Phil Gaskell Ripstone is a fairly new publisher on the scene. It had its breakout hit with Pure Chess on the PlayStation Vita and PS3, and has since published a wide range of quality digital titles – from the gorgeous Kyntt Underground to the Wolfenstein throwback, Gun Commando. This success…
Read MoreIt’s easy to look at the misfortunes of Zynga and assume that social gaming is one of those fads that will soon die. That assumption of course completely neglects that fact that Japanese social giant, GREE, is not only making big inroads into the western market, but it’s doing so…
Read MoreFabien Demeulenaere The Game Atelier is one of those indie developers that punches well above its weight. Starting out with the PlayStation Minis and iOS environments, the company has since become a full-fledged PlayStation Vita developer with some gorgeous HD titles, like SunFlowers and Flying Hamster. It even publishes games…
Read MoreAtelier Totori: Perhaps the most highly-regarded GUST game yet In late 2011, Tecmo Koei acquired a niche RPG developer with a very committed fan base. That developer is, of course, GUST. Despite having a very small team, this Nagano-based developer is responsible for one of the most popular JRPG series…
Read MoreRight Pedal Studios is a new startup company, designed to help up-and-coming developers fund and then publish their dream games. What makes the company so interesting is that it will be focusing right in on one of the real emerging trends for the games industry in Australia. While the days…
Read MoreLast year we were able to get some hands-on time with Crytek’s upcoming conclusion to its Crysis trilogy. Crysis 3 might not have the most imaginative title, but we were very, very impressed with the preview build. We were fortunate to also score an interview with Michael Elliot Read, Crysis…
Read MoreIf you want proof that the games industry is increasingly becoming a global one, take a look at Corecell. A small development team based out of Thailand, the company has successfully worked in localisation, while also releasing its own product line. It’s truly inspiring to read these stories. The more…
Read MoreIt’s risky setting up an independent development studio, and the team at Western Australia-based Kactus, have seen it all. From learning how to develop games, coming from an enterprise software background (a very different environment, we’re told), to having a critical source of financing pulled at the last moment, the…
Read MoreDigitally Downloaded recently scored the chance to talk to the guys bringing the multi-platform title Two Brothers to a range of platforms, from iOS to Wii U. Two Brothers has been inspired by retro 8-bit RPGs and the golden Game Boy era of gaming; games such as The Legend of…
Read MoreStraight Right is a game development studio based in Melbourne, Australia, and in conjunction with BioWare and EA, it’s the one responsible for porting Mass Effect 3 to the Wii U. Being its first console title in development, we were naturally curious about its experience and impressions on how it…
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