It’s US-only for now, but Sony’s trial of offering real rewards for virtual trophies may well be an insight into the future of achievements systems. As reported in Gamasutra, Sony has launched a program called Greatness Awaits, where players can use the Gold trophies that they’ve earned in games to…
Read MoreSony has announced that Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus will be released by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation 3 in North America and Europe this fall. This is a follow-up to the titles Tools of Destruction and A Crak in Time. After the disappointment of Fuse, Insomniac has some…
Read MoreAs anyone who has ever read Digitally Downloaded knows, I am a massive fan of Tecmo Koei’s Warriors series. What people might not realise is that of all that franchises’ games, the Samurai Warriors series is my personal favourite. Those games quite literally inspired me to study Japanese history. Now…
Read MoreTokyo Jungle was a weird game. Not just because it is weird (though any game which features psychopathic Pomeranian that can take down a fully grown freaking Tiger is not just weird, it’s downright terrifying), but because it is a game that I really, truly should have loved. But I…
Read MoreDragon’s Crown already looks like it will be a very entertaining fantasy title, but Atlus recently posted a preview of Dragon’s Crown Artworks – a 64-page book that comes as part of a pre-order for the game. This title is being released by Atlus on August 6th for the PlayStation…
Read MoreA handful of new characters were shown off in art and screenshots for the upcoming Fairy Fencer F. Published by Compile Heart, this RPG is slated for release on the Sony Playstation 3 on September 19th of this year in Japan. Still no announcement about a release outside of Japan…
Read MoreThe Ninja Storm series is arguably the most popular of the Naruto games that Namco Bandai releases, and now Cyberconnect2 will be updating its last entry to Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst. A new chapter of content and character for versus mode will be added, as well…
Read MoreAs a big Dragon Ball Z fan, I realise that the games very rarely cover ‘new ground’ these days, but I still get excited over new releases as Namco Bandai tries to do different things with the series. This one appears to be a fighting game with a multiplayer slant…
Read MoreI’m not sure people realise the degree of difficulty that is involved in a pinball game. It looks simple after all; it’s a ball bouncing around a small piece of barely animated real estate. But on a technical level, pinball is a nightmare of a game to develop. This is…
Read MoreIt took me all of five minutes to realise I was not going to enjoy my time with Blood Knights. In that first five minutes I was led through a tutorial dungeon which, in most games, introduces the characters and sets up the narrative by introducing a conflict. But at…
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