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E3 2013: Xbox One – costly, but do the games make it worthwhile?

June 10, 2013

E3 2013/Microsoft/Opinion/Xbox 360/Xbox One

I will start right off by saying this one left me feeling much better about the direction of the Xbox One than Microsoft’s initial conference did. When one of their opening comments is “it’s all about the games” – well, I feel like is back on the right track. About…

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June 10, 2013

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Namco Bandai has shown that it is willing to try a few new things with their established franchises. The most recent example has come from the Tekken series, which is following a similar path as the recent Dead or Alive free-to-play announcement. The last official Tekken console title was Tekken…

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June 10, 2013

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag/Beyond good and evil/E3 2013/Ubisoft/Watch_Dogs

Watch_Dogs, Assassin’s Creed IV, Rayman and plenty more will be present and accounted for at Ubisoft’s E3 press conference later today. Check out the show in full, live and as it happens right here. Ubisoft easily has two of the most highly anticipated games at this year’s E3 with Assassin’s…

Review: Defender’s Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (PC)

June 10, 2013

Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten/PC/PC Review/Reviews/Steam

I love stumbling onto a game where my expectations are, frankly, low – but coming away feeling like I found a game that is perhaps better than not only what I expected, but the sum of its parts. This is exactly how I feel about Defender’s Quest: Valley of the…

Review: Chulip (PS3)

June 10, 2013

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Most people spent their childhoods riding bikes, attending school, or perhaps indulging in the occasional video game. The protagonist of the Natsume-published Chulip transitions into adulthood by kissing police officers, train conductors, alien monkeys, underground onions, and the drunkard father of his love interest. Clearly most people had nothing on…

Review: Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta Episode 1 (PS3)

June 9, 2013

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You know how sometimes people enjoy the guilty pleasure of a movie that is “so bad it’s good”? For example, I have a buddy who loves Nicolas Cage movies for that very reason. Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta Episode 1 (the only time in this review I will type out…

The weekly discussion: It’s E3 time!

June 8, 2013

E3 2013/The weekly discussion/weekly chat

It’s the week most gamers look forward to every year with baited breath: E3. In a few short days we will know all the games we’ll be playing in the coming weeks and months, and we’ll get insight into not one, but two entirely new consoles that are just on…

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June 7, 2013

E3 2013/Microsoft/Nintendo/PlayStation/predictions/Sony/Wii U/Xbox 360

It’s that time of year again! E3 is just a few short days away, and naturally that’s all we’re going to be talking about for the next week or so. But what are the Digitally Downloaded team looking forward to the most? Over the next couple of days our team will…

why-e3-needs-apple

June 7, 2013

Apple/E3 2013/iPad/iPhone/Opinion

E3 positions itself as the biggest, most important convention for the games industry. Here is the place where the big announcements are made and the who’s who of the most important game developers, publishers, and console manufacturers come together to not only show us what we’ll be playing over the…

Interview: acttil, the new localisation company bringing us games from Japan

June 6, 2013

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Recently, a small group of former NIS America staffers formed a localisation company of their own. acttil (stands for acceptance + creativity + teamwork + trust + innovation + love) is offering Japanese developers a full range of localisation and marketing services. With so many great games in Japan going…

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