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get-thee-to-gog-for-free-witcher

June 20, 2012

Free/GOG/PC/The Witcher/The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Ask yourself, ‘do I own either The Witcher or The Witcher 2 on PC?’ If the answer is yes, then you might want to head over to GOG before the end of the month. GOG.com is having a special event for owners of either the first or second Witcher game.…

thq-cancels-saints-row-expansion

June 20, 2012

enter the dominatrix/Jason Rubin/PC/PS3/Saints Row/THQ/Xbox 360

Saint’s Row fans looking forward to this Fall’s Enter the Dominatrix standalone expansion pack will have to wait a little longer, and probably have to pay a little more. Originally scheduled as a completely separate expansion to its popular Saint’s Row the Third, THQ President Jason Rubin today confirmed that…

Rumour: Sonic Adventure 2 coming to PSN and XBLA

June 20, 2012

PSN/Rumour/Sonic Adventure 2/XBLA

One of Sonic’s more popular titles in the second half of his lifespan was Sonic Adventure 2, originally released on the Sega Dreamcast. Its prequel has already been re-released digitally on the Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network services, but it’s looking more and more possible that Adventure 2…

Summer of Arcade dates and prices released

June 20, 2012

deadlight/Dust/Hybrid/tony hawk's pro skater hd/Wreckateer/xbl/xbl update/XBLA/Xbox/Xbox 360/Xbox Live/Xbox Live Arcade/xbox live update

The full lineup of games for Xbox Live’s yearly ‘Summer of Arcade’ promotion has been revealed. Get ready to spend some points this July. There’s a little something for everyone in the this year’s edition of the event. Two (pretty much) sure fire winners, two intriguing possibilities, and one possible…

Review: Akane the Kunoichi (iPad)

June 19, 2012

Akane the Kunoichi/iPad/iPhone/platformer/Reviews

Way, way back, our (then new) editor, Clark, wrote one of his first reviews for Digitally Downloaded: a little indie game on XBLA called Akane the Kunoichi. He rather liked it, and now it’s finally on the other great indie platform, the iOS App Stores. This is a good thing…

Resonance available now on PC

June 19, 2012

GOG/PC/Resonance/Steam/Vince Twelve/Wadjet Eye

Wadjet Eye and developer Vince Twelve’s Resonance is now available for some old school adventuring. If you haven’t been following the game’s development, Resonance is an adventure title forged in the classic style- in every sense of the term. You won’t find any 3D here, nor is there a trace…

go-cqc-in-bf3-right-now-on-ps3

June 19, 2012

Battlefield 3/close quarters/EA/PlayStation 3/PS3/PSN/xbl/Xbox 360

But you’ll have to wait till next week for Xbox and PC. Close Quarters is a themed expansion pack for the popular first-person shooter that actually changes the base game. That kind of modification isn’t something that we usually see on console FPS’, but man is it a welcome sight.…

Tony Hawk HD rolls in this July

June 19, 2012

Activision/PlayStation 3/PS3/PSN/tony hawk's pro skater hd/XBLA/Xbox 360

Activision made the announcement over Twitter today that the highly anticipated HD melange that is Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD will hit PSN and XBL at mid-Summer. The game is kind of a restart for the once super-popular series of skateboarding games and combines many of the elements of past…

Review: Devil Band – Rock the Underworld (DSiWare)

June 19, 2012

Devil Band/DSiWare/Reviews/Strategy/Tower defence

Oh look. Another Circle DSiWare game. And you know what? I owe Gameloft an apology. I thought Gameloft was the most offensively cynical developer/ publisher in the games industry, getting away with plagiarism on mere technicalities. But I was wrong. Gameloft’s got nothing on the depth these guys will sink.…

Hardware review: 60beat Gamepad (iPad accessory)

June 19, 2012

60beat/Hardware/iPad/iPhone

One of the regular complaints that we hear regarding the iPad and gaming is: “it needs physical buttons before it can be a real games playing machine!” Notwithstanding the fact that anyone who spends more than a few hours with an iPad quickly realises that it doesn’t need physical buttons…

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