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The best ten games of 2020 to date

July 6, 2020

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List by Matt S. It has been a terrible, terrible year to date. In Australia it has been a rolling nightmare of record, devastating bushfires… and then we’ve all shared the experience that is COVID-19. The video games we’ve been playing have been pretty good, though. It’s not exactly a…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, July 6, 2020

July 5, 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…

Review: Yes, Your Grace (Nintendo Switch)

July 3, 2020

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Review by Matt S. The games industry has really mastered the art of taking another person’s great idea, shining it up with a bit of polish, and throwing it out as something new. Yes, Your Grace is just Reigns, but with a broader and more traditional game-like presentation. In other…

Are Games Really Art? As in… do we genuinely believe this?

July 3, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Video games are art. It’s something that we’ve long accepted and demanded that those outside of the games industry also accept. There’s certainly no denying that games are art, either – whether it’s the philosophical intelligence of Yoko Taro’s NieR: Automata, the aesthetic beauty of a…

Review: Assetto Corsa Competizione (Sony PlayStation 4)

July 3, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Assetto Corsa is a property that finds itself in a difficult position. It doesn’t have the licensed pull of the F1 or Rally titles. Nor does it have the slick marketing machines of Sony or Microsoft that Gran Turismo and Forza enjoy. Nor does it have…

Oh God I’ve been pulled back into world of Tamagotchi

July 2, 2020

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Article by Matt S. I remember when Tamogochi first burst on the scene, many, many years ago now. They were the most simple of simple games, even compared to the likes of Game & Watch; you’d feed a critter that was rendered on a display of just 16×32 pixels, clean…

Why do a real-time “battle royale” Worms? Why? WHY?

July 2, 2020

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News by Matt S. Le sigh. If you want any more proof that game publishers are more than willing to throw the heritage of their beloved properties under the bus in order to make a quick buck, let’s look at Worms Rumble. Worms is a series of clever turn-based tactical…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, July 2, 2020

July 1, 2020

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July 1, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Go is complex. Very, very complex. Just how complex? Well, let’s allow the American Go Association explain it: “There are many more possible Go games – 10 followed by more than 300 zeroes — than there are subatomic particles in the known universe. Unlike many other…

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…

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