Month: June 2016
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10 Thoughts on… the 7th Dragon III: Code VFO Demo (Nintendo 3DS)
What a time to be alive as a gamer, am I right? Fifteen years ago you never had any idea what might make its way out of Japan and into the US marketplace, and niche RPGs, while they did make their way into the market, were hardly commonplace, especially from larger publishers. Today, we’re getting…
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Review: SteamWorld Heist (Sony PlayStation 4/Vita)
A fantastic turn-based strategy game from top to bottom.
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Review: Melty Blood: Actress Again Current Code (PC)
Melty Blood: Actress Again Current Code Genre: Fighting Developer: Ecole/French Bread Publisher: Arc System Works Release Date: 04/19/16 Seven years ago, Melty Blood: Actress Again came out on the Playstation 2, and on a whim, I decided to import it, because I was on a huge fighting game kick at the time. Knowing that the…
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Diehard GameFAN Presents: Unboxing the Tokyo Mirage Sessions Special Edition
Man, Atlus has been all-in with the Megaten Special Editions in the past few years, haven’t they? Between the Special Editions for Persona Q and Persona 4 Dancing All Night (both the US release and the crazy Japanese release), they’ve been on a roll, and the announced Persona 5 Special Edition looks like it’s trying…
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Phantom of the Kill’s first two crossover events to be with Brave Frontier and Dempagumi.inc
gumi Inc. and Fuji&gumi Games announced that the global version of “Phantom of the Kill,” which was released mainly in North America and Europe in 121 countries in the Google Play Store and 138 countries in the iOS App Store on May 19, 2016 (PDT), will hold crossover events with “Brave Frontier” and the Japanese…
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Review: Karakara (PC)
Karakara Genre: Visual Novel Developer: Calme Publisher: Sekai Project Release Date: 06/27/16 While Nekopara, as a series, isn’t really my favorite VN series on the market, there’s an inherently interesting idea buried under the surface of the wacky sex comedy as presented. There are some legitimately interesting ideas in the narrative, like how the world…
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Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition Soundtrack Available
The Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition soundtrack is now available on Steam for the first time. The digital package contains the original soundtracks for Baldur’s Gate II and Throne of Bhaal, composed by Jeremy Soule, Inon Zur, and Howard Drossin. “This soundtrack is fantastic,” says Cameron Tofer, COO of Beamdog. “I listen to it at…
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Review: One Piece: Burning Blood (Sony PlayStation 4)
A plodding fighter with horrible balance problem.
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Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) Announces First Standalone Event in November 2016
Expanded focus on games, entertainment, brand experience, and innovation after sold out inaugural event at GDC Call for Submissions Opens Today – Deadline: July 8 [22-June-2016] SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – The Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC), the premier event for creators of immersive VR (and AR) experiences, today announced dates and location…
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Review: Baseball Riot (Microsoft Xbox One)
Baseball Riot Genre: Puzzle Developer: 10tons Ltd Publisher: 10tons Ltd Release Date: 12/09/15 If you missed out on Tennis in the Face, I don’t blame you; despite featuring a title that’s very “does what it says on the can,” it’s definitely a game that’s meant for a very specific audience. As a physics puzzle sort…
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‘BATMAN – The Telltale Series’ Unveiled in First Look Ahead of Summer 2016 Premiere
Episodic Game Series based on DC’s Iconic Character to Premiere This Summer Leading developer and publisher of digital entertainment, Telltale Games, with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment, unveiled the first look at BATMAN – The Telltale Series ahead of its worldwide debut this summer. The episodic game series will premiere digitally on home consoles,…
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Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity Releases on PS4 This Fall
Title: Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity Publisher: XSEED Games Platform: PS4 Release Date: 2016 Genre: Action RPG Players: 1 player ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Immortality is boring. While one would imagine an all-powerful vampire has a lot to do, such is not the case for Remilia Scarlet. After 500 years, the Scarlet Devil is desperately searching for something new to…
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Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs-Force is Coming to PlayStation Vita on July 12, 2016; Get Ready For a New Battle System and New Characters to be Revealed
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. today announced that its latest Gundam Extreme video game, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM EXTREME VS-FORCE is launching in the Americas on July 12, 2016. The game will be released in digital form exclusively for the PlayStation®Vita handheld system via the PlayStation Network. In additional to the ship date annoucement, we are…
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Diehard GameCAST: Episode 80 – Trials of the Blood Dragon, Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force, Beyond: Two Souls, and more!
Eeeeeeeee Threeeeeeee!!!
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New THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV Team Trailer: Villains Team
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEDOfnW1GeI Prepare for total destruction and havoc as one of the most evil fighting teams descends into the arena…team ‘Villains’ joins the tournament! Xanadu, Chang Koehan & Choi Bounge join the battle to become THE KING OF FIGHTERS in the latest team trailer for the PlayStation®4 exclusive title, THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV. Burn to…
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Get a load of the Gal*Gun Double Peace Limited Edition and Pre-Order Bonuses!
PQUBE, Bristol UK June 15th, 2016 – If a Standard Edition just doesn’t do it for you, Inti Creates and PQube has just the thing! Feast your eyes on the Gal*Gun Double Peace Limited Edition, available on July 15th in Europe and July 19th 2016 in North America for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita! The…
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Mastiff and Nihon Falcom Team up to Bring “Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure” to Nintendo 3DS This Summer
Colorful 3D action-RPG invites players to join Parin and her monstrous friends as they set out to rid their world of evil phantoms SAN FRANCISCO – June 16, 2016 – Get ready to embark on an epic adventure! Video game publisher Mastiff, in partnership with Nihon Falcom, today announced that the action-RPG, Gurumin 3D: A…
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Nurture Nature Back to Health in Harvest Moon: Skytree Village on Nintendo 3DS
Spring 2017 European release date confirmed for all-new Harvest Moon farming adventure Rising Star Games announced that it will publish the all-new Harvest Moon title, Harvest Moon: Skytree Village, for systems in the Nintendo 3DS™ family, in Europe and beyond, in spring 2017. In the once prosperous and verdant land known as the Oasis of…
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Monster Hunter Generations Demo Available This Month
Demo codes for Monster Hunter Generations have started going out to some lucky My Nintendo members. Two codes will be in that email. one for you and one to give away to a friend. The demo will be available to the public on June 30, but if you’re impatient and unlucky you can snag a…
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Deck13 Games at E3 in Los Angeles
Frankfurt-based publisher/developer Deck13, known for their successful publishing projects with indie developers, is bringing a host of new titles to this year’s E3 like: The Other 99 (Survival Horror; Windows PC, PS4, Xbox One) Obliteracers (Party Racing; Windows PC (launched in early 2016), PS4, Xbox One) Bertram Fiddle Episode 2 (Jump & Run; Windows PC,…