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Explainer: What makes a rhythm game a great rhythm game?

July 26, 2016

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Explainer by Matt S. One of interesting things about games is that we often talk about “great” examples of the genre, without ever really defining what makes it such a great example of the genre. But what makes a game of a given genre great is never as simple as…

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July 25, 2016

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. The Gundam series has now been around for just over three decades, and since 1985 there have been plenty of game tie-ins. Whether back in 1985 with the original Mobile Suit Gundam, or currently with the simulcasted Mobile Suit Gundam – Iron-Blooded Orphans, the concept has…

Short ‘n Sweet Reviews: 10 Second Ninja X, Spy Chameleon, Super Mutant Alien Assault, Sword Coast Legends, Metroid Prime Blast Ball

July 25, 2016

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Reviews by Matt S and Nick H. Welcome to this week’s short ‘n sweet reviews, where we look at a number of games that we have been playing that we just haven’t got the time to do give full reviews to. These aren’t necessarily bad games – not at all!…

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July 25, 2016

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Retro reflections by Nick H. Recently we have had a few articles talking about Three Kingdoms period of ancient China. In particular I have spoken about how I fell in love with the Koei strategy game back on the NES and Matt recently reviewed the latest version of Romance of…

Catch-up coffee Monday: July 25, 2016

July 24, 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…

Wonder Festival 2016 gives us some new stunning figurines to drool over

July 24, 2016

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News by Matt S. This weekend played host to the “Tokyo Game Show of figurines.” Wonder Festival, or WonFes, is a biannual celebration of the collectible figure industry, and as with TGS, it basically tells us what we’ll be spending our money on in the years ahead. Over on Twitter…

The Friday Ten: Why are these ten games not on Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition?

July 22, 2016

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List by Matt S. Nintendo surprised us all recently when it announced that its big Christmas this year was a “new” console. Although it’s less a “new” console and more a rerelease of its very first console. That’s right, we’re getting a “new” Nintendo Entertainment System. At first we thought…

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July 22, 2016

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Opinion by Matt S. To get something out of the way from the outset; when I say I don’t like open world games, I don’t mean that I dislike every single game within the genre. I can happily spend hundreds of hours playing games like Yakuza, or The Witcher 3;…

Australia’s getting Hatsune Miku VR! Ohboyohboyohboy!

July 22, 2016

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News by Matt S.The Australian Censorship… sorry, Classification, Board, is not my favourite group of ideologically-driven government body. But sometimes the organisation has its uses. For example: today the Board confirmed that Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live is coming to Australia. Related reading: Matt’s review of Hatsune Miku: Project Diva…

Preview: Champions of Anteria (PC)

July 22, 2016

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Preview by Pierre-Yves L. Ubisoft’s Champions of Anteria, which is in its earlier production stages and being developed by Blue Byte, was originally known as ‘The Settlers – Kingdoms of Anteria’. Even without its Settlers moniker, the game is an interesting and fun blend of classical genres, and does bring…

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