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Tetris Effect will be the best Tetris since Tetris

June 7, 2018

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News by Matt S. Yeah, that’s a big call, but I’m making it. Tetris Effect is being brought to us by Sony, and is being developed by the same people behind Rez Infinity and Lumines. In other words, you can expect Tetris Effect to be a ridiculously good game with…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, June 7, 2018

June 6, 2018

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News by Lindsay M. 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 news anchor, Dee…

Interview: Phantom Doctrine – where XCOM meets James Bond

June 6, 2018

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Interview by Matt S. Fans of games based in the Cold War, with all that espionage and action, and fans of XCOM, have the ultimate in crossovers to look forward to. Polish developer, Creative Forge, is producing a game called Phantom Doctrine, and it combines the very best in spy…

Dragon Quest XI is going to be the most amazing game in the franchise

June 6, 2018

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Preview by Matt S. Recently I had the opportunity to get a couple of solid hours in to the English version of Dragon Quest XI. I got to noodle around the very start of the game, and then play a bit more a few hours down the track after I’d…

Review: Azure Reflections (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 6, 2018

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By Matt C. Despite a dedicated fanbase, the Touhou Project series has always had a very small presence in the West. Bullet hells are niche to begin with, but Touhou is driven by a doujin community with limited reach beyond Japan. Fortunately, publishers like Sony, XSEED, and NISA have been…

There’s a new open world RPG coming and it’s called Wild Mage: Phantom Twilight

June 5, 2018

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News by Matt S. One of the big successes over at Kickstarter in recent times has been Wild Mage: Phantom Twilight, a an open world action/adventure RPG from Luna Orion studio. It managed to meet plenty of stretch goals beyond its initial funding, and because of this PS4, Xbox One,…

Review: BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 5, 2018

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Review by Tyler T. Fresh off the huge success of Dragon Ball FighterZ, Arc System Works is back with yet another tag-based fighting game. This time bringing together four distinct series (the titular BlazBlue, Under Night In-Birth, Persona 4, and RWBY) for one of the stranger mash-ups to be released…

Review: Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 5, 2018

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Review by Matt S. For a series that has been kicking around since the original NES, Nobunaga’s Ambition has been truly impressive in how it has always managed to find ways to keep reinventing itself for those fans that have been with it from the start. Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi is…

Review: The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 5, 2018

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Review by Lindsay M.The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker is one of those titles that immediately jumped out at me for several reasons. First, FMV games are my everything. Second, Doctor Dekker essentially allows me to become a psychiatrist, interacting with patients and shaping their lives. Third, I have always…

Gadget Review: HyperX Pulsefire Surge

June 5, 2018

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Gadget review by Nick H. Kingston continues to knock it out of the park with its HyperX brand gaming peripherals, the latest of which is their incredibly stylish yet practical HyperX Pulsefire Surge mouse. This is a very well-built mouse, that responds with precision while gaming, but also has a…

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