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A little over a month ago, we ran an article about the upcoming changes with TESO’s upcoming free-to-play model called “Tamriel Unlimited”. As of today, Tamriel Unlimited has launched on the PC version of the game and allows for players new and old the chance to enjoy all six major content updates that have launched, but also the new Justice and Champion Systems we discussed in our article line called “The Future of The Elder Scrolls Online”. As of today, all accounts that are current existing have been updated to the Tamriel Unlimited edition so that the accounts that are opened and or closed will be able to rejoin the world of Tamriel and one more enjoy the series without subscription fees. So what does that mean for current subscription owners?

Those with a subscription have been introduced to what is called “ESO Plus”, which is an in-game Crown Store where players can purchase customization and convenience store. At this time, however, the facts of this happening will allow for players to reap in the rewards of this new store. For more information, check out the official faq by Bethesda: The Official The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited FAQ. The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited is arriving on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on June 9, 2015.

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Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, MMO’s, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable and can’t be softened by even the biggest names in the gaming industry. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. To follow Dustin, hit him up on Twitter over at @GamingAnomaly, find him on his Google+. Wanna game with him? You can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

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We’re pleased to announce that QuakeCon 2015 online pre-registration for the ‘BYOC Select-a-Seat + Swag Pack’ package is set to open for attendees today, March 18^th at 7pm CT/8pm ET at: registration.quakecon.org. The ‘BYOC Select-a-Seat + Swag Pack’ package includes:

Round 3 | Wednesday, March 18th at 7pm CT/8pm ET

BYOC Select-a-Seat + Swag Pack

Full of Limited Edition Items and Guaranteed Reserved Seating

$170 (Limit of 500 packages available)

•         Select and Reserve a guaranteed seat of your choice in the BYOC area
•         Official QuakeCon 2015 T-Shirt
•         Official QuakeCon 2015 BYOC T-Shirt
•         Official QuakeCon 2015 Lanyard
•         TWO Special Limited Edition T-Shirts
•         QuakeCon Exclusive Hoodie
•         QuakeCon 2015 branded 4400 mAh Power Bank

Round 4 | Wednesday, March 25th at 7pm CT/8pm ET

BYOC Select-a-Seat

Includes Guaranteed Reserved Seating

$55 (Limit of 1,600 packages available)

•         Select and Reserve a guaranteed seat of your choice in the BYOC area
•         Official QuakeCon 2015 BYOC T-Shirt
•         Official QuakeCon 2015 Lanyard

Round 5 | Wednesday, April 1st at 7pm CT/8pm ET

Swag Pack

Full of Limited Edition Items

$125 (Limit of 500 packages available)

•         Official QuakeCon 2015 T-Shirt
•         TWO Special Limited Edition T-Shirts
•         QuakeCon Exclusive Hoodie
•         QuakeCon 2015 branded 4400 mAh Power Bank

Just like in past events, Bethesda has made it so that general attendance will remain free, but those who wish to take part in the QuakeCon 2015 BYOC must pre-purchase one of the Select-a-Seat packages through their online registration process. These seats are limited and will be accounted for prior to the show, which means that seats won’t be available on-site or on a first-come-first serve basis. Once these packages are out? They are out. Bethesda will also be giving you a chance to win them if you go through their social media outlets for giveaways, contests, and well through their event partners as they prepare for the show. So how can you win? Keep an eye on their QuakeCon Twitter account and QuakeCon Facebook page for all the details on how to win as well as how to participate. If you are at the show? Let us know and our team here at Blast Away the Game Review will take time out of the schedule to visit with you and just chat! Below you will find more information about QuakeCon 2015 and how to register!!

About QuakeCon:
QuakeCon, the ultimate video game festival, will take place on-site at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, TX on Thursday, July 23rd– Sunday, July 26th. Doors to QuakeCon will open on Thursday, July 23rd at 10:00am CT and will remain open through July 26th.For more information visit: www.quakecon.org.

