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The weekly discussion: Favourite characters

January 19, 2013

The enduring popularity of character mash-ups – Smash Bros, the Mario Sports games, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale – is proof that engaging characters bring a great deal to the table in terms of making a game that people want to play. Whether it’s a hero, antihero or villain, just like…

Max Payne 3 is a Deathmatch made in Heaven

January 18, 2013

Deathmatch made in Heaven/max payne 3/PC/PS3/Xbox 360

Rockstar Games announces the final DLC pack for Max Payne 3, as Deathmatch Made in Heaven will be available later this month. The pack will offer a healthy dose of new goodies for players of Max’ South American adventure. Gamers should expect new co-op and competitive modes, weapons, bursts, and…

violence-and-games-why-this-should-be

January 17, 2013

hyperviolence/Opinion/violence

Following another tragic massacre in the US, the issue of violent video games has once again emerged as a heated debate. Neither side can see eye-to-eye on this issue, of course, and the usual arguments have been rolled out; the games industry insists that science proves them right. Concerned parents…

The week’s specials on Play-Asia; Nintendo DS spectacular

January 17, 2013

bargain/Etrian Odyssey/Play-Asia/Pokemon

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…

Pandora’s Tower coming to North America

January 16, 2013

Nintendo Wii/Operation Rainfall/Pandora's Tower

Pandora’s Tower is finally making its way to North America, according to an announcement by XSEED this morning. This is exciting news for fans of the Nintendo Wii as Operation Rainfall had been geared at Pandora’s Tower, The Last Story and Xenoblade Chronicles. The latter two were brought to North…

A retrospective look at the Nintendo Wii – Part Three

January 16, 2013

Features/looking back/Nintendo/nostalgia/Wii

With Nintendo’s brand new home console, the Wii U, now sitting on store shelves and taking up many a headline here at Digitally Downloaded, we figured we’d start off this brand new year by paying respects to its motion controlled filled predecessor: Wii. The risk that Nintendo took with the…

Nintendo shake up could mean the end of Nintendo hardware as we know it

January 16, 2013

Financial results/Nintendo

MCV just posted an incredibly interesting story. The news story itself just reports a merging of console and handheld hardware R&D division at Nintendo in Japan, but what is on the surface a dry organisational restructure news story has some dramatic between-the-lines ramifications. It means that no longer will Nintendo…

indie-jam-bundle-pack-launches

January 16, 2013

grotesque tactics/Indie Jam Bundle/PC/Special Effect

A brand new independent games bundle has officially dropped courtesy of website BundleStars.com including 10 indie games for just $5.30 USD, with some profits heading to charity. These bundles are a favorite of many PC gamers and it’s easy to see why, as you can usually nab a good sized…

Konami announces date for Metal Gear Rising demo

January 16, 2013

Demo/Kojima Productions/Metal Gear Rising Revengeance/PlatinumGames/PS3/Xbox 360

Draw your swords- the demo for the hotly anticipated Metal Gear spinoff Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will be hitting the PSN and Xbox Live before the end of the month. Konami announced today that the demo, which will focus on Chapter one of the action title, will hit download services…

Microsoft announces ‘PLAY’ for Windows 8

January 16, 2013

Microsoft/PC/PLAY/Windows 8/Xbox 360

Microsoft Studios’ PLAY initiative brings Xbox back to the PC one more time. But unlike Games for Windows Live, PLAY’s focus on XBLA titles just might stick. Windows 8 hasn’t exactly had a great reception from players or the gaming developer community since its launch, but that might change (at…

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