Opinion by Matt S. A number of Japanese developers (predominantly visual novel developers) have been getting notices from Valve to the effect that their “game features pornographic imaging, and this is in violation of Steam’s rules”. If the developer doesn’t fix its content, according to the note, their game will…
Read MoreReview by Lindsay M. I’ve brought the end to the world more times than I care to admit, and that’s just today alone. Bright purple flames shoot of the ground and everything turns black. Before my very eyes, a tree of light appears. Actually, it is the tree of life…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Nicalis, the publisher of many fine indie titles, has today announced a release date for its upcoming Code of Princess EX on Nintendo Switch. We’ll be playing it on July 31. A heavily re-worked take on one of the earlier Nintendo 3DS titles, Code of Princess…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I actually really enjoy niche sports games. Sure they can’t be produced to a standard like FIFA, but as someone who likes niche *sports*, just seeing the sports I love represented through video games is a good thing. But it raises the question: Should these sports…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I love Conan the Barbarian. The sheer pulp fantasy of the brutally dark world sung out to me as a Dungeons & Dragons-loving child back when I first discovered the Weird Tales literary magazine, and with it the likes of Robert E. Howard (the author of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. We have our first details of the western release of the 2D western-developed Hyperdimension Neptunia spinoff that we’ve been following for some months. Called Brave Neptunia in Japan, it’s going to be called Super Neptunia RPG in the west. We also know the game is getting…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M., News Editor 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 news…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. One interesting idea which has become refreshingly common with indie studios formed from ex-Triple-A talent is design by subtraction: the systematic removal of elements which big-budget blockbusters could never dream of tampering with for fear of alienating their consumer base. Such is the case with Yonder…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. The PlayStation 4 has seen a lot of fanservice on it. Thanks to the wonders of digital distribution, developers and localisation outfits have been able to take risks with more niche products, and the result so far has been so much more underwear and sexy times.–…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The more we see of Blade Strangers, the upcoming character mash-up fighter featuring a wide range of indie characters (from Cave Story to Code of Princess to Shovel Knight), the more we look forward to it. This new trailer for Noko from Umihara Kawase looks great.…
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