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  • Preview: Disney The Little Mermaid: Undersea Treasures (PC)

    Disney The Little Mermaid: Undersea Treasures Publisher: Microsoft Studios Developer: HitPoint Studios Genre: Hidden Object Release Date: 12/20/2013 In December, Microsoft released a preview for The Little Mermaid: Undersea Treasures, stating on their website, “Explore the site of an old shipwreck at the bottom of the sea in this exciting preview of The Little Mermaid:…

  • Tabletop Preview: Horror on the Orient Express, Book I: Campaign Book (Call of Cthulhu)

    Tabletop Preview: Horror on the Orient Express, Book I: Campaign Book (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: Free to Kickstarter backers ($1,199.50 to everyone else. YES, THAT MUCH) Page Count: 76 Release Date 12/23/2013 Get it Here: Chaosium.com As a Christmas present to the 1,374 Kickstarter backers who supported the Horror on the Orient Express…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Preview: Tridek: Creatures of Galena (PC)

    I take a look at an upcoming TCG from Bit Barons.

  • Preview: Saints Row IV (PC)

    Saints Row started its life as something of a lighter-hearted Grand Theft Auto clone that knew how much fun it was to go buck wild in a living city, but still had something of a serious undertone to it. Time has almost completely tossed aside that serious undertone, however; while the later games do hold…

  • E3 2013 Impressions: Ys: Memories of Celceta, Ragnarok Odyssey ACE, & Valhalla Knights 3 (Sony PlayStation Vita)

    While it may not be fair to say that the Vita is on life support at this time, there certainly aren’t enough quality titles being released to the platform with any regularity. Fortunately, XSEED happens to be one of the few publishers willing to throw full support behind it and as a result, there are…

  • E3 2013 Impressions: Killer is Dead (Microsoft Xbox 360/Sony PlayStation 3)

    Let’s just get this out of the way right from the get go: Killer is Dead is probably one of the more unusual titles that I’ve played at E3. And why wouldn’t it be? The game is another product of the minds of Suda 51 and Grasshopper Manufacture. Yet, it still found ways to push…

  • E3 2013 Impressions: Crimson Dragon (Microsoft Xbox One)

    Despite the fact that I’m not too keen on games getting the Kinect exclusive treatment (because let’s face it, what games besides Dance Central have benefited from it?), I was still excited for Crimson Dragon when it was announced for the Xbox Live Arcade. I’m a big fan of the Panzer Dragoon series, so I…

  • E3 2013 Impressions: Monster High 13 Wishes and Barbie Dreamhouse Party (Nintendo DS/3DS/Wii/Wii U)

    I know I’m not the intended demographic for Monster High or Barbie (though some may beg to differ on that point), it stands to reason that a video game adaption of anything would be right up my alley so long as the proper mechanics are there. And with the current drought of worthwhile Wii U…

  • E3 2013 Impressions: BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma (Sony PlayStation 3)

    Since my fighting game experience is rather limited, my opinion on the mechanics of the latest BlazBlue is not likely to mean much. Adding to that is the fact that my only exposure with the BlazBlue franchise has been with the original Xbox 360 release. That being said, I can discuss some of the new…

  • E3 2013 Impressions: The Guided Fate Paradox (Sony PlayStation 3)

    I didn’t realize before E3 that I’d have a chance to take a look at another Disgaea title… until I realized that it was actually The Guided Fate Paradox. This latest NIS release should appeal to fans of Z.H.P.: Unlosing Ranger Vs. Darkdeath Evilman on the PSP as it is roguelike in the same vein…

  • E3 2013 Impressions: Mystic Chronicles (Sony PlayStation Portable)

    Just when you thought the PSP was a dead platform, along comes Kemco and Natsume to prove you wrong. And they bring with them a turn-based RPG to boot. Considering that RPG’s are one of the main reasons I played (and continue to play) my PSP in the first place, I was all ears. Not…

  • E3 2013 Impressions: Young Justice: Legacy (Sony PlayStation 3/Microsoft Xbox 360/Nintendo 3DS/Wii U/PC)

    While I’ve never actually seen the Young Justice TV show myself, it certainly does have a promising premise. Those familiar with the DC universe of comics will recognize Young Justice as something of a younger version of the Justice League (hence the name), with characters that are mentored by some of the more established heroes…

  • E3 2013 Impressions: Hometown Story (Nintendo 3DS/iOS)

    When you think of Natsume, the first game that may come to mind is the Harvest Moon series. By that extension, titles such as Rune Factory that were spun from that formula might also get a mention. Well, at E3 this year, Natsume were showing off a brand new IP by the name of Hometown…

  • E3 2013 Impressions: Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness (Sony PlayStation 3)

    Of all of the Disgaea games that have come out over the years, Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness is the one that I’m anticipating the most. While all of the games that have come out since the original have improved upon the mechanics, the first Disgaea is still home to one of my favorite plots…

  • E3 2013 Impressions: Memoria (PC)

    Much like Goodbye Deponia, Memoria is a point and click adventure game from the minds at Daedalic Entertainment. You wouldn’t know it from the title, but Memoria is actually a followup to last year’s The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav. Of course, Daedalic was quick to clear up that even if you have never played…