DAILY MANIFESTO

The Download February 14th, 2013

Posted on Thursday, February 14 @ 16:30:00 Eastern by Daniel Bischoff

I'm interested in seeing how the new consoles approach the downloadable market. Day and date with retail? Discounts? Sales? It seems like the PC has welcomed it. When was the last time you bought a retail PC game? It almost seems impossible to me at this point. Oh you say "what if you can't get access to the internet?" Well, how the heck are you reading this right now then?

Yeah, that's right. Let's get to the list:

Nintendo eShop

Oh look, I can see my house from here. "Here" of course being my Wii U and "my house" being the thing that I'm sitting in while I use it. Oh, hey a Naruto game! Here's the list:

Wii Street U powered by Google - Wii U
Naruto Powerful Shippuden - 3DS Demo
Dig Dug - 3DS
Rabbids Travel In Time 3D - 3DS
Petz Fantasy 3D - 3DS
Moke Moke - 3DS/DSi
World Heroes 2 JET - Wii Virtual Console

Xbox Live Arcade

Pokemon, sure, definitely, big fan. Digimon, OK yeah, I was more of a Pokemon guy, but whatever. Yu-Gi-Oh? Really? Yu-Gi-Oh? ... Four players? What's that like?

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Decade Duels Plus

PlayStation Network

If you need more on the newly added software for PlayStation platforms, PSLS's weekly PSN update is my source for The Download and you don't need to be a fanboy to visit.

Persona 4 Arena - PS3
Everybody Dance: Digital - PS3
Alien Breed - PS3/Vita
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Decade Duels Plus - PS3
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken - Vita
Ecolibrium - Vita
Twisted Metal - PS1 Classic
Twisted Metal: Black - PS2 Classic
Rebel Raiders Operation Nighthawk - PS2 Classic
Closure - Free for PS+ Subscriber

Steam

Yeesh, I hope you dodged a bullet with Aliens. If you did, are there any other titles in this week's update that might entice you?

Impire - PC
Ys I & II Chronicles+ - PC
Art Rage 4 - PC, Mac
RaceRoom Racing Experience - PC
Aliens: Colonial Marines - PC

Ghostbusters

Whether you want to accept it or not, you've received many calls on your phone and none of them have been for you ad on Craigslist saying that you're available for any ghost busting gigs. Anthony has accepted it and found peace. I have also accepted it, but I'm impatient and very not at peace!

You see, I need to get to the next floor so I can keep bustin' ghosts. But in order to do that, I have to capture more ghosts which gets me more slime which gets me up the tower or currency which gives me upgrades to my bustin' efficiency. Ghostbusters, like any good free to play game, is so incredibly addicting you just want to throw money at it so you can keep playing. It's like an arcade machine in your pocket with a tailor made attract-mode. Do not give in.

Tags: The Download, XBLA, PSN, eshop, PC, steam

Comments

sandineyes
Joined: May 2008

Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 5:32 pm
Hey, one noteworthy download is System Shock 2, on GOG, for 10 USD. It seems some developer finally acquired the distribution rights and patched it up to work on modern operating systems. Not sure if/when it will come to Steam.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Feb 15th, 2013 at 9:21 am
Should I add GOG to the weekly post?

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sandineyes
Joined: May 2008

Posted: Feb 15th, 2013 at 9:54 am
Honestly, I only just signed up the other day so I could buy roller coaster tycoon, and am not that familiar with the site. I'm not sure how often they get new games.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Feb 15th, 2013 at 3:08 pm
We get e-mails from the company that reps GOG all the time, but I wasn't sure many readers would be engaged by all the classic games when this and New Video Games are focused on what new releases there are in a week.

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Kakulukia
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Feb 14th, 2013 at 6:00 pm
And Dragonborn on PSN, at loooooooong last.
I'm starting Skyrim over, so I'll waut until I'm level 12 or something like that before going to Solstheim. It'll take a few days.

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MasterRabbi
Joined: May 2007

Posted: Feb 15th, 2013 at 5:45 am
Missed System Shock 2, so probably picking that up. Also no question when it comes to Ys 1&2, my favorite adventure games.

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