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January 19, 2018

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News by Matt S. Well, looks like I’m going to be paying a fortune to get a gaming PC beefy enough to do the whole VR thing. Degica Games has announced that it is bringing Hatsune Miku VR, exclusively to Steam VR. Unlike the VR games that are available on…

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January 19, 2018

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News by Matt S. We talk a great deal about JRPGs at DDNet, but we don’t talk as often about how much we love western RPGs, too. Especially the classics, like Baldur’s Gate. Which is why we’re always excited when a developer promises us a game that throws back to…

The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 has a western release date, whoo!

January 18, 2018

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News by Matt S. Nippon Ichi held a press event overnight, the bulk of which was regarding games that the studio has in development for the Japanese market. But there was one really neat bit of news; we’ve got a firm release date for The Witch and the Hundred Knight…

Nintendo Labo is quite possibly the company’s best, most ethical idea yet

January 18, 2018

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News by Matt S. The Nintendo Labo lets you stick your Switch into little boxes of cardboard that you make yourself, and then play games or interactive toys with the result. You could make yourself a little keyboard and play some music. Or a robot that you can then drive…

Video: Learning history through Samurai Warriors

January 18, 2018

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Video by Matt S. One of the things that I love about the Samurai Warriors games is the way that they depict history. Often they’re dismissed as not being “realistic” to history, and that’s certainly the case, but as I’ve argued in the past, they are authentic to history. Related…

Nintendo Labo is the most Nintendo thing Nintendo’s ever done, and we love it

January 17, 2018

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By Matt C. When Nintendo started teasing an announcement for “a new way to play” last night, it lead to a lot of speculation—could it be a TV-only version of the Switch, or a handheld-only version, or some sort of new amiibo thing? I don’t think anyone quite expected what…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, January 18, 2018

January 17, 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…

Retro reflections: Why Project Zero 2 is still the greatest horror game ever made

January 17, 2018

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Retro reflections by Matt S. Everyone has their favourite horror game (well, most people do. I know some don’t like horror at all, but even genre non-fans tend to find one or two that really capture the imagination). I’ve written in the past about Clock Tower 3, which is right…

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January 17, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Beholder left me cold. Given that the intent of the game is to depict a dystopian nightmare pulled right from every image we’ve ever had of socialist eastern Europe, “leaving me cold” was probably the intention, but there are games that have done this theme better,…

Review: SpellForce 3 (PC)

January 16, 2018

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. The SpellForce series has always been an interesting one. On one hand you have an RPG adventure with quests and exploration, while on the other you have and RTS. Using elements of both, this series has provided unique challenges as your party can level up and…

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