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About the Writer:

Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, MMO’s, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable and can’t be softened by even the biggest names in the gaming industry. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. To follow Dustin, hit him up on Twitter over at @GamingAnomaly, find him on his Google+. Wanna game with him? You can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

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Written by Dustin Murphy

Are you one that likes to have a ‘smash off’ against your friends on the same console like the old days of gaming? You are? Well good! As of today, the team at Mrtiredmedia has announced that the Paperbound team will be releasing Paperbound for both the PlayStation 4 via the PlayStation Store and PC via Steam on March 31, 2015. The games will, at launch, both include bots! These bots are highly skilled and will allow solo players to enjoy what will feel as a multiplayer experience for them to enjoy.

The best example we’ve been given? Each AI will have its own style, personality, and set of skills that they will use. In this example we learned that one named Juan Aguacate is highly aggressive, prefers melee, and while vary rather heavily from the AI Ninjeddy who is caution and makes adept use of his skills. This will also offer players a chance to learn how to become more adept with their characters as the AI adapts to their playstyle across multiple levels and even game modes.

So what exactly is Paperbound? A classic smash-up brawler that combines platforming, high paced twitchy combat, and gravity redirection, and well a nice touch of couch competition. The game will allow for one to four players to game together all the while offering a high-intensity time while fighting against each other and allowing for friends to challenge one another. So how much is it and when is it coming out you ask again? For those in North America, the game will release on March 31st, 2016 in North America on Steam and PlayStation 4, and in April of 2015 for both platforms as well. The cost? 9.99 USD. The game has been rated E10+ by the ESRB for North America and is Pending for PEGI/USK/OFLC.

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About the Writer:

Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, MMO’s, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable and can’t be softened by even the biggest names in the gaming industry. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. To follow Dustin, hit him up on Twitter over at @GamingAnomaly, find him on his Google+. Wanna game with him? You can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

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Are you one that wants to go to the awesome event our team went to last year and met up with developers at? This year’s reservations have opened up for fans who want to attend! With the pre-registrations for the

‘BYOC Select-a-Seat with UAC Command Center Seating’ package is set to open for attendees yesterday, March 4th at 7pm CT/8pm ET at: registration.quakecon.org. So what does this special UAC Command Center Seating package have? Well it  includes VIP seating in the Network Operations Center (NOC), contains:

BYOC Select-a-Seat with UAC Command Center Seating

Includes Fast Passes for the Duration of the Event

$500 (Limit of 32 packages available)

•         Select and Reserve a VIP seat at the NOC in the BYOC
•         Express lane fast-pass registration for the BYOC
•         Express lane fast-pass to every panel, presentation, and public event at QuakeCon
•         Limited reserved access seating for all panels, presentations, and events
•         Direct access to plug your PC into the NOC’s core
•         Official QuakeCon 2015 T-Shirt
•         Official QuakeCon 2015 BYOC T-Shirt
•         Official QuakeCon 2015 UAC Lanyard
•         QuakeCon 2015 branded 4400 mAh Power Bank

Bethesda has also announced additional packages will become available for purchase in the coming weeks via the QuakeCon pre-registration site. Below we have been provided a full list of these packages, when they will be available, and how you can get enrolled into them.

Press Registration

Please note: Press registration will open today at 7pm CT/8pm ET. If you’d like to register for media credentials for QuakeCon 2015, please visit: registration.quakecon.org/media.

PREMIUM PACKAGES | DESCRIPTIONS & AVAILABILITY

Round 2 | Wednesday, March 11th at 7pm CT/8pm ET

BYOC Select-a-Seat with QuakeCon done Quick

Includes Fast Passes for the Duration of the Event

$175 (Limit of 300 packages available)

•         Select and Reserve a guaranteed seat of your choice in the BYOC area
•         Express lane fast-pass registration for the BYOC
•         Express lane fast-pass to every panel, presentation, and public event at QuakeCon
•         Limited reserved access seating for all panels, presentations, and events
•         Official QuakeCon 2015 T-Shirt
•         Official QuakeCon 2015 BYOC T-Shirt
•         Official QuakeCon 2015 QdQ Lanyard
•         QuakeCon 2015 branded 4400 mAh Power Bank

Round 3 | Wednesday, March 18th at 7pm CT/8pm ET

BYOC Select-a-Seat + Swag Pack

Full of Limited Edition Items and Guaranteed Reserved Seating

$170 (Limit of 500 packages available)

