Aussie readers of DDNet, have we got a treat for you! (Note: this competition is only open to Australian residents. Apologies, overseas friends, but I’m sure we’ll have another contest for you soon) Stranger Of Paradise is one of the finest, and smartest, games in Square Enix’s storied series. As we wrote in our 4.5/5 review: Do you know that…
While being American, I do have a history of putting down games that contain meat-tanks which wield ridiculously-sized bullet dispensers and instead picking up something that’s been developed from the other side of the pond. One of those times was when I started playing the racing game TrackMania Nations Forever,…
Read MoreTake part in Operation Shieldwall this weekend. Starting Friday May 25th at 6pm PST and wrapping up on Monday the 28th at 5am, this newest Mass Effect 3 multiplayer event is loaded with new Bounty Challenges. Allied Goal: Promote 50,000 characters. Successful completion of the allied goal will grant all players a Victory…
Read MoreLots to like in this week’s edition of the PSN update including Alex Kidd, Street Fighter IV Arcade, and Dr.Who: The Eternity Clock. Maybe the biggest release though, is the long awaited PS Move title Scorcery. Scorcery casts your PS Move controller as a magic wand and puts you int…
Read MoreIn the beginning of May, I joined this site and posted an article about Portal 2’s upcoming “Perpetual Testing Initiative” update. The update would include a simplified level editor for all Portal 2 owners in which they could create and distribute their own Portal-esque puzzles. The update would also add…
Read MoreOnline racer Auto Club Revolution welcomes the Brickyard in it’s newest content update. It’s a pretty big expansion for Eutechnyx’ online only racing title as it adds a big time, all American institution with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, known affectionately as “the Brickyard”, opened in 1909…
Read MoreActivision’s latest James Bond title, 007 Legends, will take you to the moon for a date with Jaws. If you don’t know, the new game ties together six different classic Bond films. Instead of having the whole experience focus on just the upcoming Skyfall movie, Legends will take players through…
Read MoreSaddened as I was to learn that the upcoming PS Vita version of SMB is not based on the classic Banana Splits cartoon, it still looks like a pretty fun time. Fun if you like Monkeys rolling around in little plastic balls anyway. In any event, the finished game will…
Read MoreWe’re big fans of Music Unlimited here at Digitally Downloaded. The music service works great and looks great on the Vita and PS3. But the big problem behind the service is it hasn’t worked on smartphones and tablets, where people often go to listen to their music. That’s all changing,…
Read MoreE3 is typically the most exciting time of year for the games industry. The fact that is manages to create a vacuum where very little interesting stuff (as in, news releases or game launches) happens for a couple of weeks before, and a couple of weeks after the event is…
Read MoreWhat happens when you take a genre that console gamers don’t usually get to enjoy, work hard to make it look good and play well and then release it? Encouragement to never do it again. That’s precisely what happened to one of Ubisoft’s most interesting games in recent times, R.U.S.E.…
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