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Trailer: Dragon’s Crown Pro is going to be a killer co-op game

January 31, 2018

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News by Matt S. Dragon’s Crown was a glorious throwback to the brawlers of yesteryear, with the most stunning art design you could hope for. It was a real highlight on the PlayStation 3, and the PS4 “remaster” is looking even better. Knowing that a major part of this game’s…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, February 1, 2018

January 31, 2018

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News by Lindsay M., Matt C., 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…

Review: Baseball Riot (Nintendo Switch)

January 31, 2018

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Review by Tyler T. As an American, I’m pretty much obligated to love a few things: guns, systemic oppression, apple pie, and baseball. Sadly, my patriotism has limits as I’m not much of a pie person, but I do love me some baseball. I’ve been to dozens of games in…

The Australian government has given the games industry the middle finger. AGAIN

January 31, 2018

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Opinion by Matt S. Rack off, Senator Fifield. For those of you who aren’t plagued by the incompetent, useless government currently indulging its power fantasies in Australia, we have a hyper-conservative party in power that, in the same week announced plans to become a global leader in arms manufacture and…

yakuza-6-is-going-to-have-best-minigames

January 31, 2018

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News by Matt S. The Yakuza series is well known for its minigames, which are often so numerous and so high in quality that you’ll start playing them and then forget about the actual story of the game for dozens (and dozens) of hours. It’s the variety and sense of…

Review: Dissidia Final Fantasy NT (Sony PlayStation 4)

January 31, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT is going to be one of my favourite “fighting games” of all time. It’s not really a “fighting game” but we’ll get back to that in a moment. That’s what it’s being billed as, and, as I said, I’ve enjoyed this one…

Prepare for life as a small town sheriff in This Is The Police 2

January 30, 2018

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News by Lindsay M. THQ Nordic and Weappy Studio are back with a follow-up to one of my favourite contemporary cop games, This Is The Police. The original title put you in the position of a city police chief trying to juggle the needs of the public and the needs…

review-shu-nintendo-switch

January 30, 2018

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Reviewed by Trent P. Developer, Coatsink, has done a lot of experimentation with its catalogue in the past, but one that will really stand out for it is a unique platformer called Shu. Having previously released on Sony platformers, the platformer would be many Nintendo fans first introduction to the…

PlayStation 4 JRPGs, 3DS JRPGs and in-depth with Lost Sphear (Digitally Uploaded 2018, Episode #3)

January 30, 2018

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It’s a all-JRPG week on the DDNet podcast, as special guest, Jay from JayRPG, joins us to talk about consoles new and old, and our favourite genre! We chat about the PlayStation 4 – the current JRPG behemoth that it is, and then the 3DS, which was for so long…

Review: Shadow of the Colossus (Sony PlayStation 4)

January 30, 2018

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Review by Matt S. What new things can you say about a game that has been so comprehensively lauded, discussed and analysed as Shadow of the Colossus has? There is already a wealth of information out there about the game, which for many was the first title that offered substantial…

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