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

April 19, 2021

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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April 15, 2021

Clouded Leopard Entertainment/JRPG/News/Nintendo Switch/release date/Release Dates/The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

News by Matt S. If you’ve got a Nintendo Switch, then you can play the third and fourth chapters of Nihon Falcom’s Trails of Cold Steel on it. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean much, since these games are direct sequels to one another, so if you can’t play the first two…

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April 15, 2021

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News by Matt S. Nippon Ichi over in Japan has announced that Shin Hayarigami 3, the latest in its horror visual novel series will release on July 29, for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. There’s no news of a western release just yet, so please do let NISA know that…

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