Digitally Downloaded – Page 1275 – Your specialist source of news and reviews for games, anime, manga, film and literature

Nintendo financials still in the red, but on the mend: an analysis on what the numbers mean

July 25, 2012

Financial results/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo Wii U/Opinion

The Wii U: Nintendo’s most important hardware launch yet Nintendo has released its first financial quarter results, and while the numbers still don’t look good, the company is on the path to reverse its horror previous year. The results were in line with the company’s forecasts: a net loss of…

will-firemonkeys-be-first-ios-aaa

July 25, 2012

Apple/EA/Firemint/Firemonkeys/iPad/iPhone/Iron Monkeys

Firemint and Iron Monkey, two of EA’s most prominent development studios responsible for mobile hits Flight Control, Real Racing, The Sims Free Play and Mass Effect Infiltrator, have combined to form one giant studio. It’s now called Firemonkeys, and will be based out of Melbourne (making EA Melbourne Australia’s largest…

Retro Review: Yoshi’s Story (Wii Virtual Console)

July 25, 2012

Nintendo/Nintendo Wii/platformer/Retro Reviews/Reviews/Virtual Console/Yoshi/Yoshi's Story

I’m going to make a very bold statement here: Yoshi’s Story is the most underrated Nintendo game ever made. The little dinosaur’s N64 romp has been criticised over the years for being too short, too easy, and not a patch on the game many argue to be the greatest platformer…

haunting-ground-one-of-greatest

July 24, 2012

Capcom/Haunting Ground/PlayStation/PS2 Classics/PS3

Haunting Ground, one of the finest horror games of all time, is coming to PS3. Unfortunately, this is going to be a PS2 Classic, rather than a HD remake, but still, it’s going to be worth a download. This is a horror game without weapons (!), where the lead character,…

two-more-snk-arcade-classics-come-to-psn

July 24, 2012

Gang Wars/NEOGEO/PS3/PSN/PSP/SNK Playmore/Time Soldiers

SNK Playmore goes deep into its catalog for another pair of classic arcade titles from the late ’80s- both Time Soldiers and Gang Wars are on the way to Sony’s consoles. Set to release on July 24th (hey, that’s today!), these two lesser known games from the company’s massive publishing…

Review: Battle Vs. Chess (PS3)

July 24, 2012

Battle Vs Chess/Chess/PlayStation/PS3/Reviews

Chess is a timeless classic – and that’s stating the obvious. An eternal board game, Chess is almost as complex as the Chinese game Go, just as accessible, and an IOC-acknowledged sport, to boot. It’s also a very, very hard game to get right as a video game. The problem…

Gamers: the games industry is not the enemy! A lack of mutual understanding is

July 24, 2012

Assassin's Creed III/Opinion/Project Zero

Sorry America, you might miss out on getting your hands on this Two bits of news over the past day, and more specifically the reaction to that news has once again made clear to me a start divide between the gamer and the game maker. It’s become almost an us-and-them rather…

Double Dragon Neon dated for XBLA and PSN

July 24, 2012

Double Dragon Neon/PS3/PSN/Wayforward/Xbox Live

WayForward’s reboot of one of the oldest action franchises on consoles (and in arcades) finally has a release date and a price tag. The self-professed “love letter to the classic beat’em up genre” will be hitting consoles (and repeatedly beating thugs over the head) on the PSN this September the…

shoot-many-robots-goes-multiplayer

July 24, 2012

Arena Kings/PC/shoot many robots

A semi-sequel to Demiurge Studios’ Shoot Many Robots is all about pitting player vs player in a game of (porcelain) thrones. Arena Kings (which has just entered Beta) is a full standalone title and not simply a multiplayer expansion to SMR. It’ll also carry over much of the kooky feel…

Review: Great Big War Game (iPad)

July 24, 2012

Great Big War Game/iPad/Reviews/Strategy/tactics game

I rather like strategic wargames. A good one feels like the evolution of chess – where carefully positioned units, well timed tactical flanking maneuvers and an intimate understanding of the various effects of terrain can turn the tides against overwhelming odds. And that’s when it’s rather embarrassing for the other…

Latest