Digitally Downloaded – Page 1286 – Your specialist source of news and reviews for games, anime, manga, film and literature

niss-disgaea-newest-frequent-flyers

July 18, 2012

disgaea/Frequent Flyers Reward Program/PlayStation Vita

We might be all about the downloads, but we know as well as anyone that nothing can beat having a physical copy of a game in the hands. So you’re going to love the newest award we’ve got to offer: NIS’s brilliant Disgaea 3 on the Vita. This is the…

Review: Crusader Kings 2: Sword of Islam (PC)

July 18, 2012

Crusader Kings II/DLC/Paradox Interactive/PC/Reviews/Sword of Islam

I’m a bit of a coward when it comes to Crusader Kings 2. I survived the Norman Invasion by hiding my troops in Wales until it was all over. I defeated Harald Hardrada by ignoring him until he wandered off. Mostly, though, I avoid the stresses of medieval life by…

Review: Johnny Kung Fu (3DS)

July 18, 2012

Johnny Kung Fu/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo eShop/Retro/Reviews

There’s not much variety to “old school action game” Johnny Kung Fu, but what’s there is fun at first. If only developer UFO Interactive Games could have been bothered to create more of it. Johnny Kung Fu’s premise is basically Mario vs. Donkey Kong’s, stolen wholesale. But thankfully, the short…

Hyperdimension Neptunia mk 2 coming to a PSN near you

July 18, 2012

Hyperdimension Neptunia/PlayStation/PSN

Hyperdimension Neptunia is easily one of the… quirkiest games you’ll ever play. I loved it (check out my Otaku Gaming review here), but as this is a very niche title many missed the opportunity once the retailers emptied their inventory. Which is why it’s awesome that on August 7 (or…

Steam’s Summer 2012 Sale: Day 6 (Something is happening…)

July 17, 2012

black ops/Call of Duty/grand theft auto/Limbo/pudding/Steam/Valve/Wargame European Escalation

Something is happening. The seas are dry. Volcanoes are empty. The winds have stopped blowing. And Steam is having another sale. According to that dramatic introduction, everything is normal. I like to think that since there is no more water in the sea, the jellyfish have amassed into the biggest…

American McGee doesn’t much like console game development now; why we should pay attention

July 17, 2012

American McGee/American McGee's Alice/Financial results/Opinion

He might be only the most recent in a long stream of industry veterans to speak out against traditional development models and for freemium gameplay, but American McGee is a voice worth listening to – this guy deserves a whole lot of respect. The man behind the rather brilliant American…

Frequent Flyer Rewards falls under the sway of mighty Cthulhu

July 17, 2012

Call of Cthulhu/Frequent Flyers Reward Program/Red Wasp

I’m really glad to see so many of you have responded so positively to our Frequent Flyer rewards program. It’s all for you, our loyal readers! And now there’s a real indie masterpiece up for grabs. Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land is so good it won our iOS game…

Preview: Drox Operative (PC)

July 17, 2012

2D shooter/Drox Operative/Preview/Soldak Entertainment/Strategy

Sitting down to write this preview, I cannot clearly pigeonhole Drox Operative into a single genre or category. I can call the game a 2D, free-roam space shooter, but it is much more than that. I can say that the game is a real-time strategy game, but all of the…

Command & Conquer passes one million players

July 16, 2012

command and conquer/EA/MMO/MMORTS/RTS/tiberium alliance

EA’s browser based Tiberium Alliance has officially passed one million players after only a tad over two months. How’s the publisher celebrating? By giving stuff away of course! All you need to do is log into your account between now and July 20th (or create one if you haven’t already) and redeem…

Review: Spectral Souls: Resurrection of the Ethereal Empires (iPad)

July 16, 2012

Apple/Idea Factory/iPad/Reviews/RPG/Spectral Souls/tactics game

It’s taken a while, but the Japanese mid-tier developer and publishers are starting to see the value in the iPhone and iPad. Remember – these devices took longer to take off in Japan than elsewhere in the world. They’re popular now, though, so those goodly folk who concentrate on making…

Latest