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Review: Xblaze Code: Embryo (PC)

April 7, 2016

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Review by Mikhail M. Over the last few months, a lot of Japanese game publishers and developers have been dipping their toes into the PC platform via Steam. Aksys was one, publishing the Arc System Works-developed visual novel Xblaze Code: Embryo on Steam recently and while it’s fun, it also…

Devolver Digital is launching the lazy man’s way to rule a kingdom

April 7, 2016

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News by Matt S. Devolver Digital does like to throw some quirky stuff out there. Today it has announced that it is publishing a card-based monarchy simulation from developer, Nerial, called Reigns, where entire kingdoms are controlled with a simple, binary swipes of the thumb. Players take on the role…

Disney Crossy Road is live on mobile, and it’s adorable

April 7, 2016

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News by Matt S. We love Crossy Road at DigitallyDownloaded.net. It’s fun, it’s light hearted, it’s challenging, and it’s adorable. It became our Apple TV game of the year last year when we discovered that it is also a lot of fun in multiplayer. Related reading: The Aussies behind this…

Review: DiRT Rally (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 6, 2016

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Review by Nick H. There are more racing games with more tracks and more cars than DiRT Rally, but after having logged a lot of hours with this title, I am not sure there are many more racing games out there that are better than this one. This is a…

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April 6, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. I adore all the Dynasty Warriors news coming out lately. Last month, Koei Tecmo announced that it would be making a live-action film based on the famed series. Now it’s come to light that this week’s Famitsu will feature the next Dynasty Warriors game. Dynasty Warriors:…

Review: Hyrule Warriors Legends (Nintendo 3DS)

April 6, 2016

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Review by Matt S. So, here’s a riddle for you; what do you get when a bunch of critics expect a 3DS game to look, play, and behave like something that originally launched on the Wii U? I’ll save you the puzzle; you get a bunch of game critics that…

Review: NightCry (PC)

April 6, 2016

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Review by Harvard L. Ladies and gentlemen, let’s have a quick talk about NightCry. Developed by Nude Maker studios and featuring talent like Hifumi Kono, the director of the original Clock Tower games, and Takashi Shimizu, the film director responsible for terrifying classics like Ju-On, among other high profile talents,…

Koei Tecmo releasing Nioh Alpha demo soon; exclusively on PS4

April 5, 2016

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News by Dylan C. Koei Tecmo have announced today that upcoming dark fantasy action-RPG Nioh will be getting a downloadable demo exclusively for PlayStation 4. The Alpha Demo for Nioh will be available for download via the PlayStation Store between the 26 April and 5 May. Nioh is a samurai-centric…

On turning gamebooks into miniatures games

April 5, 2016

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Interview by Matt S. Neil Rennison is a local Aussie developer that we’ve spoken to a few times in the past, and that’s because he’s also one of the most prolific of all. If you look up his company, Tin Man Games, on the Apple App Store, for example, you’ll…

Early Access Preview: Herolike (PC)

April 5, 2016

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Preview by Harvard L. Herolike is an upcoming Action RPG debuting on Steam’s Early Access, developed by Games Hut. It’s a rouge-lite dungeon crawler with 3D environments and bite-sized action combat scenarios spread out by a linear map. Its surprisingly good production values are unfortunately held back by an inconsistent…

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