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  • Anime Review: Brave 10 Complete Series Premium Edition

    Almost a generic action fluff anime, but great characters save it

  • Book Review: Assassin’s Creed: The Ankh of Isis Trilogy

    Assassin’s Creed: The Ankh of Isis Trilogy Publisher: Titan Books Cost: $24.99 (MSRP)/$14.97(Amazon.com) Page Count: 144 Pages Release Date: 11/5/13 Get it Here: Amazon.com You’d think that an Assassin’s Creed comic series would be something Ubisoft would push to bring out in the US as quickly as possible, but such is not the case. In…

  • Diehard GameFAN Presents: Unboxing the Sony PlayStation 4

    With the launch of the new consoles upon us, it seemed fair to take a look at the consoles for those who were on the fence or weren’t able to acquire one immediately to give people an idea of what they could expect when/if they chose to acquire one. As I happen to be one…

  • Book Review: The Art of Battlefield 4

    The Art of Battlefield 4 Publisher: Titan Books Release Date: 11/05/2013 Page Count: 192 Cost: $34.95 Get it Here: TitanBooks.com It’s hard not to disregard the fact that even military based first-person shooters do, in fact, have artists with a vision. After all, what do you think of when asked to recall images from games…

  • A Look at Next Pass (An iOS App for Shadowrun Fifth Edition)

    Although Shadowrun, Fifth Edition has only been out for a few weeks, we’ve already got our first app for it! Next Pass, is by a third party developer, Eiger Tech LLC and is in no way affiliated or endorsed by Catalyst Game Labs. However, that’s true of all the Shadowrun apps for iOS device and…

  • A Look at Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst (Sony PlayStation 3)

    The ultimate edition of a game with ultimate already in the title.

  • Book Review: Capcom 30th Anniversary Character Encyclopedia

    Capcom 30th Anniversary Character Encyclopedia Publisher: DK Cost: $16.99 (MSRP)/$10.39 (Amazon.com) Page Count: 208 Release Date: 10/21/2013 Get it Here: Amazon.com It’s hard to believe that Capcom has been around for thirty years. Why, I remember just yesterday when I received Mega Man 2 as a present from my father and I proceeded to play…

  • EvilleCon 2013: Interview with Cosplayers SynchroHearts

    SynchroHearts need no introduction here at DieHard GameFAN, we interviewed this pair of talented cosplayers for last year’s EvilleCon. Synchro-Hearts is the name for Ex-Shadow (Kyle) and Malindachan (Malinda), a pair of cosplayers well-known for their outstanding tailoring skills, realistic wigs, and breathtaking props. I always enjoy talking to them, so when I was offered the opportunity…

  • A Look at Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut: Ultimate Edition

    Back in May of this year, I reviewed the Director’s Cut of Deadly Premonition aka Red Seeds Profile. I absolutely adored it, and even here in late October, it’s one of my two favorite games of 2013, along with Shadowrun Returns. I actually platinum’d it, something I rarely ever set out to do, and my…

  • Anime Review: Yuru Yuri Season One Premium Edition

    Yuru Yuri is a comedic look at a fictional Japanese girls middle school

  • Preview: The Halloween Haunting (PC)

    Back in 2008, Darkling Room released what is one of the absolute best adventure and/or horror games ever made – The Lost Crown. It was a follow up of sorts to 2003’s Dark Fall: The Journal, which is almost universally in every “Top Ten Horror Game” list by anyone who has actually played more than…

  • Preview: Montague’s Mount (PC)

    Montague’s Mount is a survival horror game developed by Polypusher Studios, who are looking to offer their own unique take on the survival horror genre. Montague’s Mount takes place on a secluded and desolate island eerie scenery and bone chilling ambience. You are a lone sailor that has shipwrecked on this lonely isle and have…

  • Book Review: The Godborn: The Sundering, Book II (Dungeons & Dragons)

    The Godborn, The Sundering Book II Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Cost: $15.37 (Kindle)/$27.95 (Hardcover) Page Count: 336 Release Date: 10/01/2013 Get it Here: Amazon.com Although The Godborn is listed as the second book in The Sundering series, I should point out that all six Sundering novels are only vaguely connected, in that these books…

  • Preview: Knock Knock (PC)

    Ice-Pick Lodge is a PC game studio out of Russia. They are best known for the psychological game know as Pathologic. They’ve also made The Void and Cargo. For their fourth game (Knock Knock), Ice-Pick Lodge went the Kickstarter route to secure funding. There’s a group of us at Diehard GameFAN that love Ice-Pick Lodge…

  • If I Ran the Zoo: WWE Games

    Let’s face it, WWE games generally range from disappointing to underwhelming. Then, sometimes they outright suck. Frankly, Madden games look at them and say, “Isn’t this just a coat of paint on last year’s model?” They try to be fighting games and sports games, but since wrestling is theatrical fighting these molds are flawed. Then…

  • Tabletop Preview: Magic: The Gathering – Theros Set

    Tabletop Prevew: Magic: The Gathering – Theros The latest Magic: The Gathering set, Theros officially launches tomorrow, September 27th. This new 249 card set has a very “Myths of Ancient Greece” feel to it and I’ve really enjoyed looking through the cards. It’s great to see a return of giants, centaurs, hydras, giant monsters and…

  • NIS America’s Phoenix Spaulding and David Alonzo on DanganRonpa

    Back during Anime Expo in early July, Nippon Ichi Software of America announced that they would be localizing the Vita remake of the first DanganRonpa game. The game, which was originally published on the PSP in Japan, never made it to America before now. I got a chance to sit down with Phoenix Spaulding, the…

  • Book Review: The Vladivostok Gauntlet (Shadowrun)

    Book Review: The Vladivostok Gauntlet (Shadowrun) Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs Cost: $1.99 Page Count: 19 Release Date: 09/16/2013 Get it Here:DriveThruRPG.com The Vladivostok Gauntlet is the latest “Enhanced Fiction” release by Catalyst Game Labs for Shadowrun. It’s been a while since he had one of these – a year and a half to be exact…

  • EvilleCon 2013: Interview with Voice Actor Chuck Huber

    From March 22-24, 2013, I attended EvilleCon in Evansville, Indiana. This was my second year attending, and I was really excited for this one’s special guests. I had put in five interview requests and was lucky enough to be granted all of them, including one with Chuck Huber, voice actor extraordinaire, best known perhaps for…

  • Hands-On Preview: Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness

    Although Disgaea D2 doesn’t come out until October 8th, Nippon Ichi was kind enough to send us a review copy far in advance. This is great because it’s easy to put well over a hundred hours into a Disgaea game without even reaching the half way point due to all the ways you can get…