Digitally Downloaded – Page 331 – Your specialist source of news and reviews for games, anime, manga, film and literature

Physical-only releases in 2021 are gross. Let’s not do this.

June 14, 2021

Devolver Digital/Opinion/Super Rare Games/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. So one of the more interesting things to become a trend from this year’s E3 came out of nowhere; not one, but TWO companies announced physical-only game releases. You will not be able to buy and download them, ever. The only way to get a copy…

Interesting games on itch.io: June 14

June 14, 2021

Art Game/Indie/itch.io/list/Top 10/top 5

List 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…

E3 2021: June 13 highlights, including big names, big games, and a lot of heart

June 14, 2021

News by Lindsay M.It’s that time of year again – E3! What was once an industry-exclusive trade show has become North America’s biggest source of video game announcements and other game-related news for fans and professionals alike. We’ve condensed the best announcements into a daily highlight reel to really feature…

E3 2021: June 12 highlights, including cute critters, a toilet title, and an ancient world

June 13, 2021

The June issue of the Dee Dee Zine is live now!

June 12, 2021

Dee Dee Magazine/Dee Dee Zine/digitallydownloaded.net/magazine/News

News by Matt S. Howdy folks. I’ve got great news! We are THRILLED to announce that the June edition of the Dee Dee Zine is now available! It’s a packed issue this month, including (but not limited to): The ten best games of the first half of 2021 A deep…

Review: Game Builder Garage (Nintendo Switch)

June 11, 2021

Game Builder Garage/Game maker/Nintendo/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. Nintendo’s pivot towards LEGO-like entertainment experiences has been a joy to behold. Between the AR Mario Kart, Labo, and now Game Builder Garage, Nintendo is out there encouraging kids to be creative, to design things, and to learn important thought processes and logic as they have…

The Week in Review: June 11, 2021

June 11, 2021

The Week in Review/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. This week in the week in review! The more we see PlayDate the more it inspires us: https://www.siliconera.com/playdate-pre-order-window-will-open-in-july-2021/ EA’s pulling that “no politics in our game about climate change-driven warfare” line: https://twitter.com/MattSainsb/status/1402790743828176899 Yuji Naka produced a bomb in Balan Wonderworld and has quit Square Enix: https://www.siliconera.com/yuji-naka-confirms-square-enix-departure-considering-retirement/…

my-oh-my-does-monark-look-good-or-what

June 10, 2021

Furyu/JRPG/News/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. We’re inclined to pay close attention to any JRPG that FuRyu backs. That publisher, which backed The Alliance Alive, The Caligula Effect, Lost Dimension, and Crystar (among many others) knows creative, different JRPGs, and Monark is very much looking like one of those from first impressions.…

Review: Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection Review (Nintendo Switch)

June 10, 2021

action game/Koei Tecmo/Ninja Gaiden/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. The ninja has become an almost mythological figure within Japanese history and culture. In reality, they were actually reasonably mundane; the ninja “tradition” has been born of a combination of spies that the samurai would use to keep an eye on one another, and guerrilla warrior…

Look, ma! I got to be on a podcast to talk about Japanese games and Dee Dee and more!

June 9, 2021

DDNet/Dee Dee/digitallydownloaded.net/podcast

News by Matt S. This is just a really quick note to say that the ever lovely SpawnPoint Gaming was kind to have me on his podcast, for what ended up being a really wide-ranging interview about… well, just about everything to do with DDNet and Japanese gaming. We got…

Latest