News by Matt S. I want to cry. I seriously want to cry. I was all set to publish A Week on the Water this weekend. The game was just about finished, all the text and programming was in there, and it was actually looking really good. And then, somehow,…
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Review by Matt S. Space Stella is a very strong candidate for the worst game that I have ever played. Every second with this thing makes me want to cut my fingers off, simply so that I have no way of ever playing it again. It’s almost worth sacrificing playing…
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News by Lindsay M.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 anchor, Dee Dee)! The…
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News by Lindsay M. World-renowned singer/songwriter Akiko Shikata will have three songs in Touken Ranbu Warriors (titled Touken Ranbu Musou in Japan), an upcoming game for Nintendo Switch. She is known for her mesmerizing musical compositions, and she is not new to creating music for video games: she’s contributed many…
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Review by Matt S. Despite greatly enjoying digital trading card games, I hadn’t played SNK Vs Capcom: Card Fighter’s Clash before now. That’s not for lack of interest, it’s just that I hadn’t played any of the Neo Geo Pocket titles. And so, I’ve appreciated the chance to experience it…
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News by Matt S. This is absolutely what I wanted to be doing at 12:43am and at the end of a six pack of beer. News just breaking from multiple reliable sources (reliable enough that I’m reporting on it without the formal press release) is that Microsoft is purchasing Activision…
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List by Matt S. Playing through Ryan North’s To Be Or Not To Be this last week has reminded me of just how infrequently we see Shakespeare used as source material in video games. There are more Tom Clancy video games than Shakespeare video games, and even if I was…
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I was a little hesitant to stream Duel Princess on the DDNet YouTube channel. The developer/publisher, qureate, is known for visual novels that have enough heavy fan service to get coverage of the games demonetised on YouTube. Nonetheless, the promise of fan service and Battle Cats-like light strategy was appealing…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. There are two things that are true about Shakespeare. One, more people should read, and learn to appreciate, the great bard than do. For far too many, Shakespeare starts and stops at the more “boring” end of school curriculums, and that’s a pity because learning to…
Read MoreList by Matt S. 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…
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