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September 3, 2020

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News by Matt S. One of the joys of being Australian is that big stuff tends to happen at the worst possible times to cover it timely. Such happened overnight where Nintendo, out of nowhere, dropped a Mario-focused Direct to celebrate 35 years of the platforming hero. Some good stuff…

Review: Here Be Dragons (Nintendo Switch)

September 3, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Here Be Dragons wants to be a satirical turn-based strategy game. What it is, though, is a deeply unfunny board game with an lovely (but pointless) art style. It’s fine for what it is, but it should have been so much more. Let’s start with the…

World of Tanks: It’s on Switch now… let’s talk about this 10-year old game!

September 3, 2020

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Video by Matt S. World of Tanks recently celebrated a major milestone: Ten years! People have been playing tank battles for a decade now, and in celebration of that World of Tanks Blitz has been released to Nintendo Switch. It’s a good game – one of my favourite military-themed games…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, September 3, 2020

September 2, 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…

Pathfinder: Kingmaker – Why I love this game

September 2, 2020

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Video by Matt S. I’m a bit late with coverage of this one because it’s such a massive game, but Pathfinder: Kingmaker recently launched on PlayStation 4, and I do love this game. As someone who very much grew up with Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, and other titles, Pathfinder is…

Review: Pathfinder: Kingmaker (Sony PlayStation 4)

September 2, 2020

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Review by Matt S. To explain why I love Pathfinder: Kingmaker, I need to first explain why I love Pathfinder itself. As I was growing up, and deep (deep) into Dungeons & Dragons, I collected the two magazines that were published to support the game: Dungeon, and Dragon. At one…

On history, authenticity and social responsibility: Wargaming and World of Tanks

September 2, 2020

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Interview by Matt S. “Those that cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” so the popular truism goes, and traditionally it has been the role of the arts to preserve history and make it palatable to the next generation – thus providing that source of collective “memory” across…

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September 2, 2020

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News by Matt S. Developer, Inkl, has announced that it will launch Arthurian strategy game, Pendragon, on PC (Steam and GOG) on September 22. Promising to be a heavily narrative-driven take on the knights and legends, the game has a vibrant art style and intriguing premise. From the press release:…

Who wants poker with high production values?

September 1, 2020

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News by Matt S. Poker is a funny game. It’s gambling, but completely socially legitimised as a game as well. It’s a simple card game, but we do so love the aesthetics of the game. There are plenty of poker games on the market, but Ripstone looks like it’s on…

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September 1, 2020

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News by Matt S. Sadly, thanks to COVID-19 being the nightmare that it is, Tokyo Game Show won’t be pushing on as normal this year. The alternative – an online show event streams from all your favourite Japanese developers and publishers – is still shaping up to be a wonderful…

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