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a-cool-new-trailer-for-bravely-default

September 27, 2012

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy/Nintendo 3DS/screenshots/Square Enix/trailer

I have been keeping an eye on Bravely Default: Flying Fairy for a while now, which is being produced by Square Enix for the Nintendo 3DS on October 11th in Japan. Here we have a trailer that looks at the battle and job systems for this RPG. I have been…

Samurai G slicing up the 3DS soon

September 27, 2012

Nintendo 3DS/Samurai G/UFO Interactive

The new game from UFO Interactive might best be described as Super Mario Bros. meets Shinobi. Samurai G follows the noble samurai Tetsuo as he embarks on a quest to hunt down the enchanted gold of Tengu- the harbinger of war. In Samurai G, players will travel with Tetsuo across Feudal Japan,…

Silent Hill Book of Memories demo impressions: this game is THE Vita exclusive

September 27, 2012

Demo/Diablo/Horror/impressions/Preview/Roguelike/Silent Hill Book of Memories

Silent Hill is a sacred series. I realise that’s a bit ironic since it’s also a series about horrible ghosts, suicidal guilt, and other such depressing matters, but it’s the truth – it’s the premier horror franchise (even moreso now that Resident Evil has turned into a Call of Duty…

sony-sucks-now-i-have-your-attention

September 27, 2012

games journalism/Opinion

I don’t actually think Sony sucks at all. I actually rather like Sony. But that headline may well generate for me more traffic than anything else this month. Over at N4G today the #1 story is “I hope Sony goes away so people won’t have anything to cry about.” The…

It’s a jungle on the PSN Update

September 27, 2012

Hell Yeah/Marvel vs Capcom Origins/PlayStation 3/PlayStation Vita/PS2/psn update/psone classics/Sony/Tokyo Jungle

Post-apocalyptic action/survival game Tokyo Jungle makes it’s debut this week along side a very a very solid lineup that includes MvC Origins, Hell Yeah!, and Realms of Ancient War. Seriously, there are a tonne of great PSN games posted this week. No fewer than six titles were added to the…

hell-yeah-marvel-vs-capcom-origins-is

September 27, 2012

Hell Yeah/Marvel vs Capcom Origins/XBLA Update/Xbox 360

Hell Yeah! is a game, you see. About a vengeful (and dead) rabbit. He’d probably fit right in on the roster of the original Marvel vs Capcom, which smashes the download service this week as well. Marvel vs Capcom, now subtitled Origins, was one of my favorite fighting games for…

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…

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