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Aussie indie developer, Nnooo, has become a publisher

August 7, 2013

Australia/Cubemen/Financial results/Nnooo/publishing

Well, this is a neat bit of news for the Australian game development industry; Australian indie developer, Nnooo, has just announced its first foray into third-party game publishing. The developer, behind such hits as escapeVektor and Spirit Hunters, is lending another Australian developer, 3 Sprockets, its Nintendo expertise to get…

Why games need to be shorter

August 7, 2013

Attack of the Friday Monsters/game length/Ni No Kuni/Opinion/Persona/Persona 4 Golden

I’ve recently finished the main plot of Attack of the Friday Monsters on the Nintendo 3DS. That wasn’t much of a feat actually as the game only took two hours and thirty minutes. And yet after finishing it I couldn’t help but think that I would love for more games…

Review: Undead Bowling (3DS)

August 7, 2013

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The title is explanation enough. Undead Bowling is a bowling game that features zombies as pins with a gritty, post-apocalypse setting. It’s not original and it’s definitely not engrossing, to be quite honest. With the 3DS limitations, it’s a choppy, blocky mess with a laughably small amount of content considering…

Interview: Developer of Black Annex on making a game as a hobby

August 6, 2013

Australia/Black Annex/Indie/Interview/Interviews/PAX Australia

At PAX Australia, Digitally Downloaded’s Sam caught up with Lance McDonald, the man who has somehow managed to build a game engine from scratch using QBASIC while also managing a full time job, with a wife and two kids at home. Lance talked about how important engaging with the player…

hunting-for-more-monsters-some-screens

August 6, 2013

Capcom/Monster Hunter Frontier G/PS3/Release Information/screenshots/Sony PlayStation 3/trailer/Wii U

Capcom has been releasing a lot of screens and information about its upcoming 3DS Monster Hunter title, but now we have a new trailer and a handful of additional screenshots for their PlayStation 3 and Wii U game. Monster Hunter Frontier G is slated for the PS3 on November 20th…

lots-of-street-fighter-news-new

August 6, 2013

Capcom/Release Information/street fighter/Street Fighter Battle Combination/Street Fighter X All Capcom/Tekken X Street Fighter

Street Fighter is getting a bit of extra love from Capcom over the next year. Some of these feel like they are pages taken out of the Tekken playbook – and well, one announcement directly relates to Tekken. I will start with that one first. Street Fighter X Tekken released…

Square Enix turnaround on track

August 6, 2013

Financial results/Square Enix

Square Enix’s quarterly results for the financial year paint a picture of a company that is just about back in the black: the company has reduced its losses by 75 per cent year-on-year. For the quarter the company reported a loss of ¥493 million ($5 million US), which is a…

Atelier Rorona is getting a remake for PS3 and Vita? Ohboyohboyohboy

August 6, 2013

Atelier/Atelier Ayesha/Atelier Rorona/Atelier Totori/Gust/Tecmo Koei

Well, colour me surprised by this news; despite being the first game in the Arland trilogy, Atelier Rorona is appearing on the PlayStation Vita last. The good news is, unlike Atelier Totori and Meruru, this isn’t going to be a straight port; the game’s getting a complete makeover. This is…

Review: Tales of Xillia (PS3)

August 6, 2013

JRPG/Namco Bandai/PlayStation/PlayStation 3/Reviews/Tales/Tales of Xillia

The Tales series has a long history; 14 main games and a handful of side quests. Through that time there has been a remarkably consistent approach to game design and though there’s been general improvements and tweaks to the spreadsheets operating the game, for the player, there’s a familiarity about…

Review: 3D Game Collection (3DS)

August 6, 2013

3D Game Collection/3DS eShop/eShop/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/puzzle/Puzzle Game/Reviews

Back when I was a youngster, whenever my family would make a lengthy trip on a train or plane or some other form of transport where I was going to be sitting on my backside for long periods of time, my parents would buy me one of those puzzle books…

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