•         Select and Reserve a guaranteed seat of your choice in the BYOC area
•         Official QuakeCon 2015 T-Shirt
•         Official QuakeCon 2015 BYOC T-Shirt
•         Official QuakeCon 2015 Lanyard
•         TWO Special Limited Edition T-Shirts
•         QuakeCon Exclusive Hoodie
•         QuakeCon 2015 branded 4400 mAh Power Bank

Round 4 | Wednesday, March 25th at 7pm CT/8pm ET

BYOC Select-a-Seat

Includes Guaranteed Reserved Seating

$55 (Limit of 1,600 packages available)

•         Select and Reserve a guaranteed seat of your choice in the BYOC area
•         Official QuakeCon 2015 BYOC T-Shirt
•         Official QuakeCon 2015 Lanyard

Round 5 | Wednesday, April 1st at 7pm CT/8pm ET

Swag Pack

Full of Limited Edition Items

$125 (Limit of 500 packages available)

•         Official QuakeCon 2015 T-Shirt
•         TWO Special Limited Edition T-Shirts
•         QuakeCon Exclusive Hoodie
•         QuakeCon 2015 branded 4400 mAh Power Bank

Just like in past events, Bethesda has made it so that general attendance will remain free, but those who wish to take part in the QuakeCon 2015 BYOC must pre-purchase one of the Select-a-Seat packages through their online registration process. These seats are limited and will be accounted for prior to the show, which means that seats won’t be available on-site or on a first-come-first serve basis. Once these packages are out? They are out. Bethesda will also be giving you a chance to win them if you go through their social media outlets for giveaways, contests, and well through their event partners as they prepare for the show. So how can you win? Keep an eye on their QuakeCon Twitter account and QuakeCon Facebook page for all the details on how to win as well as how to participate. If you are at the show? Let us know and our team here at Blast Away the Game Review will take time out of the schedule to visit with you and just chat! Below you will find more information about QuakeCon 2015 and how to register!!

About QuakeCon:
QuakeCon, the ultimate video game festival, will take place on-site at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, TX on Thursday, July 23rd– Sunday, July 26th. Doors to QuakeCon will open on Thursday, July 23rd at 10:00am CT and will remain open through July 26th.For more information visit: www.quakecon.org.

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About the Writer:

Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, MMO’s, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable and can’t be softened by even the biggest names in the gaming industry. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. To follow Dustin, hit him up on Twitter over at @GamingAnomaly, find him on his Google+. Wanna game with him? You can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

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Written by Dustin Murphy

The war has ended, the world has lost, and the Nazi Regime has taken over the world. What is left to do after the events of 2014’s superhit, Wolfenstein: The New Order? Go backwards and show what happened in a standalone prequel to the critically-acclaimed first-person shooter action-adventure title. Starting on May 5th, 2015 for 19.99 USD, players can enjoy this new story set when it release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

This time players will get to enter the year of 1946 where the Nazi’s are making their final strides to win World War II and take on global domination. With this two-part mission set, players will take on the role of BJ Blazkowicz once more as he tries to fight against a rather Hellish Nazi prison where he must try and take on the maniacal prison warden that runs it in Part 1 – Rudi Jäger and the Den of Wolves – which will tell the story of this as he works on stealing the coordinates to General Deathshead’s compound. In part two, players will once more learn about Helga Von Schabb’s in the second story called “The Dark Secrets of Helga Von Schabbs”, which will take BJ to the city of Wulfburg, a location that the coordinates he had stolen will lead him. Learning about the recent findings of an obsessed Nazi archaeologist has found, BJ will attempt to stop him from exhuming mysterious artifacts that threaten the world with unleashing their dark and ancient power. Will BJ have what it takes to prevent this from happening? We’ll just have to wait and find out!

“Diving back into the world of Wolfenstein has really been fun for us,” said Jerk Gustafsson, executive producer at MachineGames. “We’ve enjoyed exploring the events leading up to The New Order. We think fans will really enjoy the story, all the action and, of course, jumping back into the combat with new weapons.”

Wolfenstein: The New Order, released in May 2014, enjoyed worldwide critical and commercial success with over 75 Game of the Year awards, and was hailed by The New York Times as “one of the very best releases of the year. The title has been rated M for Mature by the ESRB. For more information on Wolfenstein: The Old Blood visit the official website over at: www.wolfenstein.com. Make sure to give our friends over at MachineGames a bookmark and their Facebook Page a like!

