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Review: Assassin’s Creed Chronicles – Trilogy (Sony PlayStation Vita)

April 19, 2016

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Review by Harvard L. The Assassin’s Creed Chronicles games are a bit of an oddity in the franchise’s timeline. Developed by outsourced studio Climax Entertainment and released as a companion package to Assassin’s Creed Unity, the Chronicles titles are stealth action-platformers that take place on a 2.5D plane with self-contained…

Slender: The Arrival dev announces Valley, coming this summer

April 19, 2016

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News by Dylan C. Canadian developer Blue Isle Studios have announced that its new first-person adventure game Valley will be coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC this summer. Valley will give players the freedom to explore a vast and beautiful world and uncover secrets long since forgotten. The…

Review: Minecraft Story Mode – Episode 5: Order Up! (Microsoft Xbox One)

April 18, 2016

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Review by Lindsay M. Episode five. It’s been an interesting trek to get here, to what should be the end of Minecraft Story Mode. As episode four ended, I wondered what could possibly come in episode five because the story was all wrapped up into a neat little bow. Months…

Hatsune Miku Expo expands to 10 North American cities

April 18, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. Our darling Miku seems to be making quite a splash in the world, and these extended tour dates prove it. Originally planned for six cities (Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Toronto, and New York City), the Hatsune Miku Expo will now also visit Houston, Chicago,…

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April 18, 2016

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Preview by Matt S. Nope. I was going to leave it at that, because my disappointment in the marketing demo (sorry, beta) was crushing and complete, however expected it was. But in the interest of being a little more insightful, here’s a video of me playing the game quite poorly,…

Gadget Review: Tesoro Sagitta Spectrum RGB Gaming Mouse (PC)

April 18, 2016

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Review by Nick H. The Tesoro Sagitta Spectrum RGB Gaming Mouse compares quite favourably to a lot of the other gaming mice I have tried. It is sleek-looking, responsive and has some nice bells and whistles that justify its price tag at higher than budget gaming mice, while still ringing…

Catch-up coffee Monday: April 18

April 17, 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: Want sexy fanservice? These ten games are for you!

April 15, 2016

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List by Matt S. The PlayStation 4’s greatest strength is easily, overwhelmingly, the variety and breadth of its content. From the most mainstream of blockbusters, right through to the most niche of indie games, there really is something for everyone on this console, and that’s a library that is substantially…

Microsoft’s latest “AI” really hates Dee Dee :-(

April 15, 2016

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Article by Matt S. Microsoft has released its second attempt at an AI, after the spectacular failure of Tay, a social interaction bot unleashed on Twitter that was turned racist in a matter of hours. This new attempt can’t be racist, as it doesn’t learn in interacting with people, but…

Review: Stranger of Sword City (Sony PlayStation Vita)

April 15, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Stranger of Sword City is a dark, dark game. Taking cues from the FromSoftware Souls series (and no, I’m not talking about the difficulty, though it is a challenging game), Stranger of Sword City places an almost westernised sense of aesthetics within the context of what…

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