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April 20, 2021

Art Game/Indie/News/PC/release date/Release Dates

News by Matt S. You’ve probably never heard of Dogubomb. Don’t worry, neither had I before, but if Blue Prince is anything to go by, this unusual developer is one to watch. I say “unusual” because Dogubomb is actually a commercial animation studio that works in and around Hollywood, but…

Review: Livestream Escape From Hotel Izanami (Nintendo Switch)

April 19, 2021

fanservice/Horror/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/stalker horror/Survival Horror/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. Qureate, purveyors of smutty-themed visual novels like NinNinDays, TroubleDays and Prison Princess, has landed on exactly the kind of experience that actually works with the M.O. in Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami. This is a fusion of stalker horror, visual novel and the developer’s love of…

Aussies are getting really early access to that mobile Pikmin game… as in NOW

April 19, 2021

mobile/News/Nintendo

News by Matt S. It’s not often that Australia gets to be first with anything to do with video games, but we’re close enough to first to get access to the new Pikmin-themed app. You know, the one that the Pokemon Go people are making. We have access to that…

Interesting games on itch.io: April 19

April 19, 2021

Art Game/Indie Game/itch.io/list/Retro/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…

Catch up with last week’s gameplay streams: April 19

April 19, 2021

streaming/Video/Video review

News by Matt S. As some of you will know, we’ve been doing regular streams over the last year or so on the DDNet YouTube channel, showcasing the latest and greatest games, while chatting with people about those games (and just about everything else) as we go along. If you’d…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, April 19, 2021

April 18, 2021

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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)! First-person…

Introducing the Dee Dee Zine – a digital magazine for Patreon backers!

April 17, 2021

DDNet/Dee Dee Zine/digitallydownloaded.net/magazine/Patreon

News by Matt S. Hello everyone! I’ve got some exciting news to share this week that represents a major new investment by us, in the ongoing quest to find interesting ways to cover video games for our readers. We’re launching a digital magazine for Patreon backers, the Dee Dee Zine!…

Review: Gravity Heroes (Nintendo Switch)

April 16, 2021

Arcade game/Nintendo Switch/platformer/PQube/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Harvard L. Gravity is an inherently fun mechanic to mess around with – and this is one game that delivers on that promise. Developed by Brazilian studio Electric Monkeys, the gaming division of Studica Solution, Gravity Heroes is a platform-based arena shooter with unique movement mechanics, which offers…

The Week in Review: April 16, 2021

April 16, 2021

The Week in Review/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. This week in the week in review! 1) Nintendo held an Indie Direct, and it was good! https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-04-14-heres-everything-announced-in-nintendos-indie-world-showcase 2) Americans decide that they, not the Japanese, should make a Gundam film: https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/12/22380140/netflix-live-action-gundam-movie-jordan-vogt-roberts-legendary-sunrise 3) Metacritic’s highest-rated game is… a visual novel? https://twitter.com/MC_Odd/status/1382790149633839104 4) NFTs stink up gaming…

Review: Toree 3D (Nintendo Switch)

April 16, 2021

3D platformer/Indie/Nintendo Switch/platformer/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. This is going to be a very short review, since Toree 3D is about $1 on the Nintendo eShop and has about as much content as you would expect for that price. It offers nine levels, and each of those is just a couple of minutes…

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