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Going hands-on with Gato Roboto

May 9, 2019

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Preview by Matt S. You can always be sure of one thing about anything Devolver Digital stamps its logo on; somehow, even when it takes on a project that is completely traditional in scope, it manages to find a developer to do something interesting with tradition. Gato Roboto is Metroid…

Here’s the baseball game I actually want to play

May 9, 2019

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News by Matt S. Konami has released an extended play trailer for its upcoming Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2019 – the official tie-in for the Japanese baseball league. Forget MLB: The Show, this is the baseball I want to get stuck into. GO THE MIGHTY TOKYO GIANTS. This video features two…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, May 9, 2019

May 8, 2019

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w] 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,…

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May 8, 2019

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News by Matt S. I’m not sure I’ve written a headline that is more awesome on face value than this, but Mike Bithell, the developer of indie mega-hits like Thomas Was Alone, Volume, and Subsurface Circular, has landed himself the job of bringing a John Wick video game, in collaboration…

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May 8, 2019

Fell Seal/Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark/Tactics RPG/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. Fell Seal is a delightful new tactics RPG for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. In many ways, it’s a very traditional one, and on playing it I was reminded about how few of this kind of game we really get… and how good they can…

Review: Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 8, 2019

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Review by Matt S. The tactics RPG is a badly under-represented one. Despite the enduring success of Fire Emblem, the historic popularity of Final Fantasy Tactics, the critical plaudits directed at The Banner Saga, and the genre hits like God Wars and Disgaea, there’s something about the genre that seems…

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May 7, 2019

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News by Matt S. In 2018, a developer called Drakkar Dev released a title called War Tech Fighters onto PC. It’s one of those games where you pilot massive robot things to pulverise the other massive robot things that stand against you. It has been pretty well received over there…

The games of May, Mortal Kombat, and “-punk” games! (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #14)

May 7, 2019

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The next big fighting game to land on the scene, Mortal Kombat XI, released recently, and we’ve been playing it pretty hard. This week we take a look at that game and, of course, its infamous violence. We also chat about the (many) games releasing in May. It’s going to…

Hollywood should not be making a movie about the nuclear bombs it dropped on Japan

May 7, 2019

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Opinion by Matt S. In the latest installment of Hollywood’s ongoing efforts to make everything in history about America, it is now making a film about the nuclear bomb attack on Hiroshima… and in a move that will surprise absolutely no one, it’s also making that film all about a…

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May 7, 2019

Fade to Silence/Horror/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/survival game/Survival Horror/THQ Nordic

Review by Matt S. There’s a good idea buried deep within Fade to Silence. Blending the survival genre with a frigid, hostile, perpetual winter setting, and the eldritch nightmares of Lovecraft, could have turned into something quite special. Unfortunately, the game’s a failure on just about every level. Firstly, the…

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