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Fire Emblem, retro games… and this podcast goes places (Digitally Uploaded 2018, Episode #16)

May 7, 2018

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Note: While Digitally Uploaded tries to be an all-ages podcast, we do get a little silly on this particular episode. So apologies in advance for that. There may have been something in the water this week. But anyway, in between all the nonsense (and there is a lot of nonsense…

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May 7, 2018

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Opinion by Matt S. Thanks to the ongoing devaluation of the games industry (no, really, keep telling me how something that cost millions to make and can occupy weeks of your time is “too expensive” at $Aus100 or $US60 or whatever), we’ve arrived at the point where being “cheap” is…

Review: Timberman Vs. (Nintendo Switch)

May 7, 2018

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Review by Matt S. The Nintendo Switch doesn’t need games like this in its library. An “enhanced” port of a PC port of an iOS game, Timberman is shallow, limited, pointless “entertainment”, with a ridiculous grind thrown in that tries to stretch the ten minutes of “fun” that you’ll get…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, May 7, 2018

May 6, 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…

Review: Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly (Sony PlayStation Vita)

May 4, 2018

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By Matt C. You wake up in the entrance hall of an elegant, old-fashioned manor, with no memory of how you got there or who you are. Your confusion and disorientation soon make way for fear when you find yourself attacked by a strange, minotaur-esque monster. As you flee, you…

The Friday Ten: Ten amazing Nintendo 3DS games you’ve probably not played

May 4, 2018

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List by Matt S. We’ve got a couple of special Friday ten lists for you this week! With two handheld consoles in their twilights, we thought it would be fun to go through the respective libraries and come up with ten games for each that were criminally overlooked at the…

The Friday Ten: Ten amazing PlayStation Vita games you’ve probably not played

May 3, 2018

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Review: City of Brass (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 3, 2018

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Review by Matt S. City of Brass is such a rare treat. Set in the heart of a 1001 Arabian Nights story (one of my favourite books of all time), the game offers all those fantasy Middle Eastern aesthetics and themes that I love (but rarely get to see), wrapped…

Review: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition (Nintendo Switch)

May 3, 2018

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Review by Matt S. This, right here, is how you do a complete package of a game, and give people who purchased the original title more than enough reason to double-dip. This is how you give people who missed the game the first time something so loaded with content that…

You’ll be playing BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle earlier than you probably thought

May 3, 2018

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News by Matt S. Arc System Works has unveiled details regarding an open beta and demo for its upcoming cross-character fighting game, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. And the good news is that you’ll be playing as early as next week! The open beta will run from May 9 to 14…

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