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  • Walkthrough: Corpse Party: Blood Drive

    Hello and welcome to Diehard GameFAN’s Corpse Party: Blood Drive walkthrough! After the first two walkthroughs basically exploded, in terms of popularity, I figured a walkthrough for the third game might be worth considering, and since this game follows the first game in terms of how it’s structured, it’s definitely a game that would benefit…

  • First Impressions: SUPERBEAT: XONiC (Sony PlayStation Vita)

    I take a break from this challenging rhythm game to tell you my first impressions!

  • Unboxing of Tales of Zestiria Collector’s Edition

    Hey, look at that! A reasonably named set to add to my collection (putting aside the meaningless word, Zestiria, of course). Even though the latest entry of the Tales franchise is releasing to both the PS3 and PS4, it’s only the latter that’s receiving the Tales of Zestiria Collector’s Edition. This whopping $129.99 set is…

  • Unboxing of Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below Slime Collector’s Edition

    The fall flood of gaming releases isn’t over yet, which means it’s time for another unboxing. On deck this week is the Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below Slime Collector’s Edition (are you kidding me?) The game is Square Enix’s attempt to cash in the current trend of sending their…

  • Impressions: Star Wars Battlefront Beta (Sony PlayStation 4)

    Star Wars Battlefront Beta Publisher: Electronic Arts Developer: DICE Genre: 1st or 3rd person shooter Playable dates: 10/8/2015 until 10/13/2015 A beta test for Star Wars Battlefront was live on PlayStation 4 this weekend. I spent some time running around and shooting Rebels and Imperials. Fellow Die Hard GameFAN contributor Aaron Sirois joined in on…

  • Preview: Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide (PC)

    The ratpocalypse is coming, Warhammer style.

  • Unboxing of Persona 4: Dancing All Night Disco Fever Edition

    Welcome to the second unboxing of a Persona 4: Dancing All Night collector’s edition on this site. In case you missed it, the first was of Japan’s (insert string of meaningless words) Pack, which is admittedly much cooler by comparison. Regardless, this one has some neat stuff in it and you can get it with…

  • Audio Drama Review: The Realmgate Wars: The Prisoner of the Black Sun (Warhammer: Age of Sigmar)

    The Realmgate Wars: The Prisoner of the Black Sun (Warhammer: Age of Sigmar) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $14.99 (MP3)/$17.50 (CD) Runtime: 67 Minutes Release Date: 09/26/2015 Get it Here:The Black Library I’ve only ever picked up a Warhammer audio drama once before, and that was Assassinorum: The Emperor’s Judgement, which had some hokey voice acting…

  • Unboxing: Explosive Solutions – Wong Box Set (Malifaux)

    Explosive Solutions – Wong Box Set Publisher: Wyrd Games Cost: $45 Release Date: 10/23/2015 Get it Here: WYrd Games I put together my first ever Malifaux miniatures earlier this month in a transparent Malifaux Child and the LUcky Effigy. I can’t say I enjoyed putting either one together, but I have for boxed sets here,…

  • Preview: Dungeon Defenders II (Alpha & Beyond) (PC)

    Dungeon Defenders II (Alpha & Beyond) Developer: Trendy Entertainment Publisher: Trendy Entertainment Genre: Strategy Release Date: 9/3/2015, full release date TBA As I stated in my first preview of Dungeon Defenders II a while back, I loved the first Dungeon Defenders. This new version, Alpha & Beyond, adds more story, a nightmare mode, and a bunch of other neat updates.…

  • Learning MDF With Tectonic Craft Studios at NOVA Open

    So I’ve been painting miniatures for a while and I feel I’ve gotten decent at it. Not great, mind you (or even good), but decent enough to where I’m not horribly embarrassed to show my final paint jobs in Facebook communities or when I do miniature reviews here at Diehard GameFAN. There’s one aspect of…

  • Unboxing of DanganRonpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls Limited Edition

    We’re at round three of DanganRonpa limited editions, this time around for the spinoff game DanganRonpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (man, that’s a mouthful). As of this writing, you can pick one up for yourself on NISA’s online store for $64.99. You’ll have to act soon though, because the stock levels have dipped into…

  • A Prelude to NOVA Open 2015

    From Thursday September 3rd through Sunday September 6th, the annual NOVA Open convention will be here in Diehard GameFAN’s own backyard. Although this will be my first time attending the convention, it has been running since 2009 in Northern Virginia (which is where the NOVA in the title comes from). It’s a nice sized convention…

  • 48 Hour Warning: The Marmoreal Tomb Campaign Starter Kickstarter is Ending

    On Wednesday, September 2nd, GP Adventures’ Kickstarter for The Marmoreal Tomb Campaign Starter will end. This date is doubly important because it is also the birthday of one of its creators – Ernest Gary Gygax Jr. If you don’t know at least PART of that name, you’re probably very new to tabletop gaming. Which is…

  • 10 Thoughts on… Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (Sony Playstation Vita)

    So I’ve been on the Danganronpa train for a while now; the first game was honestly an amazing experience, and writing a walkthrough for the first game as well as a preview, review and walkthrough for the second has in no way diminished my want for more content, or for writing about it extensively. So…

  • Book Review: Resident Evil: Revelations Official Complete Works

    Resident Evil: Revelations Official Complete Works Publisher: Titan Books Cost: $19.99 (MSRP)/$14.98 (Amazon.com) Page Count: 200 Pages Release Date: 07/07/15 Get it Here: Amazon.com Well this is certainly an odd surprise, release-wise; while I’m generally interested in Resident Evil artwork, especially concept art, this is a bit of a late release, all things considered. The…

  • Book Review: Thanksgiving for Werewolves

    Thanksgiving for Werewolves and Other Monstrous Tales Publisher: Tiny Toe Press / Amazon Digital Service Price: 6.66 Page Count: 164 pages Release Date: 3/10/15 Pick it up here: Thanksgiving for Werewolves. Disclaimer: I was told I could write a review for this as long as I put up a huge disclaimer. I’m reviewing something not…

  • Book Review: Hauntings (Shadows of Esteren)

    Hauntings (Shadows of Esteren) Publisher: Agate/Studio 2 Publishing Cost: Free (to Kickstarter backers) TBD (Everyone Else) Release Date: 07/22/2015 (Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (Everyone Else) Get it Here: Studio 2 Publishing (Eventually) Hauntings is a collection of short stories that was part of the “Ghost Stories” side project that came about in a set of Shadows of…

  • A Look at the Esteren Culinary Journey (Shadows of Esteren)

    Earlier this year, we did an exclusive reveal of the $100,000 goal for the Shadows of Esteren: Occultism Kickstarter -An authentic Shadows of Esteren meal done up by the Gastronogeek crew. Well, 1,066 of you made that goal happen and on July 26th, a PDF version of the Esteren Culinary Journey was released to the…

  • Book Review: Batman: Arkham Knight – The Riddler’s Gambit

    Batman: Arkham Knight – The Riddler’s Gambit Publisher: Titan Books Cost: $7.99 (Physical)/$6.15 (Digital) Page Count: 316 Release Date: 06/23/2015 Get it HereAmazon.com The Riddler’s Gambit is a prequel to the recently released Arkham Knight video game. It fills in time between Arkham City and Arkham Knight and lets you see what a handful of…