Review by Matt S. Of the many genres of art out there, transgressive art is my favourite beat. It was the main topic that I studied back at university, and I’ve seen, read, or experienced it all: Antonin Artaud, Marquis De Sade, Stelarc, Michel Foucault and Georges Bataille. From the…
Read MoreReview by Moshe R. By early 2017, cooks all over the world are familiar with the mandatory ingredients for baking good mobile games. The key ingredient is a simple yet addictive gaming mechanic. Consider the classic example of matching three or more similar tiles in games such as Bejeweled. The…
Read MoreNews by Britta S., Matt C., and Trent P. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Over the last 24 hours, Microsoft, via Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry, released the tech specs of its upcoming Project Scorpio, the is-it-a-new-console-or-just-an-upgrade-to-the-Xbox-One that is similar in concept to Sony’s PlayStation 4 Pro. The console’s tech specs are exceptional; there’s a detailed run-down of them over at PC…
Read MoreThe DDNet team is always up for a good debate, so we figured we’d start to record our various arguments and stick them up for your amusement and/or information! On a regular basis we’ll find a topic to discuss, and then we’ll sit down to chat about it. Then we’ll…
Read MoreReview by Nick Hu. In the year 2185, a multi-species project leaves the Milky Way galaxy, for a 600-year voyage through dark space, to establish colonies in the Andromeda galaxy. That’s the basis of the newest game set in the Mass Effect universe, which sees the player take on the…
Read MoreReview by Lindsay M. In the past, I have avoided anything labelled “roguelike” as if it were the plague. No way, no how was I going to go near games belonging to what just may be the most difficult genre of all time. Randomly generated levels? No difficulty selection, but…
Read MoreReviews by Harvard L. The Neo Geo was a rather unorthodox beast – with an enormously steep asking price, it was marketed by developers SNK as a luxury console which ran sprite based games with incredible smoothness. Unfortunately, this was the era of the Nintendo 64 and Playstation (1) and…
Read MoreNews by Britta S. and Lindsay M. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite…
Read MoreReview by Lindsay M. I have served the city of Freeburg for decades, but I am being forced out in six months time. I have no retirement plan; my focus has always been on making sure this city runs as smoothly as possible. I am Jack Boyd. And I am…
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