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Go on the go: The Switch gets an excellent Go tutor!

July 1, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Go is the ultimate board game – easy to learn, having been around for however many thousands of years, but almost impossible to master, and so deep that entire libraries have been written about the game and its strategies. Despite its stature, we haven’t seen Go…

Review: Hakoniwa Explorer Plus (Nintendo Switch)

July 1, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Hakoniwa Explorer Plus is really a game about butts. Sure, in theory, it’s also a retro-themed action RPG with an appealing voxel art style, but it really does make this clear from the outset: Hakoniwa Explorer Plus is a game that really likes butts. I’ve played…

The third Anima game has been announced

June 30, 2020

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News by Matt S. Anima Project has quietly been building up a steady following for its series based on the Anima: Beyond Fantasy tabletop pen-and-paper RPG. Anima: Ark of Sinners was the first, released on Nintendo Wii almost a decade ago, and then Anima: Gate of Memories, for PlayStation 4,…

Review: One Way Heroics Plus (Nintendo Switch)

June 30, 2020

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Review by Matt S. One Way Heroics has been around for quite a while now; the English localisation was originally released way back in 2013 on PC, and then Spike Chunsoft stepped in to create their own spin on the formula with the excellent Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics on…

Announcing the next Dee Dee visual novel!

June 30, 2020

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News by Matt S. I’ve mentioned this previously, but today we’re able to make the full announcement and drop the first press release: today we’re formally announcing the next Dee Dee visual novel! The press release below has all the details, but the point is that this will be, by…

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June 29, 2020

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Welcome to the July Digitally Uploaded podcast! We’ve got a lot of exciting things to talk about this episode. We start by running through all the big releases in July (it’s a big, big month). Then we chat about the educational value of games in light of This War Of…

Review: Death Come True (Nintendo Switch)

June 29, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Note: I’m writing this upfront and in advance; there are spoilers in this review. The game itself has a little clip at the start asking that people don’t spoil the experience, but it’s absolutely impossible to talk about this game without discussing plot points. And let’s…

Cyberpunk 2077 still needs to demonstrate that it’s more than an aesthetic

June 29, 2020

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News by Matt S. We’re a bit late with covering this, but we weren’t invited to a preview session for Cyberpunk 2077 late last week and as a result, by the time we’d noticed the news it was the end of the week. But there’s been a lot: firstly, media…

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June 29, 2020

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Review by Harvard L. NExT Studios is a China-based developer and a subsidiary of Tencent which has a back catalogue that doesn’t make any sense. The developer is responsible for titles such as the mech-based fighting game Metal Revolution, the clever sound-driven adventure game Unheard and the CCG-mobile-MOBA Spiral Spirits,…

Did you miss any of our streams last week? Catch up here!

June 29, 2020

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Article by Matt S. Boy did we play a lot of great stuff this past week! From the first Fire Emblem that was ever localised into English (starring the ever-beautiful and perfect Lyn), through to more Atelier action, a look at our favourite game last week in Brigandine, and some…

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