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The weekend discussion: Licensed games

August 4, 2012

Licensed titles; just about everyone has played one at some stage. After all, if we really like a movie, we naturally want to play an interactive version of it as well. Unfortunately, most licensed titles are made cheaply to cash in on the success of a movie, and so most…

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August 3, 2012

Apogee/Interceptor Entertainment/PC/Rise of The Triad/Steam

Well, here is one thing I thought I would never see; on the first day of Quakecon 2012, it was announced that the 1995 cousin of Wolfenstein 3D, Rise of The Triad, is getting a sequel/remake scheduled to hit Steam later this year. I’ll admit that this one came out…

Lollipop Chainsaw and anti-sexism: why Juliet Starling is so important

August 2, 2012

feminism/Lollipop Chainsaw/Opinion

Now that Lollipop Chainsaw has been available for a while, there’s been a lot written about the game. One of the more regular comments I see made about the game is that it is “sexist.” This confuses me greatly because my reading of Lollipop Chainsaw is the exact opposite –…

The PSN update is Expendable

August 2, 2012

PlayStation/PS Vita/PS3/psn update/PSP/The Expendables

The action heroes of decades past blow a hole in the PSN this week along with Ridge Racer and War of the Monsters- but where’s GTAIII? Not that the entire world hasn’t played it already, but the PS2 classic Grand Theft Auto III is MIA in this weeks update to…

psn-maintenance-does-something

August 2, 2012

Maintenance/PSN

More maintenance of the mysterious sort is expected to hit the Playstation Network in about an hour (12am Pacific), but it won’t affect normal use. Wait, what? That’s right, as strange as it sounds, you’ll be able to sign in to the PSN as normal during the maintenance period (which…

The Xbox Live update is zombie-tastic

August 2, 2012

deadlight/Transformers/XBLA/Xbo Live Update/Xbox 360

Can we go a week without mentioning a zombie game of some kind? No? Well, in that case here’s another one. Deadlight is the middle game (some might call it the ‘hump game’) of the five week Live ‘Summer of Arcade’ promo, and might just be the prettiest of the…

sdcc-comic-con-international-special

August 1, 2012

Capcom/Comic Con/DC/halo/Marvel/SDCC/star wars/Total Recall

Two weeks ago, digitallydownloaded had boots on the ground for the biggest pop culture event of the year. Now we’ve put together a special presentation showcasing the best of the best on the show floor. Comic Con really is like nothing else. Not even the bigger shows from around the…

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August 1, 2012

Nintendo/Opinion/smartphones/Tablet

Nintendo is a big corporation that is usually run intelligently. At a time where the world economy (and Japan more than most) is diving better than the Chinese Olympic team can Nintendo has held things together and not suffered too badly. But that’s not to say it’s incapable of making…

Review: Ships ‘n Battles (iPad)

August 1, 2012

battleship/board game/iPad/Reviews/Ships n Battles

Battleship is the perfect game for the iOS platform. It’s easy to pick up and play for short bursts of fun, and it’s easy to design a multiplayer experience around it. There’s been a few attempts at making Battleship games for the platform, as you’d expect. None are as good…

Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition coming this Fall

August 1, 2012

Android/Baldur's Gate/iOS/mac/Overhaul Games/PC

The updated and enhanced edition of one of the greatest RPGs of all time will be coming to PC’s, Mac’s, and mobile platforms in September- and it’s bringing a treasure chest of improvements along with it. Of all the Dungeons & Dragons titles I’ve played (and all the RPG’s in…

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