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People are obsessed with content, and this is damaging the artistry of game development

May 12, 2020

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Opinion by Matt S. About a week ago now, Nintendo updated the market on its financial position, and there were some startling numbers involved. It was the healthiest year on record for the Nintendo Switch, and Animal Crossing seems to have been the one thing to benefit from COVID-19 –…

Review: John Wick Hex (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 12, 2020

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Review by Matt S. I have been looking forward to John Wick Hex for quite some time now, after it first launched on PC last year. With Mike Bithell (of Thomas Was Alone fame) behind it I had faith that it would be good, but despite my enthusiasm I still…

There’s a whole lot more Civilization VI incoming

May 11, 2020

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News by Matt S. If you’ve been watching our streams than you’d know that I’m currently playing through a Civilization VI campaign. It’s an all-time favourite game of mine, and effectively endless, what with all the civilisations available and different ways to play. Related reading: Our review of Civilization VI…

John Wick Hex lands on PS4: Slick, Brilliant, Tactics

May 11, 2020

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Video by Matt S. John Wick Hex has finally released on the PlayStation 4, and it is so, so good. Slick, fast-paced, raw tactics action, and the perfect adaptation of the tone, aesthetics and style of the film trilogy. It surprised me. It really did. I thought the movies were…

Review: Arcade Spirits (Nintendo Switch)

May 11, 2020

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Review by Matt C. With romance games, there’s often an attempt to try and gamify the whole process of falling in love. Getting the good ending with your chosen lover should be at least a little bit of a challenge, says common wisdom, so getting there involves just the right…

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

May 11, 2020

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Article by Matt S. Last week we delved into an all-time classic Final Fantasy for our retro stream, played a bit of beach volleyball for the DDNet After Dark fanservice session, and continued the adventures of Hinako and her friends in Blue Reflection. Then we undertook a disasterous military campaign…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, May 11, 2020

May 10, 2020

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News by Matt S. 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 anchor, Dee…

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May 8, 2020

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News by Matt S. It is an objectively good thing that the Chinese game development scene and market is opening up to the rest of the world. If you want proof of that, you just need to look at Lianhai Billiards Club, because no western developer would ever think to…

Review: The Dresden Files: Cooperative Card Game (Nintendo Switch)

May 8, 2020

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Review by Matt S. I don’t know actually know much about The Dresden Files. In fact, I only discovered that it was such a popular series of novels when I typed the game’s name into Google to see where it came from. I do, however, know and love both card…

Tokyo Game Show 2020 cancelled

May 8, 2020

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News by Matt S. Devastated. Tokyo Game Show has been my thing for the last half decade (or is it more, now?). It’s the one event I go out of my way to attend, and it means a lot to this site too, because we get all kinds of interviews…

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