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One Piece is going open world, and its opening cinematic looks good

March 5, 2019

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News by Matt S. If any anime property could benefit from going open world, it is One Piece. The anime is about high adventure on the open seas, after all, and what better way to achieve than than to give you the freedom to get yourself involved in adventure on…

Review: The Caligula Effect: Overdose (Nintendo Switch)

March 5, 2019

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Review by Matt S. The original The Caligula Effect is the NieR (not Automata) of this generation. By that I mean that the game’s smart – genius smart – and has thematic and philosophical depth that few other games even come close to. But the packaging was a bit rough,…

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March 5, 2019

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It’s all about upcoming games this week on the Digitally Uploaded podcast. First we chat about A Plague Tale – a suspenseful stealth game set during the Black Death that we had a couple of hours hands-on time with. Then we chat about the next game from the studio behind…

AeternoBlade II looks like it might be decent!

March 5, 2019

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News by Matt S. The first AeternoBlade, but Thai developer/publisher Corecell Technologies, didn’t exactly set the world on fire, but you could see that the ideas behind the game were both noble and sound. The sequel to AeternoBlade, AeternoBlade 2, has been in development for a long time now, and…

The hyper-fanservicey Gun Gun Pixies is coming to Nintendo Switch

March 4, 2019

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News by Matt S. Upskirts galore in Gun Gun Pixies, a previously Vita-only, Japan-only release produced by Compile Heart that cast you as a tiny little pixie running around a world of full-sized women. You can see where this is going. Now PQube, the publisher that will do what others…

Going hands-on with the distinctive and terrifying A Plague Tale: Innocence

March 4, 2019

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Preview by Ginny W. A Plague Tale: Innocence is being developed by Asobo Studio, a French outfit perhaps better known for adapting children’s movies into their video game counterparts. Interestingly, its latest endeavour, which takes place during the black death and brings with it all the plague-bearing rats and inquisitors…

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March 4, 2019

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Opinion by Matt S. So, Dead or Alive 6 finally released last week, and it is a particularly good fighting game. The best 3D fighting game ever, as far as I’m concerned, and argued in my review. But, of course, this is the games industry, so rather than talk about…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, March 4, 2019

March 3, 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: Dead or Alive 6 (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 1, 2019

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Review by Matt S. I can’t think of many games that I’d rather play than something from my beloved Dead or Alive series. I discovered it with Dead or Alive 3, and haven’t looked back since. In fact, before Dead or Alive 3, I was a marginal fan of fighting…

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February 28, 2019

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News by Matt S. Despite the ongoing campaign of certain pundits that insist Konami is a dying brand, the company’s actually doing plenty well for itself, and is indeed one of the oldest Japanese companies in the business. It actually turns 50 this year, and it’s looking like the company’s…

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