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The weekend discussion: “What are you playing this weekend?”

June 15, 2012

Welcome to a new weekly feature at Digitally Downloaded! We all like games, and we all like to talk about games so, while the weekend brings us no news to ponder over, let’s talk about games! Each week we’re going to have a different discussion topic to run over the…

Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs gets a teaser trailer

June 15, 2012

Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs/Frictional Games/Horror/PC

Amnesia: The Dark Descent is one of the few horror games that elevates itself to (and maybe even beyond) the likes of Resident Evil, Dead Space, and Silent Hill. The cold atmosphere is one of the main highlights; without Frictional Games (the developers of Amnesia: The Dark Descent) expertly crafting…

ten-most-disappointing-games-this

June 15, 2012

Alice Madness Returns/amy/Dragon Age/Dragon's Dogma/James Bond/kingdoms of amalur/Lord of the Rings/Resonance of Fate/Shadows of the Damned/The Cursed Crusade/Top 10

This generation has put up some truly amazing games – both high profile and niche. But, of course, it has also put up some real disappointments. Games that should have been great, or looked great in the promos, but didn’t follow through with the promise. There’s arguably been a lot…

Review: Bang Bang Racing (XBLA)

June 14, 2012

Bang Bang Racing/XBLA/Xbox 360/Xbox Live Arcade

Top down racers are a bit of a rarity these days, and top down racers that are actually good? Perish the thought. Remember Micro Machines? Those little toy cars were seemingly everywhere years ago (much like their fast talkin’ spokesman) and I can’t help but think about them in a…

Put a stake in these Van Helsing screens

June 14, 2012

Diablo/NeocoreGames/PC/Steam/The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing/XBLA/Xbox Live

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing finally opens the casket and gives gamers a peek at it’s innards, and it looks like- Diablo? Van Helsing is a bit of a re-imagining of the legendary vampire hunter (and has nothing to do with Hugh Jackman). The starring character is actually the…

new-zone-of-enders-hd-screens-released

June 14, 2012

hd collection/Konami/PlayStation 3/PS3/Xbox 360/ZoE/Zone of the Enders

Konami released some brand new screenshots today of it’s upcoming Zone of the Enders collected edition. Orbital Frame fans rejoice! The HD Collection packs together Zone of the Enders (also known as ‘the one everyone likes’) and it’s sequel, The 2nd Runner. Both titles will be fully remastered with high-def…

spidey-webs-up-nintendo-download

June 14, 2012

Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo Direct/nintendo download/Nintendo DS/Nintendo DSi/Nintendo Network/Nintendo Video/Nintendo Wii

It’s another quality week for Nintendo’s download service as the eShop plays host to superheroes, outlaws, and a classic ape. I almost feel spoiled by the last two weeks of demos on the 3DS. Last week, if you’ll recall, LEGO Batman 2 landed on the service (and was great). This…

Nintendo: We cannot quickly overtake XBL, PSN, and the App Store

June 14, 2012

E3/Miiverse/Nintendo/Online Services/Wii U

In an investor meeting that happened during E3, an individual asked Nintendo president Satoru Iwata how Nintendo would catch up and overtake the digital services of Sony, Microsoft, Apple, and Android devices. Iwata responded by saying that Nintendos solution to providing an online service would not quickly be able to…

booth-babes-arent-problem-its-booth

June 14, 2012

booth babe/E3/E3 2012/Marketing/Opinion

Is this acceptable as a booth babe costume? Let us know your thoughts! Penny Arcade has produced a rather interested editorial in which the author, Ben Kuchera, makes the claim that ‘banning E3 booth babes isn’t good manners, it’s good business.’ It’s a good read – I recommend everyone check…

Nothing to see here folks, just the XBL update

June 14, 2012

Babel Rising/From Dust/nicktoons/pinball/Skyrim/xbl/xbl update/XBLA/Xbox/Xbox 360/Xbox Live/Xbox Live Arcade/xbox live update

Babel Rising headlines this very slow week on XBLA as the doldrums of Summer loom large. Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade promotion is a long ways off for Live users. The service hasn’t really seen a meaty update in a few weeks and things are lookin’ a tad sparse. SoA is…

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