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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…

Hands on with Yakuza 0 and Fate/Extella

January 12, 2017

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Previews by Matt S. January is turning out to be a far better month for games than is usual – not only do we have Miku and Gravity Rush 2, but we also have Yakuza 0 and Fate/Extella to look forward to later down the track. So let’s have a…

The catch-up coffee: January 12, 2017

January 11, 2017

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News by Matt C., 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…

We need more transgressive games, and transgressive game makers

January 11, 2017

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Game theory by Matt S. There’s a bit of controversy around NieR: Automata. Specifically, the short skirt of protagonist 2B, which likes to fly around the place like it’s made of the lightest material known, revealing 2B’s white underwear (yes the game’s producer has said that it’s the bottom of…

Review: Bard’s Gold (Sony PlayStation 4)

January 11, 2017

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Review by Nicktatorship. Bard’s Gold is acutely aware of what it is – not exactly a love letter to platformers of the early nineties, but a jaunt into a pseudo-relic of the era. It delivers an exacting feel of the time, to those that missed out on its ludic cousins…

Review: King’s Quest (Sony PlayStation 4)

January 10, 2017

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Review by Brad L. Phew! After over a year, The Odd Gentlemen has finally released the last of the King’s Quest chapters. With a few months in between chapters, it has been a long wait at times, but you can see that each chapter has also been worked on hard…

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January 10, 2017

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News by Lindsay M. Nippon Ichi Software (NIS) teased us with the above image last week, with it linking to the site of an upcoming title. The image shows 12 people — each decidedly different — standing on a spattered red background. The site feature the same 12 silhouettes before…

Review: Gravity Rush 2 (Sony PlayStation 4)

January 10, 2017

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Review by Matt S. There were a couple of standout features with regards to the original Gravity Rush: 1) It had the most wonderfully gorgeous protagonist in Kat. 2) For all the focus that people had on its gameplay gimmick (the ability to manipulate gravity), it was also a highly…

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