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Review: Saviors of Sapphire Wings/Stranger of Sword City Revisited (Nintendo Switch)

March 15, 2021

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Review by Harvard L. It did seem for a while there that the first person dungeon-crawlers might become a dead genre, but the quality of Wizardry-likes has captured imaginations anew and for the last decade or so the genre has been enjoying a real renaissance for anyone willing to take…

Interesting games on itch.io: March 15

March 15, 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: March 15

March 15, 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…

Don’t forget! You can win a $350 prize for one screenshot!

March 12, 2021

Competition/EPOS

Competition by Matt S. ONE WEEK LEFT TO ENTER! Have we got a special competition to share with all our wonderful readers at DDNet! The folks at EPOS have provided us with a unit of their EPOS GTW 270 to give away. That’s $Aus349.99 in value. These earbuds are absolutely…

Review: Bishoujo Battle Cyber Panic! (Nintendo Switch)

March 12, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Qix is older than I am, and the fact that it’s still a well-known game that spawns all kinds of variations and spin-offs really is saying something. There really aren’t many classics still “in circulation” that were invented before I was born. Bishoujo Battle Cyber Panic!…

The Week in Review: March 12, 2021

March 12, 2021

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Video by Matt S. We have lots of interesting stuff to chat about this week in the Week in Review. Crypto, and how it’s bad! Holograms, and how they’re good! Also the world’s first Mario theme park is about to open, and Square Enix is about to launch their own…

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March 11, 2021

News/Square Enix

News by Matt S. Everyone’s doing “Nintendo Directs” these days, after seeing how successful they have been for Nintendo. The latest company to announce an online show to make announcements and highlight big releases is Square Enix, with the first of a series of “Square Enix Presents” to premiere on…

Review: Gnosia (Nintendo Switch)

March 11, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Of all the deep dives into human psychology that you can do, I think that games that deal with some application of Game Theory would have to be my favourite. What causes people to work together, or in opposition to one another, and how mutually assured…

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March 11, 2021

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News by Matt S. Maverick niche developer, Sting, has been around since 1989, and while it has had its ups and downs, it has been a reliable source of interesting, different games through much of its history. It recently collaborated with Aquaplus for the Utawarerumono games, for example, and we…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, March 11, 2021

March 10, 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…

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