Review by Matt S. I don’t think there would have been too many people more happy than me if NBA Playgrounds turned out to be as good as the games it is based on. In my younger years NBA Hangtime, on the Nintendo 64 in particular (but also NBA Jam…
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Reviews by Matt S. The PlayStation 4 has an endless stream of indie games being release on it each week now. It’s no longer surprising – or unusual – to see ten, a dozen, or even more games released on the console via PlayStation Network in a single week, and…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. It’s nearing mid-May in Sydney, around the time where everyone and their dog is getting sick from the flu. So thematically, it’s great to be able to review Plasma Puncher, a game about being a white blood cell defending the body from disease. Developed by indie…
Read MoreNews by Britta 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…
Read MoreNews by Britta S. Paris-based indie outfit, Sloclap, and publisher, Devolver Digital, have announced the formal release date for Absolver. Billed as an ‘online melee action game’, it will release on PlayStation 4 and PC on August 29th. The devs also tossed a brand-new combat overview trailer our way, showcasing…
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Retro reflections by Matt S. One of my favourite genres is the dungeon crawler. Forming a party of heroes, and then inching my way around a labyrinth of of death, filled with monsters, traps, and, of course, loot, really appealed to the Dungeons & Dragons player in me. The dungeon…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. Ask one of your mates about Warhammer and at the very least, you’ll probably get a response that’s a half-hearted “Oh yeah, Space Marines.” It’s rare that you’ll find someone who has absolutely no clue about what the franchise is, and that’s because by some miracle…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. To read the official product description of NieR: Automata’s first major DLC, you might expect a fairly straightforward arena mode and a few unlockable costumes. That’s an accurate description, but also a very incomplete one; just as NieR: Automata is so much more than a “fresh…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy faces the unfortunate reality that it has been released onto a console that has, over the years, absolutely nailed the dungeon crawler genre. Whether it’s Demon Gaze or Stranger of Sword City, the creative (and different) Ray Gigant, through to the…
Read MoreHi everyone, Just a quick note with a bit of unfortunate news (it’s shaping up to be one of those weeks…), the DDNet podcast unfortunately hit some snags in recording last week. By which I mean it didn’t work at all. Despite chaining Alan to his desk for the past…
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