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Review: Shovel Knight (PC)

June 30, 2014

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Review by Shaan J. Shovel Knight might just be my favourite “NES” game of all time, and that’s saying a lot. As much as I love to play new releases, I always enjoy revisiting older titles, even if it’s a game I’ve played to death. But booting up a decidedly…

Cooking and dancing combine with big jumblies for Senran Kagura: Bon Appétit; Aussie and EU release confirmed

June 30, 2014

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News by Matt S. So Atelier Rorona lands itself an R18+ rating in Australia, but take the (amusingly) oversexualisation of Senran Kagura, mix it with cooking and dancing(!) and release it in the same country, and it gets by with an MA15+ rating instead. Let’s all remind ourselves just how…

Anime review: Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust (DVD)

June 30, 2014

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Review by Matt S. After watching the movie-length anime, Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust, I needed to hit up the Wikipedia in order to understand what happened in the previous “episodes.” This is a complex anime, to be sure, and while I wouldn’t advise anyone to start with this “episode,”…

Review: Desert Fox: The Battle of El Alamein (iPad)

June 29, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Shenandoah Studios is the ultimate example of what a specialist studio can do with the tablet and smartphone platform to create deep, engaging experiences. Focusing entirely on classical wargames, the studio is on to its third game with Desert Fox: The Battle of El Alamein, and…

The games of July: It’s a quiet month, but not empty

June 27, 2014

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List by Jim S. July is typically the quietest month of the year when it comes to game releases. As everyone recovers from the excitement of E3, publishers take the time to prepare themselves for the end of year release cycle. That said, there’s a couple of notable game releases…

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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

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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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