Boku no Natsuyasumi, known in English as the ‘My Summer Vacation’ series has been in development by Millennium Kitchen and has been around since 2000, though never with an English release. That all changed with a Switch title last week, and now it’s coming to PlayStation 4 too. According to…
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“This is likely a huge turning point for the industry,” a guy on Twitter breathlessly enthuses, after it was revealed that MultiVersus has done quite well for itself at this early stage. Of course, it’s not uncommon for people to have breathlessly excited responses to games they kind of like…
Read MoreI’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk. In addition, itch.io allows you to be transgressive,…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. With each issue I 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 anchor, Dee Dee)!…
Read MoreSuper Bullet Break is a new roguelike that has been published by PQube, and it has so much going for it – great turn-based combat, gorgeous characters, excellent, pristine fan service. Unfortunately it misfired in one critical area, and got the difficulty mixed up a bit. That wasn’t enough to…
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A lot of people, especially a bunch of the DDNet team, have long and winding roots of fond memories of the golden age of Flash browser games, so it is quite pleasing to see Armor Games Studio still publishing games that look like they were from that era. Games like…
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Super Bullet Break is a happy, colourful thing. I know it’s going to rankle some to suggest that as overtly fanservicey as it could be “wholesome” or “innocent,” but that’s what Super Bullet Break is; a happy, high-energy, bubbly and wholesome thing. The game is a combination of two things.…
Read MoreAfter all these years, I still cannot get over how freaking adorable Nep-Nep and all her friends are. Not only that, they’re pretty darned strong! Neptunia: Sisters VS Sisters is a story about finding hope in despair, and rebirth in the wake of destruction. I’ve had my eye on it…
Read MoreAnnounced a mere month ago, Kirby’s Dream Buffet basically came out of nowhere, and very little information was actually revealed. Today, Nintendo released a new overview trailer that explains the game more thoroughly, from game modes to customization options. It reminds me a bit of Mario Party, just with colourful…
Read MoreThat’s right! The original Spark the Electric Jester action-platformer is getting a threequel! Feperd Games, an indie-development “team” (it’s really just comprised of a single developer) is responsible for the quite excellent series over the past five years. With the third instalment landing in under a week on August 15…
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