Stephane Jankowski It’s not usually a point of pride to lose at something 23 times in a row, especially in the world of competitive gaming. But for Ubisoft Quebec’s Stephane Jankowski, it’s not only a point of pride, it’s proof that Might & Magic: Duel of Champions – for which…
Read MoreAtsushi Miyauchi, director of Dynasty Warriors 8, likes Australia. The first time he visited it was for his honeymoon. Now he’s down under a second time, to speak to media at the first PAX Australia about the imminent release of Dynasty Warriors 8, a game that from early reviews and…
Read MoreEric Lee Smith Very (very) late last year we reviewed a new iOS release from a new developer. Battle of the Bulge, by, Shenandoah Studios, impressed us mightily because it got some things that are critical to wargames right that most iOS competitors had, to that point, failed to do;…
Read MoreHere at Digitally Downloaded, a few of our team has been spending a substantial amount of time with the recently released indie gaming console, Ouya. In doing so, we came across a unique hybrid indie title that creatively mixes Dubstep music and twin-stick shooting mechanics together in such a way…
Read MoreA couple of generations of gaming ago, a few developers experimented with claymation and bringing the unique and hugely entertaining style of stop-motion gaming to gamers. Unfortunately, games like Clayfighter demonstrated some issues with this style of game – it just doesn’t work for action titles. However there was one…
Read MoreGamification. Here’s a word that will send shivers of fear down the back of anyone that hates marketing buzzwords. For gamification is the buzzword of the games industry at the moment. What is it? Simply put it’s the idea of taking something that is anything but a game, like education…
Read MoreOne of the interesting Australian indie developers is Green Stripe Snake, a one-man project fronted by Ben Kosmina. Its three projects; MacGuffin’s Curse, Jolly Rover and Pirate Blast, are fascinating in that, not only are they fun games in their own right, but they are far more than one-man projects.…
Read MoreRecently, a small group of former NIS America staffers formed a localisation company of their own. acttil (stands for acceptance + creativity + teamwork + trust + innovation + love) is offering Japanese developers a full range of localisation and marketing services. With so many great games in Japan going…
Read MoreIf there is one thing that Dr. Chris Moore, Lecturer of Media and Communications at Australia’s Deakin University and one of Australia’s foremost academics studying games, has learned about a crowdfunding project it’s that doing one successfully requires a unique marketing skill set than many indie game developers will find…
Read More“It’s tough any time you try something new.” Naughty Dog Game Designer, Ricky Cambier knows the creative challenges behind new IP more than most; he’s one of the minds behind arguably the year’s biggest new IP, The Last Of Us. A game that focuses on survival while balancing action and…
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