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June 27, 2014

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News by Matt S. Having the audacity to try and come up with a sequel to the (literally) ancient game of chess takes gonads. And yet that is exactly what David Sirlin is doing with the straightforwardly-named Chess 2. Sirlin might not be a name that is instantly recognisable, but…

BG News Wrap: 6/27/14

June 27, 2014

Batman: Arkham Knight/Crytek/fez/The Settlers/Ubisoft

Plenty to talk about this past week on BG including Crytek’s possible bankruptcy woes, the emergence of a possible release date for Batman: Arkham Knight, more Phil Fish nuttiness, and tha announcement of a new The Settlers game. Crytek in Crisis talks over bankruptcy claims Although things have stabilized somewhat in…

Trailer: SEGA’s pretty proud of Alien: Isolation

June 27, 2014

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News by Matt S. Alien: Isolation went down well at E3 2014, it seems. SEGA’s put together a short trailer to show off just how popular it was at the show. This is a game that promises to be a very frighting experience indeed. True to the atmosphere of Ridley…

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June 27, 2014

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News by Matt S. Digitally Downloaded is looking for talented and dedicated writers! The site is going from strength to strength, and with that there is so much to do that we can’t possibly cover everything we would like to. So we’re looking for people to review games, write news,…

America isn’t the biggest market for games… so why are all the big budget games still made for Americans?

June 27, 2014

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Opinion by Matt S. Here’s a fascinating little fact I’ve come across; according to data from Newzoo, North America is no longer the biggest market for games. The USA is still the largest single market for games, reporting $20.5 billion in revenue from games, but looking at game revenue from…

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June 26, 2014

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Review by Andrew M. What makes a mobile game insanely addictive? Sitting down to play Nun Attack Origins: Yuki’s Silent Quest. Playing this for the first time, I instantly had the same feelings I had when I was lost in an Angry Birds black hole a few years back; I…

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June 26, 2014

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Review by Sam M. If there is one genre that still hasn’t found strong footing on touchscreens it’s platformers. While there are a few exceptions that have succeeded, and attempts to simplify the genre down into endless runners and the like have been commercially successful, many traditional platformers suffer from…

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…

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