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NieR: Automata is going to be the greatest game ever

December 22, 2016

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Preview by Matt S. It’s finally happening! NieR Automata is just around the corner. This is a game I never expected would exist. The first NieR was a critical and commercial failure. It deserved to be neither – indeed, we’ve formally classified it as the best game of all time…

The catch-up coffee: December 22, 2016

December 21, 2016

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News by Britta S, Matt C.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,…

The 24 games of Christmas! Game #22: Super Mario Run

December 21, 2016

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Ho, ho, ho, and Merry Christmas! Christmas is a wonderful time of year. If you’re in the north then you get to enjoy snow, hot drinks, the wonderful colours of decorations and the smell of a freshly-cut Christmas tree. If you’re south of the equator, it means blistering hot weather,…

Review: Energy Cycle (Microsoft Xbox One)

December 21, 2016

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Review by Lindsay M. There is quite a long list of things that make me happy when I reminisce about them, and near the top is handheld video games. I’m not talking Nintendo, nor Sony; no, I am referring to those handheld games that held a grand total of one…

Review: Pinball FX 2 VR (Sony PlayStation VR)

December 21, 2016

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Review by Matt S. You’ve got to admire just how capable Zen Studios is with the game of pinball. Over the years the company has brought its eye for quality original pinball design to every platform known to mankind; you can get Zen Pinball on your iPhone, your 3DS, your…

The DDNet Awards! Nintendo Wii U Game of the Year

December 21, 2016

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Welcome to the DDNet Awards, our annual celebration of the best and brightest games that we’ve been playing throughout the year. It has been a really good year for games in 2016, with great examples of every genre popping up through the year. Across 15 categories over the next three…

Atelier Firis western release date announced! God we love Firis!

December 21, 2016

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News by Britta S. Koei Tecmo has announced the launch of Atelier Firis: the Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey to our humble English-speaking world. The game will release physically and digitally for PlayStation 4, digitally for PS Vita, and for PC via Steam on 7 March in North America and…

Review: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (Sony PlayStation 4)

December 21, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Upfront and from the start, it is so very, very cool that Shantae is finally in high definition. This series, which started out with a humble Game Boy Color game that had low circulation and received even less attention from both the mainstream and the typical…

The 24 games of Christmas! Game #21: Lost Odyssey

December 20, 2016

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This week on the Digitally Uploaded podcast: Goichi Suda and fanservice

December 20, 2016

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This week on the podcast we talk about a couple of topics near and dear to our hearts. The first in Goichi Suda, one of the true gaming artists. Transgressive, progressive, and punkish, Suda-san’s games are always distinctive and unique, and he is one of the reasons that we continue…

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