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Review: Yakuza Kiwami (Sony PlayStation 4)
Yakuza Kiwami Genre: Action/Adventure Developer: SEGA Publisher: SEGA Release Date: 8/29/17 This year has been like a dream for Yakuza series fans. Yakuza Zero gets released earlier in the year, now Yakuza Kiwami, with Yakuza 6 in the near future and Kiwami 2 announced. I reviewed Yakuza Zero previously and now we’ve returned to the…
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The LEGO NINJAGO Movie Video Game Gets New Trailer
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released the latest trailer for The LEGO® NINJAGO™ Movie Video Game, based on the upcoming big-screen adventure. The new trailer features Ninjago™ heroes Lloyd, Nya, Jay, Kai, Cole, Zane and Master Wu perfecting epic combat moves, such as the “Stinging Bee,” “Swooping Hawk” and “Skyward Dragon,” and upgrading their weapons to defend Ninjago™ City from Lord…
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A perilous adventure awaits, be you friend or foe the decision is yours, as YOU are the Hero in Fighting Fantasy Legends
Nomad Games has released its latest game Fighting Fantasy Legends, based on three of the classic gamebooks City of Thieves, Citadel of Chaos and The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. The objective of the game is to explore the dangerous continent of Allansia, facing rogues and monsters and piecing together cryptic clues to complete perilous quests.…
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Review: ICY: Frostbite Edition (PC)
An enjoyable budget RPG that makes up for in depth what it lacks in punch.
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Review: Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (Sony PlayStation 4)
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Publisher: Square Enix Developer: Square Enix Genre: Turn-Based RPG Release Date: 07/11/2017 The original PlayStation 2 release of Final Fantasy XII held a lot of firsts for me. It was the first Final Fantasy game I had ever pre-ordered and subsequently purchased on launch day. It was the first…
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Get Ready To Brave The Hidden Dangers Of The Yggdrasil With The Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond The Myth
They say that whoever reaches the top of the colossal Yggdrasil will have their greatest wish fulfilled. So what’s so hard about hiking up a tree? Well, besides being a gigantic labyrinth, the Yggrasil is home to many nightmarish creepy crawlies and terrifying FOEs just waiting for a tasty treat to come waltzing by. But…
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Evansville Esports Releases August 2017 Calendar
Evansville Esports has released their August 2017 calendar of events. The daily door fee is $5, plus $2 per bracket if entering into weekly tournaments. Up to three brackets may be entered for Friday Night Fights. Lock in Saturday is $15 and players must be 17 years or older and preregistered to stay past 12am. Pricing…
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VIDEOS FOR THE 14 WEAPON TYPES IN MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD NOW AVAILABLE!
In Monster Hunter: World, players gear up to seek and slay ferocious monsters in an incredible living, breathing ecosystem. They won’t be heading into battle unarmed though! Players can choose from 14 different weapon types based on their preferred playstyle and these can be changed mid-quest, depending on what the hunt demands. We have a sneak…
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DARK SOULS – THE VINYL TRILOGY – Relive the best moments from the game and experience the true atmosphere of Dark Souls on your turntable
Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe is glad to announce that for the first time ever, DARK SOULS™ – The Vinyl Trilogy will be available for purchase on our BNE Official Store this Autumn. This exclusive numbered collection (only 2000 copies available) gathered in a 9-vinyl collectors box – includes more than 5 hours of instrumental entertainment. Composed by Motoi Sakuraba and Yuka Kitamura, Dark…
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HEARTHSTONE® PLAYERS BECOME KNIGHTS OF THE FROZEN THRONE IN AUGUST
Pry 135 new cards from the Lich King’s icy grasp in upcoming expansion for Blizzard Entertainment’s internationally acclaimed digital card game Transform heroes into Death Knights and wield powerful new abilities with legendary Hero Cards Claim the Frozen Throne in a series of free missions For those in the service of the Lich King, death…
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Live Epic “The Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex” Action with Nexon’s First Assault: The Future is Now; Renewal
New and experienced FPS players enter a dark near-future universe based on The Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex TV series for refined blockbuster multiplayer mayhem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3yoDP6lFW0 Enlist today as a member of Section 9, the elite tactical unit in First Assault: The Future is Now; Renewal, the bigger, faster, and stronger new episode for…
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Review: Race for the Galaxy (PC)
A faithful and fun translation of the popular tabletop game.
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Splatoon 2 Details Revealed in the Freshest Nintendo Direct Yet
Get to Know the New Features, New Weapons and New Styles Before the Game Launches on July 21 With the Splatoon 2 game launching exclusively for the Nintendo Switch console in just a couple of weeks, Nintendo partnered with the renowned Squid Research Lab to provide a refresher on some of the new and returning features coming to the…
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Unboxing of Tokyo Xanadu Vita LE
Tokyo Xanadu Developer: Nihon Falcom Publisher: Aksys Games Platform: PlayStation Vita Genre: Action RPG Release Date: 09/15/2015 (Japan) 06/30/2017 (US) To be released on: PlayStation 4 and PC (as eX+) Aksys Games has released the first version of Nihon Falcom’s Tokyo Xanadu for the PlayStation Vita. I barely gotten through Chapter 3 in my Japanese…
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Step inside Monster Hunter: World in the brand new Ancient Forest gameplay video!
We’ve just released a brand new gameplay video for Monster Hunter: World. The video takes a deeper look at how one of the upcoming title’s quests unfolds as players set off on their journey to defeat the giant new monster, Anjanath, in the lush and leafy paradise of the Ancient Forest. Step into the gameplay adventure here now!…
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NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: ULTIMATE NINJA STORM LEGACY, THE EPIC COMPILATION OF NARUTO VIDEOGAMES, ON SALE AUGUST 25TH
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. announced that a physical version of NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM Legacy will be coming to the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One on August 25th, 2017 in the Americas excluding Brazil priced at $79.99. A digital version for download on PlayStation 4 system, Xbox One, and STEAM® will be available…
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Review: Valkyria Revolution (Sony PlayStation 4)
The disclaimer about this not being like Valkyria Chronicles didn’t really stop the disappointment.
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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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Review: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd (PC)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd Publisher: XSEED Games Developer: Falcom Genre: Turn-Based RPG Release Date: 05/03/2017 I had given up hope that we’re ever see the third entry of Falcom’s acclaimed Trail in the Sky subseries in the west given that XSEED had gone right from its predecessor to Trails…
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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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