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13.05.2026

Point-and-click murder mystery game The Big Hollow: 1982 launches late this month

The Big Hollow: 1982 puts your crime-solving skills to the test. It is built for players who love things like true crime and psychological mysteries. It is set in the early days of the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit (BSU), and players must interpret evidence, analyze criminal behaviour, and uncover the psychology behind a series of murders. The concentrated detective thriller combines cinematic storytelling, criminal profiling and animated 2D visuals. Today, publisher DANGEN Entertainment announced a late-May release date for The Big Hollow: 1982 and revealed a new trailer featuring new fragments of the case.…

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Point-and-click murder mystery game The Big Hollow: 1982 launches late this month

May 13, 2026

Dangen Entertainment/News

The Big Hollow: 1982 puts your crime-solving skills to the test. It is built for players who love things like true crime and psychological mysteries. It is set in the early days of the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit (BSU), and players must interpret evidence, analyze criminal behaviour, and uncover the…

Review: Directive 8020 (Sony PlayStation 5)

May 12, 2026

Horror/Reviews/Sony PlayStation 5/Supermassive Games

I almost forgot about Supermassive Games’ Dark Pictures Anthology. That’s not from a lack of quality – each title in the series to date has been very worthy – but it’s just that things move quickly in video games and the Dark Pictures titles don’t quite have the longevity behind…

A newly-cropped version of Dee Dee in the DDNet news studio.

The catch-up coffee: May 11, 2026

May 11, 2026

catch-up coffee/News

Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here, I bring you the best news you may have missed from last week. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!…

Action space adventure Star Fox launches for Switch 2 this June

May 8, 2026

News/Nintendo

Fox McCloud recently showcased his skills in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and now he’s coming back for more! In a surprise Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo announced the action-packed adventure Star Fox. This cinematic take on Star Fox 64 features new gameplay modes and a complete visual overhaul. The game…

The key art for Lover's Enigma, cropped.

Dark romance visual novel Lover’s Enigma launches for PC this month

May 7, 2026

Indie/News

FallenCranberry and Okasan’s Recipe have announced that the dark dating sim and psychological horror visual novel Lover’s Enigma will be released for PC in two weeks. The game blends romance with an unsettling mystery. Players are invited into a story where love, grief, and hidden truths collide. The game features…

A screenshot of Stage 1 in Shikhondo: Blue Pieta.

Meet the five boss characters in Shikhondo: Blue Pieta

May 7, 2026

CFK/News

DeerFarm and CFK have revealed details about the five bosses in their upcoming fantasy bullet-hell shoot ‘em up, Shikhondo: Blue Pieta. Each stage is represented by its own boss, and each boss has their own backstory. Shikhondo: Blue Pieta is the follow-up to 2024’s Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage, but this time…

Review: Saros (Sony PlayStation 5)

May 6, 2026

Reviews/Sony/Sony PlayStation 5

There was a moment there where I thought that my issues with the big AAA-blockbuster space were with me. That I’d become jaded from having played far too many games, and seeing how the sausage gets made first-hand, and therefore I had lost perspective. Yet Pragmata then came and demonstrated…

Key art for Myst/Riven, cropped to share one space.

Beloved classics Myst and Riven are coming to more contemporary consoles

May 6, 2026

Cyan Worlds/News

Cyan Worlds is bringing its classic adventure games to new platforms in two weeks. Myst will launch for PlayStation 5 and PS VR2, while Riven will launch for PC via Microsoft, PlayStation 5, PS VR2, and Xbox Series. (Myst is already available via the Microsoft Store and for Xbox Series).…

Red Rising Digital announced for PC

May 6, 2026

News/PC

Emerald City Games has announced its official adaptation of Stonemaier Games’ board game set in Pierce Brown’s Red Rising book series. Step into the brutal colour caste system, build your own house of followers, chain card combos, and fight for dominance. The digital game recreates the board game’s rules while…

Review: Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era (PC)

May 4, 2026

Early Access/PC/Reviews/Strategy

Heroes of Might and Magic is finally back, and I couldn’t be happier. This is one of my favourite franchises of all – I even have the entire, expanded board game adaptation of Heroes of Might and Magic 3 thanks to a very generous brother who bought the whole damn…

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Reviews

Review: Directive 8020 (Sony PlayStation 5)

May 12, 2026

I almost forgot about Supermassive Games’ Dark Pictures Anthology. That’s not from a lack of quality – each title in the series…

Review: Saros (Sony PlayStation 5)

May 6, 2026

There was a moment there where I thought that my issues with the big AAA-blockbuster space were with me. That I’d become…

Review: Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era (PC)

May 4, 2026

Heroes of Might and Magic is finally back, and I couldn’t be happier. This is one of my favourite franchises of all…

Review: Kazuma Kaneko’s Tsukuyomi (Nintendo Switch 2)

May 1, 2026

Fuck AI. Fuck it, fuck it, fuck it. Kazuma Kaneko’s Tsukuyomi is a good example of why game developers should never touch…

Videos

Podcast-in-Video: Getting nostalgic for Xenogears

December 6, 2023

Xenogears is an all-time classic, but the question is… could something like that even be made again today? That’s what we discuss…

Podcast-in-Video: The games we loved through 2023

December 5, 2023

As it is the last month of the year, it’s time to look back at all the games that were released this…

Interview with the producer and director of Dragon Quest Monsters Dark Prince by DigitallyDownloaded.net

Podcast-in-Video: The big game releases in December

December 5, 2023

Apologies that we’ve been absent from uploading these videos. Various technical issues prevented us from doing a video version of the podcast,…

Podcast-in-Video: The games we wouldn’t play on the train

September 7, 2023

Got a Nintendo Switch? At some stage you’ve probably taken it out in public. After all, gaming on the go is very…

Interviews

Haunted by Lost Futures: Cherrymochi’s Jen Williams on Dusk Index: Gion

February 16, 2026

Jen Williams has seen the future, and like many of us, she’s worried about it. The studio lead at Cherrymochi, the Japan-based…

The key art for Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, cropped to a 16:9 ratio.

On reimagining the beginning with Dragon Quest I & II

November 9, 2025

When Square Enix revealed the Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, there was always the sense that they weren’t going to be done…

Q & A with the developer of Minos, where you get to be the minotaur

October 9, 2025

You can always trust Devolver Digital to back interesting, quirky and different projects. One recent example of this is Minos, which is…

TGS 2025 Interview: Carrying the Somnium Torch: Kazuya Yamada on Making No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES

October 7, 2025

The AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES series is inseparable from the creative identity of Kotaro Uchikoshi. Known beyond AI for the cult-classic Zero…

Gadgets

by Matt

April 29, 2026

Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review

Gadget Review: AYANEO Pocket AIR Mini x B.Duck Limited Edition

Squint hard enough, and the AYANEO Pocket AIR Mini x B.Duck Limited Edition looks like a Chocobo limited edition. That was a good enough reason for me to buy one. It’s actually my first AYANEO device, and I can certainly see the appeal of them, sitting in the growing pool of “Anbernic/Retroid Pocket but premium” category for emulation consoles. I…

Corsair/Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review/keyboard

Gadget Review: Corsair Vanguard Air 99 Wireless Keyboard

Tradespeople have their power tools, and become very attached to the equipment that supports their livelihood. Athletes have their preferred racquet, shoe and clothing brand, for the comfort and competitive advantage the right gear can provide. As a writer, I am always on the lookout for a keyboard that is…