom: Battlemage, Zombie Vikings, more
- Nintendo Download: Star Fox Zero, Star Fox Guard, Mario Party DS, more
- PlayStation Store: Invisible Inc, Lichdom: Battlemage, Axiom Verge for Vita, more
- Xbox Games Store (Wednesday): Lichdom: Battlemage, Battle Ages
- Xbox Games Store (Friday): Rugby Challenge 3
Weekly Warp-Up
The Warp Zoned staff is in Massachusetts this weekend for the biggest gaming expo in the northeast… PAX East. Our dedicated PAX East 2016 page is the best close to go for all the latest news and views from the show floor, and don’t forget to check back in with us next week for the unveiling of this year’s PAXpocalypse List, our annual look at the best games from the Boston show.
New Game Announcements
- John Romero is developing a new first person shooter and a full reveal is planned for April 25.
- Supergiant Games announced their third game, Pyre.
More News
- Microsoft announced plans to cease production of the Xbox 360 console.
- Superhot will be released for the Xbox One on May 3.
- Nintendo announced a Special Edition for Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE.
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III’s Eclipse DLC Pack is now available for the PS4.
- The Walking Dead: Michonne’s final episode will be available on April 26.
- Mafia III will be released on October 7.
- Street Fighter V’s April update will add Guile to the game, and punish rage quitters, later this month.
- World of Warcraft: Legion expansion will launch on August 30.
- GameStop launched GameTrust, a new publishing label.
- Insomniac announced two more VR titles (Feral Rites and The Unspoken) and a release date for Edge of Nowhere.
- Insomniac’s Song of the Deep will be released on July 12.
New Videos
- Street Fighter V – “Guile”