Aussie readers of DDNet, have we got a treat for you! (Note: this competition is only open to Australian residents. Apologies, overseas friends, but I’m sure we’ll have another contest for you soon) Stranger Of Paradise is one of the finest, and smartest, games in Square Enix’s storied series. As we wrote in our 4.5/5 review: Do you know that…
News by Lindsay M. 2064: Read Only Memories was set in the cyberpunk work of Neo-San Francisco, and with its sequel its almost time to return to the vibrant game world. MidBoss used E3 to announce this next title, Read Only Memories: Neurodiver. Some familiar faces will greet you in…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. God bless Suda-san. The world just wouldn’t be the same without his punkish blend of pop culture transgression and surreal sense of humour. I’ve been waiting for a new Lollipop Chainsaw title (or even just a HD remaster) for such a long time now, but while…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. Nothing gives me national pride (Go Canada!) quite like a great indie dev from a nearby city; Thunder Lotus is one of the great ones, and I’m sure you’ve heard of it before —it’s the developer behind Jotun and Sundered. And this week, during Microsoft’s E3…
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 MoreNews by Matt S. XCOM has proven to be a very versatile foundation for a wide range of games. XCOM itself is a science fiction human-vs-aliens affair, but that foundation has been used for everything from James Bond-like espionage titles through to Call of Cthulhu-style horror. And now the celebrated…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Disney’s Tsum Tsum are delightful. They’re a range of collectible stuffed toys that are shaped as round cylinders, covering the entire range of Disney characters, and these things are very, very collectible. So much more so than those useless Funko Pop figures. Japan in particular has…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Within all the announcements that were made through the Nintendo Switch E3 Direct (and there really were an awful lot of them), one really stood out as something that came out of nowhere, and I am immediately grateful that it exists. There’s a tactics RPG tie-in…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Created by everyone’s favourite up-and-coming developer/publisher, FuRyu, and localised in the west by XSEED, Heroland is the western title for what is known as WORK X WORK in Japan. Courtesy of E3, we now have a release window for the game – it launches in fall…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Looking away from the major conferences and stage shows at E3, there’s always a couple of little gems that struggle to get the attention that they deserve. Often they come from Kalypso, a mid-tier publisher that has many of the most interesting properties. This year is…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. It’s not an exaggeration to say a good portion of Nintendo Direct viewers were waiting for news on the upcoming Animal Crossing; I was one of those people. And I was absolutely not disappointed. Welcome to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Nintendo Treehouse Live showed off a…
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