Category: Columns
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New Year, New Army – Issue 4: March’s High Elves (Warhammer: Age of Sigmar)
Another week, another look at the army I’ve been making for NoVA OPEN come the end of August. For those new to the column, the goal here is to have a 2,000 point army for Narrative events. By the end of February I had 1,100 points done, so I was more than halfway finished. Of…
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New Year, New Army – Issue 3: February’s High Elves
Well, unfortunately last week’s issue was delayed until this week due to a cat vet emergency. Sorry, but real life takes precedence over blogging about an army I built. Last week, we looked at the High Elven figures I painted for NOVA Open in January. This week we’ll take a look at what I painted…
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New Year, New Army – Issue 2. January’s High Elves (Warhammer: Age of Sigmar)
As mentioned in our first issue of this column, I decided to start a new army for 2017. One that I could use with older editions of Warhammer Fantasy Battles, but also with Warhammer: Age of Sigmar. Thanks to the extremely affordable and well done box set, Spire of Dawn, I decided to go with…
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New Year, New Army – Issue 1: Preparing for NoVA Open (Warhammer: Age of Sigmar)
Longtime readers of Diehard GameFAN know that I’ve been a wargamer, starting with Warhammer Fantasy Battles, Fourth Edition, roughly 21 years ago. You also probably know that I’m not much of a tournament gamer. Sure at one point I would do Heroclix tournaments, but that was for the pieces you could only get at tournies.…
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Neo Kobe Pizza – On Fandom and Fanboyism (w/Nico Blakely)
Welcome back for another episode of Neo Kobe Pizza, Diehard GameFAN’s weekly topical podcast! This week, we discuss the touchy subject of fandoms and when being a fan goes too far. We discuss specific examples of fans crossing the line, how fandoms can become insular to the detriment of their fanbase, and Kung Pow. Hosted…
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What We’re Playing Now Volume 2: Caligula Effect (Vita), Hakuoki Kyoto Winds (PS4), Persona 5
Here is what we’re all playing this week!
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Neo Kobe Pizza – On the Evolution of Adventure Games (w/Alex Lucard)
Welcome back for another episode of Neo Kobe Pizza, Diehard GameFAN’s weekly topical podcast! This week, we discuss the evolution of the adventure game genre over the years, from its highs in the 90’s to the current market, and everything in between. We also discuss the evolutionary offshoots from adventure games such as visual novels…
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What We’re Playing Now Volume 1: The Caligula Effect, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Persona 5
Every week, the Diehard Gamefan team plays a wide variety of games. Here is what we’re all playing this week! Lucard Painting-wise, I’ve taken a break due to moving and the packing/unpacking that comes with it, but my gaming room is set up so I’m hoping to start painting my High Elf Dragon Princes next…
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Neo Kobe Pizza – On General Context in Video Games (w/Matt Yaeger)
Welcome back for another episode of Neo Kobe Pizza, Diehard GameFAN’s weekly topical podcast! This week, we return after a five month hiatus to discuss the importance of context in gaming, in light of PewDiePie’s assertions that context is important. We ruminate on the potential failing points of context, how developers can accidentally (and purposefully)…
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Neo Kobe Pizza – On Historical Context in Video Games (w/Paul Wang)
Welcome back for another episode of Neo Kobe Pizza, Diehard GameFAN’s weekly topical podcast! This week, we sit down to discuss the historical context of gaming narratives and how games learn lessons from historical evolution, not all of them good. We ruminate on how characters and franchises evolve relative to the popular storylines in fiction…
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Neo Kobe Pizza – On the First Twenty Episodes
Welcome back for another episode of Neo Kobe Pizza, Diehard GameFAN’s weekly topical podcast! This week, we’re without a guest, as the focus is on decomposing the first twenty episodes and discussing current events and updates. We also address what goes into making the podcast what it is, dumb things that have happened to your…
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Neo Kobe Pizza – On the Sudden Success of Persona 4 (w/Nick Tricome)
Welcome back for another episode of Neo Kobe Pizza, Diehard GameFAN’s weekly topical podcast! This week, we sit down to discuss the sudden and, at the time, surprising success of Persona 4 relative to its predecessors in the Shin Megami Tensei series, and how this came to pass. We discuss the ways Persona 4 brought…
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Neo Kobe Pizza – On the History of Rhythm Games (w/Joe Tran)
Welcome back for another episode of Neo Kobe Pizza, Diehard GameFAN’s weekly topical podcast! This week, we sit down to discuss the other side of music oriented gaming by discussing the history of the rhythm game genre. We discuss the origins of the genre, its many rises and falls over the years, the current state…
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Neo Kobe Pizza – On Video Game Musicals Part Two (w/Alex Lucard)
Welcome back for another episode of Neo Kobe Pizza, Diehard GameFAN’s weekly topical podcast! This week, we sit down once again to discuss musicals, and more specifically, the idea of musicals existing within the medium of video games. In the second part of this discussion, we aim towards gaming musicals and why they’re in the…
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Neo Kobe Pizza – On Video Game Musicals Part One (w/Lola Mendoza)
Welcome back for another episode of Neo Kobe Pizza, Diehard GameFAN’s weekly topical podcast! This week, we sit down to discuss musicals, and more specifically, the idea of musicals existing within the medium of video games. In the first part of this discussion, we discuss some of the core language surrounding describing the mechanics of…
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Neo Kobe Pizza – On Morality in Video Games (w/Jack Quiches)
Welcome back for another episode of Neo Kobe Pizza, Diehard GameFAN’s weekly topical podcast! This week, we sit down to discuss the concept of morality in video games, and how games tend to handle this concept from a narrative and mechanical perspective. We discuss the methods games use to deal with morality, how games are…
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Neo Kobe Pizza – On the Nintendo Switch (w/Aaron Sirois)
Welcome back for another episode of Neo Kobe Pizza, Diehard GameFAN’s weekly topical podcast! This week, we interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to discuss the announcement of the newly named Nintendo Switch (formerly the NX), as well as its initial announcement trailer. We also discuss the known facts, rumors and speculations, as well as the…
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Neo Kobe Pizza – On Information Security in Gaming (w/Joshua Moore)
Welcome back for another episode of Neo Kobe Pizza, Diehard GameFAN’s weekly topical podcast! This week, we discuss the concept of Information Security and how it relates to video gaming and its players. We also discuss how gamers are unlikely to utilize security tools when playing, security events over the past few years, and how…
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Neo Kobe Pizza – On Localization and Content Editing (w/Sean Madson)
Welcome back for another episode of Neo Kobe Pizza, Diehard GameFAN’s weekly topical podcast! This week, we discuss the concept of Localization and whether localized games or directly translated games are a better option in the majority of cases. We also discuss the concept of cutting content from games, how localization and content cutting have…
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Neo Kobe Pizza – On Objective Reviews (w/Crystal Steltenpohl)
Welcome back for another episode of Neo Kobe Pizza, Diehard GameFAN’s weekly topical podcast! This week, we discuss the concept of Objective Video Game Reviews and whether such things are actually feasible or useful. We also discuss the various possible metrics one could use to attempt to create objective reviews, real world examples (and their…