Last year’s mobile-exclusive RPG Adventure Bar Story wasn’t the finest example of the genre, but it had a charm about it, in no small part because the game’s scenario was written by Shinichi Yoshiike – a minor legend in Japan’s game industry for his work on the Atelier series, amongst…
Read MoreTrials HD meets a sandbox in a game that’s seriously flawed. I don’t really want to beat up on developer baKno’s Motorbike. Really, I don’t, but there’s just so much wrong with this game that I don’t think I can come up with anything positive to say about it. Motorbike…
Read MoreRecently, there’s been a lot of discussion as to where the gaming industry is headed in the immediate future. With the next generation of consoles fully looming upon us now, there are a number of questions to be answered on what we’re to be faced with in the next couple…
Read MoreIt’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 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…
Read MoreTime and Eternity is one of the most unique JRPGs I have ever played. Given that I’ve played a lot of JRPGs that’s a pretty impressive feat. As a disclaimer up-front, this is a game that has been getting shocking reviews from many corners, and if you’re keen to read that…
Read MoreGameStick announces custom controllers via smartphones, PS3 gets its boo-boos bandaged with firmware 4.46, the Xbox One and PS4 head to GameStop Expo and you can get a look at 27 minutes of Dragon Commander gameplay in today’s News Wrap. Make your own controller, the GameStick way I have to…
Read MoreThings are never as simple as they initially seam… Less than 48 hours ago, Sony was met with an immense amount of applause at its E3 press conference when the company issued the consumer-friendly statement that the upcoming PlayStation 4 would have no restrictions in the sharing and sale of…
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