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Happy Birthday, Game Boy! These are 10 classics we want back

April 22, 2022

It’s the Game Boy’s birthday this week. It was released in Japan on April 21 back in 1989, and remains one of the all-time great consoles, both in terms of the games that were released on it (so many are still highly playable to this day) and the impact that…

Last chance! Win with DDNet and EPOS Audio – over $1000 in prizes!

April 22, 2022

Competition/Headset

Have we got the most incredible competition to share with you! With great thanks to EPOS Audio, we have not one, nor two, but THREE premium quality H6PRO closed acoustic headset units to give away! These headsets are exceptional. As we noted in our review, they are ideal for everything…

Review: Roguebook (Nintendo Switch)

April 21, 2022

Nintendo Switch/Reviews

Trust Richard Garfield to reinvigorate my interest in deckbuilding roguelikes. I thought I was done with them. 2017’s Slay the Spire is excellent, but didn’t need to spawn an entire genre over the course of just five years, and we’ve already reached the point where the likes of Monster Train,…

Review: Neptunia X Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars (Nintendo Switch)

April 20, 2022

Idea Factory/Nintendo Switch/Reviews

I’m going to simply copy in a big chunk of my original review of Neptunia X Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars on PlayStation 4 for this review of the new Nintendo Switch edition. I almost wasn’t going to play this version at all, as the updates that were being trumpeted in…

On frame rates in games… it just doesn’t always matter

April 20, 2022

Opinion/Video review

This is something that happens far too often: an excellent game with a lot to say and think about gets released, and, because it drops a few frames here and there, that’s all anyone ends up talking about. Related reading: Our review of Chrono Cross. Sometimes it does matter! Sometimes…

Retro stream: Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Another Story

April 20, 2022

Retro/Sailor Moon/Video review

I’m finally back into streaming after really struggling to find any time to do anything. I thought a retro game that I’ve always wanted to play (but never have) would be a great place to kick things off again. So here we go! This is the first hour or so…

Review: Chinatown Detective Agency (Nintendo Switch)

April 19, 2022

Indie/Nintendo Switch/Reviews

A game… where you might learn something?!?! Perish the thought! That is what Chinatown Detective Agency is, though. It’s inspired by the classic Carmen Sandiago (the only game we were allowed to play on school computers when I was in primary school), and it’s a puzzle-based adventure game where the…

Eastasiasoft announces mahjong game about otokonoko crossdressing

April 19, 2022

eastasiasoft/News

That is one of the weirdest headlines I’ve ever written, so I’d like to thank Eastasiasoft Limited for this opportunity. The developer/publisher has revealed an original IP, Otoko Cross; it also revealed its debut game, Otoko Cross: Pretty Boys Mahjong Solitaire. Proudly touted as being the first of its kind,…

Review: Crusader Kings III: Console Edition (Sony PlayStation 5)

April 18, 2022

Paradox Interactive/Reviews/Sony PlayStation 5

Many years ago now (back in 2013), when DigitallyDownloaded.net was still just a startup website and really little more than a blog, I was fortunate to land an interview with the good people of Paradox Interactive. To this day I remember that interview, and a big part of the reason…

Interesting games on Itch.io: April 18

April 18, 2022

Indie/itch.io

I’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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