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All-female protagonist September: Severed’s Sasha

September 20, 2016

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Blog by Lindsay M. I’ve been steadily making my way through Severed as September moves forward. It’s not uncommon to find me (when I should be sleeping) with my iPad in one hand while the other furiously slashes at the screen. I was stoked when Severed was released on iOS…

Retro Reflections: On one of my first hybrid genre games

September 19, 2016

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Retro reflections by Nick H. One of the really cool things my dad did for me as a kid was rent me a new NES game just about every weekend. It was a cheap way to play a lot of different games, and I’d get them finished, too, as video…

Review: Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness (Sony PlayStation 4)

September 19, 2016

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Review by Clark A. Famed writer of anime and visual novels, Gen Urobuchi, has a penchant for dark, perverse themes. Those familiar with the man’s portfolio may label that a gross understatement as his works range from deconstructions of the innocent magical girl subgenre to relentlessly grotesque Lovecraftian horror. Though…

I toured the Koei Tecmo booth at Tokyo Game Show, and it was great

September 19, 2016

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Previews by Matt S. Koei Tecmo was kind enough to provide me an all-access booth tour at TGS this year, so that I could test out all its upcoming games without waiting in line (and, frankly, that was important because I simply didn’t have thirty minutes to wait in line…

Catch-up coffee Monday: September 19, 2016

September 18, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. 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…

The top 100 of all time! How many have you played?

September 17, 2016

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And just like that we have completed our list of the 100 greatest games of all time. It was a difficult list to pull together, to be sure, as there are so many great, important games out there. So many games needed to be left off the list, but we…

The 100 canonical games: 10-1

September 16, 2016

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There are thousands upon thousands of games that have been released over the years. Narrowing them down to a “top 100” was always going to be a challenge, but the whole DDNet team has come together to build a list of the 100 most canonical games that we feel all…

DDNet in Japan #8: All about Tokyo Game Show, Day 1

September 16, 2016

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Tourism by Matt S. This is my third Tokyo Game Show, and this year it’s the biggest the show has ever been, with a bustling indie game area, dedicated VR and eSports sections, and hall after hall hosting all of the biggest developers and publishers. TGS is so large that…

Review: Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy (Sony PlayStation 4)

September 15, 2016

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Review by Matt S. One of the recent Australian releases that I can’t quite get enough of is Black Lab Games’ Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy. This tactical space battle game hooked me in on PC, and again when it released on iPad, and did so because it features a…

The 100 canonical games: 20-11

September 15, 2016

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