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September 9, 2013

Sony has announced an all-new PlayStation Vita model that it hopes will be more attractive to a broader, more casual audience than the original console. Given that Sony’s messaging in the lead up to the release of the original Vita was that it was a console for “serious” gamers, this…

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September 9, 2013

Dr. Michael Fraser/Features/Gaming Industry/Major Feature/Stress/Video Games

Stress is defined as mental, emotional, or physical strain or tension. Stress affects every human being and is a part of our everyday lives, both positive and negative. But how does stress correlate to video games? Video games are under constant scrutiny for the supposed negative impact they can have…

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September 9, 2013

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Making a standout top-down racing game is a difficult proposition now. It’s a mature genre without much room for innovation and there are no shortage of great games out for people keen on a Micro Machines clone. TNT Racers is not a standout example of the genre. But it is…

Friday 10s: Ten Japanese games that sadly never got localised

September 6, 2013

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Everyone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so each week 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 in the world and this…

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September 6, 2013

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The Academy for Interactive Entertainment (AIE), one of Australia’s most prominent games industry educators, is preparing for its third annual series of iFEST conferences, to be held in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. These events have exploded in popularity as the Australian indie development scene has grown to compensate for our…

Review: Atelier Meruru Plus: The Apprentice Of Arland (Vita)

September 5, 2013

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Oh how I love Meruru. I discovered the Atelier series with Rorona. It became my favourite JRPG franchise with Totori, but Meruru is something else entirely; this is the perfect traditional, turn-based JRPG as far as I’m concerned. If you haven’t played an Atelier game before, then you might as…

Trailer: XCOM: Enemy Within gameplay walkthrough

September 5, 2013

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I suspect that just about all of Digitally Downloaded’s readers are looking for XCOM: Enemy Within. After a rather decent effort at changing up the tactical gameplay of the series for some shooter action in The Bureau, it is downright refreshing to know that 2K Games understands that people want…

Review: One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 (PS3)

September 5, 2013

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When it comes to the licensed Warriors games, how much you enjoy them depends entirely on how much you like the source material. If you’re a fan of Fist of the North Star, you’re going to enjoy those games more than someone who isn’t. This is true of One Piece…

Gone Home; when the narrative respects the player, everyone wins

September 5, 2013

Gone Home/Indie/narrative/Opinion/story

I wanted to write a brief piece to highlight Gone Home, and specifically its narrative. The way this little indie title goes about the business of creating narrative is something that every game developer should take note of, because it’s a rare example of a developer taking advantage of the…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap: 8/5/13

September 4, 2013

Dark Horse Comics/LEGO Minifigures/Microsoft Xbox One/The Star Wars/XCom

The Xbox One finally has a release date, LEGO Minifigures go online, XCOM shows off its new War Machines and we take a look at Dark Horse Comics’ The Star Wars in today’s roundup. November’s going to be expensive Well, it will if you plan on getting a PS4 and…

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