The third in the now-trilogy that started with AI: The Somnium Files is the first that Kotaro Uchikoshi took a back seat to. He still had a supervisory role, but it’s one of Uchikoshi’s mentees, Kazuya Yamada, who gets the creative credit for this one. The good news is that…
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It’s been two years since first-person instant camera puzzle adventure game Viewfinder launched for PC, and close to two years since its PlayStation debut. The rest of its prospective players have been left waiting… and waiting… until now! Or should I say, until soon? To celebrate the game’s second anniversary,…
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Grant Sinclair has announced GamerCard, a new gaming device that is engineered to be the size and shape of a standard retail gift card. Powered by Raspberry Pi and with a 4″ square high-resolution IPS screen, GamerCard is ready to go right as soon as you pick one up (or…
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From the period where BioWare (free from EA influence and able to make good games) released Baldur’s Gate (1998) to the release of Obsidian’s Neverwinter Nights 2 (2006), we have what could be called the “golden age” for digital Dungeons & Dragons adaptations. Before that, the bulk of D&D work…
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Over the last couple of years, payment processors such as Visa, Mastercard and PayPal have been steadily ramping up efforts to control what people can purchase. Several Japanese stores have been targeted in this way. For example, Melonbooks, a website that specialises in independently published manga, was forced to stop…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here, I bring you the best news you may have missed from last week. 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)!…
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I began playing Hello Kitty Island Adventure the day it launched for Nintendo Switch back in January, and it remains in my top GOTY spot for the year. It first launched for Apple Arcade before being released digitally for PC and Nintendo Switch. Two physical versions dropped soon after, one…
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It’s been a bit of a wait for Troublemaker: Raise Your Gang to come to everyone’s favourite dual-use gaming platform. The action adventure beat ’em up game launches for PC in March 2023 and Xbox in October 2023, and a sequel is being developed (Troublemaker 2: Beyond Dream), but it’s…
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The title of the innovative puzzle game Tournamentris describes it well: it is a falling-block game where you build a tournament bracket and compete for the high score. Players must combine numbered panels to build their bracket; when its champion is crowned, the panels merge and vanish. The flow of…
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It’s not very often I share the news of a new console from a company other than the big three (Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo), but this new take on a classic toy has caught my eye. The Rubik’s WOWCube — today I learned that WOWCube is a thing! — takes everything…
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