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February 15, 2019

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Article by Matt S. Nintendo has come full circle, and it’s incredible to think a company is pulling exactly the same tricks that it did decades ago, in those heady early days of video games. It’s even more impressive that the company can surprise and delight in doing so. Related…

Review: Drowning (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 14, 2019

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Review by Lindsay M. It’s not a stretch to say there is a lot of contemporary talk regarding depression, but that’s all it is: talk. Talk about talking. This doesn’t deal with the root problem, which in Canada at least is the severe lack of access to proper mental health…

Going hands-on with The Division 2

February 14, 2019

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Preview by Trent P. The original The Division was an “and one more thing”; we all found out about it via a trailer tacked onto the very end of an E3 presentation by Ubisoft. For anyone who remembers watching it, you’ll also remember that it was a particularly impressive opening…

Review: Arcade Spirits (PC)

February 14, 2019

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Review by Priscilla M. Arcade Spirits, developed by Fiction Factory Games and published by PQube, is a romantic visual novel set in the year 20XX that follows an alternate timeline where the well-known crash of the video game industry did not occur. The story follows the main character whom after…

The best of today’s Nintendo Direct: February 14, 2019

February 13, 2019

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News by Lindsay M. I’m going to start this introduction to today’s Nintendo Direct with what I know many of you are wondering: no, it does not include any Animal Crossing. It did, however, include many great tidbits, including new game announcements and more information on upcoming titles. Let’s take…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, February 14, 2019

February 13, 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: Metro Exodus (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 13, 2019

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Review by Matt S. “It made Artyom shudder to imagine the tunnel beyond the seven-hundredth metre. It was horrifying just to think about it. No one had the guts to go beyond the seven-hundredth metre to the north. Patrols had made it to the five-hundredth, and having illuminated the boundary…

Short ‘n sweet reviews: Catching up on some Nintendo Switch stuff

February 13, 2019

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Reviews by Matt S. It’s just impossible to keep up with the rate at which Nintendo Switch games are being released. I’m doing my best, but when over a dozen are landing on the console every week, taken as both ports from other platforms, and all-new games, trying to play…

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February 12, 2019

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Opinion by Matt S. Everyone loves to rip on Activision Blizzard, and this morning, as the company shared its financial results and updated shareholders on its strategy, the entire games industry was handed a real gift for that collective hobby. “Activision Blizzard reports historic earnings among big layoffs” the headlines…

Survive a post apocalyptic Akihabara with cute girls in this new NIS project

February 12, 2019

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News by Matt S. Acquire, the talented developer behind the likes of Octopath Traveler and Akiba’s Trip, has come back to Akihabara as the setting for its new game, which it is developing in collaboration with Nippon Ichi Software. Only this time around Akihabara isn’t the vibrant city of anime…

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