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XCOM in the 17th century? Sign me up!

September 10, 2020

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News by Matt S. Who doesn’t like a bit of dark fantasy set in the 17th century – a period where warfare was done both with guns and duelling swords? Well, in truth we don’t often get to see this period in action in video games, and that’s why newly…

game-pass-its-not-good-for-games

September 10, 2020

Opinion/subscription services/Video/Video review/Xbox Games Pass

Video by Matt S. With all the excitement that has been circling around the new Xboxes from Microsoft this week, people have also been getting very excited about Game Pass, Microsoft’s “Netflix for games” subscription service that gives you access to over 100 games already… and just this week EA…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, September 10, 2020

September 9, 2020

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News by Lindsay M., News Editor 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…

Developer Q & A: On the making of Woodsalt

September 9, 2020

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Interview by Matt S. Earlier today, retro-themed narrative game, Woodsalt, got a release date and a new trailer and… it’s looking really, really nice. Promising to do away with the grind that could turn otherwise great games into time-sinks, Woodsalt has a lot of potential, backed with a lovely art…

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September 9, 2020

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News by Matt S. “If you like Persona, Adventure Games, Anime, Sci-Fi and existential dread then this could be for you.” I’ve got to say, it’s pretty ballsy for an indie developer to go out and promise something comparable to that. As someone who is indeed a (massive) fan of…

Okay, so where are Sailor Moon games?

September 9, 2020

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Retro by Matt S. For such a massive media property, Sailor Moon has always been a little quiet on the video game front. I’m not even entirely sure why, since anime and video games tend to go together very well. Perhaps it’s something as silly as Sailor Moon being a…

What makes western RPGs great?

September 9, 2020

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Video by Matt S. I’ve had western RPGs on the mind recently, having played a bunch of them for review (and with Baldur’s Gate 3 to look forward to yet!). The western RPG is substantially different to the JRPGs that I usually cover on this channel, so I thought it…

yes-more-sexy-bikini-zombie-slaying

September 9, 2020

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News by Matt S. I have been waiting for this announcement with bated breath, and it has been a while coming from the Japanese release, but it’s finally happening: Onee Chanbara Origin is coming to the west, and will launch on PC and PlayStation 4 on October 14. Related reading:…

Nintendo announces a new Hyrule Warriors out of nowhere

September 8, 2020

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News by Matt S. Once again it sucks to be Australian since, by the time we actually cover this news, most everyone has seen it, but overnight (for us) Nintendo announced a major new game: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. Related reading: Read our review of the original Hyrule Warriors…

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September 8, 2020

Arcade/arcade games/Nintendo Switch/Racing Game/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Harvard L. I loved re-learning how to drive with Level 91 Entertainment’s latest title, Inertial Drift. It’s a stylish racing game with twin-stick controls – the left stick steers and the right stick shifts the back wheel for a drift – and the relative unfamiliarity combined with the…

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