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How the Abbott government and Australia’s games industry is turning into a case of history repeating

July 30, 2015

Crikey/George Brandis/Government/Opinion/Tony Abbott

Over at Crikey (one of Australia’s premier independent news outlets), I’ve penned a piece looking at some of the recent political events around the arts, and why Abbott’s government’s handling of the games industry is eerily similar to what happened to the film industry in the early years of that…

Review: Red Goddess (PlayStation 4)

July 30, 2015

2D platformer/Indie/Metroidvania/platformer/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Red Goddess/Reviews/Sony PlayStation 4

Everyone has painful memories that they wish they could forget. Life isn’t always pretty and we all have our ups just as we have our downs. Making it through these events is entirely up to us. Some of us ask for help. Others try to make it through on our…

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July 30, 2015

Alex Norton/book project/Books/Game Art/Interview/Interviews/Malevolence/Malevolence: The Sword of Ahkranox

Hi everyone! This is just a quick note to let you all know that over on Gamasutra’s blog section, there’s one of the many interviews from my upcoming book, Game Art, for your reading enjoyment. The interview is with Alex Norton, an Australian game developer who created the procedural masterpiece…

Review: Spectrum: First Light (PC)

July 29, 2015

2D platformer/Indie/PC/PC Review/platformer/puzzle platformer/Reviews/Spectrum: First Light

1995’s Comix Zone on the Sega Genesis (or Megadrive) was a visually appealing and unique affair. Its bright colours, well-animated sprites and other refined miscellanea contributed to the aesthetics and feel of the artstyle it was emulating: comic books. With the action set within the pages of a typical comic…

The Legend of Legacy confirmed for Europe, courtesy of NISA

July 29, 2015

JRPG/News/Nintendo 3DS/NISA/The Legend of Legacy

It’s being billed as an all-star new IP, and the good news is that The Legend of Legacy on the Nintendo 3DS has been confirmed for an European (and Australian) release, courtesy of NISA. The game, to be released in 2016, is the work of a real who’s who of…

Review: Q.U.B.E: Director’s Cut (Sony PlayStation 4)

July 29, 2015

Indie/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Puzzle Game/Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut/Q.U.B.E./Reviews

Ever since Portal, I think it’s safe to say that the first-person puzzle genre has suffered. A lot of games have tried, often unsuccessfully, to do what Portal did, and that is to create a game that successfully combines strong puzzle elements with an interesting narrative. Q.U.B.E., or Quick Understanding…

Trailer: Onechanbara Z2: Chaos has action and bikinis and things

July 29, 2015

News/NISA/onechanbara/Onechanbara Z2: Chaos/trailer/Trailers

Onechanbara is less than a month away in all regions of the world (finally!), and NISA has taken the opportunity to release a new trailer, which shows us a lot of action… and more than an eyeful of bikinis. This is the first extended look at the actual gameplay that…

Retro Review: Suikoden III (Sony PlayStation 3)

July 29, 2015

JRPG/Konami/PlayStation 2/PlayStation 2 Classics/PS3 Review/Retro Reviews/Sony PlayStation 3/Suikoden III

There are many different RPG series over the years that have garnered rabid fan support. Arguably my favourite has been the Suikoden franchise. I spent so many hours with what seemed like an overwhelmingly large cast of characters, yet the stories almost always spoke to me on a more personal…

Mafia III trailer coming during Gamescom

July 29, 2015

2K Australia/game announcement/Gamescom/Mafia 3/News/trailer

If you’ve missed being a gangster since finishing Mafia II, you’ll be happy (can gangsters feel happiness?) to know that the rumoured Mafia III really is coming. 2K will be showing off Mafia III to a select group of people at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany next week, but that’s not…

Ubisoft releases interactive trailer for Rainbow Six: Siege

July 28, 2015

News/Rainbow Six/Rainbow Six: Siege/Tom Clancy/trailer/Ubisoft

We at Digitally Downloaded may tend to shy away from shooters such as those in the Rainbow Six franchise, but Ubisoft’s new trailer for Rainbow Six: Siege is pretty freaking cool. Steering away from the traditional trailer where the viewer sits idly by, there is a lot to look at…

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