News by Lindsay M. and Matt S. 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 MoreInterview by Matt S. Super Neptunia RPG is a big deal for the ever-expanding Hyperdimension Neptunia series. For the first time, ever, it’s a game that is being developed outside of Japan. That developer is Artisan Studios, a Canadian-based outfit that, in addition to being the first non-Japanese studio to…
Read MoreList by Matt S. We often get so wrapped up in the ongoing technology development of video games, that we celebrate enhancements in raw processing power and “realism” that we forget that, as an art form, art direction is as important, if not more so, in giving us a beautiful…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. The release of a new Yakuza game is always a good thing, and Yakuza Kiwami 2 is just around the corner. This video has plenty of footage of what to expect from the game. But I also wanted to take the opportunity to discuss something that…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Never Alone is one of the favourite games for a lot of the DDNet team. It was a game made in collaboration with native people, about native people and their stories, and that authenticity really touched home as something valuable and important. We truly don’t get…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Warriors Orochi 4 is looking better and better the more we see of it. Koei Tecmo’s mashup of the Samurai Warriors and Dynasty Warriors franchises now has a bunch of Greek deities in it too for some reason, and while that might not make any sense,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. We Happy Few is a little like No Man’s Sky. I don’t mean in terms of the kind of game it is, of course, but it seems to have become another example of something that failed to deliver what players expected, and that failure has become…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Let’s chalk this one up as the quirky game announcement of the week. Hamsterdam, by Muse Games, is one of the new Kickstarter titles. Looking to raise a modest $US8,000, and already clearly deep into development, this is an arcade brawler where you get to play…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I love XCOM. I love James Bond. I love Phantom Doctrine. It’s simplifying things a touch to say that Phantom Doctrine is the blend of XCOM and James Bond, but it’s a close enough description to what’s on offer. In this game you take over a…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. There have been plenty of Nintendo Switch ports filling up the news over the past year, but this one is right up there with the biggest announcement of all; Diablo III is coming to the console in 2018. It joins the likes of Titan Quest and…
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