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May 7, 2015

Abyss Odyssey/News/PlayStation 4/Risen 3: Titan Lords/Sony

Overnight, two RPGs were announced for the PlayStation 4. As enhanced ports of PlayStation 3 games, you may well have already played these, but they’re quality enough games that that doesn’t really matter; the enhancements should make them both worth a re-purchase. The first is Abyss Odyssey. Back when I…

Gadget Review: iHome iB85 Bluetooth Wirless Headphones

May 7, 2015

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We get to cover a lot of headsets here at Digitally Downloaded, but not a lot of good headphones just for listening to music on the go. Generally they are of the beefier, boom microphone, around the ear variety. Here we have a set of headphones that are light, smaller…

Review: Excave II: Wizard of the Underworld (Nintendo 3DS)

May 7, 2015

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“There is a poison spreading huge enemy making a nest at the bottom of the underground waterway.” “Woooooooooow” thought I. “This game is awesome if there’s a poison spreading a huge enemy, or a poison spreading huge enemies.” I wasn’t quite sure what to expect because the grammar of that…

Nintendo is finally getting in the theme park game

May 7, 2015

News/Nintendo/theme park/Universal Studios

For the longest time I’ve felt that Nintendo should follow Disney’s lead and develop a theme park. After all, as the popular saying goes, Mario has overtaken Mickey Mouse as the most recognisable character of all. Further, Nintendo’s reliance on its IP and its “X factor” makes it perfect for…

Nintendo’s full year financial results show gains, but it’s not all rosy yet

May 7, 2015

Financial results/News/Nintendo

Nintendo, despite struggling with the Nintendo Wii U, has announced gains to its operating income for the full financial year. According to its results, published today, Nintendo’s operating income was 24.7 billion yen, on the back of net sales of 549.7 billion yen. Thanks to foreign exchange gains totaling 34.0…

Digitally Downloaded is up for two awards at the Australian IT Journalism Awards!

May 7, 2015

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Hola dear readers! It’s that time of year again where I take the opportunity to do a little bit of boasting on behalf of the entire team; the finalists for the 2015 Lizzies Australian IT Journalism Awards have been announced, and for the third consecutive year, Digitally Downloaded.net has been…

Review: The Weaponographist (PC)

May 7, 2015

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Puuba’s The Weaponographist is apparently the answer to what if the original Legend of Zelda was fused with Smash T.V., with a bit of The Binding of Isaac and added anachronism for good measure. Utilising a simple premise, lightweight gameplay, and balanced challenge, The Weaponographist certainly is different from its…

Ar nosurge is coming to your PlayStation Vita very soon

May 7, 2015

Ar Nosurge/Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star/JRPG/Koei Tecmo/News

Koei Tecmo really needs to stop announcing all its cool games at midnight (Australian time) so that the news isn’t hours late by the time I get a chance to report on it… Anyway, for people who may not have seen the news yet, Koei Tecmo has confirmed that the…

Review: BRAWL (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 6, 2015

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I can picture the team meeting in Bloober Team’s office when BRAWL was first envisioned. I imagine much of the team, having completed Basement Crawl, were quite mortified at the public response to their attempt to recreate Bomberman with a horror twist, and figured they’d try and do it right…

Review: Quarries of Scred (PC)

May 6, 2015

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About an hour into my time with Quarries of Scred, I decided to look at the game’s stats page and see what my progress has been like. To my surprise, sixty minutes into the game I had made one hundred attempts into the game’s randomly generated mines. Published by Surprise…

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