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Tomb Raider! Yakuza! Rhythm games! (Digitally Uploaded 2018, Episode #10)

March 20, 2018

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This week’s podcast was an eclectic mix! First up, we talked about Tomb Raider; the games, the movie, and the IP in general. It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Lara and her adventures. Then we talked about rhythm games, in light of DJ Max turning us a bit…

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March 20, 2018

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News by Matt S. Gust, the best JRPG developer of them all (not an opinion, an actual fact), recently held a special broadcast. Ostensibly it was a broadcast all about the upcoming Atelier Lydie & Suelle (which actually released in Japan a while back), but the developer also took the…

Review: Warhammer: Vermintide II Review (PC)

March 20, 2018

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Review by Ginny W. Violence in video games is a hot button topic nowadays. Whether it’s a gory decapitation or a continuous slaughterfest of screaming enemies, gratuitous murder is the order of the day for a lot of titles, both old and new. I don’t have a problem with the…

Little Dragons Cafe’s first screenshots are adorable

March 20, 2018

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News by Matt S. Last month we reported that the mind behind Harvest Moon and Birthdays, Yasuhiro Wada, was hard at work on his next game, a charming shop simulation called Little Dragons Cafe. Now we have the first screenshots, and the game is indeed shaping up to be gorgeous.…

The Witcher’s Geralt is guesting in Soul Calibur, how’s about these five franchises next?

March 19, 2018

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List by Lachlan W. The Witcher’s Geralt of Rivia is coming to Soul Calibur 6 later this year. While Soul Calibur has an illustrious history when it comes to franchise crossovers (I got so many ring outs with Link in Soul Calibur 2 on the Gamecube), this is the very…

Review: Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 19, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Betrayal is a common theme in Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. We first meet our young king protagonist as he desperately flees a coup organised by one of the chief retainers of his father. A few hours later, our team of intrepid heroes prove their…

Review: Assassin’s Creed Rogue Remastered (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 19, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Think back to when the PlayStation 4 was new and shiny. People were excited about what Ubisoft would do with the extra power of the hardware with its moneymaker Assassin’s Creed franchise. After all, a series that is all about massive open worlds and historical epic…

Gadget Review: HyperX Alloy Elite RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

March 19, 2018

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Review by Nick H. It has been a while since I got my hands on a gadget to review that was this well-rounded. Built with the gaming community in mind, this particular keyboard has a host of features that indicate this was a carefully considered device. The light bar along…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, March 19, 2018

March 18, 2018

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News by 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 news anchor, Dee…

The ten best PlayStation 4 games of 2018 (so far)

March 16, 2018

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Video by Matt S. It’s getting close to the end of the first quarter of 2018, and traditionally that’s the quiet time of the year for game releases. Not this year though, oh no. 2018 has already offered a number of cracking games to play, and so I’ve decided to…

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