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July 30, 2013

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I know quite a few of us here at Digitally Downloaded are fans of Goichi Suda and have been following the upcoming Killer is Dead closely. We have talked about it in a handful of articles with screenshots, and now we have the latest trailer. This game oozes style –…

Review: Rivals at War 2084 (iPad)

July 29, 2013

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Looking at the screenshots, Rivals at War 2084 (or RAW 2084), could have been a superb game. It looks like it has everything going for it to make for an addictive free-to-play game. It’s got collectable cards, it’s got a neat setting and the promise of team-based arena warfare is…

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July 29, 2013

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As many in the games community will be aware by now; this weekend brought with it one of the sorriest exchanges in gaming history. GameTrailers’ Marcus Beer decided to take a crack at Fez developer, Phil Fish, over his disdain with the media for asking him his thoughts on the…

Ashes Cricket delayed to the next Ashes competition

July 29, 2013

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As we recently reported, the upcoming Ashes Cricket game had been delayed, and missed a launch window that was pretty critical for the game; the Ashes tournament. Now it looks like whatever bug prevented the game from hitting that launch window was a whopper; the game’s been delayed to the…

Review: Earthbound (Wii U)

July 29, 2013

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I had never had the opportunity to play Earthbound before. That’s not from lack of desire to experience it, but being Australian means that I miss out on all kinds of classic RPGs (and a bunch of modern ones as well) that people rave about. However, Earthbound was an especially…

Interview: Current Circus on bringing music to games

July 29, 2013

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Remember Electroplankton? Possibly not because it was a pretty niche title back on the Nintendo DS. But it did establish a fanbase of its own by offering players something quite unique; the ability to play with sound. There was no end-game bosses, no levelling and no headshots, rather, Electroplankton was…

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July 29, 2013

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Hot on the heels of the upcoming Ashes Cricket game from Aussie developer, Trickstar Games (and the publisher really should hurry up and release this game), another Australian developer is stepping in to attempt to provider the cricket nations around the world a FIFA-beater. Big Ant, based down in Melbourne,…

Review: Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark (PS3)

July 28, 2013

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Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark sneaks its way onto the PlayStation Network and brings its unique mix of puzzle/platforming and stealth-based action onto both the PS3 and the Vita, packing the much beloved cross-buy and cross-save features right along with it. This is a game that stands proudly…

Activision buys itself out for $8.2 billion

July 26, 2013

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Because the biggest news is always left for last in the week; Activision Blizzard will become an independent company as CEO, Bobby Kotick, and the company’s co-chairman, Brian Kelly, have led a $8.2 billion buyout from the parent company, Vivendi. Vivendi has been shopping around for a buyer of the…

Review: Capsized (Xbox 360)

July 26, 2013

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Despite the fact that I never really got into the RPG genre (which deserves an article of its own), I have always loved exploring mysterious new worlds. This doesn’t happen much outside of your Elder Scrolls and Dragon Quests, but games like Super Metroid and Shadow Complex managed to combine…

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