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The Nintendo wrap! Also all things E3 and getting back into Final Fantasy XIV (Digitally Uploaded 2017, Episode #22)

June 20, 2017

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It’s time for the final podcast on this year’s E3 show. This week we talk about what we liked (and didn’t), and talk in-depth about Nintendo, which we were particularly impressed with this year. Also this week we talk about Final Fantasy XIV, which has a new expansion just out,…

Review: Danger Zone (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 19, 2017

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Review by Brad L. I’ve always played racing games the wrong way. Always wanting to push the boundaries of what I was allowed to do, I found myself pushing cars all around the track in TOCA Touring Cars, handbraking into other cars in Gran Turismo to fly around corners at…

Short ‘n Sweet reviews: Catching up on the 3DS

June 19, 2017

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Reviews by Matt S. With all the excitement surrounding the Nintendo Switch, it’s easy to forget that the 3DS is still having games regularly released on to it – and I’m not just talking about Nintendo’s own games, like Fire Emblem Echoes, either. Each week we’re getting new 3DS games…

Review: Empathy: Path of Whispers (PC)

June 19, 2017

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Review by Matt C. Empathy: Path of Whispers wears its inspirations on its sleeve. It draws heavily on games like Dear Esther and Gone Home in terms of presentation, atmosphere, and approach to storytelling, and – as the title suggests – is similarly interested in emotional, personal tales about people.…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, June 19, 2017

June 18, 2017

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News by Britta S., Ginny W., 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…

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June 16, 2017

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Article by Matt S. And just like that, E3 is done for another year. Another show of ups and downs, with plenty to get excited about to do with plenty of disappointment. Be sure to let us know what you thought of the event in the comments, but in the…

Review: The Town of Light (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 16, 2017

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Review by Lindsay M. As I sit down to review The Town of Light, a wave of extreme pressure is washing over me. Not only are the topics tackled in this walking simulator extremely heavy, the events are based on documented cases at a real European asylum (Volterra) early in…

The fast five with John Kane, developer of Mallow Drops (and plenty more)

June 15, 2017

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Interview by Matt S. Australia has such a vibrant community of game developers! We might not have any large developers of AAA-games any longer, but we have many indie developers, doing many interesting and creative things. The fast five series of interviews is designed to highlight some of Australia’s creative…

Review: Thea: The Awakening (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 15, 2017

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Review by Matt S. Thea: The Awakening looks like it should be an indie take on Civilization. It’s got the same hexagonal map design, and you’re looking down on villages and units of characters from an omnipresent point of view that looks every bit the Civilization clone. That in itself…

Review: Conarium (PC)

June 15, 2017

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Review by Lachlan W. H. P. Lovecraft. The titan of written horror. The father of an entire subgenre of horror. The creator of a beloved fictional universe. Regardless of his meanderingly overwrought prose and his often very objectionable personal views (to call him “racist” would be putting it mildly), Lovecraft…

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