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You can buy Earthbound on the Wii U for $9.99 right now!

July 19, 2013

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What just might be the most anticipated Virtual Console release that never happen on the Wii, has at long last arrived on the Wii U Virtual Console: Earthbound. The cult classic that has only been available via physical copy outside of Japan – typical resale value soars above $100 USD…

Review: Sonic the Hedgehog (3DS)

July 18, 2013

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Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Game Gear is perhaps not the game that immediately comes to mind upon hearing the name. Preceding Sega’s days as a third party publisher or before systems had the capacity to handle one of the company’s innumerable ports, the decision was made to create…

Hardware review: Ouya

July 18, 2013

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When Ouya landed on Kickstarter, the reception throughout the gaming media world was understandably mixed. Why do we need an Android-based console to play the games that we’re already playing on mobile devices? We also heard many journalists’ sentiments that the console would never be competitive with the established digital…

Review: Cargo Chaos (iPhone)

July 18, 2013

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Within the casual puzzler market on iOS, it’s virtually impossible to stand out now. Whether it’s an in-app purchase freemium title, or sold at $0.99/ $1.99 purchase up-front game, there’s virtually nothing that we haven’t seen in some form before. Given that these games do need to compete with Angry…

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July 17, 2013

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It’s US-only for now, but Sony’s trial of offering real rewards for virtual trophies may well be an insight into the future of achievements systems. As reported in Gamasutra, Sony has launched a program called Greatness Awaits, where players can use the Gold trophies that they’ve earned in games to…

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July 17, 2013

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Say what you want about Final Fantasy XIII (actually, don’t; it was a damned good game if you had the patience to get past the first 10 hours), but one thing Square Enix absolutely nailed was the character of Lightning. Here was a character that somehow managed to avoid the…

The sad story of Ashes Cricket 2013

July 17, 2013

Ashes Cricket 2013/Delay/Opinion

Opinion by Matt S. Our American readers might want to tune out right now, but for our UK and Australian readers, perk up because here’s a tale of woe for you, and it’s all about a little cricket game and a delay that probably killed any real chance it had…

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July 17, 2013

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Sports titles release annually and often to the criticism of “been there, done that – show me what is new.” It is a fair question, because when you have a yearly release, it can be difficult to implement features that stand out and feel like they are worth your money.…

Trailer: Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus

July 17, 2013

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Sony has announced that Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus will be released by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation 3 in North America and Europe this fall. This is a follow-up to the titles Tools of Destruction and A Crak in Time. After the disappointment of Fuse, Insomniac has some…

Samurai Warriors 2 HD collection announced for PS3/ Vita

July 17, 2013

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As anyone who has ever read Digitally Downloaded knows, I am a massive fan of Tecmo Koei’s Warriors series. What people might not realise is that of all that franchises’ games, the Samurai Warriors series is my personal favourite. Those games quite literally inspired me to study Japanese history. Now…

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