News by Matt S. SEGA has announced that the next in the long-running Total War series – A Total War Saga: TROY – will be completely free for the first 24 hours. This is part of the deal that it has formed with Epic Games Store whereby the game will…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Ever wanted to play a game about “intimacy, idealization, and abusive relationships”? Yeah, me neither. It’s not exactly the material that makes for a wildly entertaining ride. But, games are art, and that means that games should explore difficult material. How it’s handled is critically important,…
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. I have fond memories of playing Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on the Nintendo GameCube. It wasn’t the deepest game by any means, but it was a four-player action-JRPG, and it made great use of the GameCube-to-Game Boy Advance cable to give everyone a “two-screen experience.” The…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Kingdom Under Fire was a series that was particularly special back on the original Xbox. As I have since found out, it holds up well today, with the developer porting the original game to the PC earlier this year. Now the sequel to that game, Kingdom…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Goddamn it, Konami. I’m one of the few that are out there crucifying the venerable Japanese publisher for the way it handles its business and the games that it publishers, but the way the company refuses to localise its Japanese baseball games infuriates me. I mean,…
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. Chances are, if you like city builders, then you also like Anno. Ubisoft’s long-running series of historically-themed builders has been reliably good fun, and on June 25, you’ll be able to play four classic entries in the series, updated for modern computers. The Anno History collection…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It’s been a long time in development. A Girl of Glass was first unveiled right back in 2016 as part of the Square Enix Collective program. Now, four years later, it’s finally close to release. This is a point-and-click adventure game with turn-based combat, and a…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Long-time Sherlock Holmes developer, Frogwares, has announced its first next-generation game. Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One will release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PC (across Steam, GOG and Epic Games Store), and the PS4 and Xbox One in 2021. This one’s going to use the power…
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