News by Matt S. Kingdom Under Fire II is one free-to-play game that we’ve had a close eye on at Digitally Downloaded. We loved the two original Kingdom Under Fire games on the original Xbox as a clever mix of squad-based RTS, that allowed players to then take control of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Tamonobu Itagaki hasn’t released much since leaving Tecmo Koei. The almighty creator of Dead or Alive and the 3D Ninja Gaiden games hasn’t been doing nothing with his new studio, Valhalla Game Studios, however. He’s been working hard on a new IP; Devil’s Third. This game…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Tales of Xillia was one of the most critically acclaimed titles in Bandai Namco’s long running JRPG franchise. And so, the publisher has released a direct sequel to the game. The E3 trailer from this year focuses very much on the idea of “choice,” with the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. After a slow start, it looks like Microsoft is finally starting to attract indie developers to its Xbox One platform. We’re seeing a wide range of indie games announced for the platform at E3 this year, and Siegecraft Commander is one of the better looking ones.…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Metal Gear Solid has had a rocky couple of months, with Ground Zeroes not exactly going down well with everyone. We enjoyed it, but it’s been a controversial release indeed. The good news is that the game wasn’t the real deal. Metal Gear Solid V: The…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. We had wondered how From Software would follow up on Dark Souls II. We had felt that perhaps that franchise had been tapped out as far as possible and that perhaps, just perhaps, the developer would be better off doing as it had with King’s Field…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Paradox know how to throw together an awesome trailer. Its trailer for the original Magicka was pure gold, and the sequel follows in style. This series, which never wastes an opportunity to poke fun at game cliches across any genre you can imagine, is coming to…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Ubisoft has been using the UbiArt framework for some truly great games; Rayman, obviously, and then also Child of Light. But it’s Valiant Hearts that might just be the best UbiArt game yet, if not the best thing that Ubisoft has created yet. At E3 the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Gunman Clive was a minor hit as a cheap downloadable old-school platformer on the Nintendo 3DS. The good news is that the hand-drawn hero is making a return, with a trailer confirming that Gunman Clive 2 looks like more of the same thing. That isn’t a…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Multiplayer-only combat games are a bit in vogue right now, with examples such as Paradox’s War of the Roses and Vikings catching the eye of other developers. Bethesda’s newly-formed BattleCry Studios is one such example, and BattleCry is to be its first game. BattleCry is a…
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