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Review: Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 28, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Before I get into the body of the review (because I have a lot to say about this game, so settle in with a coffee, everyone), I want to say this to summarise from the outset: Hatsune Miku makes me happy. By that I mean that…

This week on the DDNet podcast: All about hard games!

June 28, 2016

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Welcome to the latest episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast, companion podcast to the www.digitallydownloaded.net website. One of the more popular discussions that we have in the games industry is around the topic of difficult games; what makes a game difficult, what is the difference between “good” difficulty and “bad”…

Review: Deadlight (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 27, 2016

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. It’s 1986, life hasn’t been the best thing up until this point but you’ve just turned thirty-three, you’ve got a loving wife and daughter, that’s all that you need isn’t it? The radio and television sets keep mentioning rising tensions in Europe but give no details.…

The Technomancer looks ace in this launch trailer

June 27, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. Spiders’ The Technomancer is set to to release (July 28 in North America, July 30 in Australia) courtesy of the developer’s usual partner, Focus Home Interactive. I’m not going to lie, normally a game with a name like The Technomancer would have me running in the…

Review: Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (Nintendo Wii U)

June 27, 2016

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Review by Matt S. As a Persona game in all but name, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE follows that series’ penchant for bright, colourful aesthetics, and complex storytelling that mixes themes around personal development and cultural reflection. The difference is that where the Persona games focus on personal growth stories of…

With Mighty No. 9 now out, it’s time to look back at Mega Man 2

June 27, 2016

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Retro reflections by Nick H. The comparisons between Mighty No. 9 and Mega Man have been ongoing ever since the game was first announced. Visually they are both fairly squat, rounded characters in armor with the newer character being named Beck. Keiji Inafune was notably attached to both. Even the…

Catch-up coffee Monday: June 27, 2016

June 26, 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 Sunday Screenshot gallery: Miku Future Tone edition

June 25, 2016

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Welcome to the Sunday Screenshot Gallery! Each week, we grab a bunch of our favourite screenshots from the game that we’re playing, at stick them here for your viewing pleasure – complete with silly screenshots, which you might find hilarious or utterly dumb. Surely you all knew this was coming;…

The Friday Ten: ten PlayStation 3 games we want mastered for PlayStation 4

June 24, 2016

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List by Matt S. We’ve seen a lot of PlayStation 3 remasters already, and yet there are indeed many more games that we’d like to see packaged up for a PlayStation 4 re-release. So this week we’ve come up with a ridiculously simple Friday Ten – the ten PlayStation 3…

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June 24, 2016

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We’re loving Hatsune Miku’s latest game (well, okay, Matt is, but we’re sure it’s as good as he says!). And we want to share the love, so we’re offering one reader enough Japanese yen to buy themselves a copy. Technically you could use the PlayStation Network codes for the Japanese…

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