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Review: Castlevania Anniversary Collection (Nintendo Switch)

May 20, 2019

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Review by Matt S. The first Konami Anniversary collection was a bit of a bust, offering a collection of classic games which were a little too obscure and one-note for their own good. Konami and development partner M2 have come good this time around, though. Castlevania Anniversary Collection is a…

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May 20, 2019

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Book review by Clark A. Masashi Kishimoto, author of one of the biggest names that springs to mind when hearing terms like “anime” and “manga” (that being Naruto), has gone from writing about ninja to writing about samurai. There’s no denying that Kishimoto’s new Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, May 20, 2019

May 19, 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…

Review: Akane (Nintendo Switch)

May 17, 2019

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Review by Brad L. “Tonight I’ll die here, and I’ll take all of you sons of bitches with me” (you just threw that line in there so you could use swears in your review, didn’t you? – ed). Akane sets the tone for this slashfest right from the get go,…

Review: Total War: Three Kingdoms (PC)

May 16, 2019

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Review by Matt S. It surprises me that it has taken the talented group at Creative Assembly so long to take a swing at bringing its Total War formula to the ancient conflict depicted in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. As a conflict that spread across the entirety of China,…

Video: Dead or Alive 6 gets sexy pirate costumes

May 16, 2019

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Video by Matt S. The newest DLC for Dead or Alive 6 has landed. This time around, it’s pirate costumes for the characters! From the amusing, to the short skirted, to the downright sexy, there’s a whole lot of amusing new costumes to add yet more value to the game.…

Review: Blades of Time (Nintendo Switch)

May 16, 2019

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Review by Matt S. I’m all for game developers and publishers bringing back the more obscure older titles for re-release on modern console. Games that perhaps didn’t get a fair outing the first time can be “discovered” by people a second time around, or games that proved to be influential…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, May 16, 2019

May 15, 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…

PlayStation State of Play – a bust? And we talk about spoilers! (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #15)

May 15, 2019

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Sony held a PlayStation State of Play last week, so we talk about what we saw in there, and whether Sony has its event formula nailed down properly yet (it probably doesn’t). We also have a good chat about spoilers, and whether people are starting to take that too far…

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May 14, 2019

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News by Matt S. Capcom has announced that it is developing a Sengoku Basara mobile title. Titled “Sengoku Basara: Battle Party” it promises to be an action game in which you “put together their own own team of military commanders from the series and aim for the unification of Japan.”…

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