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New screens of SimCity emerge from beta

February 7, 2013

EA/PC/SimCity

EA and Maxis’ SimCity ‘reboot’ is just out of its beta phase on the PC. From the latest batch of screenshots, it looks like the obsession is about to start all over again.The beta only gave players a few days to play around with the revamped and uber-detailed city simulator,…

Alien Breed invades PSN

February 6, 2013

Alien Breed/Amiga/PlayStation 3/PSN

The classic top-down Amiga shooter Alien Breed is now on the PSN- complete with PS+ discount. Brought to you by Team 17 Digital Limited, Alien Breed brings both the original game as well as the remake (which is painted with a nice coat of HD) to the PlayStation Network for…

PS2 Classics Review: Kessen III (PS3)

February 6, 2013

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I don’t really understand why Tecmo Koei let the Kessen franchise fade into obscurity. There was so much potential in the basic idea of meshing Warriors-style action with a more cerebral strategy game, and as Kessen III proves, that formula is still genuine fun today. Perhaps it was the commercial…

Review: Proteus (PC)

February 6, 2013

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Next in the series of games as art is the somewhat minimalist Proteus recently released on the Steam store. The game can, and must inexorably be compared to Dear Esther. Why Zane would you compare a game against another right off the bat you might ask? To do that is…

Metal Gear Rising gets PS3 exclusive VR missions

February 6, 2013

Konami/Metal Gear Rising Revengeance/PS3/Sony

Remember Metal Gear’s famous VR missions? Well they’re back- in Metal Gear Rising Revengeance form. The latest game (and first real spinoff) in the famed tactical espionage series from Konami stars cyber-ninja Raiden and focuses on more action than sneaking. But one thing that the title will definitely have in…

Please participate in our annual reader’s survey!

February 6, 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…

PS2 Classics Review: Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories (PS3)

February 5, 2013

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The Disgaea series has always been renowned for one reason above all others: its incredible depth. The good news is that unlike previous-gen visuals and antiquated gameplay conventions, raw depth is something that doesn’t age, so when it comes to re-experiencing the Disgaea games as PlayStation 2 Classics, they are…

Final Fantasy sees PSN Discount

February 5, 2013

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Square Enix is putting up several of its Final Fantasy titles for half-off on the PlayStation Network. Seeing as we are all about the downloaded games here, I thought I would share the news! This deal will last for the next two weeks. Here is the list of games to…

Star Wars coming to Zen Pinball 2

February 5, 2013

PS3/Sony PlayStation 3/Sony PlayStation Vita/star wars/Zen Pinball 2

There is little in the way of information or hard dates at this point, but it sounds like there will be multiple Star Wars tables joining the Zen Pinball roster. We are huge fans of Zen Pinball here at Digitally Downloaded (Matt just reviewed the Wii U version here if…

Giana Sisters flip the script on PSN and XBLA

February 5, 2013

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams/Microsoft Xbox 360/PC/PlayStation 3

Old school platform fans take note, PC side-scroller Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is on the way to consoles. It was pretty much already known that Giana Sisters would be coming to the PSN, but the announcement today that the game would also be arriving on Xbox Live (and at retail…

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