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Civilization VI Switch and old games we’re still waiting on a HD remaster for! (Digitally Uploaded 2018, Episode #33)

September 12, 2018

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This week on the Digitally Uploaded podcast, we chat about a couple of big news moments that happened over the last week. First up, Civilization VI for the Nintendo Switch. How good is it going to be having that in portable form on the go (very, very good). Then we…

Review: Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk (Nintendo Switch)

September 11, 2018

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Review by Matt S. There’s no development house out there that quite understands the fairy tale aesthetic like Nippon Ichi does. Its habit of playing up the darker side of the Grimm Brothers aesthetic, with a healthy dose of anime exaggeration, was what made earlier efforts like Witch and the…

Here’s the first trailer for Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Spring: Steam Dungeon

September 11, 2018

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News by Matt S. Publisher, FuRyu, has been behind niche hits like The Caligula Effect and Lost Dimension, and we’re hoping that Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Spring, based on the anime, can continue the trend. Yuuna is a mystery dungeon experience (hence the “Dungeon” in the title), and it…

Square Enix is bringing The Last Remnant to PlayStation 4

September 11, 2018

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News by Matt S. The Last Remnant is one of those titles in Square Enix’s backlog that has an awful lot of respect, but relatively few people have had the chance to play it. It’s available on PC, but for console fans you’d need to get yourself an Xbox 360…

Review: Victor Vran: Overkill Edition (Nintendo Switch)

September 11, 2018

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Review by Matt S. One of the problems that “Diablo clones” face is that their genre is named for competition that’s almost impossible to beat. Diablo has barely missed a step since its original release, so many years ago now, and with Diablo 3 going from strength to strength, it…

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September 11, 2018

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News by Lindsay M. Germany has strict laws about the use of Nazi imagery, and who could blame it? That means that until now, video games containing Nazi symbolism or characters could not be sold in the country. Last month, the Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body (USK) announced that this decision…

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September 10, 2018

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News by Matt S. I don’t think anyone expected to see another Space Channel 5 happen, but happen it is, and in VR no less. Everything’s better in VR. There’s a new trailer, showing off the uniquely oddball aesthetic and tone of Space Channel 5, in which you need to…

Review: Valkyria Chronicles 4 (Nintendo Switch)

September 10, 2018

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Review by Matt S. After the Valkyria Revolution experiment proved to be a disaster with series fans, being far too experimental and different from its predecessors, I’m not surprised that Valkyria Chronicles 4 veered so far back to the series genesis that there were times I could have easily confused…

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September 10, 2018

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News by Matt C. As is customary, Sony has held a show before the kick off of Tokyo Game Show, where it has shown off some of the key titles and announcements focused more targeted towards the Japanese consumer. In other words, this is the company’s interesting show. Here are…

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September 10, 2018

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Opinion by Matt S. Dragon Quest is precious to me. Much like Final Fantasy, I consider the series formative in giving me a deep, abiding, and likely life-long love of Japanese RPGs. The imagination, humour, and storytelling that Dragon Quest pioneered has stuck with me over much of my life,…

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