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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…

Tecmo Koei preparing Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball announcement with raunchy DoA 5 DLC? (NSFW)

January 22, 2013

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You can’t keep a good thing down. No doubt Tecmo Koei is making a killing from its DLC costume packs for Dead or Alive 5. Round eight of DLC has just hit, and there’s a distinctive theme to this one. For starters, there’s a free new stage to download. Zack’s…

The week’s Play-Asia specials; Tecmo Koei and farming ahoy

January 22, 2013

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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…

Interview: Why mobile is the future for Australian game development

January 22, 2013

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Right Pedal Studios is a new startup company, designed to help up-and-coming developers fund and then publish their dream games. What makes the company so interesting is that it will be focusing right in on one of the real emerging trends for the games industry in Australia. While the days…

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 turns its sails towards North American shores

January 22, 2013

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The collaboration between Namco Bandai and Tecmo Koei Games only gets better with time. Today Namco Bandai announced that it is bringing the swashbuckling adventure of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 to North America in the summer of 2013. Like what’s come to be expected from the Dynasty Warriors Series,…

Interview: Crysis 3 and the future of Crytek

January 22, 2013

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Last year we were able to get some hands-on time with Crytek’s upcoming conclusion to its Crysis trilogy. Crysis 3 might not have the most imaginative title, but we were very, very impressed with the preview build. We were fortunate to also score an interview with Michael Elliot Read, Crysis…

Review: Tokyo Crash Mobs (3DS)

January 21, 2013

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There is one thing I do not like about Japan. Perhaps it’s because I’m from Australia, which is a remarkably big country with a huge amount of space, and so there’s a nice sense of personal space here. Perhaps it’s because I grew up in the country which made it…

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