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February 14, 2013

Edge of Space/Handyman Games/PC/Reverb Publishing

The ‘sandbox survival adventure game’ from Reverb and HandyMan Studios is on the way to PC soon. How about a peek at the ‘box art’ and some new screens while you wait? Edge of Space is an open-world, dynamically-generated sandbox survival-adventure game set in deep space where humans were ever…

Get ready for another Nintendo Direct tomorrow

February 14, 2013

3DS/Nintendo/Nintendo Direct/Wii U

Nintendo loves its fans. Maybe that’s why it’s having a Nintendo Direct presentation on Valentine’s Day. Or maybe they just want to talk 3DS and Wii U games. There isn’t much of a description for this one, but Nintendo has indeed scheduled a Nintendo Direct for tomorrow morning. What’s on…

Europa Universalis IV Dev Diary talks choice

February 14, 2013

Europa Universalis IV/Paradox Interactive/PC

Project lead for Paradox, Thomas Johansson, talks up how the forthcoming Europa Universalis IV will change your approach to technology in the classic strategy series.EUIV places a much higher emphasis on player choice and brings a big change to the way the game is played when it comes to higher tech levels…

What if… Nintendo turned third party?

February 13, 2013

Gaming Industry/Nintendo/Opinion/third party

For all the negativity surrounding the Wii U there is also lot of praise for the console. It just doesn’t make as much noise within the industry as it probably should. Recently, Codemasters’ Senior Executive Producer Clive Moody stated: “I think it [Wii U] is the future,” when talking to…

rochard-gets-hard-times-dlc

February 13, 2013

Apple/DLC/Hard Times/mac/PC/Rochard

Find puzzle/platformer Rochard a little too easy? Well get ready, Hard Times are on the way. Hard Times is the new DLC for Rochard and it seriously cranks the difficulty on a quartet of new maps designed to drive you up a wall, uh, I mean challenge you. Titled ‘Hard…

Elminage Gothic: 3D Remix – Screenshots and art

February 13, 2013

Elminage Gothic: 3D Remix/Release Information/screenshots/Starfish

I really enjoyed Elminage for the PSP, despite some localization troubles. It was a good, old fashioned RPG dungeon crawl that got more right than wrong. Starfish is publishing a follow-up, Elminage Gothic: 3D Remix for the Nintendo 3DS. Currently it is slated for a spring release in 2013 over…

North American PS3’s finally get Dragonborn

February 13, 2013

bethesda/Dawnguard/Dragonborn/Hearthfire/PS3/PSN/The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

PS3 using Elder Scrolls: Skyrim fans can finally get Dragonborn as the expansion pack is now on the PSN in North America. And since you had to wait so long for it, Bethesda went ahead and put it on sale. Any excuse to go back to any part of the…

NIS America releases a delightfully creepy app to promote Hyperdimension Neptunia

February 13, 2013

Apple/Hyperdimension Neptunia/iOS/iPhone/NISA

Compile Heart’s Hyperdimension Neptunia series is quite possibly the most otaku of JRPGs that actually gets localised (bless NISA for that). Being rather creepy makes the games quite niche, but there’s a dedicated fanbase for the games who find them quite amusing. With Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory coming soon, NISA has…

The week’s Play-Asia special: Warriors and Souls unite

February 13, 2013

Play-Asia

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.As a disclaimer, Digitally Downloaded is a Play-Asia affiliate, and we do gain some income from any games you purchase by clicking…

Review: Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D (3DS)

February 12, 2013

eShop/FPS/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Real Heroes/Reviews

I know I am in for a bad time with a game when I quit out of the tutorial in frustration. Welcome to Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D. Firefighting is an interesting concept for a FPS-style experience. It’s bloodless (which is a nice change for a genre that typically rewards headshot…

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