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Review: Treasures of Montezuma Blitz (Vita)

July 13, 2012

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We don’t usually review free games at Digitally Downloaded – after all, what’s the point when you can simply try the game for yourself, but I felt compelled to review Montezuma Blitz on the Vita, simply to point out its existence if nothing else. See, Montezuma Blitz is a lot…

Book review: Game Masters eBook (iPad)

July 13, 2012

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Our Australian readers might be aware that there’s a funky thing happening down in Melbourne at the moment. Game Masters is an exhibition that is a real love letter to the history and culture of gaming. Its attracted some high-profile support, too, with the likes of Tim Schafer and Warren…

Steam’s Summer 2012 Sale: Day 1 (and other details)

July 12, 2012

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It’s that time again, folks; Steam is having another Summer sale. Prepare your wallets for the fasting that will commence… As usual for its summer sales, Steam is having daily deals. This days deals are very well-rounded, ranging from military first-person shooters to fantasy dungeon-crawlers. Below is the full list…

Kickstarted Wasteland 2 now will include Wasteland 1

July 12, 2012

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Wasteland 2 is fast on it’s way to becoming a full fledged PC game thanks to a pretty successful Kickstarter campaign. Now the dev team is giving players one more reason to kick in a little help. The original post-apocalyptic RPG, Wasteland will now be included with the sequel when…

Mass Effect 3: Earth launching soon

July 12, 2012

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Another multiplayer expansion for ME 3 is in the cards for this month. The new pack has players fighting the good fight in three of the major battlegrounds of the war on Earth- oh yeah, and it’s free.The expansion is a part of the game’s popular Galaxy at War mode…

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July 12, 2012

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Here’s a question for our readers (and it’s worth answering, after all, there’s Frequent Flyer points in it for you 😉) – how much longer before Sony starts to shift the bulk of its online offerings to paid subscription models? Allow me to outline a couple of reasons I think…

Trailer: Assassin’s Creed Liberation on Vita looks fine

July 12, 2012

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You can always trust Ubisoft to support a console like no other third party. We’ve already had some hit-and-miss Vita games from the publisher, from the wonderful Rayman Origins to the woeful Dungeon Hunter: Alliance, but without a doubt, Vita exclusive Assassin’s Creed Liberation will be Ubi’s biggest Vita game…

Microsoft may acquire Activision Blizzard? That would be bad for everyone else

July 11, 2012

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One of the parties rumoured to be in discussions with Vivendi to acquire Activision Blizzard, following the news that it may well be up for sale, is Microsoft. This would be bad news for both Sony and Nintendo, and even Apple. Love it or hate it, Activision Blizzard is the…

And the Frequent Flyer Rewards keep rolling in!

July 11, 2012

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Paradox Interactive have been kind enough to offer not just Crusader Kings II as a reward to our Frequent Flyer program, but we also now have ten copies of the grand strategy classic, Europa Universalis 3, also on the catalogue. Want to know more about the game? Click on over…

Review: Dungeon Twister (PS3)

July 11, 2012

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The name, ‘Dungeon Twister’ is a touch deceptive. It doesn’t have a whole lot to do with Twister, the game that has been giving teenagers a legitimate excuse to bump and grind with one another for years now. Rather, it’s a new kind of board game, and the physical version…

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