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Oh my does Overwatch’s newest character look good

July 13, 2016

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News by Matt S. Blizzard has unveiled its latest character that will be added to the Overwatch cast. Her name is Ana, and she sounds awesome. Ana is a sniper, and a support character. Her main weapon is a gun that heals allies, and also deals ongoing (i.e. poison) damage…

Short ‘n Sweet Reviews: Pokemon Go, Unholy Heights, Samurai Defender, Downwell, Full Mojo Rampage

July 12, 2016

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

FromSoftware, before Dark Souls, made forgotten gems like Lost Kingdoms and its sequel

July 12, 2016

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Retro reflections by Matt S. FromSoftware did not spring into existence with Dark Souls. No, Demon’s Souls wasn’t even its first game. Not many people were, perhaps, as familiar with FromSoftware prior to hitting the big time with those gothic nightmares, but in actuality, the developer was already a favourite…

Review: LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Microsoft Xbox One)

July 12, 2016

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Review by Nick H. The various LEGO games have been consistently good, if not great, but the last few releases have left me wondering if the formula is perhaps getting too long in the tooth to surprise and delight any longer. I am happy to say that after lots of…

Review: Twilight Struggle (Apple iPad)

July 11, 2016

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Review by Matt S. If you’re a fan of board games, and don’t own an iPad, you’re not really a fan of board games. The device is absolutely dominant on the genre, and the shape and size of it make it a natural fit for the kind of interfaces that…

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July 11, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. I don’t even have the game yet (Canada, boo!) but already Pokemon Go has invaded my life. When I wake up in the morning, I open the App Store on my iPhone to search for it — spoiler alert, it hasn’t shown up yet — before…

Review: 7th Dragon III Code VFD (Nintendo 3DS)

July 11, 2016

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. Almost a century ago humanity was brought to near extinction by an invasion of dragons. The powerful Unit 13 managed to defeat them, and peace was restored and humanity was allowed to rebuild itself over time. Peace, however, is never meant to last and one of…

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July 11, 2016

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Retro reflections by Nick H. So this one came to me after sitting on the grassy hill of a local minor league baseball team. Baseball is not my favourite sport; I’m more a girdiron of basketball kind of guy. That being said, I’ve always enjoyed going to baseball games. I…

Catch-up coffee Monday: July 11, 2016

July 10, 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 Friday Ten: The ten best costumes in Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone

July 8, 2016

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List by Matt S. Since picking up Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone a couple of weeks ago, it’s been very difficult to actually tear myself away from the game to do anything else. It’s mammoth in size, with 220 different music tracks, and the standard Project Diva difficulty means…

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