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Giving away free games is not doing anyone any favours, Nintendo, Sony, EA

June 21, 2012

Chances are, if you’ve got a games console or a PC, you’ve been given free games. Nintendo gave early adopters of the 3DS console 20 free games. Sony’s given away 10 free games twice (once as an apology for the massive hack, and at E3 as a gift for PS…

Xbox 360 to miss out on Clan of Champions

June 21, 2012

Clan of Champions/sad news

Sad news for Xbox fans: NIS America’s promising gladiator game, Clan of Champions, is going PS3/ Steam only. The multiplayer slash-em-up features 3-v-3 team battles and promises a deep combat and equipment system. Which is just as well, because this game is all about the combat. There are three races…

Review: Babel Rising (iPad)

June 20, 2012

Babel Rising/iPad/Reviews/Tower defence

Babel Rising is a cute little take on deific genocide. What is essentially a tower defence game is made weirdly compelling by the simple fact that you’re taking the role of a God, slaughtering people for daring to build a tower. There’s not really any explanation for why you’re smiting…

Review: Curling Super Championship (DSiWare)

June 20, 2012

Curling/DSiWare/Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo DS/Reviews/Sports

Curling is a not a sport you often see adapted into a video game. While it does occasionally appear on platforms, it usually comes as part of a set of mini-games as opposed to an independent release. This makes Cypronia’s Curling Super Championship a rather unique entry to the DSiWare…

mystery-european-developer-nintendo

June 20, 2012

digital download/Nintendo/Wii U

Many people, including myself, will agree that Nintendo’s weakest part of its current game console plans have been the online side of things. While the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo Wii both had online functionality, they were very bare-bones compared to what competitors had. Developers wanting to digitally publish their…

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

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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…

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