Eastasiasoft has announced that it will be bringing the retro side-scrolling shoot ’em up Schildmaid MX digitally to consoles later this year, with the Nintendo Switch also receiving a physical release. Inspired by genre classics, Schildmaid MX combines nostalgic pixel art with innovative shield mechanics, resulting in an intense spin…
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Ever found yourself looking at the state of video games and going: “Why are so many things becoming so simplified and streamlined?” RPGs are melding into big action games with pacy combat, rather than stats crunchers, strategy and simulation games are often so simplified that it’s impossible to actually lose…
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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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First-person dungeon crawling RPG Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia launched for PC nearly two years ago. It follows Sumireko Usami, an unusual high-schooler who is so strange that even the fantasy land of Gensokyo considers her an anomaly. But she can visit there in her dreams! Today, developer Bar Holographic…
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Nearly three years post-launch, cozy puzzle game A Little to the Left has no more messes left to conquer — but today’s Packed Update brings a bit more to the fans with a handful of new drawer levels, one new Daily Tidy level, and quality-of-life updates like colour assist mode…
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Neon Noroshi, a Japanese-Swedish indie game marketing agency, has announced the launch of its new publishing arm. Yotsuba Interactive’s first game, I Write Games Not Tragedies, will be exhibited at BitSummit 13th Summer of Yokai in Kyoto next month. “Yotsuba” means four-leaf clover in Japanese, and it was chosen to…
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Q-Qames has revealed the first gameplay footage for the PlayStation VR2 version of Dreams of Another. The game follows two characters, The Man in Pajamas and The Wandering Soldier. But it’s not just people who speak in this world: swaying trees, glowing streetlights, and more come alive with quirky dialogue…
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“Oh, great,” your little guide through the minigames of 100 in 1 Game Collection tells you as you unlock the next one. “A terrible puzzle game.” At least our little Dante is aware that you might not be enjoying your trip through hell. Look, I knew exactly what I was…
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Eastasiasoft has announced that it will be publishing an officially licensed revival of The Bonfire of Taiwan, titled Re:Burn The Bonfire of Taiwan, for PC and consoles. The anime-style visual novel is a classic Asian soap opera that follows the rivalry between two families. The animosity is fuelled by business…
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Yakuza 0 is in so many ways the finest game in a very fine series. The development team took full advantage of it as a prequel to not only tell the story of where series protagonist, Kiryu, and favourite frenemy/rival, Goro, got their start, but also capture a unique moment…
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