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Marvel: War of Heroes X-Men event

December 20, 2012

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Marvel: War of Heroes took the tried and true formula that Mobage used for Rage of Bahamut and has run with it over the last few months with a good deal of success. Right now they are celebrating over 1 million users, and that alone if you log in regularly…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #20: Battle Vs. Chess

December 20, 2012

24 games of Christmas/Battle Vs Chess

It’s that time again! Michael Buble’s smooth voice serenades us over the radio with his brilliant rendition of “Let it Snow.” Houses are covered with bright lights, tinsel, green and red colours. Children anxiously count down the days, hoping they were good enough for a visit by Santa. It’s a…

And it looks like THQ has found an investor

December 20, 2012

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Just a couple of hours ago we reported that THQ has declared bankruptcy. The good news is that it looks like the publisher has found a get out of jail free card. According to an announcement on its website, THQ’s President, Jason Rubin, has posted some good news to fans.…

thq-declares-bankruptcy

December 19, 2012

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Sad news for the games industry today; THQ has officially declared bankruptcy. The company has been struggling for well over a year now, of course, and the warning signs that it was in shut-down process have been coming thick and fast for months. Despite that we all hoped it could…

Review: Battle of the Bulge (iPad)

December 19, 2012

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At the start of the year, when Digitally Downloaded was far smaller, if I had mentioned “grognard” in a review every reader would have understood what I meant. We were very much focused on the various strategy and RPG genres back then. We have since expanded of course, and that’s…

big-game-sale-at-good-old-games

December 19, 2012

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We are all about the Digitally Downloaded games here (hence the name of the site, right?) Well Good Old Games has a pretty significant sale going right now they are dubbing their 2012 End of the World DRM-Free Sale. As of this posting, there are about twenty hours left is…

UPDATED: Dark Souls 2: run for the hills, the early news reports are not pretty

December 19, 2012

Dark Souls/Dark Souls II/From Software/Opinion/uh oh

Earlier this month I wrote about my concerns with the announced Dark Souls 2. From the early reports and rumours, it would seem that my concerns are justified. The first red flag is that the team making Dark Souls 2 is significantly larger than the team that made Dark Souls.…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #19: To The Moon

December 19, 2012

24 games of Christmas/To The Moon

All I want for Christmas is half-naked Dead or Alive fighters (DLC alert)

December 18, 2012

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Dead or Alive 5 has had a steady stream of DLC costumes since it was released earlier in the year, and so I don’t think anyone will be surprised to see some Christmas-themed DLC packs pop up on the XBLA and PSN services. Every single character gets a Santa costume.…

Review: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Wii U)

December 18, 2012

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It’s been quite a good year for the Kart racing genre. Games like LittleBigPlanet Karting and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed have been able to at least challenge Mario Kart at the top of the podium. But how well does Sonic’s new racer hold up against Mario? Quite well in…

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