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Ar Nosurge: Ode To An Unborn Star is westward bound

June 25, 2014

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News by Matt S. Ohboyohboyohboyohboy. GUST has another JRPG headed to our PlayStation 3 consoles. And this one isn’t even an Atelier game. Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star takes place in a world where music and song can create magic. Staring Delta and Casty, players need to protect…

Review: 1001 Spikes (PC)

June 25, 2014

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Review by Shaan J. There’s been a noticeable resurgence of old-school, retro-inspired platformers in the last five years or so, and some of the more noteworthy titles attempt to elevate their difficulty status to something akin of “NES-hard”. A lot of games fall short of this mark. 1001 Spikes does…

Anime Review: Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor Collection (Season 4, DVD)

June 25, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Back when I was in high school, if the girls’ skirts behaved like they did in Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor I suspect that the puberty version of me might not have got much study done. Actually, that’s unreasonable. It’s not like I was the best of…

Trailer: the new content coming to Final Fantasy XIV looks amazing

June 25, 2014

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News by Matt S. We like Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn here at Digitally Downloaded. In fact, we really like it. Square Enix managed to achieve a minor miracle in turning the mess of the original release into one of the most compelling MMOs on the market. Of course,…

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June 25, 2014

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News by Matt S. A Song For Viggo is a point-and-click adventure game that explores the darkest of depression; it’s a game about the aftermath of a parent that accidentally kills their child. It’s a game that looked to Kickstarter to get funded, and with just four days left, it’s…

Review: Valiant Hearts: The Great War (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 24, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Valiant Hearts was one of my picks for E3 2014, courtesy of a trailer that had me in tears. It seemed like, after all the years that people have been making games, this was the game that would finally tackle the subject of war in a…

Review: GRID Autosport (Sony PlayStation 3)

June 24, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Releasing games on last-gen consoles certainly makes economic sense still. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 have an install base that is an order of magnitude larger than the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. On the downside, releasing a game such as a racing game on…

Trailer: The Settlers are making a return with Kingdoms of Anteria

June 24, 2014

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News by Matt S. The Settlers is one of the most respected and venerable RTS franchises out there, and it has been a while since we last saw a proper game in the franchise. Ubisoft today has announced the The Settlers – Kingdoms of Anteria will be the next game…

Early Access Preview: Vertiginous Golf (PC)

June 23, 2014

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Preview by Shaan J. I’ve never envied those developers who choose to take up the task of developing a ‘sports’ game. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with sports games, but there’s an inherent sense of stagnation that plagues that genre, one that is most noticeable in franchises that rely…

Anime Review: Attack on Titan (DVD)

June 23, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Attack on Titan has been a revelation in the world of anime, disrupting the standard models for commercial success and pushing the boundaries of what both anime and manga are capable of. This is a relentless, dark, and brutally violent action adventure series; one that doesn’t…

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