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Review: Railway Empire (Nintendo Switch)

June 22, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Finally, the Nintendo Switch has a simulator of a reasonably high production standard and is also enjoyable to play on the console. Finally. There have been a number of very good smaller simulators by indies (Project Highrise, for example), but the one really big fish effort…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, June 22, 2020

June 21, 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…

Railway Empire is now on Nintendo Switch!

June 19, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Railway Empire is the latest simulator to land on Nintendo Switch and, after a couple of prior disappointments, it is a delight to have one this of this high quality to enjoy. It is a truly excellent, spot-on port of an excellent train network simulator. In…

Review: Namco Museum Archives Volume 1 and 2 (Nintendo Switch)

June 19, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Competition around the “retro compilation” space has become surprisingly fierce. It’s no longer enough to simply drop emulations of a handful of random arcade titles from the backlog and call it a day. As the likes of Capcom, Konami and SNK have shown, players are really…

Namco Museum Archives: Excellent retro compilations

June 19, 2020

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Video by Matt S. The latest compilations of classic games to land on our consoles comes from Namco, the makers of some of the most beloved retro classics of all. As you’ll see, these packages (there are two volumes) show an impressive range and even some treasures that we haven’t…

Mad Rat Dead looks like the most amazing thing

June 18, 2020

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News by Matt S. If you had played the Yomawari series then you probably were interested to see what the director, Mizokami Yu, would come up with next. They are two of the most distinctive, interesting horror games in the past decade, after all. You probably weren’t imaging a punk…

Review: Desperados III (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 18, 2020

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Review by Matt S. I started playing Desperados III without having done too much research ahead of time. I know about the series itself, of course, but the last one of those was back in 2007, and it was produced by the now-defunct Spellbound Entertainment. That’s a long time ago…

Review: XCOM 2 Collection (Nintendo Switch)

June 18, 2020

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. Having originally released in early 2016, XCOM 2 has seen several ports and additions over the years. Compiling all of that into one neat package, fans can now take it with them whenever they go on the Nintendo Switch. This includes XCOM 2: War of the…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, June 18, 2020

June 17, 2020

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June 17, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Kairosoft has been around for a long time now – they’ve just released their 26th port to Nintendo Switch (no, that’s not a typo). What makes this developer/publisher so enduring, even as every game follows such a familiar formula? Well, that’s what we discuss in this…

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