List by Jim S. July is typically the quietest month of the year when it comes to game releases. As everyone recovers from the excitement of E3, publishers take the time to prepare themselves for the end of year release cycle. That said, there’s a couple of notable game releases…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Having the audacity to try and come up with a sequel to the (literally) ancient game of chess takes gonads. And yet that is exactly what David Sirlin is doing with the straightforwardly-named Chess 2. Sirlin might not be a name that is instantly recognisable, but…
Read MorePlenty to talk about this past week on BG including Crytek’s possible bankruptcy woes, the emergence of a possible release date for Batman: Arkham Knight, more Phil Fish nuttiness, and tha announcement of a new The Settlers game. Crytek in Crisis talks over bankruptcy claims Although things have stabilized somewhat in…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Alien: Isolation went down well at E3 2014, it seems. SEGA’s put together a short trailer to show off just how popular it was at the show. This is a game that promises to be a very frighting experience indeed. True to the atmosphere of Ridley…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Digitally Downloaded is looking for talented and dedicated writers! The site is going from strength to strength, and with that there is so much to do that we can’t possibly cover everything we would like to. So we’re looking for people to review games, write news,…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Here’s a fascinating little fact I’ve come across; according to data from Newzoo, North America is no longer the biggest market for games. The USA is still the largest single market for games, reporting $20.5 billion in revenue from games, but looking at game revenue from…
Read MoreReview by Andrew M. What makes a mobile game insanely addictive? Sitting down to play Nun Attack Origins: Yuki’s Silent Quest. Playing this for the first time, I instantly had the same feelings I had when I was lost in an Angry Birds black hole a few years back; I…
Read MoreReview by Sam M. If there is one genre that still hasn’t found strong footing on touchscreens it’s platformers. While there are a few exceptions that have succeeded, and attempts to simplify the genre down into endless runners and the like have been commercially successful, many traditional platformers suffer from…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Ohboyohboyohboyohboy. GUST has another JRPG headed to our PlayStation 3 consoles. And this one isn’t even an Atelier game. Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star takes place in a world where music and song can create magic. Staring Delta and Casty, players need to protect…
Read MoreReview by Shaan J. There’s been a noticeable resurgence of old-school, retro-inspired platformers in the last five years or so, and some of the more noteworthy titles attempt to elevate their difficulty status to something akin of “NES-hard”. A lot of games fall short of this mark. 1001 Spikes does…
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