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About the Writer:

Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, MMO’s, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable and can’t be softened by even the biggest names in the gaming industry. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. To follow Dustin, hit him up on Twitter over at @GamingAnomaly, find him on his Google+. Wanna game with him? You can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

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Ever wanted to create your own character in the Dragon Ball universe and see what it would look like to fight side by side with Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, and even Trunks? Starting today on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, fans can take the fight straight to the enemy and see the Dragon Ball universe unfold before them. With these launches also comes the news of the PC (Steam) based version, which will release digitally on the 27th, while the physical versions of the game will launch in Mexico on February 27th, 2015.

Developed by the famed videogame developer Dimps, the game seeks to pull players into the universe as it is tilted on its head and time-traveling hooligans, villains rather known as Towa and Mira seek to create temporal distortions into the past as part of their evil scheme. This time around players will jump through time in order to stop these enemies by creating their own characters and assisting the Z fighters in stopping these terrible troublemakers from destroying all time as they know it in the Dragon Ball universe history.

“Dragon Ball is one of the most beloved anime franchises in the world, and the overwhelming fan support and devotion has driven us to constantly evolve and improve Dragon Ball video game content as technology advances.” said Chris Gilbert, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at BANDAI NAMCO Games America Inc. “The Dimps team has truly delivered a new perspective in storytelling and  Dragon Ball gameplay and we are extremely pleased that the fans can experience their favorite manga on the PlayStation®4, Xbox One and STEAM for the first time ever.”

Stay tuned for our possible upcoming review or hands-on impression.

Official Release Notice Information from Bandai Namco:

Dragon Ball XENOVERSE is rated “T” for “Teen” by the ESRB and is available in the Americas (USA, Canada, Brazil, and rest of Latin America) for the PlayStation®4 system and Xbox One at a MSRP of $59.99 and the PlayStation®3 system and Xbox 360 at a MSRP of $49.99. The limited “Day 1” Edition includes an exclusive playable character in the form of Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta and two special Frieza Soldier’s Battle Suits, offering players the chance to equip both Gold and Crystal outfits. The STEAM for PC version as well as the physical versions of Dragon Ball XENOVERSE in Mexico will be available on February 27th.

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About the Writer:

Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, MMO’s, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable and can’t be softened by even the biggest names in the gaming industry. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. To follow Dustin, hit him up on Twitter over at @GamingAnomaly, find him on his Google+. Wanna game with him? You can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

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Written by Dustin Murphy

If you are one that has been awaiting one of the most beautiful, authentic, intense, and most advanced racing game in all technicalities made available on this planet. Project CARS has become one of the most anticipated games to release on PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, players can now expect to see the title burn rubber on their chosen platform starting on April 7th, 2015. The slight adjustment in release dates is due to the final tunings that the team wanted to do to the game in order to provide fans with the best racing experience they can have coming from Slightly Mad Studios and publisher BANDAI NAMCO Games America Inc.

“Moving the release date was not an easy decision to make, as we know our fans are eager to get their hands-on on Project CARS”, said Ian Bell, Head of Studio at Slightly Mad Studios. “But we know that these extra days will allow us to provide the best game experience that our fans deserve. We assure you the wait will be worth it when the game does arrive early April”.

With this news comes the chance that players will get to experience the crowd-funded title that has been packed by a very vocal and passionate community. Project CARS will be including one of the largest track rosters of any recent racing game to date. Let alone will it boast a rather large variety of motorsports to enjoy, a freeform and authentic career option, the game will also feature world-class graphics, handling, day and time experience, but also a dynamic weather system that can chance on the go while players also take on a suite of community features that helps back the games idea of community connectivity.

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About the Writer:

Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, MMO’s, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable and can’t be softened by even the biggest names in the gaming industry. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. To follow Dustin, hit him up on Twitter over at @GamingAnomaly, find him on his Google+. Wanna game with him? You can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

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Were you one that grew up in the 90’s and always wanted to go back and experience or see some of the greatest franchises remade? As of this week, Square Enix has announced that they are offering the chance for the first three of the Eidos IPs for independent developers to pitch on in order to shape a new installment or even a fresh reboot of the franchise. On top of this news, Square Enix has also announced that the haunting point-and-click adventure Goetia has become the third successful project from the Collective to hit its Kickstarter goal with the support from their talent-finding platform that allows indie developers to have a chance to make it big.

