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May 17, 2013

Gaming Industry/Indie/Marketing/Nintendo/Opinion/Wii/Wii U

The storm of gloom has been really rolling in on the Nintendo front as of late. Anyone who even marginally pays attention to the daily games news has undoubtedly read that Nintendo won’t be holding a major press conference at this year’s E3, and many are interpreting that as a…

Preview: Fuse (PS3)

May 16, 2013

Fuse/Insomniac Games/PlayStation/Preview/Xbox 360

Fuse has really surprised me. I’ve played it twice now at media events, and I’ve gone from not being interested in it in the game in the slightest to really, really looking forward to getting stuck further into the game come release day. The first time I played the game,…

Final Fantsy X-2 HD Remastered is looking good

May 16, 2013

Final Fantasy x-2 HD Remaster/PS3/Release Information/screenshots/Sony PlayStation 3/Sony PlayStation Vita/Square Enix

There has been a lot of coverage for the Square Enix remastering of Final Fantasy X, but a lot less for Final Fantasy X-2 which was an unexpected but welcome surprise addition. It looks like this may be more than just a fresh coat of high definition paint, as Square…

Review: Persona 4 Arena (PlayStation 3)

May 16, 2013

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Persona 4 Arena took its sweet time to release locally because Atlus decided in its infinite wisdom that this game of all games is the one that was going to pioneer region locking on the PlayStation 3. With this game, the follow up to one of my favourite RPGs and…

Review: Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol (iPad)

May 16, 2013

Ace Patrol/Apple/iOS/iPad/Reviews/Sid Meier/Strategy/tactics game

Sid Meier really does have a midas touch and when 2K Games calls him in, people should pay attention. Despite 2K’s shaky history on the iPad, Sid Meier’s involvement in Ace Patrol has provided one of the finest tactics games yet made on the platform and here is a game…

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May 15, 2013

Gran Turismo/Gran Turismo 6/trailer/Trailers

The king of hardcore racing simulations is back. Sony has confirmed the development of Gran Turismo 6. 15 years and 70 million combined sales later, we’re left wondering what is coming next for this series. It can’t be more cars, surely. According to the press release (copied below),there’s going to…

Beta preview: Anno Online (PC)

May 15, 2013

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Anno Online was a pleasant surprise for me as a gamer. I’m not that familiar with the genre, and of course, bosses like to be sadisitc when handing out games to play. And, to have even more fun at my expense, this boss didn’t go into detail to what it…

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May 15, 2013

Drive Club/PS4/Release Information/screenshots/Sony PlayStation 4

Most of us here at Digitally Downloaded were pleased with what we saw during Sony’s PlayStation 4 announcement, and one of the titles that had us talking the most was Drive Club. Developed by Evolution Studio and published by Sony, this racing title is expected to see a release in…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap 5/14/13

May 15, 2013

BandFuse/Brutal Gamer News Wrap/Marvel Comics/Rift/Wolfenstein

Rift goes free to play, Wolfenstein continues to impress, the Avengers head into Infinity in Marvel’s next big crossover and are rhythm games are back (?) in today’s News Wrap. Open the Rift for free next month Rift from Trion Worlds is officially the latest MMO to go free to…

Review: Zeno Clash II (PC)

May 15, 2013

ACE Team/FPS/PC/Reviews/weird game/Zeno Clash II

One of the strangest first-person combat titles in recent years gets a sequel on the PC in a game that’s equal parts brawler and first-person shooter. Okay so first off- have you played the original Zeno Clash? If not, then you should know that Zeno Clash II places a massive…

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