You may remember that last week I announced that I was participating in a Kickstarter, along with five other incredibly talented authors, in which we will be producing a series of books about works of art that have had a powerful and lasting impact on us. Other authors in our…
Read MoreThere is just something about claymation that triggers memories of childhood; whether it was Bump in the Night or Gumby and Pokey, nearly everyone had at least one experience with the animation style. In 1996, Pencil Test Studios released a point-and-click adventure game titled The Neverhood, but it wasn’t a…
Read MoreWelcome to Digitally Downloaded’s newest weekly feature, Catch-up coffee Monday. Each Monday we will bring you the best news from the previous week that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us! Year Walk to make its…
Read MoreWelcome to Digitally Downloaded’s newest weekly feature, Catch up coffee Monday! Each Monday we will bring you the best news from the previous week that you may have missed. What better thing to do with your Monday morning coffee then catch up with us? LKA announces The Town of Light…
Read MoreEarlier this week we reported the exciting news that a team of ex-NISA staffers had started up their own studio in order to realise the dream and make their own game. Undead Darlings, a mix of dungeon crawler and visual novel, is to be the first game of the newly…
Read MoreA duo of former NISA employees have broken away to live the indie dream, and have formed Mr. Tired Media. After diligently working away on getting its first game up to a state where it can show it off, the new studio has taken to Kickstarter to fund Undead Darlings…
Read MoreSome say the finest miracles in life are spontaneous. Shenmue III doesn’t need miracles; it’s going to will itself into existence through the sheer willpower of Yu Suzuki and the undying support of fans a decade and a half after the last Shenmue game. The seemingly eternal cliffhanger that was…
Read MoreContrast is one of our favourite independent games ever. Released first on old generation consoles (and PCs) back in 2013, before making its way to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Contrast was a fascinating and deeply interesting game with a breathtaking art style and really clever theme and set…
Read MoreUnless you’ve been living under a rock over the weekend (or using your weekend to do something offline, in which case I tip my hat to you), then chances are that you’ve heard about Yooka-Laylee. The newest darling of the Kickstarter phenomenon, Yooka-Layleee is a game that is being developed…
Read MoreIt’s undeniable that the retro gaming aesthetic is a major force in gaming. Tapping into the nostalgia for simplicity and pixels, developers, from the indies right through to the big publishers, are investing in games that appeal to that specific community. And that’s what two industry veterans, Mike Kennedy and…
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