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Review: The Cave (Wii U)

January 27, 2013

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I can’t say I’m a huge fan of The Cave. Tim Schafer’s newest work is Tim Schafer through and through, and certainly in terms of presentation it’s a game that’s hard to argue with, but this is one of those rare times with Schafer where the gameplay doesn’t support the…

The weekend discussion: the most emotionally powerful games

January 25, 2013

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Games have the ability to move us, inspire us or simply make us happy. More and more game developers seem to understand this, too. It’s been a real, positive, development in the games industry that titles such as Limbo or Journey are capable of hitting mass-market popularity, despite both games…

Rage of Bahamut, Marvel: War of Heroes and Guardian Cross Events

January 25, 2013

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A trio of popular mobile games I keep track of are all having limited time events right now. The oldest of the three games is Rage of Bahamut, and they have an event that just started this morning called The Sylvan Labyrinth. This is basically what has been called a…

Review: Gun Commando (Vita)

January 25, 2013

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I have to hand it to Ripstone. Despite minimal support for the Vita by the broad market, Ripstone continue to publish high quality games from the platform. Games such as Knytt Underground and Big Sky Infinity have been full-blown PSN titles and played by many; they were PlayStation Plus freebies.…

Review: Corpse Party: Book of Shadows (Vita)

January 24, 2013

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The first Corpse Party for the PlayStation Portable was a bit of a surprise when it came out. Corpse Party attempted to do something very different, providing a fantastic atmosphere and engaging story complimented by good overall graphics and excellent sound design. Corpse Party: Book of Shadows is not a…

Review: Might & Magic: Duel of Champions (iPad)

January 24, 2013

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The iPad has led a bit of a renaissance when it comes to collectible card games (CCGs). The large screen and the ability to display the beautiful art of the cards typically have in Retina-quality HD makes it a natural platform for the genre. Amazingly Magic The Gathering, which dominates…

Review: NBA 2K13 (Wii U)

January 23, 2013

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After a couple of hours with NBA 2K13 I realised how little I know about basketball. Here in Australia it’s not exactly a sport that people watch on TV. With minimal experience in watching the sport, I haven’t been able to passively pick up the complex strategies and properly understand…

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January 23, 2013

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Nintendo has just hosted its most interesting Nintendo Direct online event in its history, and it’s as interesting for what was not said than what was. Company President, Satoru Iwata, essentially said on numerous occasions that “we’ve got nothing for the Wii U.” Nothing to release in January and February.…

Multiplayer is killing the horror genre

January 23, 2013

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Some interesting behind-the-scenes news regarding the development of ZombiU emerged recently. According to a story on VG24/7, co-operative play had initially been planned for the Wii U’s breakaway third party exclusive. In the story ZombiU producer, Guillaume Brunier, said “we did [consider co-op play], but we ruled it out quickly…

Dungeons & Dragons online mega-library for its entire history launches, works on iPad

January 22, 2013

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It’s no secret that we have quite a few fans of Dungeons & Dragons here at Digitally Downloaded. We also have a lot of people with iPads and the like, and it’s been somewhat frustrating to think that we have hundreds of Dungeons & Dragons books lying around, but it…

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