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Are games being ‘dumbed down?’ No

October 19, 2012

There was an interesting video posted over at Gamespot a couple of days ago that raises a question that a lot of those in the games industry has been asking themselves: Are games being ‘dumbed down?’ It’s a common debate and on one level it has legs because games are…

two-sony-developers-leave-consoles

October 19, 2012

Apple/iOS/LightBox Interactive/News/Nihilistic Studios/PS Vita/PS3/Sony

Today, we found out that not one, but two of Sony’s key studios are closing shop, leaving Sony behind and moving into the wilds of mobile gaming. Yes, both LightBox Interactive and Nihilistic Software are officially moving forward with the current shifts in the unpredictable and ever-changing world of the…

Exclusive: What Michael Pachter really thinks about the Wii U

October 18, 2012

Interview/Michael Pachter/Nintendo/Nintendo Wii U/Pachter/Wii U

Digitally Downloaded’s Farida recently had the opportunity to have a talk with infamous games industry analyst Michael Pachter. Infamous because his words are often twisted by the enthusiast press as having a vendetta against Nintendo, and of late Nintendo’s Wii U console. To set the record straight he elaborated for…

The Nintendo Download touts some full retail releases

October 18, 2012

Gradius/Mario Kart/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo DSi/Nintendo Wii/Starfox/Super Mario/The Legend of Zelda

The name of the game this week on the Nintendo Download is full on, retail games. Stuff like Mario Kart 7, Starfox 64, and Ocarina of Time 3D are all now posted for download. It’s nice to see Nintendo getting the eShop up to date with some of the biggest…

Trailer: Castlestorm sing along

October 18, 2012

Castlestorm/Xbox 360/Xbox Live/Zen Studios

Zen Studios’ latest is a tale of castle razing and war… all set to a snappy tune you can really sing along to. I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen a trailer quite like this one. It’s Knights vs. Vikings in CastleStorm, where medieval warfare meets 2D physics-based destruction! Controlling the battle…

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy – Screenshots

October 18, 2012

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy/Nintendo 3DS/RPG/screenshots/Silicon Studio/Square Enix

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy released this week in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS and quite a few screenshots have been coming out as a result. This RPG developed by Silicon Studio and published by Square Enix has only had a release in Japan so far, but I have liked what…

Boo! It’s the PSN update

October 18, 2012

007/doom/PlayStation/PS Vita/PS3/psn update/Silent Hill/Sony

Between the PS+ exclusive Halloween sale, Silent Hill, and Doom 3 BFG- there’s a fair bit of All Hallow’s flavor on the PSN this week. Lots of great stuff posted onto Sony’s online service this third week of October actually. As far as games go; we’ve got Doom 3 BFG…

sega-model-2-collection-brings-arcade

October 18, 2012

PlayStation/PSN/Sonic/Sonic the Fighters/XBLA/Xbox 360

Sega appears to be pulling out all the stops when it comes to digital re-releases. The last few months have seen the release of NiGHTS Into Dreams, Jet Set Radio, and Sonic Adventure 2. Just the other day, we heard the news that ToeJam and Earl would be returning as…

more-max-payne-3-dlc-on-way

October 17, 2012

Hostage Negotiation/max payne 3/PC/PS3/Rockstar/Xbox 360

The Hostage Negotiation pack will bring the requisite new maps, weapons, and factions to the popular noire shooter later this month. Max Payne 3 players itching for a little more of the slo-mo, death dealing they’re used to from their favorite shooter need not wait all that much longer. The…

It’s a Seriously great week on Xbox Live

October 17, 2012

Batman Arkham City/Borderlands/Serious Sam 3: BFE/Xbox 360/xbox live update/Zombie

Serious as in Serious Sam 3 BFE that is. The all out shooter leads the way on what is a very solid week overall for the Xbox’ download service. Serious Sam 3 BFE originally debuted on the PC and now it’s just kind of snuck up and landed on Xbox…

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