Lindsay picked up an NES controller for the first time at the age of 6 and instantly fell in love. She began reviewing GBA games 20 years ago and quickly branched out from her Nintendo comfort zone. She has has developed a great love of life sims and FMV titles. For her, accessibility is one of the most important parts of any game (but she also really appreciates good UI).
Idea Factory International has announced a late May release date for Birushana: Winds of Fate, an otome visual novel fan disc set 15 years after the Heiji Rebellion. It will be released digitally and physically in North America and Europe, and anyone who picks up the physical edition early enough will receive a bonus trading card pack; it includes nine…
Another Eden Begins is a time-travelling turn-based JRPG whose development is being spearheaded by Studio Prisma, a team under the Wright Flyers Studios banner led by RPG veteran Masato Kato (Chrono Trigger, Xenogears). The game continues Another Eden’s story-rich, timespace-bending multiverse with a new cast of characters. It also comes…
Nearly three years ago, Square Enix released the visual novel Paranormasight: The…
The Run is the latest FMV game written and directed by Paul…
Consider this your warning: there is some serious cute ahead. Like, there’s so much cuteness that you might get so overwhelmed that you say some bad words. I admit, I swear more often during Wholesome Directs than I do any other showcase – but it isn’t my fault everything is…
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Future of Play Direct was the first showcase today, and it’s also when they all started bleeding together. Still, it featured some really great game announcements and trailers. This is one of those showcases where everyone can find something new and interesting. The smaller studios are set to make some…
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Day of the Devs is another showcase featuring many, many, many great-looking games from independent developers. This year, there seems to be a good amount of my fellow Canadians on the list – congrats y’all, happy to see you! I’ve highlighted a handful of my favourite games shown off today…
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Devolver Directs are always a highlight of this hectic week, mostly because each one is crazier than the last. Last year’s Devolver Direct featured Wizard with a Gun, The Talos Principle II, Baby Steps, and Human Fall Flat 2; that’s a pretty big line-up, but I think this year’s is…
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It’s time for one of my top showcases of the year: the Access-Ability Summer Showcase! It is one of the only places for disabled players to learn about recent or upcoming titles while knowing what will be accessible to them. Today’s showcase features over a dozen titles, half of which…
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If you’re looking for the best indie titles during this annual gaming showcase week, it’s usually a pretty good bet that you can find a lot of them through Guerrilla Collective. Beginning when E3 was cancelled (“temporarily”) at the beginning of the pandemic, the showcase features announcements and trailers about…
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I do not know what I was thinking when I didn’t include the announcement of Odencat’s next game in my Indie Live Expo 2024 catch-up, but I am here to rectify that issue now! My first Odencat game was Fishing Paradiso, and I’ve found the same charm from that game…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. With each issue I 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 anchor, Dee Dee)!…
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It’s time for the second annual Marvelous Game Showcase! A localized version was posted by Marvelous Europe and Marvelous USA today, including updates on Project Magia, Story of Seasons, Rune Factory, and more. Some of these titles will be familiar from Marvelous Game Showcase 2023, so check that out for…
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I haven’t decided what to call Not-E3 yet. It needs a catchy name and Summer Game Fest ain’t it. Regardless of whether or not I’m prepared, though, that annual crazy week of game showcases at the beginning of June seems to be starting early this year with today’s PlayStation State…
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