Month: March 2023

Diablo IV Beta Impressions, PAX East, and a Mailbag

Diablo IV Beta Impressions, PAX East, and a Mailbag

This week's episode sees the Axe of the Blood God crew discussing Diablo IV beta impressions, what they saw at PAX East, and more!
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PAX East 2023 Panel + Meetup Info!

PAX East 2023 Panel + Meetup Info!

We're heading to PAX East 2023! Here's all the info on our panel and meetup!
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Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShop Game Recommendations

Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShop Game Recommendations

This week on Axe of the Blood God, Nadia, Kat, and Eric bid sayonara to the best RPGs on the Nintendo 3DS and the [snide snicker] Wii U. Nintendo is yanking the plug on the 3DS and Wii U digital storefronts very soon, but there's still time to thumb through some must-buy recommendations. Radiant Historia! Persona Q! SMT IV and
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Axe of the Blood God 400: So, What’s an RPG?

Axe of the Blood God 400: So, What’s an RPG?

Axe of the Blood God has now officially hit 400 episodes, and what better way to celebrate than return to the root of it all and ask: just what is an RPG? Kat, Nadia, and Eric are joined by The CRPG Book editor Felipe Pepe to discuss what makes a virtual role-playing game different from all the others. Other topics
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Sharlayan Dropouts: Blue Mage 101

Sharlayan Dropouts: Blue Mage 101

We hurl halibut and homilize halitosis but by The Twelve we look good doing it on this episode of Sharlayan Dropouts. It’s all things Blue Mage this week with your hosts Victor Hunter, Nadia Oxford, and special guest Eric Van Allen. Where did the Blue Mage originate? What’s the appeal of its innately masochistic mechanics? And what does the future
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Final Fantasy XVI Preview

Final Fantasy XVI Preview

Why do they call it "FINAL Fantasy" when there are sixteen--oh God please put the serrated knives away, I'm just joking. This week, we invited Verge's Ash Parrish and freelance writer/regular guest Michael Higham to talk about their hands-on impressions of Final Fantasy XVI alongside our own Eric. How does it look? How does it play? How does it sound?
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