Author: Sean Madson
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Diehard GameCAST: Episode 51 – E3 2014, Watch Dogs, The Last Tinker, Monster Monpiece, and more!
We cover the major press conferences from E3 2014 and discuss which companies are bringing their A game this year.
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Review: Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo Wii U)
It’s Mario Kart meets F-Zero
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E3 2014 Trailer: Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX (Sony PlayStation 3)
Since Square Enix announced that there would be no additional information for Kingdom Hearts III (or Final Fantasy XV for that matter) at E3 this year, fans will have to make due with the latest Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX trailer. This release brings together HD ports of Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by…
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E3 2014 Trailer: Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (Sony PlayStation 3 & Microsoft Xbox 360)
The followup to Persona 4 Arena is almost here! Dubbed Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, the game brings back the original cast and adds an assortment of new characters, including Rise Kujikawa, Yukari Takeba, Junpei Iori, Ken Amada and Koromaru (who are played as one character), Sho Minazuki (unique to this game), and Tsukiyomi (also unique…
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E3 2014 Trailer: Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth (Nintendo 3DS)
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth combines characters from Persona 3 and Persona 4 into one massive dungeon crawler experience. It’s also developed by the same team as the Etrian Odyssey games, so not only is the gameplay similar, but it shares in the same cutesy artstyle. Much like Shin Megami Tensei IV before it,…
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E3 2014 Trailer: Xenoblade Chronicles X (Nintendo Wii U)
Remember when fans had to band together over the internet and beg to get some of the Nintendo Wii’s most coveted JRPG’s brought to the west? Oh, how far we’ve come. Not two years later, the sequel one of these games, Xenoblade Chronicles, is being featured in Nintendo’s main press conference. How cool is that?…
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E3 2014 Trailer: Tales of Xillia 2 (Sony PlayStation 3)
Tales of Xillia 2 is one of three Tales games to release in 2014, the first being Tales of Symphonia Chronicles out earlier this year, and ending on Tales of Hearts R for the Vita. Xillia 2 takes place a year after the original and focuses on a new protagonist, Ludger Will Kresnik. As you…
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E3 2014 Trailer: Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment (Sony PlayStation Vita)
It was already a surprise that Bandai Namco would be bringing a Sword Art Online game to the west, but the fact that it now has an English trailer makes it more real than ever. Sword Art Online: Hallow Fragment is based upon an anime/manga series that takes a page out of the book of…
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Review: Monster Monpiece (Sony PlayStation Vita)
An otherwise enjoyable card game that might rub some people the wrong way.
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Interview with Haru Akenaga, CEO of Idea Factory International, Inc., about Monster Monpiece
For years, titles that were published by Idea Factory in Japan were handed off to companies such as NIS America or Atlus for localization and subsequent distribution to the rest of the world. Many of these franchises, such as Hyperdimension Neptunia, Hakuoki and Record of Agarest War, have all blossomed large followings in other parts…
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Review: Squids Odyssey (Nintendo Wii U)
Check out the latest eShop game cooked up by The Game Bakers
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Diehard GameCAST: Episode 50 – Drakengard 3, Plants vs Zombies 2, Project X Zone, and more!
This week we introduce a new song to commemorate our 50th episode! We also touch on the many controversies going on right now in the gaming industry.
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Review: Drakengard 3 (Sony PlayStation 3)
Nier-ly excellent.
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Review: Hyperdimension Neptunia PP (Sony PlayStation Vita)
Get ready to Nep Nep your way into stardom!
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Diehard GameCAST: Episode 49 – Trials Fusion, Conception II, Actual Sunlight, and more!
On the docket this week is Trials Fusion, Conception II, and Actual Sunlight. Also, don’t miss our secret discussion topic for the evening!
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Review: Mugen Souls Z (Sony PlayStation 3)
More like Mugen Souls Zzzzz…
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10 Thoughts On… Mugen Souls Z (Sony PlayStation 3)
Because the universe could use some more Shampurus.
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Review: Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars (Sony PlayStation Vita)
Far from immaculate.
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Bandai Namco To Localize Tales of Hearts R In The West
While Bandai Namco has been more proactive with the Tales franchise over the last few years, the majority of its portable releases have been skipped over. Every DS and PSP entry has been untouched save for Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology and Tales of Eternia (in Europe), though the 3DS release of Tales of…
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Diehard GameCAST: Episode 48 – Demon Gaze, Deception IV, FFX/X-2 HD Remaster, and more!
This is the debut of a feature spanning multiple episodes where we discuss the 1001 games you must play before you die (or not).