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May 22, 2018

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Join Alan and the band as we talk about some of the many big debates that exploded over the last week: Should we be counting the value of games by the number of hours of entertainment they’ve provided? Should Steam be removing “adult” Japanese games but not touching western ones?…

Review: Super Mega Baseball 2 (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 21, 2018

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Review by Brad L. Baseball games seem incredibly few and far between these days. During the 1990s we were blessed with multiple takes on the sport. Series such as Hardball, Bases Loaded, Baseball Stars and All-Star Baseball only scratch the surface of the amount of baseball games available, both simulation…

Review: Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition (Nintendo Switch)

May 21, 2018

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Review by Matt S. For the third time I’ve found myself playing through the same narrative and levels that make up Hyrule Warriors – I’ve already played the Wii U and 3DS versions to death. The game’s a very fine one, but I very rarely play games three times through.…

A trip to Samurai Bill’s memorial is a worthwhile trip that almost no visitors to Japan would think to do

May 21, 2018

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Travel by Matt S. As a big (big) fan of Koei Tecmo’s Nioh, over the past year or so, I’ve become quite fascinated with the central character in that game – William Adams, or “Samurai Bill”, as I like to refer to him. Nioh is only very loosely based on…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, May 21, 2018

May 20, 2018

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News by Lindsay M. and Trent P. 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…

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May 19, 2018

News/Opinion/racism/Steam/Valve/visual novel

Opinion by Matt S. A number of Japanese developers (predominantly visual novel developers) have been getting notices from Valve to the effect that their “game features pornographic imaging, and this is in violation of Steam’s rules”. If the developer doesn’t fix its content, according to the note, their game will…

Review: Omensight (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 18, 2018

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Review by Lindsay M. I’ve brought the end to the world more times than I care to admit, and that’s just today alone. Bright purple flames shoot of the ground and everything turns black. Before my very eyes, a tree of light appears. Actually, it is the tree of life…

We have a release date for Code of Princess EX!

May 18, 2018

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News by Matt S. Nicalis, the publisher of many fine indie titles, has today announced a release date for its upcoming Code of Princess EX on Nintendo Switch. We’ll be playing it on July 31. A heavily re-worked take on one of the earlier Nintendo 3DS titles, Code of Princess…

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May 17, 2018

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Video by Matt S. I actually really enjoy niche sports games. Sure they can’t be produced to a standard like FIFA, but as someone who likes niche *sports*, just seeing the sports I love represented through video games is a good thing. But it raises the question: Should these sports…

Review: Conan Exiles (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 17, 2018

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Review by Matt S. I love Conan the Barbarian. The sheer pulp fantasy of the brutally dark world sung out to me as a Dungeons & Dragons-loving child back when I first discovered the Weird Tales literary magazine, and with it the likes of Robert E. Howard (the author of…

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