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August 5, 2019

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Video by Matt S. (Mild content warning with regards to a depiction of a suicide) Crystar, out soon, comes to us from FuRyu in Japan, and Spike Chunsoft in the west. It’s an action JRPG with a particular trick – it’s all about crying as a gameplay mechanic. If that…

Gadget Review: Mad Catz RAT 8+ optical gaming mouse (30th Anniversary Limited Edition)

August 5, 2019

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Review by Rob P. Mad Catz turn 30 this year, and it has a present for you. Admittedly, it’s the kind of present that you have to pay for yourself, but a present is a present, right? Especially when the it comes in the shape of their high-end RAT 8+…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, August 5, 2019

August 4, 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…

Review: Raiders of the North Sea (Nintendo Switch)

August 2, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Nothing beats a good board game. When the mechanics are uncomplicated, and the setting and design excite the imagination, then a board game is endlessly replayable and the perfect way to spend a lazy Sunday. Video games can make it even more convenient, by removing the…

Compile Heart’s Gun Gun Pixies has its western release date

August 2, 2019

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News by Matt S. Gun Gun Pixies is a game about micro people from outer space, running around a women’s college dormitory, shooting things and getting plenty of good upskirt looks. Yes, it’s Compile Heart in a very true sense, and yes, it’s going to be nuts. It lands on…

Explore the nature of reality in The Sojourn, coming next month

August 1, 2019

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News by Lindsay M. The world in The Sojourn seems peaceful, but of course, not everything is as it seems. There is a dark world that exists parallel to the light world, creating a thought-provoking philosophical journey to uncover the nature of reality. Yep, it’s that heavy, so I’m already…

Hands-on with the very handy Heave Ho

August 1, 2019

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Preview by Matt S. You can always rely on Devolver Digital to be behind the most oddball of ideas. Heave Ho is the next one and, yes, it’s oddball. Charmingly so. As a multiplayer-focused game, Heave Ho is surely destined to be a party game smash hit. The premise is…

Review: Madden NFL 20 Sony (PlayStation 4)

August 1, 2019

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Review by Nick H. There are a handful of interesting new features to Madden NFL 20 that make it stand out from the year-after-year release cycle in recent years. The biggest of these, the Superstar X-Factor, actually adds a really interesting new dynamic to the game that should give even…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, August 1 , 2019

July 31, 2019

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Retro reflections: On why I love the original Doom so much

July 31, 2019

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Retro reflections by Matt S. Over the weekend, Bethesda dropped the first three Doom titles on Nintendo Switch, giving us all a rush of retro nostalgia. Although there are some small issues with the ports (most notably, that they require you to set up a Bethesda account, for games that…

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