News by Matt S. This is an entirely self-indulgent news post, but I thought it was pretty cool to note anyway; Digitally Downloaded today has published its 5,000th article. When DDNet was started five years or so ago, as a little blog for fun, I had no idea that it…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I took some time in between frantically throwing things at suitcases to leave a quick note here: I’m heading off to Japan to attend Tokyo Game Show. In between testing Summer Lesson over and over and over again, I’ll be interviewing a number of veteran Japanese…
Read MoreReport by Matt S. Recent events have made it clear that within the games press there is the need for websites to publish a clear and transparent ethics policy. With that being in mind, what you’ll find below is ours. Moving forwards this will also be available to be read…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Digitally Downloaded is looking for talented and dedicated writers! The site is going from strength to strength, and with that there is so much to do that we can’t possibly cover everything we would like to. So we’re looking for people to review games, write news,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I’m going to be a bit indulgent and celebrate some good news; Digitally Downloaded has been shortlisted for two awards at the annual Lizzies Awards. The Lizzies are the Australian IT journalism awards that celebrate the achievements of consumer and business technology publications. The DDNet website…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Love it or hate it, Metacritic serves as a vital cog in the games industry. As a collection of reviews from the most prominent gaming sites across the Web, Metacritic provides a quick snapshot of the approximate value that a game is perceived to offer compared…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. As our regular readers would know by now, last week we launched a Kickstarter to fund the production of a book on the topic of games as art. And core to that book will be interviews with some of the games industry’s most prominent artistic game…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. As all of our readers know, we’re big fans of Japanese games, so it only makes sense that we also do some direct coverage from Japan as well. So, I’d like to briefly announce that Digitally Downloaded has launched a Japan blog, where we’ll be translating…
Read MoreHi everyone! We’re now two days into our Kickstarter, and it’s been a decent start so far; we’ve raised just shy of $2,500! Click here to be taken to the Kickstarter page. With that said, we’ve got a long way to go if we’re going to be able to raise…
Read MoreHi everyone, Today, I’m doing something that is both terrifying and terribly exciting; I am launching a Kickstarter for a book project that I have had in mind for years. As anyone who has read Digitally Downloaded regularly over the years know, I believe passionately that modern games have artistic…
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