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June 26, 2013

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In two days the Australian Classification Board has shown its true colours. That R18+ rating, which was introduced on the promise that the Board recognised the rights for Australian adults to play the kinds of games that children should not be playing, was a lie – the Board plans to…

Review: Bugs Vs. Tanks (3DS)

June 26, 2013

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Really, we expect better from Keiji Inafune. The man is outspoken, but deeply creative, and his other recent games (Soul Sacrifice, Asura’s Wrath) are well worth playing. His upcoming Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z looks brilliant. What the heck happened with Bugs Vs. Tanks? I can only assume that some executives…

Interview: Claymation, Wii U and Kickstarter; Pencil Test Studios on Armikrog

June 26, 2013

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A couple of generations of gaming ago, a few developers experimented with claymation and bringing the unique and hugely entertaining style of stop-motion gaming to gamers. Unfortunately, games like Clayfighter demonstrated some issues with this style of game – it just doesn’t work for action titles. However there was one…

Animal Crossing: New Leaf; the perfect game?

June 25, 2013

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Digitally Downloaded is invading your games! My little avatar is sitting in a cafe, having a mid-afternoon digital coffee and chat with Digitally Downloaded editor, Clark (or, at least, his avatar). They’re not actually doing much. Just performing the in-game action of sitting and chatting via short, single-line conversation bubbles.…

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June 25, 2013

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I do not mind the Spurs in the least, but I will admit I was pulling for the Heat in the finals this year – and it was a ridiculously close finals to boot. Going in, I thought the Heat would win – but there were some games that put…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap: Rezzed edition

June 25, 2013

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This past weekend, Brutal Gamer went to the Rezzed gaming expo in Birmingham, England. The show is all about indie gaming, specifically indie gaming on the PC, and man did it not disappoint. BG got hands on with a good number of titles yet to come including the very impressive…

Good news, Australian adults; the Classification Board still thinks you’re a child

June 25, 2013

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Proving further that the R18+ rating is a complete farce in Australia, the Classification Board has seen fit to ban the release of Saint’s Row IV. The game was Refused Classification (RC), meaning that retailers cannot sell the product, on the basis that interactive, visual depictions of implied sexual violence…

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June 25, 2013

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It’s ridiculous to claim that any single year is, objectively, the best year ever for gaming. Not only are you competing against nostalgia (a powerful force, that), but every year produces great games. To say one is better than any other is to ignore the achievements of games from previous…

Digitally Downloaded has a forum! Come say hello!

June 25, 2013

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One of the most commonly-requested features at Digitally Downloaded is for a forum – a place for our readers to drop in and have longer conversations about games, or just some off-topic socialising. And so without further ado I would like to unveil our new forum: http://digitallydownloaded.freegametalk.com/ Apologies for the…

Review: Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine (3DS)

June 25, 2013

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Puyo Puyo is, in this writer’s mind, the only series capable of challenging the status of Tetris as the epitome of the puzzle genre. Unfortunately, the series is criminally absent beyond Japanese shores with several key entries in the franchise such as the 20th anniversary game being entirely omitted. Considering…

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