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Trailer: Mars War Logs shows off its combat system

March 1, 2013

Mars War Logs from Spiders Studio is looking pretty impressive already. The newest trailer for the cyberpunk RPG shows off why variety is the spice of (combat) life. Offering melee, ranged, and ‘technomant’ play styles, Mars War Logs is packing a nice amount of customization as far as character abilities…

Friday 10s: The ten best Vita games

March 1, 2013

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Everyone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. We haven’t done lists for a while at Digitally Downloaded, but then I thought to myself “what better way to pass away some time on a Friday afternoon than with a little list?” And so,…

Divinity: Dragon Commander brings on the dragons with jetpacks

February 28, 2013

Divinity: Dragon Commander/Larian Studios/PC

Yes, you read that right. Dragons. With Jetpacks. If the name ‘Divinity’ sounds familiar to you, it’s because it’s actually been around for a while now. Divine Divinity and Divinity 2 were pretty sharp action/RPG’s for the PC that caught on with a niche audience. Larian Studios’ Divinity: Dragon Commander is…

Interview: Green Ronin on bringing Dragon Age to tabletop gaming

February 28, 2013

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Time for a brief history lesson: Before video game RPGs even existed – indeed before video games existed in mainstream culture – there were Pen & Paper (or tabletop) RPGs. Games such as Dungeons & Dragons and GURPS got people together to engage the imagination, slaughter some orcs and demons…

The Mirror of Fate demo reflects on the eShop

February 28, 2013

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Konami’s first portable entry in the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow series. Mirror of Fate lashes into the Nintendo 3DS soon, but you can sink your fangs into the game a little early thanks to the just posted demo. The demo will give players a feel for controlling Trevor Belmont on…

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February 28, 2013

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Linux gets a little more gaming love this week as Wargame European Escalation brings the theater of war to the operating system. Wargame just saw release on the Mac not too long ago and now Eugen Systems RTS has invaded the Steam Linux shop. In a cool little twist, Eugen…

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February 28, 2013

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Konami has announced that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has finally arrived for play on the PS Vita. Left out of last year’s collected edition that included both Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Peace Walker is a welcome sight for Vita…

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February 28, 2013

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Australia’s first R18+ game has formally been released. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2+, a enhanced version of a game that wasn’t rated R18+ when it was first released half a decade ago, is now on store shelves, ready for “adult” consumption. To celebrate the occasion, Mark Serrels over at Kotaku AU…

Why do gamers fear change?

February 28, 2013

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I’ve been writing about games for many years, and if there is one thing that has been consistent across my time sitting here watching everything unfurl around me is this; gamers fear change. That fear manifests itself in many different ways. If you’re ever in the mood to spark up…

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February 28, 2013

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The games industry’s newest controversy: EA said that it has big plans for its games to all feature microtransations. The response to that announcement is of course predictable; a panic about games becoming pay-to-win, gloating over statistics that suggest that Dead Space 3 – the first game to adopt this…

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