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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…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap; 3/19/13

March 19, 2013

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Escape the tyranny of King Washington and go behind the scenes of The Walking Dead game from Activision in this Tuesday’s News Wrap. Lots to talk about this week in the world of downloadable add-ons with some single player expansions to some of the biggest games of 2012. As a…

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