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November 15, 2016

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Review by Matt S. I was already sold on virtual reality, so it would be unfair to say Eagle Flight sold me on the technology. Perhaps it would be more reasonable to say that Eagle Flight has really been the first game that showed the full power of VR. As…

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November 15, 2016

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Article by Matt C. Last month, Vancouver-based developer United Front Games closed its doors, and we lost one of this industry’s most interesting developers. It wasn’t particularly prolific, and critical and commercial reception of its work was uneven to say the least, but it was a studio that was always…

The catch-up coffee: November 15, 2016

November 14, 2016

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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 Dee)!…

Review: Watch Dogs 2 (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 14, 2016

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Review by Nick H. The original Watch Dogs had all sorts of potential, but it too often seemed to miss the mark both in style and substance. It was a game that I enjoyed in the moment but it’s also one that I’ve never come back to; the longevity just…

The Last Guardian: This will be my everything (but I suspect many will not like it at all)

November 14, 2016

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Preview by Matt S. I have been fortunate enough to sit down with The Last Guardian for an hour or so, in order to test out a couple of different demos that show the game at various points. I came away with the overwhelming impression that this game is going…

These are the Idea Factory games you’ll be playing in 2017

November 13, 2016

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News by Britta S. Idea Factory held an event last week where it showed off a number of games that it has in the works for 2017. As you’d expect there’s plenty of fanservicey goodness, as well as a re-release of one of the best visual novels of all time,…

The Friday Ten: Ten songs from the 80s that we’d love to see Hatsune Miku cover

November 11, 2016

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List by Matt S. Look, this week has been hell for a lot of us, so let’s not even pretend that this week’s list is anything other than a bit of fun to try and relieve some of the stress. We all love Miku, and she makes us all happy,…

Review: BlazBlue: Centralfiction (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 11, 2016

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Review by Matt S. You know that you’re in for an unusual fighting game when, upon entering the story mode, you’re met with an option to have the events of previous games summarised for you, but it will take about 30 minutes to go through the backgrounder. Related reading: Matt’s…

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November 11, 2016

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News by Matt S. Today we are formally launching our merchandise store for the digitallydownloaded.net mascot, Dee Dee. Each week we’ll be adding more posters, toys, stationary, gifts, clothing and so on to the catalogue, so that every fan of Dee Dee will find something of interest. We’ve partnered with…

Review: Saturday Morning RPG (Microsoft Xbox One)

November 10, 2016

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Review by Lindsay M. I am one lucky girl: it seems as though much of what I love from my childhood in the late ’80s and ’90s is coming back with gusto. Tamagotchis, Lisa Frank stationary sets, Ghostbusters, Ninja Turtles… these have all had a reboot in recent memory, and…

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