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Brutal Gamer News Wrap; 3/21/13

March 21, 2013

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It’s a good kind of surprise, but Silent Hill Book of Memories is actually getting some new content and there’s Epic Mickey 2, Deus Ex, and Deadly Premonition news a plenty this week. Ports! Folks love ’em! …what do you mean ‘no’? Porting games that are already proven to new…

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is looking good

March 21, 2013

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I am a big fan of both Final Fantasy XIII and XIII-2 and Lightning was my favorite character from those games. So one could argue I am the exact audience Square Enix is targeting with their upcoming Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Here we get a look at some abilities…

Review: Dead or Alive 5 Plus (Vita)

March 21, 2013

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Every so often I have to admit that I get a review wrong. When I reviewed Dead or Alive 5 on the PlayStation 3, I’d plugged about 30 hours into it, and while I enjoyed it, it didn’t quite hook into me like I wanted it to. But this was…

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March 20, 2013

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By now it is safe to say that we are big fans of the Atelier games here at Digitally Downloaded, and at a recent festival, they announced on Sunday “Project A15”. A quick trailer and a handful of images were released as well – sort of a teaser for the…

Review: Legion (iPad)

March 20, 2013

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Matrix and Slitherine are strategy game specialists, and as such I have always been a bit disappointed that they haven’t done more with the iPad format to date. Here is a platform that is just perfect for strategy games and has really, so far, undelivered in terms of both quality…

Review: Pandora’s Tower (Wii)

March 20, 2013

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Pandora’s Tower is a game that I, a humble Aussie, has had access to for some time. Well over a year, in fact. Given that it’s about to be released, finally, in the US, we felt it was a good time to review it as the Nintendo Wii’s swan song…

Atelier Totori Plus now on US PSN; Go download and be merry

March 19, 2013

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A quick note for our American readers – Atelier Totori Plus is now available on the US PlayStation Network. The game that scored an R18+ rating in Australia for sexual content (i.e extra swimsuit costumes while Tomb Raider gets an MA15+ rating for goreporn) was, according to our Twitter account,…

This week’s Play-Asia specials: Persona 4 Golden for cheap!

March 19, 2013

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If you’re on the hunt for some cheap games for your consoles, Play-Asia rotates around weekly specials, and there are often some really great bargains to be picked up. So what’s on for this week? Persona 4 on the Vita. There’s other stuff but… well, Persona 4 on Vita Persona…

Interview: Zen Studios’ managing director on saving pinball, Star Wars, and more to come

March 19, 2013

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Zen Studios is basically doing everything right in the market. It’s the forefront developer and publisher of videogame pinball titles, and so has been heralded as something of a saviour for the entire pinball industry. And at the helm of Zen Studios is a businessman, not someone who has come…

Final Fantasy X HD… now with X-2!

March 19, 2013

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We have been following Final Fantasy X HD here for some time – that game is probably my favorite Final Fantasy title to date, with other editors such as Matt also holding that particular release in high regard. Well, a little more news trickled out today.If you buy this for…

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