THEATRHYTHM Final Fantasy Curtain Call Unboxing September 16, 2014

The fall gaming season is upon us, and we’ll be expecting new game releases on a regular basis.  Today, we’re unboxing THEATRHYTHM Final Fantasy Curtain Call Limited Edition, the second game in the THEATRHYTHM series for the Nintendo 3DS.  Unlike the first game, which included tracks from the thirteen main Final Fantasy titles, Curtain Call includes music from not only the main Final Fantasy titles, but also from the long list of Final Fantasy spin offs, like Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy Type-O and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.  Today we’ll be unboxing the game’s Limited Edition, which includes a special music CD bundled with the game at no extra charge.  Is it worth the day one purchase?  Lets take a look inside.

THEATRHYTHM Final Fantasy Curtain Call is out now exclusively on the 3DS.

Issues With EA’s Origin Service September 6, 2014

Maniac has become interested in EA’s Origin service since they started offering games for free through their On the House Promotion.  However, when it came time for him to register the CD Keys for several of his EA games, he found they were rejected, even though they were for games offered on the digital platform.  Here’s Maniac’s take on the issue.

Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines Memories August 8, 2014

Its been ten years since a little known PC Action-RPG called Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines was released.  Based on White Wolf’s Vampire: The Masquerade franchise, the game was created using Valve’s Source Engine and was released on the exact same day as Half-Life 2.

Despite the use of a (then) top of the line graphics engine and the World of Darkness license, the game saw lukewarm reviews by major PC critics and didn’t sell very well.  Sadly, like Anachronox before it, the development studio closed up shortly after completing the game and no sequel was ever made.  In fact, plans to revive the license with the launch of a very long in development MMO were terminated earlier this year.

So why does this mostly forgotten game mean so much to Maniac?  Let’s find out.

If you’re interested in learning more about the modern World of Darkness, I recommend checking out Iron Liz’s review.  She does reviews of Pen and Paper RPGs over on her site, The Foundry.

ConnectiCon 2014 Wrap Up July 30, 2014

This year’s ConnectiCon was quite a ride.  Maniac and Princess Angel were fortunate enough to attend this year’s show, and report on a lot of the event straight from the show.  In fact, we had to shoot a forty minute video just to detail our experiences at the event!  In it, Maniac talks about the panels we saw, the celebrities we interviewed, and the events we witnessed.  You never know, he may tell a story about a well known show that you had never heard before.

Special thanks to the ConnectiCon organizers for inviting us to the event and for letting us bring you all this fantastic ConnectiCon content to the site!

The Last of Us: Remastered Unboxing July 29, 2014

Well, right after the flood of all the news coming out for The Last of Us: Remastered, we’ve got one more video for you.  As you may know, the game has been released today, and we picked up a copy of the game for ourselves.  If you’re planning to pick up the game at retail, here’s a good look at what is inside the game’s box.  I’ll let you judge for yourselves if it’s worth the $49.99 US price tag.

The Last of Us: Remastered is out now exclusively on the Playstation 4.

Destiny Beta Test Gameplay Video July 21, 2014

As promised, we’ve got more footage from the Destiny Beta test coming your way.  Here is the first scene of the Destiny Beta Test played on the Playstation 4.  For your convenience, the video was captured in two parts.

The Destiny Beta will resume on July 23rd, with the reactivation of the service for PS3 and PS4 owners, and the activation of the service for all Xbox One and Xbox 360 testers.

Destiny is coming September, 2014 to the Xbox 360, Xbox One, Playstation 3 and Playstation 4.

Destiny Beta Test Character Creation Video July 21, 2014

While the Destiny Beta Test may be offline for maintenance right now, you can take a look at some of the early portions of the game for yourself before it comes back online.  When it resumes on July 23rd, it will be opened to Xbox 360 and Xbox One players.

Here is some footage of the game’s character creation menu, which is the first thing you’ll get to do in the game.

More videos to come!

Destiny is coming September, 2014 to the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3 and PS4.