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“The Wii U is irresistable”; exclusive Broken Rules interview

November 5, 2012

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Here at Digitally Downloaded, we recently got the opportunity to interview one of the upcoming developers on the Wii U eShop. Broken Rules is having its latest title, Chasing Aurora, premiering on the platform come launch day. Naturally, being less than three weeks away from the Wii U’s launch, the…

Some interesting tidbits out of Square Enix

November 5, 2012

Agni's Philosophy/Final Fantasy/Final Fantasy Type-0/Final Fantasy Versus XIII/Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn/Lightning Returns/Square Enix

A handful of small items were attributed to Julien Merceron, who is the worldwide technology director at Square Enix. Perhaps one of the most interesting was that Agni’s Philosophy, which was an impressive technical demo, may be getting more play around June of next yar. They said that there would…

Review: Silent Hill: Book of Memories (Vita)

November 5, 2012

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When the demo for Silent Hill: Book of Memories was released, I wrote with great enthusiasm about how great and important that game was, for both gamers and the Vita itself. Having played the full game I need to revise down my initial impressions a little. That’s not to say…

Review: Ragnarok Odyssey (Vita); portable and social gaming done right

November 4, 2012

Game Arts/GungHo Online Entertainment/PlayStation/review/Sony/vita/XSEED Games

Ragnarok Odyssey is what the future of portable and social gaming should look like. Let’s start this review off in the right way – shall we? I’ve struggled with how to write this review for a few days now, but I’ve decided that a review that tells you aboutRagnarok Odyssey…

sony-online-entertainment-and-twitch

November 4, 2012

Free-to-play/News/PC/PlanetSide 2/SOE/Sony/Twitch

Sony’s F2P FPS MMO is nearly here If you’re anticipating the upcoming November 20threlease of PlanetSide 2 in North America and Europe, then you’ve now got another reason to heighten your anticipation – Sony Online Entertainment recently announced that PlanetSide 2 will be the first game to integrate one-click live broadcasting to…

The Weekly Discussion: Snacks and (local) Multiplayer

November 2, 2012

The weekly discussion/weekly chat

Mountain Dew and Doritos. Just about every gamer I’ve ever met loves a good local multiplayer session. Whether it’s the classics such as Goldeneye, some fast-and-furious Smash Brothers, or even sitting around a digital board game like the brilliant Fortune Street or trivia games like Buzz!, getting a group of…

Borderlands Legends shoots up iOS

November 2, 2012

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The first mobile entry in the Borderlands series arrives on iOS devices today with a twist. Fans of the popular shooter series might be just a little bit put off at first glance with Borderlands Legends. And basically, that’s because it’s a strategy title. Instead of a simplified FPS that…

madden-social-goes-long-on-ios-and

November 1, 2012

Apple/EA/Facebook/iOS/iPad/iPhone/Madden Social

Madden goes free to play and focuses on quick play action for fans on the go. Focusing on ‘offensive shootouts’, play calling, and a pick up and play experience, this is a Madden that’s a little less about heavy detail and more about just having a little pigskin fun on…

the-disappearing-mid-tier-of-game

November 1, 2012

EA/Opinion/Peter Moore

EA Chief Operating Officer, Peter Moore, has confirmed something that many of us knew, but is a frightening statistic for the health of the games industry: too much revenue is generated from too few franchises. In an interview quoted at Gaming Vogue, Moore said “If you think about the industry today,…

The Wasted Land leads the indie sale charge on Android/iOS

November 1, 2012

Android/Apple/Call of Cthulhu/Hunters/iOS/Rebuild/Super Strategy Sale/Tactical Soldier Undead Rising

A confederacy of developers including Red Wasp have teamed to offer gamers a Super Strategy Sale. This is no throw away either, there are some of the best strategy games on mobiles. If you’ve been a reader of this site for any length of time, then you already know how…

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