inFamous: Festival of Blood is the fastest selling PSN game

The employees over at Sucker Punch must be proud today, for inFamous: Festival of Blood has broken the record for fastest selling game on the PlayStation Network platform.

Valve offering Portal 2 and DOTA 2 free due to Steam hack (fake)

Update: Or not. Apologies for any inconvenience

We reported yesterday that certain Steam user information had been compromised, such as passwords and encrypted credit card information. It appears Valve intends to make things right with its customers by offering two high-profile games for free.

Sony unveils UMD migration process for PSP to Vita

If you've got plenty of UMDs sitting around for your PSP, you'll be glad to know that Sony has your back when it comes time to pick up your Vita. It's not a free service though - you may have to pay up to ¥1000* depending on the title being transferred.

Review: Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls (iPhone)

The last time I reviewed Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls, it was the Japanese version. I never thought the game would get a release in English, but here we are. First the console version got a release in the US courtesy of XSeed. And now the rest of the world can enjoy the iPhone version.

Steam Forums Hacked: Change your password!

Gabe Newell has sent a message to all Steam forum users warning them that user info might have been compromised. The data in question includes usernames, "hashed and salted" passwords, a transcript of game purchases, email and billing addresses, and encrypted credit card info.

Nintendo eShop the target of fraudsters?

Things can't get worse for Nintendo right now with online gaming.

Not only are they struggling to get content up on the eShop, but now it looks like fraudsters are ruining the party for them.

Review: Sonic Generations (Steam)

Sonic Generations is a game 20 years in the making. We’ve witnessed the speedster’s ups and downs, but this celebratory new game brings out everything that defines Sonic. Yes – the good and the bad. When it works, though, the formula is utterly divine.

Nintendo 3DS owners are not buying games

Interesting little bit of data here; although the Nintendo 3DS is selling very well in Japan, the games are most definately not.

Opinion: Skyrim tailored for consoles: you're doing it wrong, Bethesda

It is often difficult to chart the infamous ramblings of Yahtzee Croshaw, let alone remember them accurately. So I hope he forgives me when I mercilessly paraphrase and misquote his treatise on PC gamers. The gist was: “PC gamers believe themselves to be the glorious master race, not content with their games until the dirty console gaming peasants are purged from the landscape.”

The Dead Rise and Duty Calls on XBL

If you're a fan of the man who's covered wars, or shooting everything in sight as an Elite, you're probably going to like this week's Xbox Live update. If you don't care for any of that, there's always... Sonic the Hedgehog Tees for your avatar.

Review: DLC Quest (XBLIG)

Can the gaming industry still make fun of itself? No, probably not. But thankfully, we have Going Loud Studios' DLC Quest for that.

Ovum: APAC digital download industry to grow to $30 bullion by 2016

Analyst firm, Ovum, has predicted that the Asia Pacific digital games market will grow to be worth $30 billion by 2016.

Oceanhorn sailing to iOS, bringing an air of familiarity

The developers at indie studio Cornfox & Brothers are working away on perhaps one of the most attractive iOS games yet: Oceanhorn: Monster of the Uncharted Seas.

The game revolves around a nameless hero on a quest to rescue his sister. Much of your time is spent sailing the uncharted waters of the ocean and solving puzzles. Using your trusty sword, you’ll occasionally square off against fantastical foes, such as armed anthropomorphic beasts. Is this starting to sound a bit nostalgic? Perhaps a screenshot of the game will jog your memory.

If you haven't guessed by now...

Specific pricing and the date of release were not announced with the game's unveiling, but Cornfox assures us that development is going smoothly. You can expect to play Oceanhorn sometime in early 2012. 

Digitally Downloaded poll results #7: What is the worst game you've enjoyed (based on metacritic?)

This time around for the Digitally Downloaded poll, we asked you what is the worst game you've enjoyed.

Review: Greed Corp HD (iPad)

Greed Corp is one of the better digital board games available on the various download platforms out there. On the iPad, it’s not in the perfect format.

Trailer: Happy Wars is certainly happy

Happy Wars looks a bit like the XBLA's answer to Fat Princess with this new trailer looking decidedly cheerful and violent by equal measures.

Review: Lord of the Rings: War in the North (PC)

Lord of the Rings: War in the North is the exact same formula that developers, Snowblind, have been peddling for years; starting back with Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance on the PlayStation 2. It looks prettier when applied to the PlayStation 3, and by virtue that this formula remains fun, it is nice to see a modern Lord of the Rings game that’s worth playing, but wow am I amazed by the lack of innovation in this game.

Digital sales will overtake retail in 2015

1,000 professionals were recently surveyed at the London Games Conference. Over 57 per cent believe digital sales will overtake retail sales.

Play Anno 2070 now! Demo released

Anno is a series we love greatly here at Digitally Downloaded. Building the towns and cities up, keeping everything resourced, keeping the citizens happy and fighting off the occasional invasion makes for a wonderful way to spend a weekend.

Android reviews; 7 Little Words and Clouds and Sheep

Looks for a couple of Android games to get you through the horrible Monday? Aidan's come up with two bite-sized reviews for a couple of Android games on the market. The question is; are they worth it?

Review: Necronomicon Redux HD (iPad)

I hate it when marketers misposition a game to try and make it seem like it’s more than it is in effect. It happens a great deal with iOS games, and it’s happened here.