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Review: Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin (Sony PlayStation VR)

March 14, 2017

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Review by Matt C. I have a confession to make: I’ve never played the original Psychonauts. I’m a big fan of the work of Tim Schafer and Double Fine based on their more recent endeavours, but Psychonauts is a game that never really crossed my radar until recently, and I…

There’s a really real Dynasty Warriors game just launched on mobile and it’s awesome

March 14, 2017

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Hands-on by Matt S. I want to start this with a little story about Lady Sun, or Sun Shangxiang. Actually, it’s not much of a story. It’s just that I love her, and this is an excuse to write about her a bit. Related reading: For the full console Warriors…

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March 14, 2017

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Review by Ginny W. It’s hard to explain the Styx franchise to someone in polite conversation. It’s definitely difficult to explain on a date. Hell, not even my best friend wants to hear about how I spent my weekend walking a mile in the shoes of an ugly goblin who…

The DDNet Podcast! On our conflicted feelings on Ghost Recon: Wildlands, and getting into old games

March 14, 2017

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Ubisoft’s latest Tom Clancy game launched recently, and a couple of the DDNet team have been struggling through it. On some levels we enjoy, even appreciate the game, but on other levels… well, it’s best you listen to the podcast. We also have a good chat about getting into games…

Review: Super Bomberman R (Nintendo Switch)

March 13, 2017

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Review by Jim S. It’s been a good six years since the last Bomberman game was released, but it’s good that the series, which kicked off way back in 1983, is still kicking around. I always liked Bomberman games, though the series has flagged a bit in recent years, with…

Review: Voez (Nintendo Switch)

March 13, 2017

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Review by Matt S. I didn’t think I could truly love a rhythm game that didn’t have Hatsune Miku in it. True story; I wasn’t even a fan of the genre before I played Project Diva on the Vita for the first time and was introduced to the green-haired angel,…

Gadget review: Western Digital My Book; the perfect external drive for your PlayStation 4

March 13, 2017

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Hardware review by Matt S. Last week, Sony did something that absolutely delighted people struggling to actually play all the games that were being released on the console; it released an update to the PlayStation 4 operating system to allow it to recognise external hard drives. While you’ve always been…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, March 13, 2017

March 12, 2017

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News by Davis A., Matt C., and 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…

The Friday Ten: Ten of the most important and creative women in the games industry

March 10, 2017

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List by Harvard L. This week saw International Women’s Day come and go; one of the rare moments where the games industry does (for the most part) stop to properly celebrate the vital role that women have in producing the games that we love. Without the incredible talent of women…

Retro reflections: On my love for Drakengard

March 10, 2017

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Retro reflections by Davis A. With NieR: Automata now in the open and receiving critical acclaim (you did it Yoko Taro, you finally did it!); I thought to myself, what better time to write about what makes Taro’s games so special, and specifically my favorite (for now) of them all,…

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