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The ten best really old arcade games

April 2, 2018

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List by Matt S. Since it’s the Easter long weekend here in Australia, that means just one thing – really lazy journalism! And there’s nothing lazier than the good old top-10 list. But seriously, since getting my arcade table last year, I’ve been reconnecting with an awful lot of the…

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April 2, 2018

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Video by Matt S. I have no idea if this will stick or it’s the kind of coverage that works for myself or in the context of what DDNet is doing, but I’m going to give streaming games a go over YouTube. Mostly because YouTube itself also then converts the…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, April 2, 2018

April 1, 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…

Video: Atelier Lydie & Suelle, Blue Reflection, and why Gust games look better than AAA blockbusters

March 30, 2018

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Video by Matt S. When people talk about “good graphics” in games, they generally refer to the hyper-realistic efforts you see in the likes of Horizon, Assassin’s Creed, GTA and so on. And those are certainly good looking games. Related reading: Our review of Atelier Lydie & Suelle But in…

Review: Detective Pikachu (Nintendo 3DS)

March 30, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Whoever managed to come up with the concept for Detective Pikachu deserves real respect for being a mad genius. You look at Pokemon, and everything the franchise has been over the years, and of all the spin-offs you could think of, the last that you would…

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March 29, 2018

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News by Matt S. A super-brief one here, but Idea Factory has dropped a bunch of new screenshots for its upcoming Megadimension Neptunia VIIR release. Not so much a new game as a complete remaster of the original Megadimension Neptunia VII, this release is enhanced in a number of significant…

The first screenshots for Trails of Cold Steel IV look goooooood

March 29, 2018

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News by Matt S. Nihon Falcom has released the first screenshots and details of some of the major characters in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV, which is due for release in Japan on PlayStation 4 this Autumn (Spring for Aussies). Now I’m not going to post…

Review: Penny-Punching Princess (Nintendo Switch)

March 29, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Penny-Punching Princess represents game development when it’s at its most irritating – it’s a good idea that constantly compromises itself in the pursuit of meaningless “fun”. What we have here is a foundation that could have easily been used to great effect. It’s a game that…

Idol Manager looks like one of the best Kickstarter projects in years

March 29, 2018

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News by Matt S. A Kickstarter campaign for Idol Manager launched on the 28th, seeking funding to create and release an indie simulation game heavily inspired by Japanese idol culture from a small American indie developer. The project was seeking a humble $5,000 to get it over the line. Within…

We have a release date for Dragon Quest XI in the west!

March 28, 2018

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News by Matt S. Square Enix has announced the release date for the hotly-anticipated Dragon Quest XI in the west; the game releases on PlayStation 4 and PC on September 4. This game is so highly anticipated because it represents the first time that a single player Dragon Quest title…

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