With this news, they have also announced that they are open for new project pitch submissions for the first time since the closing after a few days of entering 2015. Due to the high demand from fans and developers alike, the Collective will be allowed to submit game ideas for projects set in the worlds of Gex, Fear Effect or Anachronox. This means those talented teams waiting for their chance to bring back some of Eidos’ most loved IPs will have their chance to reboot a franchise that has been long absent since the days of the PlayStation One (Fear Effect/Anachronox) and Nintendo 64 (Gex).

“I’m excited to see what talented teams might do with any one of Gex, Fear Effect or Anachronox IPs. We’ll monitor the response carefully before deciding which IPs to release next,” said Phil Elliott, project lead on Collective. “And it goes without saying that we’re delighted for the whole Goetia team, as they become the latest member of the Collective family alongside Moon Hunters and Black the Fall in hitting their funding targets.

“We first announced we’d be opening up Eidos IPs for developers to pitch on, with our initial announcement of Collective in November 2013. Since then we’ve worked hard to establish the Collective platform as a viable place for small teams to build awareness for their ideas, and then for the community to feedback – and vote on those projects they’d potentially back through crowdfunding.”

With the news that the successful Kickstarter by French developer Sushee had succeeded, Goetia has hit its $30,000 target as of this week. That’s with 48 hours having been left in the games crowdfunding campaign having been remaining. So what caused the Eidos IP candidacy to open up? The Goetia campaign itself, which allowed for up for 36 original game ideas from teams in more than 17 different countries to have been published on the Collective Feedback platform.

A detailed explanation of how the process of pitching on the Eidos IPs is available in a blog post on the Collective website: http://collective.square-enix.com/news/32/first-eidos-ips-made-available-via-square-enix-collective

The Goetia Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/438269196/goetia

They have also started showing off their upcoming campaign, which they will be hoping that you are supporting through its Kickstarter campaign, due to launch in early March: Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander.

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About the Writer:

Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, MMO’s, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable and can’t be softened by even the biggest names in the gaming industry. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. To follow Dustin, hit him up on Twitter over at @GamingAnomaly, find him on his Google+. Wanna game with him? You can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

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Got enough of Gameindustri? No? Well you’re in luck! Recently announced by Idea Factory, Int. they are excited to announce that the Four CPU’s will once more be returning to the front of the story and will allow players to once more assist the four CPU’s in trying to save Gameindustri this summer for both North America in Europe. The game will be launching on both PlayStation Vita and PlayStation TV in both retail and digital formats.

For those who decide to obtain Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;birth3: V Generation will get to experience an all new version of Hyperdimension Neptunia: Victory, which launched originally on PlayStation 3. The game will boast a newly imagined story, scenario, and even extra ‘helpings’ of fourth-wall-breaking comedy that has been witnessed in past titles. The game will also include something special when it comes to free DLC. What’s so special about it? Dual audio allowing for players to play in both English and Japanese dub while also experiecing the game with the subtitles – oh, and it’s free!

So what exactly does this game boast? In the words of Histoire, it’s time to Nep-Nep like it’s 1989! With this new game, players can prepare to see an alternate dimension of Gameindustri, which has stuck her in the world of the late ‘80’s, and will cause Neptune to once more collect enough shares in order to open up a path to her home dimension. Even though it sounds easy, players will have to take on the troublesome and nefarious enemy alliance known as the Seven Sages who want to annihilate the CPU’s so that they can take over.

Much like past games, the game will boast the idea of friendship, this time across two dimensions, and will allow these friendships to take on the Seven Sages who will look at any way possible to make Neptune stay within the 80’s dimension of Gameindustri. While fighting through the game, players will get to take on the capability of creating their own attack combinations with up to five moves, and opening up an entire new way of taking out their enemies. Want to go back to dungeons and explore them? Well Stella’s dungeon is back, and this time she can bring her friends to help her fight through the dungeon while utilizing their special skills, while supporting the items quest.

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About the Writer:

Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, MMO’s, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable and can’t be softened by even the biggest names in the gaming industry. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. To follow Dustin, hit him up on Twitter over at @GamingAnomaly, find him on his Google+. Wanna game with him? You can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.