News by Matt S. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a game that probably needs no introduction. Being developed by Mr. Castlevania himself, Koji Igarashi, the game has been promising a glorious return of the 2D gothic exploration platformer ever since it was able to raise over $5.5 million (looking…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Why Sony insisted on restricting its major E3 stage show to an hour of the nonsense blockbuster stuff is a mystery that will be lost to time, but that doesn’t mean the PlayStation 4 is lacking for quality at the show by any means. One great…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. For the first time, Monster Hunter will come into direct commercial and critical competition with its rival, Koei Tecmo’s oni hunter, Toukiden. For the first time, players will be able to directly compare a Monster Hunter game to a Toukiden title as both Toukiden 2 and…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Of all the games that Sony showed off at its E3 conference this year, the most fundamentally interesting one must have been Moss, a game about a mouse that is being developed by Seattle, USA-based developer, Polyarc. As an introduction to the adventure we are provided…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. In an alternate universe, Mario+Rabbids Kingdom Battle was first revealed in Nintendo’s E3 presentation tomorrow. It was promptly treated to a downpour of cyber vitriol for its troubles. Okay, not really. My point here is that perhaps the wonders of internet leaks have softened the animosity…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. Hello again everybody, and welcome back to Digitally Downloaded’s coverage of E3 2017! Today’s last press conference is the one I know I’ve been most eager for: Sony. The conference took place at 6 p.m. PST on Monday, June 12 at E3 in Los Angeles. My…
Read MoreNews by Matt C. Beyond Good and Evil 2 has been a long time coming. It was actually announced way back in 2008, but then we heard nothing more and it seemed doomed to the vaporware graveyard. Or, at least, it would’ve been doomed if Beyond Good and Evil’s legions…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. One of the best things about Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag (and, later, Rogue) was the ship-to-ship combat out at sea. Large sailing ships from back in the day were hard to manoeuvre and difficult to control, and this gave ocean combat a very different feel to…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Ni No Kuni was one very special game. Developed in a partnership between Studio Ghibli (as in the people that made Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro) and Level-5, it was a beautiful, heartfelt, and rich monster-collecting JRPG with a great personality and soul. Related reading:…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. Good morning/afternoon/evening fellow E3 followers! I’m happy to be back here with you for the Ubisoft press conference, occurring at 1 p.m. PST on Monday, June 12 (in Los Angeles, where the conference is located). I don’t doubt we’ll be seeing Assassin’s Creed, South Park, and…
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