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Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break announced

August 15, 2019

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News by Matt S. ACE Team has been busy. Having just announced The Eternal Cylinder, the Chilean developer has now also announced Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break. The big hook in this one, over and above the brilliance of the previous titles, is that in Make & Break…

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August 15, 2019

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News by Matt S. Chile’s ACE Team has consistently been South America’s strongest performer, with titles such as Abyss Odyssey, Rock of Ages, and SolSeraph showing the team’s talent for distinctive, creative vision. The team’s newest one, The Eternal Cylinder, will be published by Good Shepherd Entertainment, and it is…

Review: Turok 2 (Nintendo Switch)

August 15, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Oh, bugger off, Nightdive Studios. Turok 2 was originally released back in 1998. You cannot possibly tell me that here, in 2019, with all the power that modern consoles allow, you have to actually strip major features out of the remaster of a title from 1998.…

Review: The Song of Saya (PC)

August 15, 2019

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Review by Matt S. With Saya no Uta – The Song of Saya in English – now available over Steam, I’ve got an excuse to review what is quite an old game. And write about it. There’s so much I can write about. In terms of narrative technique, the way…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, August 15, 2019

August 14, 2019

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News by Lindsay M. and 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…

Video: Exploitation Vs. Art: Discussing the difference in video games

August 14, 2019

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Video by Matt S. One of the regular watchers of the DDNet YouTube community asked me to canvas this topic, so here we go! An in-depth look at fan service, exploitation, and art in video games – is exploitation an issue, where to we draw the line, and how do…

Video games are tame, and it’s hurting their artistic value

August 14, 2019

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Opinion by Matt S. I’ve been thinking a great deal about art and transgression recently. As regular readers probably know, it’s a topic that I regularly come back to. In fact if I’d say there’s any one thing about art that appeals to me, it’s the way that art can…

The Death Mark sequel has a western release date

August 14, 2019

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News by Matt S. Death Mark was everything that I like to see in my horror. Chilling, disturbing, and also at times sensuous, even erotic, the game perfectly encapsulated that contrasting and at time complimentary mix of horror and sexuality that should be there, but often isn’t in video games.…

We have a release date for the Doraemon farming game!

August 13, 2019

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News by Matt S. I don’t think we ever expected Doraemon Story of Seasons to get a western release. Doraemon – the blue robot cat that is such a cornerstone of the anime and manga industry in Japan – has appeared in many video games in the past, but they…

Review: The Church in the Darkness (Nintendo Switch)

August 13, 2019

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Review by Harvard L. The Church in the Darkness stars you as Vic, the sibling of a member of the Collective Justice Mission cult. In a revisionist 1970’s, the cult’s enigmatic leaders took exception to America’s policies and relocated all its members to an agrarian compound in South America. As…

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