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Harvard Let’s Plays: Absolute Drift – Zen vroom vroom

December 1, 2019

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Video by Harvard L. When you’ve had a tough week, you need to just zen out sometimes. You’d never think that a vroom vroom racing game would be the tool to do that, but as Harvard explains in this Let’s Play of indie masterpiece, Absolute Drift, that’s exactly what you…

Review: Labyrinth of the Witch (Nintendo Switch)

November 29, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Just yesterday I wrote a review for Black Future ’88, a game that I criticised for being far too beholden to the indie trend of making everything into a “roguelike.” Well, Black Future ’88 looks like a masterpiece of innovation when compared to Labyrinth of the…

Game of the Year 2019! Best Music of 2019

November 29, 2019

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Awards by the DDNet Team It’s that time of year again, where we look back at the year that was, and pick our top three games across a host of categories! As with years past we’ll reveal one award winner per day, and this year we’ve got a massive 17…

Review: Black Future ’88 (Nintendo Switch)

November 28, 2019

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Review by Matt S. It’s not always fair when a video game – or any other art work, for that matter – belongs to a genre that has become so saturated that it’s hard to muster up enthusiasm for it. It’s often not the game’s fault, in isolation, and many…

It’s a massive Black Friday special from your friends at DDNet!

November 28, 2019

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News by Matt S. Black Friday is upon us! The ideal time to go shopping for bargains, and we’ve organised a big one for you. You can get the first two Dee Dee visual novels at 60% off for the next TWO DAYS ONLY. What’s more, if you buy them…

Game of the Year 2019! Publisher of the Year

November 28, 2019

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Review: Narcos: Rise of the Cartels (Nintendo Switch)

November 28, 2019

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Review by Matt S. I have played a lot of video games over the years. According to Metacritic, in the half decade or so that DDNet has been listed there, we’ve reviewed 2,333 games, of which a big percentage was my doing. Across all of those games I don’t think…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, November 28, 2019

November 27, 2019

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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…

Game of the Year 2019! Fan Service of the Year

November 27, 2019

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Harvard Let’s Plays: Soko Loco

November 26, 2019

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Video by Harvard L. In the latest in Harvard’s series of Let’s Plays, looking at the games you should absolutely be checking out, he takes a look at Soko Loco, a ridiculously charming little city building simulator. In the Let’s Play he takes you through all the main gameplay features,…

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