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The DDNet Podcast! Horizon: Zero Dawn, screenshots, DLC and open worlds!

February 21, 2017

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This week on the DDNet podcast, James and Matt chat, ramble, and rave about screenshot modes in video games (check out Horizon: Zero Dawn’s… it’s incredible), open world games, and the value of DLC. Yes, that’s right, Sony’s first really big game of the year is out very soon, and…

Review: Digimon World: Next Order (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 20, 2017

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. Digimon World: Next Order is a tale of balance. Brought into the Digiworld with no way back, the self-named protagonist will need to find their way back to the human world with the help of the Digiworld residents that they now find themselves allied with. Under…

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February 20, 2017

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Article by Matt S. My favourite feature in Horizon: Zero Dawn is easily its comprehensive photography mode – what better way to show off a game this beautiful? In Horizon, at any point whatsoever, you can pause the action, enter the photography mode, and have access to a full 360-degree…

Industry Giant II has been updated on PlayStation 4, and now it’s essential

February 20, 2017

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News by Matt S. Very late last year, UIG Entertainment released a business simulator, Industry Giant II, on PlayStation 4. A port of an older “tycoon” game, the focus of this one is that you’re building up a manufacturing and logistics business; creating products from what you’re able to farm…

Review: Horizon: Zero Dawn (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 20, 2017

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Review by Matt S. Horizon: Zero Dawn reflects all the strengths of Guerrilla Games as a developer, but also its limitations. It’s a game that offers a grand vision, compelling ideology, and technical brilliance, but it’s also one that can’t quite shake a certain blandness, as it’s let down by…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, February 20, 2017

February 20, 2017

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News 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…

The catch-up coffee: NISA Event Wrap-Up, February 2017

February 19, 2017

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News by Britta S. 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…

The Friday Ten: The ten best games to grab for PlayStation VR right now

February 17, 2017

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List by Matt S. It’s been a couple of months now since the most popular VR headset launched; Sony’s PlayStation VR. And, while you could argue that the software releases have been a little slow, in reality this is an entirely new technology, and it is going to take a…

Hatsune Miku and sex; let’s talk ethics

February 17, 2017

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Game Theory by Matt S. It’s going to happen. The technology’s already there. The expectation is that sex robots will be commonplace within a few decades. Alternatively, advances in virtual reality or augmented reality, coupled with haptics technology feedback, will allow much the same effect, no robot needed. From there…

Review: Halo Wars 2 (Microsoft Xbox One)

February 17, 2017

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Review by Brad L. Halo Wars was an experiment in expanding upon a universe entirely viewed in first person. Though Bungie originally wanted Halo to be a real time strategy, some could argue that Microsoft caught lightning in a bottle when the company convinced Bungie to shift the focus over…

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