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Europa Universalis IV? Oh heck yes!

August 13, 2012

Europa Universalis/Europa Universalis 3/trailer

Paradox Interactive has used Gamescom this year to do something pretty spectacular: announce a new entry in the acclaimed Europa Universalis series (and apparently I’m four days late on this news, but this is what happens when you miss everything until the press release arrives). What will this game involve,…

New Super Mario Bros 2: In defence of the “high” eShop download price

August 13, 2012

game price/New Super Mario Bros 2/Nintendo/Opinion

Nintendo’s first attempt at releasing a game both at retail, and for download over its eShop network, has been met with some real controversy. Nintendo has opted to price the download at the same RRP as the physical copy of the game, and as retailers are doing what retailers do…

are-you-around-anaheim-this-weekend-why

August 13, 2012

Anaheim/education/Free/game event/Legends of Gaming

Here’s a tasty little event that might be worth popping over to. Westwood College’s Anaheim Campus is hosting a “Legends of Gaming” event this Saturday. As you can probably guess from the fact this takes place on a College campus, this is an opportunity for aspiring game designers more than…

review-pitfall-ipad

August 13, 2012

Activision/iOS/Pitfall

Mine carts don’t appear till later on Pitfall! has certainly been through a few different incarnations in its long history. The latest version of the game is an action/runner on iOS that sees Pitfall Harry fleeing from an erupting volcano. Remind you of anything? Pitfall! is a sort of return…

Video review: Rock of Ages (PS3)

August 12, 2012

PlayStation/PlayStation 3/Reviews/Rock of Ages/Video review

Last week we launched Digitally Downloaded reader reviews. This week we review one of the most surprising games this year, Rock of Ages on the PlayStation 3. This tower defence hybrid is funny, creative and plays like a dream. Essential stuff. Enjoy the review!…

The weekend discussion: Post for prizes!

August 11, 2012

weekly chat

Nyu Media has already supported our Frequent Flyers reward program, but they’ve been so generous to give us an additional three Steam codes for eXceed Collection to give away. So we’re going to give them away to the people who join in our weekend discussion! The topic for this week’s…

gnaw-joins-awesomenauts

August 11, 2012

awesomenauts/PC/Ronimo Games

The PC version of developer Ronimo’s Awesomenauts is about to get a chompy, slobbery, playable character with the dog-like Gnaw. Gnaw was raised by ‘Cosmic Bikers’ (which doesn’t sound particularly good) and has a nasty predisposition for biting and spitting poisonous ooze on his foes. He’s also totally free to…

Alien Spidy spins its web this Fall

August 10, 2012

Alien Spidy/Kalypso Media/mac/PC/PS3/Xbox 360

Kalypso Media’s Alien Spidy is officially swinging its way to consoles, Macs, and PCs this Autumn. Alien Spidy kind of reminds me of Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet in a way. There’s a similar visual style going on, although it looks like Spidy has a little more in the way of…

Max Payne brings local justice to the PC

August 10, 2012

Local Justice/max payne 3/Rockstar

The Max Payne Local Justice pack has arrived on the PC- and just to sweeten the deal a bit, it’s on sale for the first week. Included in the download is a a bundle of three new maps, a new weapon, a new faction (the police), a brand new perk,…

the-amiga-classic-wings-opens

August 10, 2012

Amiga/Cinemaware/kickstarter/Wings

The industry vets at Cinemaware (they’ve been making games since the Amiga) have just launched a Kickstarter to send their classic title Wings soaring through the digital skies once more. Dubbed ‘Wings: Director’s Cut’, this new version of the game would be a total remake complete with new graphics and…

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