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The Tiberium Alliance begins

May 24, 2012

command and conquer/EA/MMO/online game/phenomic

Command & Conquer’s first MMO effort exits beta and goes live to all perspective generals. The first ever massively multiplayer version of the classic RTS Command & Conquer is officially live and playable on PC’s everywhere. Fans of the series (and if you’re still are a fan after C&C4, give…

Dungeon Defenders mixes in some RTS

May 24, 2012

Dungeon Defenders/expansion pack/PC/RTS/Steam/Strategy/The Summoner

Some real time strategy is infused into the popular tower defense title this week as the Summoner hero class gets added to the fray. For the first time in the game, a class can create and order minions around the battlefield. The Summoner definitely adds in a serious dose of…

Double Fine unveils The Cave

May 24, 2012

adventure games/Double Fine Productions/lucasarts/Maniac Mansion/Sega/The Cave

Double Fine and Sega bring a deep, dark, adventure dipped in old school and quirk to consoles and PC.DF has a pretty deep history with… odd. The Cave looks like it’ll fit nicely into that portfolio when it launches on “consoles and PCs for digital download worldwide in early 2013″. Yes,…

Trailer: Magic the Gathering: Duals of the Planeswalkers 2013

May 24, 2012

card game/Magic the Gathering/trailer

Long time readers of Digitally Downloaded would know that we’re quite partial to the Duals of the Planeswalkers series. We loved the first one and rated the sequel quite highly. These games mix quality presentation with an easy, accessible take on the Magic the Gathering card game that doesn’t require…

Trailer: ShootMania Storm gets quasi-dated and barely avoids the dubstep

May 24, 2012

eSports/Multiplayer/NADEO/PC/ShootMania Storm

While being American, I do have a history of putting down games that contain meat-tanks which wield ridiculously-sized bullet dispensers and instead picking up something that’s been developed from the other side of the pond. One of those times was when I started playing the racing game TrackMania Nations Forever,…

New Mass Effect 3 bounty weekend announced

May 23, 2012

EA/mass effect 3/Operation Shieldwall/PC/PS3/Xbox 360

Take part in Operation Shieldwall this weekend. Starting Friday May 25th at 6pm PST and wrapping up on Monday the 28th at 5am, this newest Mass Effect 3 multiplayer event is loaded with new Bounty Challenges. Allied Goal: Promote 50,000 characters. Successful completion of the allied goal will grant all players a Victory…

scorcery-its-psn-update

May 23, 2012

Doctor Who/Dr Who/PS Move/ps plus/PS Vita/PS2 Classics/PS3/PSN/psn update/psone classics/PSP/psv/PSVita/Scorcery/Sega/street fighter

Lots to like in this week’s edition of the PSN update including Alex Kidd, Street Fighter IV Arcade, and Dr.Who: The Eternity Clock. Maybe the biggest release though, is the long awaited PS Move title Scorcery. Scorcery casts your PS Move controller as a magic wand and puts you int…

organised-thoughts-on-portal-2s-level

May 23, 2012

PC/Portal 2/Steam/Steam Workshop/Valve

In the beginning of May, I joined this site and posted an article about Portal 2’s upcoming “Perpetual Testing Initiative” update. The update would include a simplified level editor for all Portal 2 owners in which they could create and distribute their own Portal-esque puzzles. The update would also add…

indy-speedway-comes-to-auto-club

May 23, 2012

auto club revolution/Indianapolis Speedway

Online racer Auto Club Revolution welcomes the Brickyard in it’s newest content update. It’s a pretty big expansion for Eutechnyx’ online only racing title as it adds a big time, all American institution with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, known affectionately as “the Brickyard”, opened in 1909…

moonraker-unveiled-as-part-of-007

May 23, 2012

007 legends/Activision/James Bond/Jaws/Moonraker/Skyfall

Activision’s latest James Bond title, 007 Legends, will take you to the moon for a date with Jaws. If you don’t know, the new game ties together six different classic Bond films. Instead of having the whole experience focus on just the upcoming Skyfall movie, Legends will take players through…

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