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Review: Neon Chrome (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 13, 2016

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Review by Matt C. Maybe it’s just because I’ve been spoilt by this industry’s current fascination with ‘80s-inspired retrofuturistic settings, but with a name like “Neon Chrome”, I was expecting something far more garish than what this top-down, twin-stick shooter delivered. I was expecting to be inundated with fluro pinks…

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June 13, 2016

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As usual, Microsoft is the first of the “big three” game console manufacturers to hold its E3 presentation. While a large number of would-be “reveals” were regrettably (or intentionally) leaked days beforehand, the company still managed to put on a reasonably newsworthy show choc full of trailers and two hardware…

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June 13, 2016

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Review by Dylan C. There’s a purity to shmups that really speaks to me. I’m not sure if it’s the easy to pick-up-and-play, but tough to master strategy and challenge behind them. Or the simple, unpretentious motivation of manoeuvring your unassuming space vessel between a multitude of hazards, in your…

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June 13, 2016

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News by Matt S. Frankly, a name like “Vampyr” is so cliched horror by now that if it wasn’t for the developers I probably wouldn’t have looked at it twice. But this game is by Dontnod, and I devoured every second of this E3 trailer as a result. Related reading:…

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June 13, 2016

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News by Matt S. In an otherwise middling E3 show (unless you’re a fan of AAA-blockbusters and eSports), Bethesda confirmed the pre-show rumours that Skyrim Remaster is happening. Related reading: Matt’s review of the original release of Skyrim. This will be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and we’re…

Berserk Warriors both concerns and delights me

June 13, 2016

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News by Matt S. Koei Tecmo has been teasing a brand new Warriors title in the lead up to E3. We had been thinking it might have been based on a western franchise, which naturally led us to stuff like Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, but as it…

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June 13, 2016

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We have come to expect a lot from Bethesda, having delivered several of the best games of the last year (in this writer’s opinion) with Fallout 4, Fallout Shelter, Elder Scrolls Online and Doom. So the bar was set pretty high leading up to the company’s second annual Showcase event at…

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June 13, 2016

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Retro reflections by Nick H. Having spent a good deal of time with Dark Souls III recently, the idea of good level design has been forefront in my mind. This led me to dig up my copy of Metroid, a game that I first played about a year after its initial…

Mass Effect: Andromeda looks amazing, now how’s about we see some gameplay, EA?

June 12, 2016

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News by Matt S. For the second E3 in a row, EA has opted to simply tease us with Mass Effect Andromeda. We know it’s in development. We know it’s meant to be coming in 2017 (in theory, anyway), but, as you’ll see from this trailer below, we still only…

Catch-up coffee Monday: June 13, 2016

June 12, 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…

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