Yep, screw waiting for these games to be localised Good news for all importers, as Siliconera has reported that a tweet from Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed that the PlayStation 4 will indeed be region free. If everything else that Sony achieved in that two-hour show today wasn’t enough, this is…
Read MoreOne of the big announcements at the Sony E3 show was that the PlayStation 4 would be released at $399 in the US. That’s $100 cheaper than the Xbox One ($499). In Australia, Microsoft has done the right thing with its pricing. The Xbox One here will cost $599. That’s…
Read MoreThe answer to that title is… close, but not quite. I already wrote up my thoughts on Microsoft’s presentation earlier, which I thought was far better than its the last several conferences, including at E3 and that earlier Xbox One announcements. Now Sony has revealed their console, plenty of games,…
Read MoreSony was swinging a baseball bat and hitting home runs left, right, and centre with its E3 show. Superb pricing, consumer-friendly business models, game after game after game. It was breathtaking and if my Twitter feed is anything to go by Sony just won itself an entire legion of fans.…
Read MoreMost people spent their childhoods riding bikes, attending school, or perhaps indulging in the occasional video game. The protagonist of the Natsume-published Chulip transitions into adulthood by kissing police officers, train conductors, alien monkeys, underground onions, and the drunkard father of his love interest. Clearly most people had nothing on…
Read MoreYou know how sometimes people enjoy the guilty pleasure of a movie that is “so bad it’s good”? For example, I have a buddy who loves Nicolas Cage movies for that very reason. Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta Episode 1 (the only time in this review I will type out…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again! E3 is just a few short days away, and naturally that’s all we’re going to be talking about for the next week or so. But what are the Digitally Downloaded team looking forward to the most? Over the next couple of days our team will…
Read MoreOne of the nicest surprises of the year so far for the PlayStation 3 has been the release of a creakily-old, but quite enjoyable western RPG, ArcaniA 4. Retitled ArcaniA: The Complete Tale – one assumes because it’s the first time a PlayStation console has had a game of the…
Read MoreI have a very high tolerance for games that others call clones. I see differences in PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale that set it apart from Smash Brothers games, for instance. There’s even the occasional Gameloft game that I can enjoy despite them inevitably being clones of PC and console…
Read MoreWe have posted some screens and even an announcement trailer for GungHo Online Entertainment’s upcoming Ragnarok Odyssey Ace – and now we have a few more screenshots and a little more information. A hard date of August 29th has been set for Japan, and both Europe and North America are…
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