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We have a release date for that The World Ends With You sequel

April 9, 2021

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News by Matt S. It’s the sequel that no one thought would happen, but it is so tantalisingly close now. NEO: The World Ends With You will land on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on July 27, and then PC (via Epic Games Store) at a later date in “Summer”…

The Week in Review: April 9, 2021

April 9, 2021

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Video by Matt S. This week in the week in review! 1) E3 is a digital-only event in 2021. What to expect! https://www.gematsu.com/2021/04/digital-only-e3-2021-set-for-june-12-to-15 2) Should Sony, Microsoft and Valve refuse to release that Fallujah game on their platforms? https://twitter.com/eurogamer/status/1380111828034945024 3) The Blue Reflection anime is here! What joy! https://myanimelist.net/anime/47639/Blue_Reflection_Ray 4)…

Review: Delicious! Pretty Girls Mahjong Solitaire (Nintendo Switch)

April 8, 2021

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Review by Matt S. I’ve been playing Mahjong Solitaire for almost as long as I’ve been playing video games. My very first console (the Game Boy) was a Christmas gift from my parents and it came with the pack-in Tetris, and in addition they gave me Super Mario Land and…

Apple Arcade mini-reviews: Wonderbox, SongPop Party, Sudoku Simple+

April 8, 2021

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Reviews by Matt S. Just before Easter, Apple dropped a big pile of new games on the Apple Arcade. Almost enough to count it as a “re-launch,” at it came at just the right time. I had been planning on ending the subscription, as I hadn’t really found a reason…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, April 8, 2021

April 7, 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)! The…

Review: Balan Wonderworld (Nintendo Switch)

April 7, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Okay. Here we go. I’m about to say something that, if Balan Wonderworld’s reputation on social media is to be believed, is a cardinal sin: I like Balan Wonderworld. I like it because here is a platformer that isn’t really interested in being a platformer. For…

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April 7, 2021

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Video by Matt S. Sony’s announcement that it was ending support for the PlayStation Stores on PS3, Vita and PSP has re-ignited a discussion about game preservation and archiving; what we can do to help preserve all these works of art from many decades of game development history, and what…

Apple Arcade mini-reviews: Fantasian, The Oregon Trail, Simon’s Cat

April 7, 2021

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April 6, 2021

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Review by Matt S. The Phantom of the Opera is one of my favourite books. Before it became most famous for an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, it was a masterfully written bit of gothic literature, right up there with the likes of Dracula, Wuthering Heights, Frankenstein, and The Monk. Unfortunately,…

Apple Arcade mini-reviews: World of Demons, Taiko the Drum, NBA 2K21

April 6, 2021

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