What a milestone! The Digitally Uploaded podcast has this week hit 100 episodes from when we started, way back in 2016. Almost the entire DDNet team jumps on the podcast this week for a bit of chaos and fun as we look back over the last couple of years of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Colin Thiele’s Storm Boy is an iconic piece of children’s literature. Already adapted into a film (and with another film adaptation coming), it is one of the most well-known and respected examples of Australian storytelling, and now, courtesy of Blowfish Studios, it’s being adapted into a…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. A lot of games have been jumping onto the tabletop-flavoured train recently. However, Hand of Fate 2 remains one of the more recognisable of the pack despite the passage of time. Defiant Development, the Australian studio behind the game, introduced the world to its blend of…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. As I mentioned in my write-up of SMASH! 2018, one of the real highlights of the event for my mind was the gaming section. Every year this section has gone from strength to strength, and this year there was a huge range of really delightful indie…
Read MoreSMASH! 2018 cemented the event as the best in Australia for fans of Japanese entertainment and games
Event report by Matt S. Over the weekend, Sydney played host to the annual SMASH! convention; Australia’s own show focused almost entirely on Asian entertainment and culture. Where the likes of Supernova is generalist in nature (as much about Batman and Iron Man as it is about anime or Persona),…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M., Matt C., 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…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Sometimes a game comes out of nowhere that you would never have expected to see, but it immediately wins you over. Ganbare! Super Strikers is one such example of the game. The work of a Aussie indie developer (I suspect a one-man band), Ganbare! Super Strikers…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. People who know me know I have a rather impressive collection of anime/ video game girl figures. Most of them (50 or so) are Hatsune Miku, but I’ve also got a few Atelier characters, Risette from Persona 4, and one or two Love Live (Honoka), Danganronpa,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. City of Brass is such a rare treat. Set in the heart of a 1001 Arabian Nights story (one of my favourite books of all time), the game offers all those fantasy Middle Eastern aesthetics and themes that I love (but rarely get to see), wrapped…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. One of the most delightful Australian-developed games, the non-violent open world exploration game Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, has a firm release date for May 17 on Nintendo Switch. Related reading: Our review of Yonder on the PlayStation 4 That is for the digital edition of…
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