News by Matt S.Looking forward to Yakuza: Like a Dragon? You should be. The brilliant blend of noirish drama and oddball humour, with turn-based combat, is a mix that is so potentially brilliant we could well see this game become our favourite in the entire series. We now have all…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I’ll admit that I didn’t watch much of TGS 2020’s final day – the major announcements and streams had already happened and Bandai Namco, which was the major stream yesterday, was just showing off yet more of Scarlet Nexus; a game I know everything I need…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. It’s time for another presentation featuring PlayStation 5! We know for sure that this 40-minute video will feature “great games coming… at launch and beyond”, but will Sony use this opportunity to finally announce the next-generation console’s price? I’m not holding my breath, but only time…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Rumour has it that Final Fantasy XVI will be unveiled this week, at the big Sony stream (and that would be the game to finally get me on board with the next generation). I don’t generally put much stock in rumours, since it’s bad journalism to…
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. Who doesn’t like a bit of dark fantasy set in the 17th century – a period where warfare was done both with guns and duelling swords? Well, in truth we don’t often get to see this period in action in video games, and that’s why newly…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Poker is a funny game. It’s gambling, but completely socially legitimised as a game as well. It’s a simple card game, but we do so love the aesthetics of the game. There are plenty of poker games on the market, but Ripstone looks like it’s on…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Microsoft had some pretty big news to share overnight (for we Aussies it’s always overnight): the release window for its “next generation” console, the Xbox Series X, has narrowed further. For some reason, we still don’t have an exact date, but it’ll be in November. This…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Hood: Outlaws & Legends is an interesting looking take on the Robin Hood mythology and spirit. It’s being developed by Sumo Digital, and will be a team-based multiplayer game in which a group of outlaws need to commit heists against “an oppressive government in a dark…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. You may not have heard of Spiders Studio before. You should have, but the studio is infamous for making games that have a B-tier level of jank and clumsiness to the gameplay, so a lot of people have dismissed them for a long time on that…
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