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This week on the DDNet Podcast: On Nintendo Switch, Xbox One (and Scalebound), and game prices

January 17, 2017

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The big news last week was, of course, the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo held an hour-long online event to reveal all the details about its newest console and the games that we’d be playing on it, and we have a good chat about that. Then we talk about the tragic news…

The catch-up coffee: January 17, 2017

January 16, 2017

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News by Britta S, Trent P, 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…

Review: Siegecraft Commander (Sony PlayStation 4)

January 16, 2017

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Review by Matt S. I’ve always felt that Worms Forts: Under Siege was a game that deserved to be remembered better than it has been. Or just remembered at all. One of the most unheralded games ever in Team 17’s particular franchise, I never thought we’d see a game quite…

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January 16, 2017

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Article by Brad L. With the recent Nintendo Switch presentation, Nintendo of Australia kindly allowed us some hands-on time with the device to follow up on what was overall a mixed presentation. We were able to put the hardware through its paces, and had the opportunity to play the Switch…

The catch-up coffee: January 16, 2017 — Switch games edition

January 15, 2017

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News by Clark A. and Lindsay M. 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: Ten things we love (and don’t love) about the Nintendo Switch

January 13, 2017

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List by Matt S. So, there we have it. Now the Nintendo Switch has been unveiled in full. We’ve got a release date, prices, the launch games, the works. You can catch a summary of the announcements here. Now it’s time to sit and think through what we saw on…

Recap: Nintendo’s Switch Presentation

January 13, 2017

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Recap by Matt S. and Clark A. Today’s the big day, everyone. Nintendo has finally given us all the details we need to know about its upcoming new console, the Nintendo Switch. Previously, all we’d seen was a vague lifestyle video, showing us how we might be playing the console,…

It’s time that adult games were allowed on to consoles

January 13, 2017

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Opinion by Matt S. This week something quite special happened on Steam. Christine Love’s sexually explicit Ladykiller in a Bind was allowed onto Valve’s platform without requiring edits. In other words, on a platform that had previously denied erotic games, an erotic game was finally available to players. Ladykiller in…

The catch-up coffee: January 13, 2017

January 12, 2017

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News by Britta S. and Lindsay M. 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…

Why games should cost a lot more

January 12, 2017

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Opinion by Matt S. An article recently published over on PC Gamer argues that the standard price for a blockbuster game should be lowered. In the US, that’s $60. In Australia, it’s $100. The writer of the article argues that games should drop to $50, or an equivalent amount for…

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