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Looking back at Demon’s Souls; is it better than Dark Souls?… yes

January 30, 2013

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PlayStation 3 exclusive, Demon’s Souls, finally made its way to the PlayStation Network for download recently. Given that the sequel, Dark Souls, was the game that really launched the series popularity, the PSN release gave players the opportunity to play the lesser-known sibling for the first time and do a…

EA’s financials paint a positive picture

January 30, 2013

EA/EA Origin/FIFA/Financial results

EA can thank its most valuable franchise, FIFA soccer, as well as its mobile division for a very solid year, according to its recently announced financial results for the December quarter. To pull the important stats from the report (from Edge): – FIFA 13 sold over 12 million units, up…

uh-oh-goichi-sudas-company-is-being

January 30, 2013

Financial results/Goichi Suda/grasshopper manufacture/GungHo Online Entertainment/merge

According to a news story over at Destructoid, Goichi Suda’s oddball development house, Grasshopper Manufacture, is merging with GungHo Online Entertainment, the organisation behind the popular Ragnarok series. On one level this is not something to worry about. GungHo Online Entertainment and Grasshopper Manufacture are both behind some incredible franchises,…

goodbye-junction-point-we-hardly-knew

January 30, 2013

Epic Mickey/Financial results/junction point/sad news

Most people in the games industry are now aware that Warren Spector’s studio, Junction Point, has been closed down by parent company Disney. Junction Point had a too-brief history, and produced just two games. One, Epic Mickey, saw middling critical success, but was a genuine commercial hit as a Nintendo…

Trailer: Crysis 3 multiplayer beta now live

January 30, 2013

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As many will tell you, the best way to enjoy a FPS is with friends. Crysis is a series that has had a patchy history with the multiplayer, but Crytek seems determined to get it right this time around. The good news is that now everyone can give it a…

muramasa-rebirth-release-information

January 29, 2013

Aksys/Muramasa Rebirth/Muramasa: The Demon Blade/Nintendo Wii/Release Information/Sony PlayStation Vita

One of the coolest games I played on the Nintendo Wii was Muramasa: The Demon Blade. Commonly thought to be one of the prettiest titles, it was sometimes panned for a lackluster localisation. Fans of Muramasa can look forward to a new release and localization courtesy of Aksys when it…

God Eater 2: screensots and release information

January 29, 2013

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God Eater 2 is an action/ RPG set currently only for release in Japan at this time. The release is slated for sometime in 2013 and is published by Bandai Namco. Bandai Namco lists it as a PSP and Vita title (it is currently unclear if it will be a…

Exclusive Interview: GUST on JRPGs, Tecmo Koei and developing on PlayStation and Mobile platforms

January 29, 2013

Atelier/Atelier Meruru/Atelier Totori Plus/Gust/Interview/Interviews/PlayStation/PlayStation 3/PlayStation Vita/Tadanobu Inoue/Tecmo Koei

Atelier Totori: Perhaps the most highly-regarded GUST game yet In late 2011, Tecmo Koei acquired a niche RPG developer with a very committed fan base. That developer is, of course, GUST. Despite having a very small team, this Nagano-based developer is responsible for one of the most popular JRPG series…

The week’s Play-Asia specials; Persona for cheap!

January 29, 2013

Play-Asia

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 clicking…

Why I hope Sony and Microsoft realise specs don’t matter in the next generation of hardware

January 29, 2013

Microsoft/Microsoft Xbox 360/Opinion/PlayStation/PlayStation 4/Smartglass/Sony/Xbox/Xbox 360

This year is going to be the big year where two of the three main console platform holders formally unveil new console hardware; Sony is expected to replace the PlayStation 3 and Microsoft is expected to obsolete the Xbox 360. It’s exciting. We have had this current hardware for much…

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