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Review: Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS)

February 11, 2013

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Fire Emblem Awakening marks the first “new” game in the series since 2007’s Radiant Dawn on the Wii. As such, it seems reasonable to expect greater ambition from the folks at Intelligent Systems. …but not so much on casual mode If ambition is what you seek, Awakening delivers it in…

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February 11, 2013

Goichi Suda/Killer is Dead/Suda 51/XSEED Games

Goichi Suda has quite the following for his games, and the announcement that Killer is Dead would be coming to consoles soon (this and other titles will be brought over by Xseed Games). Still, there is not a lot known about the game so far. The estimated release for this…

Reminder: Please participate in our annual reader’s survey

February 11, 2013

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It goes without saying, but Digitally Downloaded exists to serve you, our readers. As much as we are great fans of games (and the games industry) ourselves, our hard work would be for nothing if we didn’t have you, our readers. Because we want to write the stuff that you…

Sela the Space Pirate raids the iOS Marketplace on February 15th

February 11, 2013

iOS/News/The Game Atelier/Upcoming Games

We recently got a chance to sit down and chat with the Game Atelier about the upcoming games that it has in store for us this year and it looks as if the first of these releases is already right upon us. Sela the SpacePirate lands on the iOS Marketplace…

Review: Croixleur (PC)

February 11, 2013

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Many of the finest games focus on two aspects of their design; scoring and entertaining mechanics. Scoring is beautifully pure; doing certain actions rewards the player with points that increase a score. This score is most often either used to gauge the skill of a player or used to give…

Interview: Can’t find the right CCG for you? Make one!

February 10, 2013

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The collectible card game (CCG) genre is not an easy one to develop. First you need to come up with a killer, original concept, and then you need to build dozens – or preferably hundreds – of individual cards and rules that come together to build a balanced game. Then…

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February 10, 2013

3DS/Namco Bandai Games/News/Nintendo/screenshots/Upcoming Games

It hasn’t been that long ago since Namco Bandai sent us a hefty folder packed full of screenshots of its light-hearted upcoming 3DS exclusive title, Naruto Powerful Shippuden. Well, the game is fighting ever closer to its March, 5th release date and it’s sent us another great batch of screenshots…

The weekly discussion: Your dream game?

February 8, 2013

The weekly discussion/weekly chat

Ni No Kuni is a special experience for me. Bringing together Studio Ghibli and Level-5 produced a wonderfully traditional JRPG which looked and felt like some of my favourite animated films at all time. As the games industry continues to mature, we’re going to see more of these “dream teams.”…

Why gamers would benefit if Sony and Microsoft dropped used games

February 8, 2013

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One of the most persistent rumours regarding both Sony and Microsoft’s upcoming next-gen hardware is that both will actively block the use of second hand games. Predictably this is ruffling feathers. I’ve seen a wide range of “I would never buy such a console, how dare Sony/ Microsoft tell me…

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February 8, 2013

Focus Home Interactive/Microsoft Xbox 360/Mighty Rocket/Obscure/PC/PS3

Survival horror game Obscure is returning to the gaming world, sort of. The original title actually played and looked a lot like the first few Resident Evil games, just with a ‘teen horror movie’ vibe. Focus Home Interactive and developer Mighty Rocket’s new version of the game keeps the campy…

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