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Nobunaga’s Ambition; the hardcore strategy series hits the Vita

September 27, 2012

Japan/Nobunaga's Ambition/PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/Tecmo Koei

Not that this will likely get a release outside of Japan, but Nobunaga’s Ambition is a fairly big deal in Japan. One of the most intellectually challenging strategies series’ of all time has been released for the PlayStation Vita. Spreadsheets galore in this kind of game, and boy do I…

La-Mulana takes the world by storm

September 27, 2012

EnjoyUp Games/Nigoro/Nintendo/Wii/WiiWare

La-Mulana awaits its next explorer There was a time when La-Mulana was thoughtto be lost forever outside of Japanese shores, but thanks to EnjoyUp Games, the hardcore spelunking action can now be enjoyed by all with its recent worldwideWiiWare release. Today, the inboxes here at Digitally Downloaded celebrated, as they…

reverb-brings-in-former-onlive-exec

September 26, 2012

Industry/OnLive/Reverb Publishing

Brian Harvey (former Senior Partnerships Manager at OnLive) is now on board with Reverb Publishing as Director of Strategic Partnerships- now that’s a title. “After seeing what Reverb was capable of in the digital games space, I was very excited to join the team in their publishing division,” said Harvey.…

terror-from-beyond-comes-to-old-republic

September 26, 2012

BioWare/Cthulhu/EA/PC/star wars/star wars the old republic/Terror from Beyond

Hey, you got Cthulhu (or a reasonable facsimile) in my Star Wars! Game update 1.4 Terror from Beyond hits BioWare’s MMO Star Wars The Old Republic today; and it just might be the most interesting thing to happen to the game since launch. Travel to the furthest reaches of the…

Jojo’s Bizaaree Adventure: All-Star Battle – Screens & Trailer

September 26, 2012

Bandai Namco/Cyberconnect2/Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle/Release Information/screenshots/Sony PlayStation 3/trailer

There have been quite a few fighting games released of late, and it seems like they are trending toward flashier and crazier each time. Well, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure continues that trend – at least in Japan where it is expected to have a 2013 release. I personally enjoy a good…

Review: Inchworm Animation (3DS)

September 26, 2012

Animation/Art/Art Game/DSiWare/eShop/Inchworm Animation/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo DSi

For some reason, the Nintendo DS and then 3DS has become a breeding ground for art applications. I get that these are stylus-driven consoles, but in every other way they’re really not good for art generation – the screens are small and low resolution, and the export options are extremely…

Cognition makes it to the top 70 on Greenlight

September 26, 2012

Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller/Greenlight/jane jensen/PC/Steam

Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller has snuck its way into the top 70 games currently featured on Steam Greenlight. Whether it’ll be promoted or not is up to you… The next batch of games to be added to the legions of titles already offered by Steam will be made known…

amazing-dlc-available-for-amazing

September 26, 2012

Activision/Beenox/DLC/PS3/Steam/The Amazing Spider-Man/Xbox 360

The Amazing Spider-Man swings onto digital services this week and he’s got a web spun of pure DLC in tow. As far as movie licensed games go, developer Beenox’ The Amazing Spider-Man was actually a pretty good one. It had been a while since fans got the chance to swing…

Review: Gateways (PC)

September 26, 2012

Gateways/Indie/PC/Smudged Cat Games/Steam

Now available on Steam I am not a huge fan of the label “clone”. While I don’t view the word as anything more than the comparison of two very similar pieces of entertainment, to a lot of people the word “clone” usually comes attached with the idea that the secondary…

gtaiii-jacks-psns-ride-today

September 26, 2012

Grand Theft Auto III/gta3/PSN/Rockstar/Sony

The original open world crime saga is now available on the PSN in North America, tomorrow in the rest of the world. It’s hard to believe that Grand Theft Auto 3 first appeared on the PS2 over ten years ago. It’s also hard to believe that the game never really gets…

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