Charles Dickens’ parents, John and Elizabeth Dickens, were fans of the social life; they loved to attend dinners, perform a 19th Century prototype of the now-infamous Stanky Leg at parties, and mix pleasantries with mustache taming advice at family functions. The monetary cost of this lifestyle, combined with the absurd…
Read MoreMight & Magic Heroes VII is the very definition of a mixed bag. I absolutely love the style of play, having long considered the strategy/RPG hybrid among my favourite gaming genres. However, a lack of innovation and some performance issues hold this title back from being as good as it…
Read MoreZombi was ZombiU; a Wii U launch exclusive that really worked hard to show off the console’s capabilities, but only to a middling reception. With ambitions to be a true survival horror game set in London, England, you will play as a survivor of a zombie apocalypse who (with the…
Read MoreDuring Sony’s E3 press conference, Matt predicted that “perhaps, just perhaps, a Jack the Ripper-like character shows up somewhere.” He must be psychic. Not only is Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate getting a Ripper-like character, they are getting the Jack The Ripper. Okay, since nobody really knows who the infamous serial killer…
Read MoreNot satisfied with simply bringing its console games into the next generation, Ubisoft has revealed it is attempting to do the same for theme parks. In an announcement that – for many of us – came out of nowhere, it disclosed their plans to build a “next-gen” theme park in…
Read More“Mellow greetings, what seems to be your Boggle?” a guard quips to Wesley Snipes. Wesley responds by asking the guard how much he weighs before throwing him through a glass cabinet. At times while playing Boggle for the PlayStation 4, I felt like the guard, other times, I felt like…
Read MoreToy Soldiers: War Chest overcomes a handful of smaller annoyances such as in-game purchases and some painfully irritating sound work, and manages to deliver an engaging mix of strategy and action that is wrapped up an in imaginative, nostalgic package. G.I. Joe. He-Man. I saw these in the recent trailer…
Read MoreWelcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly news feature, Catch-up coffee Monday. Each Monday we will bring you the best news from the previous week that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us! Tropico 5 is finally coming…
Read MoreIt may be later than expected (unless you considering August “early in the year” as we had originally been promised) but Toy Soldiers: War Chest is coming, and soon! Ubisoft has announced that the third game in the popular series is coming to Xbox One and PC on August 11,…
Read MoreWe at Digitally Downloaded may tend to shy away from shooters such as those in the Rainbow Six franchise, but Ubisoft’s new trailer for Rainbow Six: Siege is pretty freaking cool. Steering away from the traditional trailer where the viewer sits idly by, there is a lot to look at…
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