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Review: Galaxy on Fire 2 HD Edition (PC)

September 11, 2012

Galaxy on Fire 2 HD is a space flight/ RPG hybrid whose origins are remarkable – the conversion of a rather fun smartphone game into the expansive jungle world of PC. It’s stunningly beautiful, if slightly vapid in its storyline, and Galaxy 2 has a relaxing, elegant appeal about it.…

A new LA-MULANA trailer’s been excavated

September 11, 2012

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Today there’s been another great find in LA-MULANA’s archaeological dig site. Before getting into the official press release, feast your eyes on its glorious new visuals: Now, to Nigoro’s Press Release: 10th September 2012, Barcelona, Spain. NIGORO and EnjoyUp Games today announce that LA-MULANA will be released on Thursday 20th…

Ready for PC on TV? Steam Big Picture launches today

September 10, 2012

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Big Picture is the company’s first steps to get into living room’s everywhere as it makes turning your PC into a console as easy as pie. Sort of. Firstly, Big Picture (which is the name for the alt version of Steam’s dashboard that you can activate as of some time…

The Dark Souls ‘easy’ difficulty controversy… but it was always an easy game

September 10, 2012

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The Dark Souls community has recently confused me. I’m sure most people who regularly read gaming news would have noticed this but there was a bit of an uproar over the very thought that From Software was considering implementing an “easy mode” into Dark Souls. The uproar was around how…

Video review: Zen Pinball 2 (PS3/ Vita)

September 10, 2012

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Anyone who’s been following us a while knows that we at Digitally Downloaded are big fans of Zen Pinball. Both Zen Pinball 3D, and the Marvel Pinball “sequel” are some of our favourite games on the Nintendo 3DS. And they pale, absolutely, objectively pale in comparison to Zen Pinball 2…

Review: Wipeout (iPad)

September 10, 2012

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No, not that Wipeout- the gameshow… from TV! Activision and The Blast Furnace bring the water-logged game to iOS, but does it manage to reach the finish line? I wasn’t super familiar with the ABC gameshow Wipeout before I fired up the game of the same name on my iPad.…

Feature: Steam Greenlight Staff Picks

September 8, 2012

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Steam Greenlight is now up and running, but it’s gotten off to quite the bumpy start. Just a few days ago we talked about Valve’s controversial censorship issue when they deemed a game to be “inappropriate” for the service, instead of letting the gamers make that decision themselves through voting.…

The weekend discussion: What are your “next generation” gaming desires?

September 8, 2012

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It’s that time again! The long work week has finally come to a close and the weekend has arrived, which can only mean one thing – chat time! This week, let’s take on a topic that’s been the centre of numerous heated debates over the past few months, “next gen.” Wii U is…

Review: They Bleed Pixels (PC)

September 8, 2012

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There is a certain “sweet spot” when it comes to difficulty in video games. If the game developer can make the player fail a-dozen-or-two times before succeeding, the game ultimately delivers a grand sense of accomplishment without severely punishing the player for attempting the challenge in the first place. Lots…

Closure makes its Steam debut

September 7, 2012

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Back in March, the PlayStation Network saw the release of Eyebrow Interactive’s fantastic indie game, Closure. This puzzle/ platform game is built around an innovative light manipulation gameplay mechanic that finds you traversing levels where the only things that can be interacted with, are the things that can actually be…

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