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Review: Don Bradman Cricket 2014 (PlayStation 3)

April 6, 2014

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Review by Matt S. To explain who Don Bradman is for our American and Japanese readers, I’ll talk in terms of sports more familiar in those nations; In basketball, Michael Jordan has the most points per game on average in NBA history, at 30.12. His nearest rival was Wilt Chamberlain…

Friday 10s; the ten retired franchises we’d love to see back

April 4, 2014

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Opinion by Matt S. Everyone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so every so often we pull together a “top 10” list. These are here for fun and laughs – we’re not pretending that we’re the authority of good games taste…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap: 4/4/14

April 4, 2014

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Today in the News Wrap; we take a closer look at what’s new in Mario Kart 8, peek at the mobile incarnation of the forthcoming Hellraid, meet the Broken Lords in Endless Legend, and look at a game that’s updating the action/RPG genre with Void Expanse. Mario Kart 8 brings…

nisa-is-actually-publishing

April 4, 2014

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News by Matt S. This is unbelievable, but a very, very welcome surprise; idol games aren’t exactly a well known genre in the west, but NISA has decided to localise and publish an idol game based on the Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise in the west. Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection (or PP…

Review: Deception IV: Blood Ties (PlayStation Vita)

April 4, 2014

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Review by Matt S. There is something deeply unpleasant, but darkly humorous about Deception IV. In a similar way that most good slasher and goreporn horror films have unpleasant content, but are less interested in being horrific as much as providing some darkly funny social commentary, Deception IV is a…

Persona 4 hitting PlayStation 3 on April 8

April 3, 2014

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News by Matt S. Persona 4 is one of the finest JRPGs ever released. Combining a dating sim-style social game with some rich JRPG combat mechanics, the game is enthralling for every moment over its 70+ hour run time. In fact, there is so much to do and see in…

Review: Pure Chess (Nintendo 3DS)

April 3, 2014

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Review by Clark A. Chess has never been a spectacle of a sport in the same way as other great games are but that hasn’t impeded its capacity to deliver high-stakes, strategic action over a period lengthier than a millennium. So given that Digitally Downloaded’s editor-in-chief has practically gushed over…

Review: TowerFall Ascension (PlayStation 4)

April 3, 2014

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Review by Nick H. TowerFall Ascension is a title that feels right at home next to Mario Kart, Tiny Brains or any other kind of party game. The idea is simple, but the execution is almost flawless. You and some friends are dropped into one of more than a hundred…

PlayStation 4 tactics RPG, NAtURAL DOCtRINE, confirmed for English release

April 3, 2014

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News by Matt S. Good news, folks! One of the more interesting PlayStation 4 games currently under development in Japan has been confirmed for an English release. NAtURAL DOCtRINE is a tactics RPG from Kadokawa Games Studio, it will be published locally by NISA. The game will also be released…

Review: Quest of Dungeons (PC)

April 3, 2014

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. Thanks to the leaps in technology over the past few years games have looked better than they ever have. Sometimes though, all you really want is some good old classic retro fun. That’s where Quest of Dungeons comes in. Players choose between four available warriors that…

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