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Virtual Reality is important to all the arts, not just games

October 10, 2016

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Opinion by Matt S. With PlayStation VR released this week, we are of course very excited that, finally, quality VR is available in the homes for a large majority. No longer does it require a high up-front investment (Oculus VR), and nor is it cheap and tacky (many of the…

Review: ReCore (Microsoft Xbox One)

October 10, 2016

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Review by Lindsay M. Smack-bang in the middle of my all-female protagonist month I was introduced to ReCore. I knew little about the game coming in past the basics: it’s an Xbox exclusive published by Microsoft Studios and developed by a Japanese studio (Comcept), it’s set on a distant planet,…

Review: The Bunker (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 10, 2016

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Review by Jim S. It’s been a while since I last played a full live action game. That was Hysteria Project as a PlayStation mini on the PSP back in 2010 it too was a horror game. For whatever reason developers like to experiment with live action in horror –…

Catch-up coffee Monday: October 10, 2016

October 9, 2016

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News by Matt S. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly news feature, Catch-up coffee Monday. Each Monday we will bring you the best news from the previous week that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and…

Review: Dragon Quest Builders (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 7, 2016

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Review by Matt S. I think we all chalked Dragon Quest Builders up as a fairly cynical project by Square Enix, where it looked at the success of Minecraft and then decided to try and get a piece of that pie. Before actually sitting down to play the game, that…

Review: Mount & Blade Warband (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 6, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Mount & Blade Warband is the most odd “re-release” of all games that we’ve seen on the PlayStation 4 to date. It was originally a PC exclusive, released back in 2010, and this is the first time it has had a console release. Why we have…

Root Letter; On Japanese rural communities and matters of trust

October 6, 2016

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Interview by Matt S. Root Letter might just be the most “Japanese” visual novel to find an English localisation. Sure, Danganronpa and Steins;Gate offered the Japanese sense of the surreal, the abstract, and the odd, but Root Letter promises to be more that; it’s going to offer players a very…

Preview: Mark McMorris Infinite Air (PC)

October 6, 2016

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Preview by Nick H. I play a lot of sports and sports games, but I’ll be the first to admit that when it comes to snowboarding I’ve got absolutely no skill. I never tried it, because I assumed that I would spend most of my time with my butt planted…

Review: Gears Of War 4 (Microsoft Xbox One)

October 6, 2016

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Review by Jim S. I must admit I started to lose interest in the Gears of War games after the third, but I was excited to see where the game would go under a new development team in The Coalition. The good news is that the new development team has…

Review: Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 6, 2016

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Review by Brad L. How does one improve upon near perfection? After all, the first Pac-Man Championship Edition took the basic concept of Pac-Man, turned it on its head, and made something truly special. The mere thought of releasing a sequel to that can feel almost comical considering that the…

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