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Month: July 2017

Dragon Quest XI Heads West!

Yes, I put an exclamation mark on that headline, fight me. I’ll have you know I still own my original GameBoy Color with Dragon Warriors I & II. Yes, Dragon Warriors, the original western name for the now 30 year old Dragon Quest series. Dragon Quest XI releases tomorrow in Japan, and with that, series…
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July 28, 2017
Lost Sphear Release Date Announced

Lost Sphear, the second game from Square Enix’s new studio Tokyo RPG Factory will be coming west on January 23rd, 2018. Those unfamiliar with Tokyo RPG Factory, they were founded to make JRPGs of old, such as Chrono Trigger, but for modern consoles. I have been playing their debut game I Am Setsuna and loving…
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July 25, 2017
IBIF Podcast 5: 60 Tentacles a Second

Join the IBeatItFirst crew for more nerd talk about video games, anime, and Game of Thrones Season 7. SPOILERS AHEAD!
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July 25, 2017
Under Construction 2017

With the Summer lull in games currently in full effect, we have decided to make some changes around here. Please excuse our mess while we update the platform to make it a more enjoyable experience for all (That is if I dont fuck it up)
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July 21, 2017
Call of Duty WWII Nazi Zombies Revealed

I haven’t been very interested in Call of Duty in many years, instead favoring the Battlefield franchise. Then they announced a return to WWII and there was a little bit of hype. Then I played it at E3 along with Jason, and the hype was real. The inclusion of the zombie mode was more of…
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July 20, 2017
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Initial D Film Trilogy

As the title suggests, Sentai Filmworks has acquired the rights to all 3 Initial D movies that retell the beginning of the manga and anime. Initial D Legend 1: Awakening, Initial D Legend 2: Racer, and Initial D Legend 3: Dream are finally coming stateside. They were all released theatrically in Japan with the first…
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July 19, 2017
Gravel Dev Diary

Milestone, creators of the MotoGP and MXGP series, has just released the first dev diary for their new game Gravel. Gravel is an off-road racing game set to release at the beginning of 2018. This is the first game where they’ve used the Unreal engine, and this dev diary explains what that has meant in…
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July 14, 2017
Summer 2017 Anime Preview

Watch: These are the ones I suggest you watch after only one episode in: Castlevania What is it? Castlevania is a super gory adaptation of classic NES game…Castlevanaia. In this case, Castlevania 3. Not sure what that is? Well, it’s about a vengeful Dracula who has raised an army against all humans for burning his…
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July 14, 2017
IBIF Podcast 4: Static on the Line

Join 2/3 of the IBeatItFirst crew for fun, drinking, gaming, and anime.
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July 11, 2017