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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,…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, September 10, 2018

September 9, 2018

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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…

The Friday Ten: Ten things we want to see from TGS this year

September 7, 2018

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List by Matt S. Next week I head off to Japan for my annual pilgrimage to Tokyo Game Show. From September 20-24, Japan’s games industry comes together to put on an almighty party, and give the world a view of how the Japanese interesting is faring (and the kinds of…

This Week’s Switch Port Announcements: Friday, 7 September 2018

September 7, 2018

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News by Matt C. Every week, there are approximately 2394875629384756 announcements for Switch ports of previously-released games. That’s great news for Switch owners, bad news for our wallets, and awful news for Lindsay, DDNet’s news editor. In an effort to cover the flood of announcements without cluttering the site or…

Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition HD is now on console, gogo!

September 7, 2018

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News by Matt S. Final Fantasy XV, the paired down (and much cuter) version of Final Fantasy XV that was released for mobile devices a while ago is now on console, and in HD. Which is a bit weird on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, since those consoles already have…

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