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Review: The Banner Saga 2 (Nintendo Switch)

June 21, 2018

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Review by Ginny W. If you haven’t already played Banner Saga, then stop what you’re doing and get onto that. Pronto. This isn’t a sequel in the vein that Bayonetta 1 and Bayonetta 2 were “sequels,” but are really self-contained experiences. Instead, this is a direct narrative continuation of the…

Review: Iro Hero (Nintendo Switch)

June 21, 2018

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Review by Clark A. Whether or not you care for it, Treasure’s most notable shoot ‘em up, Ikaruga, is heralded as a transcendent force in the genre. Its development began as one man’s labour of love and its mechanics went on to inspire a decade of more puzzle-oriented interpretations of…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, June 21, 2018

June 20, 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…

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June 20, 2018

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Review by Matt S. One of the most common thematic features in the horror genre, in literature and film, is sex. There are several reasons for this. Horror generally taps into the dominant socio-cultural features of society at the time on either a literal or metaphoric level, and certainly the…

World of Warships is coming to console

June 20, 2018

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News by Matt S. World of Tanks is a pretty popular game, if you haven’t heard of it before. It’s a free-to-play tank-em-up featuring large battle maps and plenty of truly hardcore, dedicated players. It started out as a PC title, before making its way to console, and even mobile…

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June 20, 2018

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Opinion by Matt S. Earlier this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) formally defined “video game addiction” as a diagnosable condition (the specific term is “gaming disorder”). This was always going to be a controversial decision, and there has been plenty of measured debate out there about whether video games…

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June 19, 2018

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News by Matt S. Miku bless FuRyu. The group behind niche gems such as Lost Dimension and The Caligula Effect might not often find commercial success, but its games are always so smart and stylish, the announcement of a new one will always get me excited. FuRyu’s next one is…

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June 19, 2018

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E3 has come and gone for another year, and in this podcast we do a full wrap of everything we loved and wasn’t so enamoured with from the show. And that’s it – the podcast is what we loved, what we found to be a bit “meh”, and what we…

Why I hate “battle royale” games

June 19, 2018

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Opinion by Matt S. It’s impossible to get away from these battle royale games. The genre got its start with PUBG, before Fortnite really took the mantle as the blockbuster that everyone wanted to emulate. And now Call of Duty, Battlefield, and all the other hyperviolent shootybangs are desperately trying…

We have a release date for Warriors Orochi 4!

June 19, 2018

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News by Matt S. Warriors Orochi 4 is going to be great. Bringing together all the heroes from the Samurai Warriors and Dynasty Warriors franchises has always been a recipe for success, and we can’t see Koei Tecmo letting us down with this latest one. We now have a release…

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