There’s no Video Game Librarian Pick of the Week today because neither of this week’s new releases are very exciting.
But the digital storefronts are having some big Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales, so if you’ve got a console in a publicly-available area, now’s the time to stock up on new titles. And I hope you had a good Thanksgiving!
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New Release Round-Up
- Retail Releases: WRC 5, Let’s Sing 2016
- Nintendo Download: Konami Krazy Racers, Cutie Pets Jump Rope, Pet Hospital
- PlayStation Store: Beyond: Two Souls, Bloodborne: The Old Hunters, Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 3: The Last Place You Look, more
- Xbox Games Store (Wednesday): Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 3: The Last Place You Look
- Xbox Games Store (Wednesday): Handball 16
Warp Zoned’s Weekly Warp-Up
The Thanksgiving holiday has made this a rather slow weekend for the gaming industry. And there wasn’t much happening at all if you weren’t out shopping for Black Friday bargains on the PlayStation Store, Nintendo eShop, Xbox Games Store, and Amazon. However, all of those sales are still active, so if you’re looking for a new game, you might find something good to download for cheap.
Speaking of something good, Time Magazine published a list of their Top Ten Video Games of 2015, and our own Mike Ryan weighed in on PictoParty, an excellent party game for the Wii U.
New Game Announcements
- Vblank announced that Shakedown Hawaii, a retro-themed open world game, is in the works.
- Interceptor is working on Bombshell: The Washington Project, a “Retro FPS Prequel” to the action RPG.
- After the completion of Season 1, Telltale announced that Game of Thrones Season 2 is in development.
More News
- Van Halen took the stage in this week’s Rock Band 4 DLC Update.
- GameStop is offering an exclusive Street Fighter V Collector’s Edition for sale.
- Interceptor’s Bombshell will be released for the PC on January 29.
- Capcom revealed plans to support Street Fighter V for five years after its February 2016 launch.