I’ll miss you Humble Beginnings Even though it was five years ago, I can rather vividly remember picking upCity of Heroeson a whim in EB Games. Hell, I even still have the (very outdated) manual! You see, my friends and I had been playingFinal Fantasy XIfor a while, but had stopped for no particular reason other than our interest had faded. I remember talking to my friends during high school gym class about how great the character creator was....
[Monthly Musing promotions continue! Today, Dreamweaver explains howFinal Fantasy Tactics Advance‘s story resonated with him, and really drew him into the gaming experience. Want to see your own work on the front page? Go ahead and write a blog while there’s still time! — JRo] What if there was a world we can all retreat to? What if there was a place filled with magic and wonder just waiting to be experienced?...
So long Windows XP Blizzard has announced thatHeroes of the Stormwill be dropping support for Direct X 9 and 32-bit operating systems. Somewhere out there, a single person is weeping from their circa-2008 PC. If you remember from last year, Blizzard hadended supportfor Windows XP and Vista, so this was only the next logical conclusion. If you’re wondering why anyone would even be running a 32-bit OS, do know that Windows 10 actually does have a version for older CPUs....
An FPS with your finger In case you haven’t heard, there’s a peripheral on the PC calledthe Leap Motion, and it’s essentially billed as a more accurate Kinect. Games have slowly been trickling out for it, one of which is the upcomingBlue Estate— a first-person shooter designed to work with finger gestures. I just recently acquired a Leap Motion, and I’ve been fairly impressed with the accuracy of it. Whenever this drops I’ll be checking it out....
RememberFat Princess, the cooperative strategy/action game coming to PSN that garnered a little bit ofcontroversyfrom feminist groups for its namesake portly royalty? Sony had an early build at their CES booth that they were giving demonstrations of. Seeing as I quite like a little junk in the trunk, I could not wait to see more of this game, and a kindly Sony rep was more than happy to show it off....
Online simulcasts will bring the show to Western audiences The first six minutes ofPersona 5: The Animehave been released to fuel the hype of eager fans, chomping at the bit to see Joker and co. in action. The new series, an adaptation of last year’s fantastic RPG, begins broadcasting today. In this clip, taken from episode one, shadowy crusaders The Phantom Thieves find themselves in murky waters after one of their heists goes desperately wrong....
Mega, man! No tricks in this contest: Win a Steam copy ofDouble Cross. I’m willing to bet that most of you guys are like me in that you cut your gaming teeth on 2D platformers. Running, jumping, shooting — these are all staples of my early years of gaming as I scrolled from left to right looking to save the world. Thank goodness they still make these! Get your hands on a copy ofDouble Cross, the newest title from the action/platforming masters at 13AM Games!...
That iguana sounds pretty dope Enter today’s contest to win a Blu-ray copy of Arrow Video’sThe Iguana with the Tongue of Fire! What I like about these movie contest partnerships with MVD Entertainment is I get to see a bunch of weird stuff I’d have probably never heard of. Today’s movie is one of those — The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire is a ’70s giallo that’s self-indulgent, even for the self-indulgent genre....
Reuben Langdon shot at in Guatemala Video game actor Reuben Langdon had a narrow escape last week after a terrifying incident where he was shot at multiple times during a suspected car theft attempt. Langdon, alongside associate Steve Copeland, was working in Guatemala on a documentary about the country’s indigenous people,Vision of the Ages. On the evening of February 15, an unknown assailant attempted to access the vehicle the pair were occupying....
Lost in Time Nintendo hasofficially announceda shutdown date for its mobile RPGDragalia Lost— the fantasy adventure will end service on iOS and Android platforms on July 25, 2025. As reported back in spring of this year, the decision was made to shut down the CyGames-produced title earlier this year, which will seeDragalia Lostclose its servers after four years of relatively successful engagement. The narrative campaign came to a close back in July, with players encouraged to use these remaining months to wind up their adventures, max out characters, and spend any remaining “Diamantium,” the title’s in-game currency....
Not that the Dreamcast wasn’t one of my fondest pieces of tech from the past, but melding it with another icon from my youth just brings tears of joy to my eyes. Both the boombox and the Dreamcast had their heyday long ago, and now you can remember them together as modder sitexckdiyhas introduced his Dreamcast/boombox mod. I’m going to put the two words together and call it a Boomcast as Dreambox doesn’t sound awesome enough....
The end ofEden Zerodraws near. After a couple more chapters, Shiki Granbell will have finished his grand quest — concluding Hiro Mashima’s space odyssey. To avoid spoilers, I’ll leave out direct story elements from this article. Here is everything to know regardingEdens Zerochapter 291. When does Edens Zero chapter 291 come out? According toWeekly Shonen Magazine,Edens Zerochapter 291 releases June 09, 2025. As a part of Weekly Shonen Magazine, Eden Zero’s new chapter release date is the day a new magazine issue drops....
In incredible detail In the wake oflast week’s revealofFinal Fantasy‘s Cloud coming toSuper Smash Bros., some people have managed to put together videos analyzing his introduction in great detail. We have two great examples for you. The first, by GameXplain, is long and gives a frame-by-frame breakdown of Cloud’s moveset along with any nods that Sakurai gives toFinal Fantasy. A more digestible one by Master0fHyrule is three minutes and just features all of Cloud’s moves in real-time and slow-motion....
