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It’s time for Nintendo to bring back Game & Watch

April 13, 2020

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Retro reflections by Matt S. The last time Nintendo produced a new Game & Watch title was way back in 2002, with the Game Boy Advance’s Game & Watch Gallery 4. Since then there hasn’t been much done with the property: there have been ports of most of the Game…

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April 13, 2020

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Video by Harvard L. Finding new and interesting indie games to play for a weekly segment such as the Let’s Play series we do on DDNet can be more difficult than it seems. There are so many games released each week that it’s hard to keep up, and when many…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, April 13, 2020

April 12, 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…

NISA announces musical adventure, Giraffe and Annika

April 9, 2020

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News by Matt S. Bless NISA. Even as the world crumbles around us, NISA continues to pump out the announcements and deliver a full year’s schedule of hyper-niche and absolutely delightful artsy games. The latest one is Giraffe and Annika, a rhythm adventure game with a gorgeous art style and…

Curious Expedition: This is one cracking roguelike

April 9, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Curious Expedition released on PC back in 2016, but has finally made its way to consoles, and having missed that original release, I’ve now played it for the first time. What a great little roguelike it is, too. I’ve pulled together to show an early attempt…

The director of the notorious Cannibal Holocaust is making a game

April 9, 2020

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News by Matt S. One of the most notorious films ever made, 1980’s Cannibal Holocaust is so extreme that it remains banned in places around the world today. The director of the film, Ruggero Deodato, was even charged with murder thanks to some scenes so graphic that it was suspected…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, April 9, 2020

April 8, 2020

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I would like to talk about the Bittboy

April 8, 2020

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Retro by Matt S. It’s hard to shake the impression that the later half of 2020 is going to be a fairly quiet one for big (or at least interesting) game releases. At the moment things are fine – in just the last week we’ve had the likes of Final…

Final Fantasy VII Remake: What defines a Final Fantasy game?

April 8, 2020

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Video by Matt S. The upcoming release of Final Fantasy VII Remake has had many people talking about what defines a Final Fantasy game – as we all know, each title has its own unique setting, characters, and narrative, so what is it exactly that the series shares? In this…

Get ready for a lot of Japanese games to be delayed

April 7, 2020

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News by Matt S. Japan’s CERO – the organisation that provides age ratings to video games – has announced that it will be closing for a minimum of one month in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While this is absolutely the right thing to do (STAY. AT. HOME. FOLKS), it…

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