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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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May 17, 2018

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News by Matt S. We have our first details of the western release of the 2D western-developed Hyperdimension Neptunia spinoff that we’ve been following for some months. Called Brave Neptunia in Japan, it’s going to be called Super Neptunia RPG in the west. We also know the game is getting…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, May 17, 2018

May 16, 2018

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News by Lindsay M., News Editor 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…

Review: Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles (Nintendo Switch)

May 16, 2018

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Review by Harvard L. One interesting idea which has become refreshingly common with indie studios formed from ex-Triple-A talent is design by subtraction: the systematic removal of elements which big-budget blockbusters could never dream of tampering with for fear of alienating their consumer base. Such is the case with Yonder…

VIDEO: The top five fanservicey games on PlayStation 4

May 16, 2018

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Video by Matt S. The PlayStation 4 has seen a lot of fanservice on it. Thanks to the wonders of digital distribution, developers and localisation outfits have been able to take risks with more niche products, and the result so far has been so much more underwear and sexy times.–…

Blade Strangers is really catching our eye

May 16, 2018

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News by Matt S. The more we see of Blade Strangers, the upcoming character mash-up fighter featuring a wide range of indie characters (from Cave Story to Code of Princess to Shovel Knight), the more we look forward to it. This new trailer for Noko from Umihara Kawase looks great.…

Review: Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (PC)

May 15, 2018

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. Choice. Do you chose to give the starving person you come across a bit to eat from what you have? Do you give them money to buy something? Or do you walk away? This is a small decision when compared to the larger one of deciding…

I want to talk to you about Japanese curry

May 15, 2018

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Travel by Matt S. So, I’m back in Japan for a short holiday, and figured I’d do what I usually do and share a couple of pieces about my time here. Because, after all, Japan is an interesting place to visit. One of the first things I did on landing…

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