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We have a release date for the Space Invaders: Invincible Collection

July 5, 2019

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News by Matt S. For the last news story in a week that has been absolutely loaded with great news, Taito has announced the release date for its Space Invaders: Invincible Collection – the Switch-exclusive pack of classic Space Invaders titles. It launches in Japan on March 26, 2020. Related…

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July 5, 2019

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Video by Matt S. This week we got the first trailers and details regarding the next Onechanbara release: Onechanbara Origin. We don’t have a western release announced at this stage (fingers crossed), but all the excitement had me dusting my copy of Onechanbara Z2 Chaos off. Related reading: Our review…

Robotics;Notes coming to PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch

July 4, 2019

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News by Matt S. Spike Chunsoft has announced that two entries in the well-regarded Robotics;Notes series – Robotics;Notes Elite and Robotics;Notes DaSH, will be released in 2020. Elite will be released on PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC, while platforms have yet to be announced for DaSH. Robotics;Notes has been kicking…

Trailer: The new Story of Seasons is a sweet little delight

July 4, 2019

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News by Matt S. As we reported in the catch-up coffee this morning, there’s a remake of the Game Boy Advance Harvest Moon titles coming to Nintendo Switch. Now we also have a trailer to confirm that this is one adorable little game. It’s actually called Story of Seasons: Reunion…

This new trailer for Trails of Cold Steel III is spectacular

July 4, 2019

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News by Matt S. It’s no understatement to say that we’re greatly looking forward to Trails of Cold Steel III. The first two in the series did such an incredible job of setting up a brand new mini-franchise, and we’ve been aching to get stuck into the latter half of…

Heavy metal meets school girls and bikinis in this latest Onechanbara Origin trailer

July 4, 2019

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News by Matt S. D3 Publisher is hard at work getting Onechanbara Origin out for PlayStation 4 – a full HD remaster of the original game. And this new trailer is… well, it’s certainly something very Onechanbara. Related reading: Our review of Onechanbara Z2 Chaos: The last new game in…

The game about having lots of babies with cute anime girls gets a western release date

July 4, 2019

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News by Matt S. The latest in the Conception series, Conception Plus: Maidens of The Twelve Stars, has an Amazon listing, placing the release date on November 5 of this year. For those of you that haven’t come across the series before, Conception is a series of JRPGs in which…

Video: The problem with open worlds

July 4, 2019

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Video by Matt S. Open worlds have become almost the standard for video game development, at least as far as major releases go. Over the last generation, the open world has certainly replaced the shooter as the standard go-to for new and major projects. Yet, open worlds aren’t always the…

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July 3, 2019

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News by Matt S. NISA, the maverick publisher that never seems to take a break, has announced that it is bringing the gorgeous-looking Langrisser I & II remaster to PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Steam. Related reading: There’s a Langrisser on the 3DS, and it’s not as bad as some…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, July 4, 2019

July 3, 2019

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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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