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July 17, 2013

Final Fantasy XIII-3/Lightning Returns/Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII/objectification/Opinion/sexism

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

EA/Electronic Arts/NCAA Football 14/PS3 Review/Sony PlayStation 3

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…

Review: Donkey Kong (Wii U)

July 17, 2013

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After a couple of weeks of sheer excitement with great new game releases – XCOM on the iPad, The Last Of Us on the PS3, and Time and Eternity for the otaku amongst us, it seems that we’re in a rare quiet moment for game releases right now. So picking…

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July 16, 2013

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Capcom took a chance and created a new IP in Dragon’s Dogma, which turned out to be very successful for the company despite a wide range of critical opinions. I personally enjoyed the game a good deal, and am looking forward to seeing what they do with the series going…

An early look at the creatures of Monster Hunter 4

July 16, 2013

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Monster Hunter has a huge following everywhere, but particularly in Japan. Monster Hunter 4 is set to release on the Nintendo 3DS September 14th of this year in Japan. It’s been a while since there has been a genuinely new Monster Hunter game; for some time now Capcom has been…

Review: Sine Mora (iPad)

July 16, 2013

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Grasshopper Manufacture’s Sine Mora has done the rounds for a while now – it’s on PS3, Xbox 360, PC and was even a PS Plus “freebie” on the Vita. And now, it joins Liberation Maiden as a Goichi Suda production to hit the iPad. If we’re being brutally honest though,…

American McGee launches Kickstarter for Alice animated movie

July 16, 2013

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The man behind those two rather spectacular visions of Alice in Wonderland, American McGee, has launched a Kickstarter to produce Alice: Otherlands, a short film taking place in his dark vision for the Lewis Carroll classic character. (Be sure to check out our exclusive interview with McGee) Alice: Otherlands is…

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