Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Celebration

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That's right; starting today Square Enix is celebrating 25 years of Final Fantasy. In its 25 years Final Fantasy has been launched over 40 titles on dozens of systems and has become a household name in the gamer community. All gamers, even if they have not played a Final Fantasy game, they know about them and the iconic music that is played when you are victorious in a battle. To start the celebration Square Enix has launched the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary site as a main site to announce the events that will be happening through the rest of the year.

A few of these activities include an event happening at PAX Prime with the first "Experience Final Fantasy". This event will be happening Friday, August 31 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the ACT Theatre in Seattle (700 Union Street).  This is open to the general public where there will be several games setup for play. There will also be prizes such as fan favorite plushies, special 25th Anniversary poster and Xbox 360 or PS3 consoles that are themed after Final Fantasy XIII-2.  Hopefully this will be one of many events they have, which will hopefully be announced on the above website. Want more on the celebration? I think you know what to do!

 

Game Over - Darksiders

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Darksiders 2 releases on August 14, 2012. Now I am going to bet that more than just a few of you have not played the original Darksiders yet. While I think you are all horrible people for having skipped this game, I am not without mercy. I will allow be benevolent enough to give you a quick recap of what happened in the original Darksiders so you are caught up when you purchase Darksiders 2 (you are purchasing it by the way). SPOILER ALERT!
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Call Me Maybe - Star Trek Parody

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So a week or so ago we posted a Star Wars Call Me Maybe Parody. Well we here at The Gameslave are equal opportunity geeks. As I felt that, to give the other side of the coin an equal chance, I needed to post this Start Trek: The Next Generation Call Me Maybe parody video that was done in the same fasion as the Star Wars paroday. Enjoy my friends.

Fistful of Rupees - Western Legend of Zelda

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So what do you get when you take a beloved Nintendo Franchise and recreate it as a spaghetti western? Well you get the masterfully done "Fistful of Rupees". Created by The Game Station this different view on the Zelda series is actually really entertaining. Check out all three parts below (part 2 and part 3 after the jump.

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The Gameslave Podcast - Episode 119

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OK, this week I messed up on the recording device on the computer and go the audio from the laptops built in microphone instead of the one we normally use. This means that it has all sorts of echo and extra sounds. Sorry about that, but we do have an overal good podcast.

Notes are here.

Game Over - Assassin's Creed: Revelations

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Desmond has seen all that Ezio has to show him. He has seen Ezio join the Assasin's Guild as a result of his father's death in Florence. He has seen Ezio climb to the leader of the Assasins in Rome and reclaim the Apple of Eden. Desmond has experienced so much in such a short amount of time that he mind has literally fractured, and the only way to repair it is to see more of Ezio's life, this time it is about his adventure to discover what is inside Altair's library. Read on for the abridged version of the last story that Ezio Auditore da Firenze has for Desmond. WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND.
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SWTOR Goes Free-to-Play(ish) this Fall

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A Cartel CoinEA has tried their hardest to keep Star Wars: The Old Republic profitable. They have culled servers and moved users around to increase populations. They have given free weekends to get people in the game. They have kept the game moving forward with patches and game play enhancements such as their legacy system, but it has not been enough. Starting this fall SWTOR will have a free-to-play option to it. The free players will be able to start a character and get all the way to level 50 (level cap) without dropping a dime. Now this does not mean to say that the subscriptions will not have a value. Subscribers will have unlimited access to game features such as character creation, warzones, flashpoints, space missions, travel locations, and the auction house that are free players only have limited access to. Subscribers also will have priority access to logging on.  

They are also adding a new item call Cartel Coins. These can be used to purchase customization and convience items. Current subscribers will get coins to start with and more can be purchased in varios price packs. This is basically their big money making plan to get some cash from these free players. It will interesting to see how this goes for EA and SWTOR. It worked for Star Trek Online so it may work for SWTOR. More information on this can found at the their FAQ located at http://www.swtor.com/support/helpcenter/6449.