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Microsoft Xbox is struggling outside of America… here’s why

July 2, 2015

Financial results/Microsoft/Opinion/sales figures/Sony/Xbox One

Sony has utter dominance over Microsoft (and Nintendo, but for different reasons beyond the scope of this opinion piece). Reports are that Sony is claiming as much as 90 per cent of some European markets, and we all know how popular the Xbox business is in Japan (hint: not very).…

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July 2, 2015

Australia/Flat Earth Games/Linux/mac/News/Objects In Space/PC/space game

Flat Earth Games, the Sydney-based developer behind the much-loved TownCraft, is back with a new game. Expected in early 2016 on PC, Mac, and Linux, Objects in Space is described as an open-world space trading game. Related reading: Matt’s review of Flat Earth Games’ TownCraft on the iPad. Being described…

Gadget Review: Ollie Darkside

July 1, 2015

Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review/Ollie/Ollie Darkside/robots/Sphero/Sphero 2.0

If you’re going to make a robot toy, it’s important to give it a personality. They can be quite expensive, and so to convince people they’re getting their money’s worth, it’s not going to be enough to offer a soulless gadget. It’s got to have character, personality, and something to…

Review: Tales From The Borderlands Episode Three: Catch A Ride (Microsoft Xbox 360)

July 1, 2015

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There has been a lot to like about the Telltale games, especially for someone like myself that tends to prefer narrative-heavy titles. That the team often uses source material that I am fond of and familiar with only makes me even more their target demographic. That being said, the nature…

Please fill out our mid-year reader’s survey!

July 1, 2015

readers survey/survey

Hi everyone! Long-time readers will know that we run a reader’s survey twice a year in order to gauge how Digitally Downloaded is going, and what we can do to take it to the next level. The responses that we’ve had in the past have been incredibly useful in driving…

New Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX screenshots! Oh boy!

July 1, 2015

Hatsune Miku/Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX/News/Nintendo 3DS/Screenshot/screenshots/Sega

I’m writing this story because it’s another excuse to write about Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX. I’m sure you won’t hold it against me. SEGA has released a couple of new, adorable, screenshots of the adorable upcoming Project Mirai DX. The nendoroid figures are so incredibly bright and happy that,…

People, the IARC classification model is not going to stop censorship in Australia

July 1, 2015

Australia/Australian Government/Censorship/Classification Board/IARC/Opinion

One of the more odd things that I’ve been reading about the Australian games industry over recent months is the assumption that many seem to have that in adopting the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC), we are going to have a “fix” to Australia’s issues with classification and censorship. Related…

a-fallout-4-character-can-now-be-your

July 1, 2015

bethesda/Fallout 4/Fallout Shelter/iOS/iPad/iPhone/News

Fallout Shelter vaults across the world are receiving messages from the Wastelands today. Overseers are not questioning how the messages got across the treacherous terrain though – they are instead celebrating the possible arrival of a new dweller. Related reading: My review of Fallout Shelter for iOS. This isn’t just…

a-new-splatoon-mode-to-launch-very-soon

July 1, 2015

DLC/Free/News/Nintendo Wii U/Splatoon/Wii U

Goodbye productivity, hello more Splatoon! A mere week after the announcement that Splatoon had sold one million copies worldwide, the hit game is making a splash again. Nintendo announced today that a new mode will be added to Ranked Battles, launching worldwide on July 1 at 7 p.m. PST (that’s…

Interview: League of Geeks founder on Armello, Australia, and working with Sony

June 30, 2015

Armello/Australia/Interview/Interviews/League of Geeks/PlayStation 4/Sony

Aussie independent studio, League of Geeks, has enjoyed significant success with Armello. After a successful Kickstarter and PC launch of the board-game-with-cute-animal-heroes, now it’s coming to the PlayStation 4 platform, complete with additional features and characters. Games like this one, and Hand of Fate before it, have been very positive…

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